Here is a summary of this week's most important news from the Nordic defence sector.
Domains
Air
- Protective Fence 25 Gathers 50 Aircraft (2025-09-24) - Protective Fence 25 is this autumn's largest air exercise in Finland, bringing together approximately 1,200 soldiers and 50 aircraft, including Swedish... Read more
Land
- Norway Orders More K9 Vidar (2025-09-24) - Forsvarsmateriell (Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency) has signed a contract for 24 new artillery pieces for the Finnmark Brigade. With deliveries planned for 2027... Read more
Policy & Strategy
- Study: National Identity Affects Willingness to Defend in Different Ways (2025-09-22) - A study from the Swedish Defence University and Uppsala University (Sweden) shows that a sense of national belonging and cultural pride... Read more
Industry
- NATO Exercise on Hybrid Threats Led from Luleå (2025-09-23) - NATO's exercise Nordic Pine 25, led from Luleå (northern Sweden), brings together participants from 20 countries to strengthen resilience against hybrid... Read more
- New Danish-Ukrainian Defence Company Established (2025-09-22) - The Ukrainian-American firm MITS Capital has established MITS Industries in Copenhagen (Denmark), a defence company bringing together leading Ukr... Read more
- Former Saab CEO Appointed New Chairman of SKF's Subsidiary (2025-09-22) - Håkan Buskhe, former CEO of Saab, is to become the new chairman of SKF's automotive business as the company prepares a sep... Read more
Summary based on articles published this week.

