On Friday, May 1, several Norwegian and allied naval vessels arrived in Harstad to start the Mjølner 2026 precision-fire exercise. The drill will run until May 8 and involves about 2,500 troops from Norway, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany operating around Harstad and the island of Andøya. Sweden and Lithuania observe. Eight ships from the participating countries will take part, including Norway’s frigates KNM Fridtjof Nansen and KNM Magnus Lagabøte, Germany’s FGS Hamburg, FGS Sachsen-Anhalt, a Braunschweig-class corvette and support ship Bonn, Denmark’s HDMS Absalon and HDMS Iver Huitfeld, and Belgian spotters. Norwegian artillery units from the Army’s Artillery Battalion will also join. The exercise emphasizes the “Fog of War” principle, where participants do not know the target, timing or location, and will conduct round‑the‑clock operations at sea and on land to strengthen procedures, cooperation and readiness under high‑stress conditions.
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