--- title: NORDSEC News | Lars Bugge Aarset description: Latest updates and news from NORDSEC Nordic Defence and Security Cluster --- [![NORDSEC-logo](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Nordsec_logo_and_tag_white_side_pb_oransj.png?width=300&height=100&name=Nordsec_logo_and_tag_white_side_pb_oransj.png "NORDSEC-logo")](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/?hsLang=en) - [News](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news) - Events - [Forsvarskonferansen - NORDSEC Defence and Security Conference](https://www.nordsec-conference.no/) - [NORDSEC events](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/events) - Members - [Members](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/members) - [Membership](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/membership) - [Forsvarskonferansen](https://www.nordsec-conference.no/) - About NORDSEC - [Contact](https://www.nordsec-conference.no/contact) - [Newsletter](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/newsletter) - [Test facilities](https://testination.io/) [![Nordsec\_logo\_and\_tag\_white\_side\_pb\_oransj-1](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Nordsec_logo_and_tag_white_side_pb_oransj-1.png?width=240&height=73&name=Nordsec_logo_and_tag_white_side_pb_oransj-1.png "Nordsec_logo_and_tag_white_side_pb_oransj-1")](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/?hsLang=en) [![NORDSEC-logo](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Nordsec_logo_and_tag_white_side_pb_oransj.png?width=300&height=100&name=Nordsec_logo_and_tag_white_side_pb_oransj.png "NORDSEC-logo")](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/?hsLang=en) - 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[NORDSEC events](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/events) - Members - [Members](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/members) - [Membership](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/membership) - [Forsvarskonferansen](https://www.nordsec-conference.no/) - About NORDSEC - [Contact](https://www.nordsec-conference.no/contact) - [Newsletter](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/newsletter) - [Test facilities](https://testination.io/) Current language: English ## NORDSEC News ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e) ### Lars Bugge Aarset [![Clarify becomes core partner in Testination](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Clarify%20blir%20partner%20i%20Testination%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20\(248\)\).jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Clarify%20blir%20partner%20i%20Testination%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20\(248\)\).jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/clarify-becomes-a-core-partner-in-testination) ##### [Clarify becomes core partner in Testination](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/clarify-becomes-a-core-partner-in-testination) Clarify, which has been transforming ocean industries with operational data and AI since 2013,... 4 October 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/clarify-becomes-a-core-partner-in-testination) [![Maritime Robotics and Skarv Technologies demonstrate autonomous mine countermeasure capabilities at NATO REPMUS 2026](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/cover3.png.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=cover3.png.jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/maritime-robotics-and-skarv-technologies-demonstrate-autonomous-mine-countermeasure-capabilities-at-nato-repmus-2026) ##### [Maritime Robotics and Skarv Technologies demonstrate autonomous mine countermeasure capabilities at NATO REPMUS 2026](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/maritime-robotics-and-skarv-technologies-demonstrate-autonomous-mine-countermeasure-capabilities-at-nato-repmus-2026) **Maritime Robotics and Skarv Technologies successfully demonstrated coordinated uncrewed surface...** 1 October 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/maritime-robotics-and-skarv-technologies-demonstrate-autonomous-mine-countermeasure-capabilities-at-nato-repmus-2026) [![Forsvarskonferansen supports Fritt Ukraina](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(242).jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(242).jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/forsvarskonferansen-supports-fritt-ukraina) ##### [Forsvarskonferansen supports Fritt Ukraina](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/forsvarskonferansen-supports-fritt-ukraina) The war in Ukraine was a recurring theme throughout this year’s Forsvarskonferansen. Instead of... 30 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/forsvarskonferansen-supports-fritt-ukraina) [![Ine Eriksen Søreide: - The future of Ukraine is Europe's future](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(241).jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(241).jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/ine-eriksen-søreide-the-future-of-ukraine-is-europes-future) ##### [Ine Eriksen Søreide: - The future of Ukraine is Europe's future](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/ine-eriksen-søreide-the-future-of-ukraine-is-europes-future) **Europe cannot afford to treat Russia's war against Ukraine as the new normal. That was the clear...