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Why did Sweden end up with the FDI, do they need a frigate at all, wouldn't buying Swedish be better, what did they change and why, and why can't the Nordics find a common frigate design? All of this, and a picture of HMS Göta Lejon, over on the blog. corporalfrisk.com/2026/05/25/a-f…

@nHenrikJ @oplatsen Husk at marinefartøy som regel opererer i forband. Tenk 1 x Luleå og 2 x Visby i en gruppe - 16 Aster 30, 48 CAMM ER, 72 CAMM, 3 x 57mm, osv. Og dette i tett samvirke med flere slike grupper samt Global Eye AEW&C og et antall Gripen på CAP. Blir spennende kapasitet av slikt.

@oplatsen Med CAMM, inte CAMM-ER

Luleåklassens sekundära luftvärnsrobotsystem CAMM-ER, sannolikt bestyckas varje fartyg med 48 robotar utöver 16 Aster 30. mbda-systems.com/products/force…

Danish Anti-submarine warfare frigate F342 ESBERN SNARE with its MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopter is participating in the NATO ASW exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE in the North Atlantic (Forsvaret)

@krigsplacerad Antall nye personer er en ting. Nye kompetanseområder som svensk marine ikke har i dag er en annen. Spennende og travle tider forut.

Sökes till jättefartygen: 500 sjömän! svt.se/nyheter/inrike…

Incredible footage of a Ukrainian drone hitting a Russian warship in the Caspian Sea near Dagestan a huge distance from the frontline.

@17Sons_ Bring Milner back and into the training staff!

This is Milner talking about the standards at Liverpool. It wasn't just Mo, it was the culture that they all installed into the club and everyone bought into it. I can't see any of the current lads getting in early or staying late and imo Slot doesn't command authority.

A Russian tank is 40 kilometres from the front line. The crew thinks they’re safe. The crew is wrong. A Ukrainian fixed-wing reconnaissance drone is already overhead. The tank’s coordinates are already in Delta — Ukraine’s combat coordination system. The strike drones are already queuing up. The tank has minutes to live, and the soldiers riding past in the truck behind it don’t know they’re about to be a bonus. Meet “Domakha” — the reconnaissance wing crew of Ukraine’s 42nd Separate Mechanised Brigade. ArmyInform spent a day with them. This is what modern warfare actually looks like in 2026. 🧵👇

.@HMSExample and @815NAS Wildcat exercise with 🇳🇴Norwegian corvette in the fjords during exercise Tamber Shield 2026.

@HMSDuncan @LtCarlSteedman @RoyalNavy

HMS DUNCAN arriving into Bergen for a routine logistics stop following Exercise TAMBER SHIELD ready to continue Operations in the North Atlantic and High North. There are worse ways to start the day than coming through the beautiful Norweigian fjords #LastandBest @RoyalNavy

Les mer i Nordlys: nordlys.no/finlands-forsv…

She is beautiful alongside in Bergen, Norway.

.@HMSPWLS arrived at Mekjarvik Port, Stavanger 🇳🇴Norway this morning. @RFATidespring also now alongside.

HMS Prince of Wales arrived in Stavanger, Norway today ahead of Exercise Tamber Shield. RFA Tidespring and HNoMS Gnist also alongside. (Src: @N4_O13)

Australia signs agreement with Norway, invests $850M in local missile production tinyurl.com/3khn8mv7 #naval #navy #australia #missile #norway

.@HMSPWLS is due to arrive in 🇳🇴Stavanger, Norway tomorrow, Thursday 14 May, ahead of participation in exercise Tamber Shield 2026 off Bergen. (She will not be open to the public)

Having departed earlier, HNoMS Otto Sverdrup briefly anchored in Cawsand Bay to disembark the Admiralty Pilot. It wasn’t long before she headed out to sea for more FOST training!

KNM Otto Sverdrup på FOST.

Sunshine over the sound this afternoon for the 1st of 3 arrivals with HNoMS Otto Sverdrup making her way into @HMNB Devonport after a week of @FOST training!

Norway became the 15th nation to sign the Pax Silica Declaration. Norway plays a leading role in developing diversified, secure critical mineral supply chains—spanning from upstream reserves to midstream processing, including operating one of the world's largest nickel refineries. Norway will be a strong partner in this initiative. We’re building supply chains that can’t be held hostage. We’re expanding access to advanced technology with partners committed to safeguarding competitiveness and prosperity. Economic security IS national security. Pax Silica is how we ensure no adversary can weaponize dependency against us. state.gov/releases/offic…

@PhilipJohnWhite @NavyLookout 2 x T26 = 4 x T31. With upgrade to 32 cell VLS on T31s and flex for further upgrades more T31 maybe better option. Will also sustain Babcock shipyard.

@nkhaugen @NavyLookout Let's take advantage of that Batch 3 and order two more for our fleet, taking the total across the two navies to 15.

Well, at least leading politicians are talking about frigates... Not sure money could accelerate the current delivery programme significantly, but govt could place the orders to replace the T26 frigates ceded to Norway - giving certainty to supply chain and reassurance to the Navy and allies. Should also fund FADS programme and consider continued low-rate production of Type 31s beyond 5th ship.