Combined Air Operations Centre Bodø

Emblem of the Combined Air Operations Centre Bodø

Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) Bodø is a Combined Air Operations Centre located in Bodø, Norway.[1][2][3]

The centre oversees air operations in the Nordic region, the Baltic Sea, the North Atlantic and the Barents Sea,[4][5] over the Finland, Norway and Sweden.[1]

Background

As part of the Nordic defence cooperation NORDEFCO, Norwegian Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen proposed in July 2023 the establishment of a regional Combined Air Operations Centre in Northern Europe, with Bodø as the preferred location.[6][7]

In February 2025, NATO defence ministers decided to establish an air operations centre for the Nordic region, to be based in Norway.[8]Two sites were considered: Underground facilities at Reitan outside Bodø and Rygge Air Force Base.[9]

On 15 May 2025, the Støre cabinet decided that the centre would be temporarily located in Bodø, a decision that was later changed , so that the permanent location also would be at Bodø.[10][11] The investment costs are estimated at NOK 4.8 billion, and between 200 and 450 personnel will work at the facility.[12]

The centre was opened in October 2025.[1][13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC)". defencetoday.com. 9 March 2026.
  2. ↑ kontor, Statsministerens (2025-09-12). "Offisielt frå statsrådet 12. september 2025". Regjeringa.no (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  3. ↑ "Forsvarsministeren i Bodø: Etableringen av Nato-senter er i rute". www.highnorthnews.com (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  4. ↑ Forsvarsdepartementet (2025-09-12). "Tron Strand utnevnt til generalmajor og sjef for CAOC i Bodø". Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  5. ↑ Brandt, Mathias (2025-09-13). "Han blir sjef for Natos luftkommando i Bodø". www.forsvaretsforum.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  6. ↑ "Forsvarssjefen vil ha Bodø som nytt Nato-hovedkvarter" (in Norwegian). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  7. ↑ Skjelvik, Sondre (2024-06-19). "Tre nordiske statsledere møtes i Bodø – første gang etter at Sverige og Finland gikk inn i Nato". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  8. ↑ NTB (2025-02-13). "Bekrefter: – Norge skal få ansvar". www.abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  9. ↑ NTB (2025-03-05). "Eksperter: Nato-kommando bør etableres på Rygge". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  10. ↑ NTB (2025-05-15). "Natos luftoperasjonssenter etableres midlertidig i Bodø". www.abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  11. ↑ Lysvold, Susanne Skjåstad (2025-05-21). "Forsvarseksperter støtter Nato-senter (CAOC) i Bodø: – En klok og strategisk beslutning". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  12. ↑ kontor, Statsministerens (2025-05-20). "Nytt NATO-senter for luftoperasjoner legges til Bodø". Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  13. ↑ Kjosvold, Tekst: Kommunikasjonsenheten og Luftforsvaret | Arkivfoto: Torbjørn. "CAOC Bodø". Forsvaret (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
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