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Germany And Norway Start Cooperation On New Submarines and Naval Missiles

Friday, August 25th, 2017

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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 the week of Aug. 20 started the formal process.Norwegian Minister…

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