Five Leading Nordic Defence and Technology Players Become Part of New Initiative Aimed at Strengthening Regional Resilience

► Five leading Nordic defence and technology players become part of new initiative aimed at strengthening regional resilience

As Europe faces a rapidly evolving security landscape, closer Nordic cooperation in defence and security is essential. Now, five of Europe’s most prominent defence and technology companies, Ericsson, Kongsberg, Nokia, Patria and Saab, have joined the Defence Track within Nordic Compass, a pan-regional Round Table for industry. Here, they will work as founding drivers of the track. At a time when Europe must take greater responsibility for its ow…

Five leading Nordic defence and technology players become part of new initiative aimed at strengthening regional resilience

As Europe faces a rapidly evolving security landscape, closer Nordic cooperation in defence and security is essential. Now, five of Europe's most prominent defence and technology companies, Ericsson, Kongsberg, Nokia, Patria and Saab, have joined the Defence Track within Nordic Compass, a pan-regional Round Table for industry. Here, they will work as founding drivers of the track.

Ericsson, Kongsberg, Nokia, Patria and Saab anchor new Nordic defence initiative linking military systems with 5G and AI

The initiative reflects a broader policy shift towards greater European responsibility for security and higher national defence budgets. The Nordic countries already account for roughly 10 per cent of NATO defence expenditure in Europe, placing the region among the continent’s four largest spenders. Jyri Häkämies, a former Finnish defence minister who chairs the new track, said the companies were joining during a rapid expansion of European defe…

Nordic Compass - New Initiative of Major Defence Players

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