Oslo Sends Clear Message to Moscow: Six New U-Boats and Long-Range Strike Missiles
In response to persistently heightened tensions in the High North, the Norwegian government has launched one of the most ambitious reinforcements of its maritime defence… 
In response to persistently heightened tensions in the High North, the Norwegian government has launched one of the most ambitious reinforcements of its maritime defence capabilities in decades. The measures, announced in late 2025, are explicitly framed as a direct reaction to intensified Russian military activity in the North Atlantic, the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Arctic region more broadly. With a 197.8-kilometre land border with Russia in the Far North and an extensive maritime boundary in strategically vital waters, Norway finds itself on the front line of NATO’s northern flank. Any escalation in this region has immediate implications for Alliance…
