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The frigates were originally intended as a replacement for the aging Oslo-class frigates, with a primary focus on anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Eventually, the need for a robust anti-aircraft defense as well as the possibility of incorporating the Naval Strike Missile surface-to-surface missile produced by Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace led to a more multi-role design.
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway.As of 2008, the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized) and 69 vessels, including 4 frigates, 6 submarines, 6 corvettes, 3 minesweepers, 3 minehunters, 3 support vessels and 2 training vessels.
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The programme, is now known under the working name of "Projekt Next Generation Frigate – Air Defence" (NGFrig-AD) was initiated by the BMVg in 2018 and is currently in the analysis phase 2 under the leadership of the BAAINBw. A selection decision by the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr is scheduled for the beginning of 2025.
Large NATO drills in the frigid fjords of northern Norway may be just war games meant to hone the fighting skills of the newly expanded 32-nation military alliance. With drills underway now, NATO ...
HNoMS Helge Ingstad was a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy.The vessel was ordered on 23 June 2000 and constructed by Navantia in Spain. The ship was launched on 23 November 2007 and commissioned on 29 November 2009.
Rebuilt to frigate in 1948. Balder (1946–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948. [1] Tor (1946–1959) In German hands from 1940 to 1945. Rebuilt to frigate in 1948. S class Two vessels on loan from the Royal Navy Svenner (1944) ex-HMS Shark Torpedoed and sunk on D-Day, 6 June 1944) Stord (1943–1959) ex-HMS Success
In 2014, Fridtjof Nansen took part in the naval exercise RIMPAC 2014 in the Pacific Ocean. During the exercise, she used a Naval Strike Missile to sink the USS Ogden (LPD-5), a decommissioned U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock, as a target 55 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii on 10 July 2014.