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Germany And Norway Start Cooperation On New Submarines and Naval Missiles

Thursday, August 24th, 2017

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Germany And Norway Start Cooperation On New Submarines and Naval Missiles

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and Norwegian Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide visit the Eckernförde maritime base. (Photo: Jane Schmidt/German Army)

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…

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