Oslo school staff to attend training for serious incidents, submarine costs could rise, military to test anti-drone tech and more news this Tuesday.
Oslo school staff to be trained in crisis response
Staff at all schools in Oslo are to be trained in how to respond to serious incidents such as shootings, broadcaster NRK reports.
Courses which were previously voluntary for teachers and other staff to take will now be made compulsory, the city council has decided.
“We have seen increased awareness around violence and threats at schools,” council representative Julie Remen Midtgarden told NRK.
The city councillor noted that neighbouring Sweden and Finland have both suffered school shootings in recent times.
“So we think it’s very important for our staff to take a course like this,” she said.
Norway does not have a standardised national course for responding to serious incidents but all schools are required to have procedures and routines in place.
Norwegian submarine order could cost ‘80 billion kroner’
The estimated cost for Norway’s submarine programme is currently 53 billion kroner, but it could end up being a lot more expensive, according to expert Tor Ivar Strømmen of the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy.
Speaking to media Teknisk Ukeblad, Strømmen said the submarines could cost up to 12-13 billion kroner each, noting that similar subs ordered by Germany had cost the latter amount.
Norway has ordered four 212 Coastal Defence Submarines from German company ThyssenKrupp, with parliament last year asking the government to exercise an option on two additional submarines. As such, the total cost for the six submarines could be up to 80 million.
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Armed forces to test jamming against drones
Flights to and from Torp Sandefjord Airport must avoid certain areas for a week from tomorrow while the military conducts jamming tests, according to publication Dronemagasinet and news wire NTB.
The restricted areas have a radius of 8 nautical miles and extend up to 40,000 feet. The no fly areas will include one which stretches over nearby towns Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg and another over Kongsberg.
The tests could cause interference with satellite-based navigation systems, so the restrictions apply to all aircraft, including passenger flights, which pass through the affected areas.
Man shot with taser by police in Bergen
Police neutralised a man on a central street in Bergen using a taser on Monday evening, local newspaper BA reported.
The man had been reported to police for threatening and aggressive behaviour prior to the incident.
Police were later contacted by security staff at the Bergen Storsenter shopping centre, who said they had seen him. He then boarded a bus that was stopped by officers in the city centre.
“He resisted strongly, and the patrol had to use a taser to gain control,” an officer from the regional police is quoted as saying.
He was taken to hospital after the encounter and later charged for threatening the police.