Militær korridor etableres mellom Norge, Sverige og Finland - The Barents Observer / Regjeringen

 

Transportation of allied equipment in northern Norway in connection with exercise Nordic Response. Photo: Tore Ellingsen, Forsvaret

Nordic countries get ready to establish cross-border military corridors

"It is of paramount importance that we are able to receive and move allied forces across the Nordic region as rapidly and efficiently as possible," says Norway's Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram after signing agreement with Nordic colleagues.

Atle Staalesen

21 November 2024 - 14:42

The development of military forces across the Nordic region forges ahead with new measures of integration. Following this week's meeting in the Nordic defence cooperation (NORDEFCO), the involved countries announced their commitment to establish military corridors for smooth cross-border transportation of troops and equipment.

Joint plans, procedures and systems on information exchange are to be developed, a Letter of Intent states. A joint working group is to prepare the groundwork for cooperation.

"The development of military transport corridors will strengthen NATO's defence and deterrence. It is important for Norway's security," Defence Minister Gram says in a comment.

The countries also intend to strengthen cooperation on their respective future development of infrastructure.

Cross-border mobility has been key element in several recent allied exercises in the region. In April this year, troops and several hundreds pieces of equipment was shipped to Narvik, Norway, and subsequently sent by train across the border to Sweden and then further to Finland, where it was applied in the allied exercise Immediate Response 2024 (IR24).

During the Nordefco meeting, the defence ministers also agreed to jointly ramp up Nordic ammunition production and to initiate a Nordic cooperation on unmanned aerial systems.

"Russia’s aggressive behavior and its aggression against Ukraine remains a serious and long-term threat to Nordic, European and Global security. Against this backdrop, the Nordic defence cooperation stands stronger than ever before, the ministers agreed," a statement reads.

Ny samarbeidsavtale skal gjøre det enklere å flytte militære styrker mellom landene i Norden

Nyhet | 21.11.2024 | Forsvarsdepartementet

De nordiske landene har inngått en samarbeidsavtale som skal gjøre det enklere å forflytte militære styrker raskt og effektivt mellom landene i fredstid, krise og konflikt. – Det er avgjørende at vi er i stand til å ta imot og forflytte allierte styrker gjennom Norden så raskt og effektivt som mulig, dersom det blir behov for det. Utviklingen av militære transportkorridorer vil styrke NATOs forsvar og evne til avskrekking. Det er viktig for Norges sikkerhet, sier forsvarsminister Bjørn Arild Gram (Sp)

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