The Norwegian government wants to lease civilian helicopters to secure police helicopter availability in Northern Norway. The armed forces will provide temporary helicopter assistance until the police has established a leasing agreement.

The government wants to increase the police budget allocation by NOK 61 million (€ 6 mill.) in the state budget for 2020 to this purpose.

The government also aims to establish a new SAR helicopter base in Tromsø in order to improve SAR preparedness and capacity in Northern Norway.