** 29 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/ine-eriksen-søreide-the-future-of-ukraine-is-europes-future) [![SMEs could become Europe’s fastest defence advantage](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20onsdag%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(197)%20(2).jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20onsdag%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(197)%20(2).jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/smes-at-the-centre-what-europe-can-learn-from-ukraines-innovation-ecosystem) ##### [SMEs could become Europe’s fastest defence advantage](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/smes-at-the-centre-what-europe-can-learn-from-ukraines-innovation-ecosystem) Europe is pouring billions into defence. Yet many of the companies developing tomorrow's... 28 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/smes-at-the-centre-what-europe-can-learn-from-ukraines-innovation-ecosystem) [![Maritime Robotics expands global ambitions with Omnes Capital investment](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/maritimerobotics-sentry-usv.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=maritimerobotics-sentry-usv.jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/maritime-robotics-expands-global-ambitions-with-omnes-capital-investment) ##### [Maritime Robotics expands global ambitions with Omnes Capital investment](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/maritime-robotics-expands-global-ambitions-with-omnes-capital-investment) **Omnes Capital, a leading European investor in private equity and infrastructure, just announced an...** 28 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/maritime-robotics-expands-global-ambitions-with-omnes-capital-investment) [![Speed is the new capability: Nordic Home Guard leaders call for faster innovation](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(174).jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(174).jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/speed-is-the-new-capability-nordic-home-guard-leaders-call-for-faster-innovation) ##### [Speed is the new capability: Nordic Home Guard leaders call for faster innovation](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/speed-is-the-new-capability-nordic-home-guard-leaders-call-for-faster-innovation) The Nordic armed forces need more than new equipment. They need the ability to identify... 28 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/speed-is-the-new-capability-nordic-home-guard-leaders-call-for-faster-innovation) [![From NATO dialogue to live demonstrations: International delegations look to Trondheim](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Ocean%20Tech%20Dual-Use%20Demo%20Day%202026%20Photo%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(94).jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Ocean%20Tech%20Dual-Use%20Demo%20Day%202026%20Photo%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(94).jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/from-nato-dialogue-to-live-demonstrations-international-delegations-look-to-trondheim) ##### [From NATO dialogue to live demonstrations: International delegations look to Trondheim](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/from-nato-dialogue-to-live-demonstrations-international-delegations-look-to-trondheim) **Autonomous vessels, underwater sensors and dual-use technologies took centre stage as international...** 25 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/from-nato-dialogue-to-live-demonstrations-international-delegations-look-to-trondheim) [![From startup to defence success: What Radionor’s journey says about the future of defence innovation](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20onsdag%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(233).jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20onsdag%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(233).jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/from-startup-to-defence-success-what-radionors-journey-says-about-the-future-of-defence-innovation) ##### [From startup to defence success: What Radionor’s journey says about the future of defence innovation](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/from-startup-to-defence-success-what-radionors-journey-says-about-the-future-of-defence-innovation) After more than two decades of technology development, testing and perseverance, Jon Nypan, COO of... 25 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/from-startup-to-defence-success-what-radionors-journey-says-about-the-future-of-defence-innovation) [![The lesson of 1989: “This time we can see it coming” Katarzyna Zysk on what Europe must do now](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(165)-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Forsvarskonferansen%202026%20-%20Foto%20Lars%20Bugge%20Aarset%20Fremtidens%20Industri%20(165)-1.jpg)](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/the-lesson-of-1989-this-time-we-can-see-it-coming-katarzyna-zysk-on-what-europe-must-do-now) ##### [The lesson of 1989: “This time we can see it coming” Katarzyna Zysk on what Europe must do now](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/the-lesson-of-1989-this-time-we-can-see-it-coming-katarzyna-zysk-on-what-europe-must-do-now) **Europe has entered a more dangerous era of competition and confrontation. Unlike in 1989, the...