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Norwegian Armed forces

Norway
Population
5,425,270
Military budget
7.3 billion $
Active personnel
23,250
Nuclear weapons
☢
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Oslo
Area: 323,802 km2
Population: 5,425,270
Etnic groups: Norwegian 86%, other 14%
Religions: Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 82.1%, other Christian 3.9%, Muslim 2.3%, Roman Catholic 1.8%, other 2.4%, unspecified 7.5%

Military branches

(Forsvaret) Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV).

Military service

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).

Military expenditures

Military budget
7.3 billion $
Percent of GDP
2

Manpower

Active personnel
23,250
Reserve
40,000
Available
1,078,181

Land Forces

Tanks
52
AFV
553
Artillery
44
Self-propelled guns
35
Rocket artillery
9
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
Leopard 2A4NO 52

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
CV9030N 162
M113 288
Patria Pasi 75
- ATF Dingo 20
- Fuchs 1A8 8
- ACSV G5 -

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
K9 Thunder 24
M109A3GNM 11

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
M270 MLRS 9

Air Forces

Total aircraft
104
Fighters
0
Multirole
25
Attack
0
Helicopters
38
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber
F-35 25

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
- AgustaWestland AW101 11
- Bell 412 18
- Westland Sea King 9

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
41
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
4
Corvettes
6
Submarines
6
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
Fridtjof Nansen-class 4

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- Skjold class 6

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
Ula-class 6

☢ Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.