A whitepaper describing the Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces for the years 2017-2020 has been published by the Norwegian government. The plan calls for the acquisition of new maritime patrol aircraft and a long-range air defense system to complement the current NASAMS 2.
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By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (P-3C Norway) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System 2 (NASAMS 2) will be boosted with longer-range missiles as well. This could be the AMRAAM-ER that Raytheon is developing.
To fund for these new purchases, the government has recommended an additional spending of $19.7 billion.