Here is a summary of this week's most important news from the Nordic defence sector.
Domains
Air
- Shmyhal Discussed Gripen Deliveries and Innovation Hub During Sweden Visit (2025-11-07) - Sweden and Ukraine have signed a defence innovation agreement and continued discussions regarding the delivery of JAS 39 Grip... Read more
- Nordic Combat Aircraft Operated in Finnish Airspace (2025-11-07) - On 5 November, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian combat aircraft conducted a joint exercise over Finland. The exercise included... Read more
- Saab Receives Order for Carriage System for Gripen in Sweden (2025-11-04) - Saab has received an order worth approximately one billion Swedish kronor from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver a new carriage system... Read more
Land
- Quartermaster for Ukraine: Swedish Volunteers Strengthen the Defence at the Front (2025-11-07) - Medical equipment is being coordinated to Ukraine's defence forces from Sweden. On the ground in Ukraine, Tilde Addenbrooke... Read more
- Danish Home Guard Rapidly Acquires New Equipment (2025-11-06) - The Danish Home Guard (Hjemmeværnet) will receive new equipment in the first half of 2026 to meet the growing number of volunteers... Read more
- Latvia Delivers Patria 6x6 to Ukraine, New Cooperation Agreement Signed (2025-11-06) - Latvia has handed over additional Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles to Ukraine and signed a defence cooperation agreement that includes... Read more
Policy & Strategy
- JEF and Ukraine Expand Partnership (2025-11-09) - Ukraine has for the first time participated in a Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) defence ministers' meeting and been recognised as an 'Extended Partner', which... Read more
- New Long-Term Research Initiative in Denmark Connecting AI, Quantum and Cybersecurity to National Resilience (2025-11-08) - A broad political agreement in Denmark secures more than 19 billion DKK for research and innovation between 2026 and 2029. Mor... Read more
- NATO Secretary General Visits Romania and Speaks at NATO Industry Forum in Bucharest (2025-11-07) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Romania to discuss regional security and spoke at the NATO Industry Forum... Read more
- Norway and the Netherlands Sign New Letter of Intent (2025-11-06) - Norway and the Netherlands have signed a new letter of intent to deepen their defence cooperation, with a focus on defence... Read more
- Information Influence Perceived as the Greatest Threat According to New Survey (2025-11-05) - A majority of Swedes regard information influence operations by foreign powers as a major threat, according to the Citizens Survey... Read more
Industry
- Germany Receives Its First P-8A Poseidon, Strengthening NATO's Anti-Submarine and Maritime Surveillance Capability (2025-11-08) - Germany has received its first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, which will strengthen NATO's anti-submarine warfare capability... Read more
- EU Opens More Programmes for Defence Investments (2025-11-07) - EU member states and the European Parliament have reached a preliminary agreement to align EU programmes with defence... Read more
- Greenlandic Students Complete Arctic Basic Training (2025-11-07) - 28 students have successfully completed Denmark's Arctic basic training in Kangerlussuaq and most are now continuing to... Read more
- Finnish-Swedish Ten-Year Framework Agreement with Bittium on Command and Control Systems (2025-11-06) - Finland and Sweden have signed a ten-year framework agreement with Bittium for tactical command and control systems, enabling joint... Read more
- Ukraine Strengthens Defence Industry with Norway (2025-11-05) - Ukraine and Norway have deepened their defence cooperation through agreements to strengthen Ukrainian ammunition production and qua... Read more
- Denmark Chooses Three European Systems for New Air Defence (2025-11-05) - Denmark is investing in its air defence by selecting three European systems: NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System), IRIS-T and VL MICA, to protect the country... Read more
- Norway Upgrades the NASAMS Air Defence System (2025-11-05) - Norway is reinforcing its air defence by upgrading the NASAMS system with new components from Kongsberg (Norway), which will increase the range... Read more
Summary based on articles published this week.