** 24 September 2026 [Read More](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/the-lesson-of-1989-this-time-we-can-see-it-coming-katarzyna-zysk-on-what-europe-must-do-now) [1](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news) [2](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/author/lars-bugge-aarset/page/2) [3](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/author/lars-bugge-aarset/page/3) [4](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/author/lars-bugge-aarset/page/4) [5](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/en/news/author/lars-bugge-aarset/page/5) ### Main partners ![ATEA.OL\_BIG.D](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/ATEA.OL_BIG.D.png?width=1558&height=402&name=ATEA.OL_BIG.D.png) ![Radionor\_logo\_farger\_hvit\_RGB](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Radionor_logo_farger_hvit_RGB.png?width=4582&height=1434&name=Radionor_logo_farger_hvit_RGB.png) ![Logo\_fastn├©kkel\_negativ](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo_fastn%E2%94%9C%C2%A9kkel_negativ.png?width=1280&height=275&name=Logo_fastn%E2%94%9C%C2%A9kkel_negativ.png) ![Sopra-Steria\_logo\_RGB\_white-color](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Sopra-Steria_logo_RGB_white-color.png?width=739&height=96&name=Sopra-Steria_logo_RGB_white-color.png) --- ### Contributing partners ![FI\_logoB\_slag1-2](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/FI_logoB_slag1-2.png?width=2022&height=354&name=FI_logoB_slag1-2.png) ![in-logo-nor-hvit-1024x440](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/in-logo-nor-hvit-1024x440.png?width=1024&height=440&name=in-logo-nor-hvit-1024x440.png) ![Norwegian Innovation Clusters logo2](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Norwegian%20Innovation%20Clusters%20logo2.png?width=2921&height=1529&name=Norwegian%20Innovation%20Clusters%20logo2.png) ![NTNU logo white](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/NTNU%20logo%20white.png?width=1675&height=322&name=NTNU%20logo%20white.png) ![PRONEO\_logovariant6](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/PRONEO_logovariant6.png?width=255&height=73&name=PRONEO_logovariant6.png) ![siva\_logo2018\_neg](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/siva_logo2018_neg.webp?width=1200&height=534&name=siva_logo2018_neg.webp) ![sintef\_logo](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/sintef_logo.png?width=1000&height=500&name=sintef_logo.png) ![Forskningsradet\_Logo\_Engelsk\_01\_Waals\_RGB](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Forskningsradet_Logo_Engelsk_01_Waals_RGB.png?width=3137&height=1044&name=Forskningsradet_Logo_Engelsk_01_Waals_RGB.png) ![TRFK logo hvir](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/TRFK%20logo%20hvir.png?width=640&height=180&name=TRFK%20logo%20hvir.png) ![sme-d-logo-white](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/sme-d-logo-white.png?width=1000&height=304&name=sme-d-logo-white.png) ![amyna-logo](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/amyna-logo.webp?width=1157&height=476&name=amyna-logo.webp) ![DDElogovalkoinenvalmis](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/DDElogovalkoinenvalmis.png?width=1963&height=828&name=DDElogovalkoinenvalmis.png) ![IUC-Jamtland-Harjedalen\_kvadrat\_vit](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/IUC-Jamtland-Harjedalen_kvadrat_vit.png?width=1783&height=746&name=IUC-Jamtland-Harjedalen_kvadrat_vit.png) ![Savo-logo](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hs-fs/hubfs/Savo-logo.png?width=500&height=299&name=Savo-logo.png) --- © 2026 NORDSEC - Nordic Defence and Security Cluster [![logo\_forsvarskonferansen26\_hvit\_fargesymbol](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hubfs/logo_forsvarskonferansen26_hvit_fargesymbol.png "logo_forsvarskonferansen26_hvit_fargesymbol")](https://www.nordsec-conference.no/) [![FI\_logo\_PB\_hvit](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/hubfs/FI_logo_PB_hvit.png "FI_logo_PB_hvit")](https://www.nordsec-conference.no/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nordsec-cluster) [Follow us on Instagram](mailto:nordsec@fi-nor.no) [Subscribe to the newsletter](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/newsletter?hsLang=en) ![back-to-top](https://f.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/7712601/back-to-top.png)