Military power of Norway & NATO
Norway vs NATO
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.
More about Norway militaryThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949. NATO is a system of collective security: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by others countries. NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels. The following twelve states signed the treaty and became the founding members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. The following states joined the treaty after 1949: Greece, Germany, Turkey and Spain. Members who joined after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
Before and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, several NATO countries sent army to reinforce the alliance's eastern flank. Alliance had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500 kilometres long Eastern flank to deter possible Russian aggression. On 5 July the North Atlantic Alliance members signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland and formally approved the decisions of the NATO summit.
Finland joined the alliance on 4 April 2023.
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 7.3 billion $ | 1321.7 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2% | 0% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 23,250 | 3,254,339 |
Reserve personnel: | 40,000 | 2,633,732 |
Available for military: | 1,078,181 | 206,903,543 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 52 | 12,328 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 553 | 81,916 | |
Total artillery: | 44 | 12,467 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 35 | 4,439 | |
Rocket artillery: | 9 | 1,751 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 104 | 20,987 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 903 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 25 | 3,663 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 673 | |
Helicopters: | 38 | 7,945 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 965 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 41 | 1,990 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 30 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 121 | |
Frigates: | 4 | 111 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 54 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 144 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Norway
Does not have nuclear weapons.
NATO
Data not available
Military service
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).
NATO
Data not available