torsdag 2. april 2026
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Turbulensvarsler - Er det mulig?
NOAA er amerikansk og vil neppe få bæring på Europa med det første. Trump vil nok stoppe et slikt samarbeid. (Red)
Norge under lupen i AW&ST
Credit: Onar Digernes Aase / Norwegian Armed Forces
Norway has pledged to increase defense spending and accelerate the introduction of new warships and associated helicopters, but its plans to acquire a new fleet of battlefield utility rotorcraft are being postponed.
Oslo plans grow defense spending by an additional 31 billion Norwegian krone ($3.2 billion) through 2030 and will spend 115 billion Norwegian krone through until 2036. This will allow the Nordic nation to reach NATO’s new defense spending target of 3.5% by 2035, the Norwegian government declared on March 27.
Announcing the changes, Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik said the additional funding would help “build up important capacities faster,” and that the country was arming itself “to deter, to be prepared, and to avoid war.”
He said that the country’s new Type 26 frigates—being purchased from the UK through a strategic partnership between the two nations—would be phased in sooner, as well as land-based long-range fires and investments in space capability for surveillance and communications. The report confirms that the frigates will be equipped with maritime helicopters with anti-submarine warfare capability as an “integral part of the combat system.” But officials have yet not said what helicopters will equip the new frigates.
Part of the offer for the Type 26 was a proposal from Leonardo Helicopters to use an anti-submarine version of the three-engine AW101 helicopter, the same platform that will be used by the UK Royal Navy from the ship when it enters service in around 2028. Other options could include the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk that the Norwegian Coast Guard is acquiring for its patrol vessels since the withdrawal of the NHIndustries NH90. Leonardo has marketed the ASW AW101 as a natural fit, as Norway already uses the AW101 for search and rescue missions.
But while some programs were accelerating, others are being put on hold.
Sandvik also said there would be “delays and reductions in the plan,” but that this was not necessarily related to finances. Rather, it was due to lengthening delivery times that are forcing Norway to consider alternatives.
Among the delayed decisions is a choice on a ground-based, long-range air defense system that would have helped form a multilayered aerial umbrella that also included the locally developed NASAMS system. Instead, funding will be spent on bringing forward short-range air defense capabilities, particularly against uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). Plans for maritime surveillance drones have also been scrapped.
Plans for a new fleet of helicopters to replace 18 aging Agusta-Bell AB-412 utility helicopters have also been delayed, with no revised timeline for their replacement.
And no additional C-130J Hercules transport aircraft will be procured beyond the current four in service, the report says.
Oslo is continuing to pursue the purchase of the Northrop Grumman Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile–Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. It is part of NATO targets for Norway “to prioritize the capability of multidomain operations.” The weapons will be purchased through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales framework to be signed by year’s end and deliveries from 2031.
But the report notes caution on the relationship with the U.S. It says significant changes and unpredictability in U.S. policy toward other countries has created “uncertainty about the USA’s future engagement and role, including in the defense of Europe and Norway,” and that the campaign to gain control of Greenland “has weakened trust between Europe and the U.S.”
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Financial Times: Trump truet med å stanse våpenleveranser til Ukraina etter Hormuz-motstand
President Donald Trump truet med å stanse leveranser av våpen til Ukraina som svar på allierte lands motstand mot å delta i gjenåpningen av Hormuz-stredet, melder Financial Times.
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Trump
might end his war — but the rest of the world may pay the price
Sjekk https://tinyurl.com/yc4cyzsu
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Artikkel 5 må klargjøre om den gjelder for ulovlige kriger i henhold til Folkeretten slik som nå. Trump og hans kumpaner, kristenfundamentalister virker det som, forlanger at NATO sklal følge hans ville ideer og vanvittige kriger. Det er klart at det ikke går an. Akkurat nå er det Spania som synes å være mest tydelige på det. (Red.)
Rubio: USA må revurdere forholdet til Nato etter Iran-krigen
USA må revurdere landets forhold til Nato etter at Iran-krigen er over, sier landets utenriksminister Marco Rubio til Fox News.
Droner
Ukrainian FPV Giant Partners to Build Drones in the U.S.
By The Editor on Apr 01, 2026 06:50 am
One of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers, General Cherry, has signed a deal to produce unmanned aerial vehicles in the United States, the company announced. The firm, known for its FPV (first-person view) drones and interceptor systems, has partnered with U.S. defence manufacturer Wilcox Industries to manufacture drones at facilities in New Hampshire. “We are pleased […]
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Shield AI Raises $2B to Reach $12.7B Valuation, Acquires Software Company Aechelon
By The Editor on Apr 01, 2026 06:45 am
Shield AI announced it is raising $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation, alongside $500 million in fixed-return preferred equity financing. The round is led by Advent International and co-led by JPMorganChase’s Strategic Investment Group under its Security and Resiliency Initiative, with participation from existing investors including Snowpoint Ventures, InnovationX, […]
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Red Cat Closes Acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics
By The Editor on Apr 01, 2026 06:30 am
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of advanced drone and robotic solutions for defence and national security, has acquired Apium Swarm Robotics, a California developer of distributed control systems for autonomous swarming drones and unmanned surface vessels. Apium will operate independently within Red Cat, continuing to scale its multi-agent autonomy architecture across Red Cat’s […]
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China Turns Cold War Jets into Budget Taiwan Strike Drones
By The Editor on Apr 01, 2026 06:15 am
China has stationed obsolete supersonic fighters converted into attack drones at six air bases near the Taiwan Strait, according to a report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Satellite imagery in the February report, China Airpower Tracker, shows rows of compact, swept-wing aircraft resembling J-6 fighters—jets first introduced in the 1960s. These converted drones […]
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F-35 down i USA
F-35 from Nellis Air Force Base Crashes in Nevada
A U.S. Air Force F-35A
Lightning II fighter from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., crashed in the sprawling
training complex surrounding the base, service officials said March 31. The
pilot suffered minor injuries and is being treated after ejecting from the
aircraft.
Iran
Trump hevder Iran har bedt om våpenhvile – Iran avviser det
President Donald Trump skriver på Truth Social at Iran har bedt om våpenhvile. «Usant og grunnløst», sier en talsperson for iransk UD.
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Bakketropper i Iran: Titusenvis av amerikanere på fastlandet?
Mens Trump-administrasjonen forsøker å spikre målene i krigen mot Iran en gang for alle, bekymrer andre seg for en forlenget krig med tusenvis av bakkestyrker.
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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft flies over the U.S. Central
Command area of responsibility during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo) |
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A-10 Fleet in Middle
East Poised to Double as Jets Cross the Atlantic
The U.S. military is
poised to double its A-10 presence in the Middle East, as the venerable close
air support plane plays a key role in combating Iranian boats and
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq as part of Operation Epic Fury against Iran.
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Havari på Krim - Troppetransport
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 2026 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Armed Forces |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 km east of Sevastopol, Crimea -  Unknown country |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Aircraft lost contact with controllers. Wreckage was found on cliff face. No survivors. All seven crew members and 23 passengers died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-military-transport-crashes-crimea-29-killed-defence-ministry-says-2026-03-31/
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/29-killed-as-russian-military-plane-crashes-in-crimea-11293990/amp/1
https://tass.com/emergencies/2109995
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/01/at-least-30-dead-after-russian-military-transport-plane-crashes-in-annexed-crimea-a92395
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