Finnmark Brigade strengthens NATO presence in Arctic
Norway established Finnmark Brigade last year, its first since Cold War, as part of increased defense spending to 3.17% of GDP.
Finnmark Brigade based in Porsangmoen (180 km from Russian border) can strike targets 40 km away.
Brigadier John Olav Fuglem noted the new firepower level.
Defense Minister Tore Sandvik stressed readiness to defend all of Norway and NATO.
Porsangmoen near Russia's Northern Fleet, a major military base, with Russian embassy in Oslo declining to comment.
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