Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 is over. Four nations with their F-35 have learned to cooperate with fourth generation aircrafts from nine other countries. The Nordic nations have shown the capability to protect Nordic airspace.

#ACE23 #ArcticChallengeExercise #RNoAF

Her flyr en belgisk F-16 'low level' fra Ørland flystasjon, langs kysten av Norge under ACE23🤩

Watch as a belgian F-16 flies low level from Ørland air base, along the coast of Norway during ACE23

#ACE23 #ArcticChallengeExercise #Forsvaret #RNoAF Belgian Air Force🇧🇪

Six nations are participating in ACE from Ørland. The fighter jets are an important part of the exercise, but interaction between nations is also an essential value. Meet the Detachment Commanders from Italy and USA.
USAFE-AFAFRICA U.S. Air Force Aeronautica Militare

Today Royal Norwegian Air Force and U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II have executed a Bomber Task Force mission with the B-1 Lancer and USS Gerald R. Ford off the coast of Norway.

#Forsvaret #ace23 #ArcticChallengeExercise USAFE-AFAFRICA

Today, Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 officially started! Ørland air station is one of the four main bases during the exercise, and Wing Commander Martin Tesli is excited to host a large exercise once again.

#Forsvaret #Luftforsvaret #ace23 #ArcticChallengeExercise

One of Europe’s biggest air exercise, Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE) starts monday. 2700 personnel and over 150 aircraft from 14 nations, as well as NATO AWACS, will participate in the exercise that will be on going until 9th of June.

#ACE23 #Forsvaret #ArcticCooperation

The Royal Norwegian Air Force has moved the official Twitter account to
Norwegian Armed Forces | Forsvaret. Tune in here for updates on the Royal Norwegian Air Force and the rest of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Luftforsvaret flytter nå sin offisielle Twitterkonto til
Norwegian Armed Forces | Forsvaret. Følg med her for oppdateringer fra Luftforsvaret og resten av Forsvaret.

Today, two Norwegian #F35 identified two #Russian military aircraft in int. airspace outside #Finnmark , #Norway : 2 x Ilyushin Il-38 ('May'). The F-35s conducted a standard QRA mission on behalf of NATO, showing that we control and monitor allied areas of interest. #WeAreNATO

Great cooperation between the 🇳🇴C-130J #AeromedicalEvacuation detachment and 🇬🇧 Royal Air Force. Both evacuate casualties of the #earthquake in 🇹🇷 #Türkiye , as part of the NATO support for our ally. #WeAreNATO

The Norwegian Armed Forces has sent a C-130J aircraft along with a medical team to Turkey. In cooperation with British medics, they are providing urgent care to the people injured by the tragic earthquake.🇹🇷

The #NATO mission #Iceland Air Policing 2023 has given us many great experiences.

#WeAreNATO SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations NorwayinIceland Ambassador Carrin F. Patman U.S. Embassy Iceland

The #Norwegian F-35s are still policing the #Iceland ic skies! The amazing pictures are taken during the Iceland Air Policing #NATO mission Norway is now conducting in #Iceland
#WeAreNATO SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations NorwayinIceland Ambassador Carrin F. Patman U.S. Embassy Iceland

RNoAF is currently in Keflavik for the NATO mission Iceland Air Policing. A mission to establish air surveillance and interception coverage over Iceland and maintain the integrity of NATO airspace.

SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations NorwayinIceland Ambassador Carrin F. Patman U.S. Embassy Iceland

Today, maj. gen. Rolf Folland expressed his gratitude to the American attaché col. Ryan “Trap” Nichols, after three years of close collaboration came to an end. forsvaret.no/en/news/articl…

The Norwegian Air Force are now in Iceland and will once again patrol and protect the Icelandic skies for three weeks during Iceland Air Policing 2023.

SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations NorwayinIceland Ambassador Carrin F. Patman U.S. Embassy Iceland

Iceland does not have its own air defence, and as a NATO country they are supported by allies with periodic air defence presence. It is now Norway's turn to guard the base at Keflavik.

SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations NorwayinIceland Ambassador Carrin F. Patman U.S. Embassy Iceland

Norwegian and German GBAD have been training together for the last two weeks at Chania, Crete, during the exercise Spartan Arrow. Advanced scenarios have been solved with great coorporation between the Norwegian and German forces.
#weareNATO Bundeswehr im Einsatz

Vi er nå mer til stede i områdene rundt norske olje- og gassinstallasjoner. Med styrker på land, i lufta, på sjøen, under vann og i cyber-domenet.
- Vi ser svært alvorlig på gasslekkasjene i svensk og dansk farvann, sier forsvarsminister Bjørn Arild Gram. forsvaret.no/aktuelt-og-pre…

Norwegian F-35s have been training side by side with American F-22s and Finnish F-18s. It has been an intensive week of high activity from Ørland air base, which has resulted in close intergratioin between the allied nations and different platforms.
#weareNATO #F22 #F35 #F18