Military power of European Union EU & Norway
European Union EU vs Norway
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.
Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 295.8 billion $ | 7.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 2% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 1,277,969 | 23,250 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,687,132 | 40,000 |
Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 1,078,181 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 4,244 | 52 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,656 | 553 | |
Total artillery: | 6,056 | 44 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,856 | 35 | |
Rocket artillery: | 674 | 9 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 5,350 | 104 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 415 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 883 | 25 | |
Attack aircraft: | 142 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 2,336 | 38 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 68 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 1,306 | 41 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 18 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 69 | 4 | |
Corvettes: | 23 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 48 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
Data not available
Norway
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
European Union EU
Data not available
Norway
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).