
Germany and Norway officially launched a new long-term naval defense material cooperation agreement for new submarines and naval missiles on Aug. 22 during a visit by the Norwegian Defense Minister to her counterpart in Germany.In February the Norwegian government chose Germany as a strategic partner with which to procure new submarines and later additional weapons and platforms. The agreement was finalized by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the meeting this week started the formal process.Norwegian Minister of Defense Ine…