Military power of Norway & Romania
Norway vs Romania
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 militaryRomania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.
Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
NO | RO | |
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Military budget: | 7.3 billion $ | 8.7 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2% | 2.5% |
Manpower
NO | RO | |
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Active personnel: | 23,250 | 68,500 |
Reserve personnel: | 40,000 | 53,000 |
Available for military: | 1,078,181 | 5,601,234 |
Land Forces
NO | RO | ||
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Tanks: | 52 | 440 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 553 | 1,352 | |
Total artillery: | 44 | 1,355 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 35 | 53 | |
Rocket artillery: | 9 | 207 |
Air Forces
NO | RO | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 104 | 165 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 23 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 25 | 14 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 38 | 69 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
NO | RO | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 41 | 55 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 4 | 3 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 7 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 1 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Norway
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Romania
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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).
Romania
18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.