Five MPs proposed that the government exercise a 2017 option to purchase three new AW169 police helicopters, arguing that large parts of the country lack operational helicopter capacity. The proposal called for establishing dedicated bases and emergency response facilities outside central eastern Norway. The Standing Committee on Justice recommended that the Storting reject it.
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The Storting calls on the government to exercise the 2017 option to purchase three new AW169 police helicopters, with the aim of establishing dedicated police bases and emergency response facilities outside central eastern Norway.
As an alternative proposal from members of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, and Christian Democratic Party: The Storting calls on the government to present, no later than the 2027 state budget proposal, a plan to implement the Police Directorate's recommendations from the feasibility study and concept study on increased helicopter capacity for police, including launching a preliminary project for new helicopter bases, hangar facilities, and drone operations.
Document 8:138 S (2025–2026) – Private member's bill from MPs Stian Storbukås, Anette Carnarius Elseth, Finn Krokeide, Helge André Njåstad, and Jon Engen-Helgheim on exercising the option for three police helicopters – is rejected.