NORDEFCO has taken important steps forward in 2020 With the Danish chairmanship drawing to a close it is possible to look back and reflect upon the year. Read more
NORDEFCO strengthens cooperation with Baltic States in 2020 An autumn meeting between the NORDEFCO Military Coordination Committee and Partners from the Baltic States concluded an eventful year 2020 of strengthened Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation. Read more
First meeting between NORDEFCO and the United States at the military level The Military Coordination Committee (MCC) met with Brigadier General Jessica Meyeraan from the United States European Command in what was the first meeting between NORDEFCO and the United States at the military level. Read more
Nordic Chiefs of Defence agree to continue work on capability development The Nordic Chiefs of Defence, joined by their respective National Armaments Directors, agreed at a virtual meeting to continue the work on capability development in the areas agreed to at the Chief of Defence meeting in February. Read more
Hybrid threats require rapid responses The Military Coordination Committee (MCC), in collaboration with the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, has conducted a Maritime Hybrid Warfare Webinar, bringing awareness to the risks and dangers which this type of warfare represents. Read more
NORDEFCO decides to continue logistics cooperation The Logistics Forum (LOG Forum) was established in 2018 to uncover new areas of cooperation between the Nordic nations on logistical issues. Read more
Status meeting on Covid-19 crisis The Danish Minister of Defence Trine Bramsen, has for the third time this spring discussed and taken stock of the Covid-19 crisis with her Nordic colleagues. Read more
Denmark hosts Nordic Defence Ministers meeting amidst international health crisis The defence ministers of the Nordic countries met today via teleconference during the first of their two annual meetings in the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) under Danish chairmanship. Read more
Joint training efforts strengthen peacekeeping in Mali A team of nine officers from Sweden and Finland is located in Timbuktu, Mali. The team is called “Nordic Defence Cooperation Mobile Training Team”, NORDEFCO MTT, and their mission is to train other nations’ forces that are part of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA. Read more