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Norwegian border guards testing electric bike option

17 August 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, defence, Electric vehicles, energy, Grense Jakobselv, Norway Army, Pasvik, security

The Norwegian soldiers guarding the border to Russia is the world’s first military unit to use electric all terrain bikes.

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5,000 troops train for winter war in Arctic Norway

7 March 20187 March 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Brigade North, Joint Reindeer, NATO, Netherlands, Norway Army, Norwegian Home Defense, Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (RNLMC), Russia, Troms County, U.S. Marines, United States

It is named Joint Reindeer and is unfolding in parts of northern Norway this week. The exercise is this year’s

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