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The Norwegian Armed Forces (Norwegian: Forsvaret, lit. 'The Defence') are the armed forces responsible for the defence of Norway.It consists of five branches, the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, which includes the Coast Guard, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, the Home Guard, and Norwegian Cyber Defence Force as well as several joint departments.
The Norwegian Army (Norwegian: Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces.The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628.
In 2011, the Minimi was also selected as the new light machine gun of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and an order was placed with FN for 1,900 weapons. [11] [12] Sight: Elcan SpecterDR 1-4×; Minimi MK3 Belgium: General purpose medium machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO: 1,000 received in 2022 (with 3,000 more on option). [12]
Henrik Omtvedt Jenssen, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Armed Forces, told Norway's NRK media outlet that the Russian aircraft included two Tu-95 strategic bombers and two Su-33 fighter jets.
Norway has agreed with U.S. authorities to buy AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air defence missiles for more than 4 billion Norwegian crowns ($362.91 million), the Norwegian military said on Monday. "With more ...
Two generals from Norway and Russia met in the Arctic on Thursday to discuss border cooperation and related issues, the Norwegian armed forces said on Friday, in the first known such meeting since ...
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret, lit. 'The Air Defence') is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian Armed Forces on 10 November 1944. The RNoAF's peacetime establishment is approximately 2,430 employees (officers, enlisted staff and civilians). 600 personnel also serve their ...
Norway is to increase the number of conscripted soldiers from the present 9,000 to 13,500, the Norwegian government said Tuesday. “We must have enough people with the right skills at the right ...