Just before Easter, a warning from the Marine Hunter Command, linked to a new department that is under construction at Ramsund War Logging Station in Sør-Troms. news finds that there is a lack of progress in a number of key areas, and that this has been reported for a long time. The prestige initiative in Ramsund has been adopted by the Storting, but as news revealed earlier, it is now notified of “several years” delay. It comes despite a decision in the Storting, and that the former defense minister from the Center Party promised that the establishment was on route. Now parliamentary representatives from the Progress Party, the Left, the Right, the Socialist Left Party and Red are responding that they have not been informed either about delays or that the time frame of 2026 is smoking. But the notice from April 11 indicates that it has been uncertain for a while. There, the Marine Hunter Command (MJK) writes that they have long described that they are unsure whether the planned maritime special department is established and ready for use in time. Now they believe the delay is inevitable and therefore the notice is sent. According to the notice, the defense has fallen short in hiring and training people, starting construction, buying material and ICT systems. Thus, this is not delivered either in time or in the correct amount to MJK, it is warned. The Marine Hunter Command is dependent on other parts of the Armed Forces, such as Defense Buildings and Defense Materials, holding the schedule. That is why the marine hunters say that the big venture will not be established by 2026 – the deadline for the Storting. Follow up on the Storting Left’s Guri Melby earlier this week sent questions about the matter to the government. She will also ask the Control and Constitution Committee at the Storting to follow up. – The question is whether the government has secured good enough information to follow up the Storting’s decision. In the worst case, the delay can testify that we have a situation where the minister has not had good enough control over the agency, says the party leader. The defense has been required to keep the Ministry of Defense updated every six months. Melby believes it must be clarified what has been reported. – When we look at news’s overview pictures that no things have been built on Ramsund, and hear union representatives say that no training of people has begun, then I think people have difficulty understanding that they only now understand that the project is delayed, she says. Comparison of two pictures202025 The only set up in Ramsund since 2020 is a container for car tires. Can you find it? Photo: Norwegian Mapping Authority 2020 / Airbus 2025 Right -wing Hårek Elvenes also responds. He is one of two who have previously asked questions in the Storting about the progress and time frame for the initiative in Ramsund, and received an answer that the establishment is on route. – This one should be in place in 2026. And when you are now miles from being able to do this, it is quite serious. Hårek Elvenes (H) has followed the focus on special forces in Ramsund closely on the Storting. Here in conversation with Defense Chief Eirik Kristoffersen in 2023. Photo: Ismail Burak Akkan / news He points out that the government has a duty to provide information to the Storting. It is written in the Constitution that the government cannot provide incorrect or misleading information. He believes the question he asked was not to be misunderstood. -This is a department that Norway has committed to standing in the NATO context as well. It makes the case further serious. The initiative in Ramsund is not just a NATO obligation. It is also an important part of Norwegian and American joint focus on the special forces. When Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited President Donald Trump in the United States last week, precisely cooperation and training in the north was one of the themes: – We have talked about our close cooperation. We take care of security in the north, and there is a lot of confidence between the services, said the prime minister from the White House. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and US President Donald Trump talked about the special forces in the north when they met. Photo: AP / NTB It is the Right who chairs the control committee. news is informed that they will present a draft for this case at the next meeting. Several support control issues supported by Red, which has Seher Aydar in the control committee. – We have seen several cases where both the union representatives and departments in the Armed Forces have warned of problems and delays, while also giving the Ministry of Defense giving a completely different impression to the Storting, says Aydar. Storting representative of defense policy spokesman in Red, Seher Aydar Photo: Vetle Mathiesen Knutsen / news The Progress Party’s Per-Willy Amundsen will also ask questions in the Storting. He thinks this must be named in the soon -to -beest. – It means, in reality, that from the Ministry of the Government and the Ministry of Defense, it has not been followed up on the long -term plan from 2021. In that case, it is very regrettable. – It is serious in the sense that it weakens our defense ability. It weakens what the Storting has thought was the condition of the Norwegian defense, says Amundsen. Revised opportunity In no time, the Storting will go through the revised national budget, which is a follow -up to the state budget. Then it emerges how it goes with the various ministries’ implementation of the plans that have been adopted. Melby’s questions to the Minister of Defense are related to whether anything can be done to ensure the effort force then. – I expect the Minister to take hold of the revised national budget if more money is needed, she tells news. news has contacted Defense Minister Tore Sandvik’s press people to ask what is now coming in the notice from MJK. They do not want to comment directly. – The establishment is not delayed. The Storting has decided that the new maritime insert quadron will be completed by the end of 2026. It is fixed, writes press spokesman Brage Oppedal Berglund. Here, three new advanced Norwegian Combatant Craft Medium vessels will purchase, on a contract worth almost $ 31 million (just over NOK 326 million). Photo: Alexander Undrum Fathi / Defense He explains at the same time that the force will not be ready for use next year. He claims that the Storting has been told. – Then comes the operational ability. It will be gradually increased after 2026, and the Storting was informed in the treatment of the state budget for 2025, he writes. news has asked the Ministry to explain what they mean by completion, establishment and full operational capability. The Ministry has not responded to that. Published 03.05.2025, at. 10.58
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