Norway stands up a 30-strong unit operating NASAMS sensors at Kirkenes on the Russian border as a precaution against stray drones

Norwegian Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik announced on 3 November a new special unit within the Ranger Battalion GSV at Kirkenes to operate NASAMS sensors, with 30 personnel strengthening air surveillance along the border with Russia. 'We have seen in other countries that drones can go astray. This is something Norway takes seriously,' he said, while adding that 'we do not currently see an elevated air threat to Norway or the population of Finnmark'; the deployment is described as preventative and the threat level unchanged. The County Governor of Troms and Finnmark noted that Ukrainian drones aimed at the Kola Peninsula could drift into Norway because of Russian GPS jamming, rating the risk 'very low'. Sensor type, numbers and cost were not disclosed.