The Norwegian Ministry of Defence plays a crucial role in Norway's space activities, particularly concerning national security and defense. It collaborates with entities like Space Norway and the U.S. Space Force on projects like the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM). The ministry also allocates funding towards the military use of Andøya Spaceport and works with allies to strengthen space cooperation in the Arctic.
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The Norwegian Ministry of Defence may purchase commercial Ka-band capacity from Space Norway for military use in addition to the X-band payload the MoD will have on the ASBM satellites.