The Norwegian Minister of Defense today visited Norwegian NATO employees in London and the British Minister of Defence. Bjørn Arild Gram informs news that Norway is now giving up long-range artillery to Ukraine. – In cooperation with Great Britain, Norway will now contribute several MLRS long-range precision fire vehicles and artillery localization radars to Ukraine, says the Minister of Defense to news. Gram with the Norwegian employees at Marcom, NATO’s maritime headquarters in London. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / news – What can they be used for? – After all, MLRS is long-range precision fire that reaches far behind enemy lines to reach targets that are important for the Ukrainians to take out. Hits behind the front line Norway has previously sent three so-called MLRS vehicles to Great Britain, which donates its material to Ukraine. – We must continue our support for Ukraine so that they can continue their fight for freedom and independence. More weapons are needed, and these are capacities in high demand for Ukraine that we would not have been able to achieve without close cooperation with Great Britain, says the Minister of Defence. Stock image of a Multi Launch Rocket System (MLRS) rocket vehicle. It can launch 12 long-range missiles that can go 30-40 km, but is now no longer in use. Photo: Defence, FRM According to Gram, the Norwegian contribution does not end up directly in Ukraine, but contributes to the UK being able to send more material there. He says the weapon has had a major impact in the war and given Ukraine the opportunity to delimit Russian supply lines and knock out a number of important targets behind the front line. Radars that detect artillery Norway has also decided to donate three Arthur radars from the defense warehouse to Ukraine. The radars are used to locate enemy artillery. – The Ukrainian people have shown impressive resilience. Their fight is also our fight for freedom, democracy and security, he says. When asked by news to the British Defense Minister Ben Wallace whether he thinks Norway gives enough to Ukraine, he replies as follows: Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram in a meeting with the British Defense Minister’s Ben Wallace in connection with Norway and Great Britain jointly donating weapons to Ukraine. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / news – I think Norway does a lot for Ukraine. Norway has not only been a major contributor to international funding, we are now in the second phase of contributing weapons and other needs. – There are only four countries that have contributed to this happening. These are Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and Norway. Without Norway, we could not give away our equipment. The weapon systems that gave the Russians the most trouble as they advanced and the Ukrainians struggled to hold them back were the HIMARS and the M72 – weapons that really made a difference. Last year, Norway gave 4,000 anti-tank weapons (M72) to Ukraine. HIMARS is an American rocket artillery system that has many similarities with the MLRS. The MLRS has been decommissioned by the Norwegian Armed Forces and is therefore not part of the military structure. The government writes in a press release that the Norwegian Armed Forces are in the process of replacing their Arthur artillery location radars with new ones. The ongoing investment project is scheduled to deliver new artillery location radars to the Norwegian Armed Forces in 2024 and 2025.
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