How long is Norways coastline? I had to Google it: "Spanning 63,962 miles, Norway's mainland coastline - including its 1,190 fjords and 50,000 islands - is the second longest in the world after Canada."
I live in Norway, saw one of these not too long ago in Jøssingfjord. Our defence ministry, in its infinity wisdom...want to discontinue the Skjold class. In a time when our erstwhile neighbour is invading a sovereign nation, we're to give up these. Brilliant thinking....
It can move very fast in very high sea, wich means its nearly impossible to detect on radar. Reminds me on the old Norwegian MTB class that in a a wargame in a storm off the west coast of Norway took to sea, then sneaked closer to the opponent fleet and torpedoed them. Turnded out the opponent never anticipated MTB's operated in storm conditions far out at sea.
Sadly our stupid politicians in Norway want to cancel the Skjold class beacsue they think that the F-35 fighterplane can replace the Skjold class, even though the Skjold class have the fire power of 3 F-35's and then some. Hopefully they will change their mind.
How long is Norways coastline? I had to Google it: "Spanning 63,962 miles, Norway's mainland coastline - including its 1,190 fjords and 50,000 islands - is the second longest in the world after Canada."
Indeed. The land border with Sweden is 1,000 miles long.
I live in Norway, saw one of these not too long ago in Jøssingfjord. Our defence ministry, in its infinity wisdom...want to discontinue the Skjold class. In a time when our erstwhile neighbour is invading a sovereign nation, we're to give up these. Brilliant thinking....
It can move very fast in very high sea, wich means its nearly impossible to detect on radar. Reminds me on the old Norwegian MTB class that in a a wargame in a storm off the west coast of Norway took to sea, then sneaked closer to the opponent fleet and torpedoed them. Turnded out the opponent never anticipated MTB's operated in storm conditions far out at sea.
It's only Canada that has longer coast line than Norway
It has stealth features and a "Radar killer" function
And it has Pratt&Whitney gas turbine engines..
Sadly our stupid politicians in Norway want to cancel the Skjold class beacsue they think that the F-35 fighterplane can replace the Skjold class, even though the Skjold class have the fire power of 3 F-35's and then some. Hopefully they will change their mind.
Our navy as is our military is tiny and no longer fit for purpose yet our government gets richer every year and our people poorer.