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Norway And France Start Closer Defense Coop As Norway Plans To Compete New Frigate

Norway And France Start Closer Defense Coop As Norway Plans To Compete New Frigate
The Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Otto Suerdrup (F312) transits the Baltic Sea while participating in exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2020 on June 8, 2020. (Photo: U.S. by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler)

The Norwegian and French ministers of defense agreed to work toward closer defense cooperation on things like maritime surveillance earlier this month as Norway ramps up its plans to acquire new frigates with an international partner. In his first visit to Norway on Jan. 16, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu signed a letter of intent for closer defense cooperation with Norwegian Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram. “France is an important ally. We want to expand and strengthen the defence…

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