South Korea and Norway deepen cooperation on AI and unmanned systems, discuss artillery sales

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and Norwegian counterpart Tore O. Sandvik met in Oslo and agreed to deepen cooperation on future warfare technologies, explicitly citing artificial intelligence and unmanned systems. They committed to regular talks to identify collaboration areas and discussed arms-industry ties, with Ahn urging Norway to consider South Korea's Chunmoo rocket artillery for its long-range precision weapons program. The meeting follows Norway's September order for 24 additional K9 self-propelled howitzers from Hanwha Aerospace. Both sides framed the talks within broader strategic concerns, including Arctic security and support for Seoul's denuclearization policy toward North Korea.