title: NSIA – Defense
link: https://nsia.no/rss?lcid=1033&type=5
description: Investigations and reports
language: en

title: Investigation of serious incident with burn injury in Skibotn in Storfjord municipality
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Investigations/26-183
description: On 15 March 2026, a soldier sustained severe burn injuries after boiling water and steam were released from a fixed water boiler inside a military vehicle during Exercise Cold Response 2026 near Skibotn in Storfjord municipality.
 
 The Armed Forces have informed the Norwegian Safe...
last-modified: 2026-03-24T09:52:18

title: Report on serious aviation incident during landing in the Høgelifjell area in Kongsberg municipality, 4 January 2024 with a Bell 412 operated by the Norwegian Armed Forces
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Published-reports/2026-01
description: On Thursday, 4 January 2024 at 1930 hrs, a Bell 412 helicopter came into contact with two trees while landing at Høgelifjell south-east of Notodden. Both the main rotor and tail rotor of the helicopter were damaged. No one was injured in the incident.
last-modified: 2026-03-19T12:07:37

title: Investigation of serious shooting incident at Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Investigations/26-12
description: The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) has initiated a safety investigation into a serious shooting incident at Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania, on 4 December 2025. No one was physically injured in the incident.
last-modified: 2026-01-06T13:50:27

title: Investigation of an accident involving a light all-terrain vehicle (ATV) at Blåtind shooting and training range in Målselv municipality
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Investigations/25-543
description: The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) has initiated a safety investigation into an accident involving a light all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that occurred at the Blåtind shooting and training range in Målselv municipality, on September 14, 2025. One person was seriously ...
last-modified: 2025-10-14T13:06:54

title: Report on tent fire at Sessvollmoen Military Camp in Ullensaker municipality on 22 March 2025
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Published-reports/2025-02
description: The tent fire occurred during the use of an M94 tent stove (Multifuel) as part of preparations for a Home Guard refresher exercise at the Sessvollmoen military camp. A soldier discovered fuel leaking from the stove, which quickly caught fire and caused the tent to burn down. Ther...
last-modified: 2025-10-13T08:56:35

title: Investigation of an accident with a light terrain vehicle (ATV) in Hengsvann shooting and training range in Notodden municipality
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Investigations/25-307
description: The NSIA has initiated a safety investigation into an accident with a light terrain vehicle that occurred at the Hengsvann shooting and training range on 20 May 2025. One person died in the accident.
last-modified: 2025-06-25T15:37:12

title: Investigation of shooting accident at Setermoen shooting and training range in Bardu municipality
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Investigations/25-277
description: The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) has initiated a safety investigation into a shooting accident that occurred at the Setermoen shooting and training range in Bardu municipality, on 8 May 2025. One soldier was injured in the accident.
last-modified: 2025-06-10T08:54:05

title: Report on serious incident involving a spontaneous smoke hand grenade in the Eastern Norway training area on 5 December 2023
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Published-reports/2025-01
description: The serious incident that caused caustic injuries to the eye area of a squad leader on 5 December 2023 occurred when the squad leader threw a NM239 smoke hand grenade. The grenade contains a liquid which forms hydrochloric acid upon contact with water, for example in the eyes or ...
last-modified: 2025-04-10T10:57:17

title: Report on military incident with soldiers exposed to hypothermia at Råholt bad, Eidsvoll municipality 21 January 2023
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Published-reports/2024-01
description: The incident occurred during an exercise that involved "assault course", including staying in a cold plunge pool. As a result of sitting for too long in the cold plunge pool three conscript soldiers were exposed to varying degrees of hypothermia. The NSIA considers the incident s...
last-modified: 2024-05-15T07:30:55

title: Report on run-off-the-road accident with a military vehicle on E10 at Taraldsvika in Tjeldsund county on 29 March 2022
link: https://nsia.no/Defence/Published-reports/2023-03
description: The run-off-the-road accident occurred when a convoy of vehicles was travelling from Andøya to Bogen following the exercise Cold Response 2022. The accident occurred as a consequence of the combination of a light utility vehicle towing a trailer-mounted generator, deceleration, s...
last-modified: 2023-03-29T11:28:30