Male: 17-44 (55 for officers) years of age for compulsory military service. Female: 17 years of age for military service. Compulsory for females born in 2000 or later.
The military force in peace time is around 17,185 personnel including military and civilian staff, and around 70,000[4] in total with the current military personnel, conscripts and the Norwegian Home Guard in full mobilization.[1]
Among European NATO members, the military expenditure of US$7.2 billion is the highest per capita.
An organised military was first assembled in Norway in the 9th century and its early focus was naval warfare. The army was created in 1628 as part of Denmark–Norway, followed by two centuries of regular wars. A Norwegian military was established in 1814, but the military did not see combat until the German occupation of Norway in 1940. Norway abandoned its position as a neutral country in 1949 to become a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Cold War saw a large build-up of air stations and military bases, especially in Northern Norway. Since the 2000s, the military has transformed from a focus on defence from an invasion to a mobile force for international missions.
Defence Staff Norway (DEFSTNOR) in Oslo acts as the staff of the Chief of Defence. It is headed by a three-star general or admiral. DEFSTNOR assigns priorities, manages resources, provides force generation and support activities. Each of the four branches of defence is headed by a two-star general/admiral who are subordinate to DEFSTNOR.
Norwegian Joint Headquarters (NJHQ) located at Reitan, close to Bodø has operational control of Norwegian armed forces worldwide 24/7. It is headed by the Supreme Commander Norwegian Forces – a three-star general or admiral.
Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) at Kolsås outside Oslo is responsible for engineering, procurement, investment, supply, information and communications technology. It is also responsible for maintenance, repair and storage of material.
ConscriptionEdit
Brigade soldiers at an exercise
Conscription was constitutionally established the 12 April 1907 with Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov § 119.[7] Norway employs a weak form of mandatory military service for men and women. While 62,873 men and women were called in for the examination of persons liable for military service in 2010 (mandatory for men), 9,631 were conscripted.[8] In practice recruits are not forced to serve, instead only those who are motivated are selected.[9] In earlier times, up until at least the early 2000s, all men aged 19–44 were subject to mandatory service, with good reasons required to avoid becoming drafted.[citation needed]
Since 1985, women have been able to enlist for voluntary service as regular recruits.[10] On 14 June 2013, the Norwegian Parliament voted to extend conscription to women.[11] In 2015 conscription was extended to women making Norway the first NATO member and first European country to make national service compulsory for both men and women.[12] In 2020, women made up one-third of new conscripts.[13]
Students of professional subjects (doctors, psychologists, pharmacists, dentists, etc.) may serve their conscription after completing a six weeks course, receiving lieutenant ranking when they begin their service. This arrangement is called Conscript Academic Officer (Norwegian: Vernepliktige akademikere (VA)).[14]
In 2020, the media said that "several soldiers said that they were informed about additional four months of service; the information was given after military service had started".[15][needs context]
Telemark Battalion (Telemark Bataljon, 3.Bn), in Rena[18] with Leopard 2A4NO main battle tanks and CV90 infantry fighting vehiclesA Norwegian military police officer during a NATO exercise in 2014
The Norwegian Special Operations Command' (NORSOCOM) (Forsvarets Spesialstyrker (FS), was formed on 1 January 2014 by bringing the Special Operations Command (FSK), the army special warfare unit, and the Naval Special Operations Command (MJK), the naval special warfare unit, together under a unified command.
339 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (339 SKV), at Rygge Air Station and Bardufoss Air Station, flying Bell 412SP helicopters, providing air support to the special forces. Being an air force unit, chief NORSOCOM executes tactical command of 339 SOAS.[26]
Special Operations Air Task Group (SOATG), at Rygge Air Station, providing operational planning, command and control for Norwegian Air Force assets deployed in support of special operations.[27]
Norwegian Defence University CollegeEdit
The Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC) (Norwegian (bokmål): Forsvarets høgskole) is the institution in charge of officer and NCO training, re-qualification and military studies. The officer schools of the separate armed services are departments under NDUC and thus independent from their respective services. The central administration of the NDUC is located at the historic Akershus Fortress in the city center of Oslo.[28]
LeadershipEdit
Chief of the NDUC
The NDUC is headed by the Chief of the NDUC (sjef FHS, also referred to as rektor), a two-star rank.
Leading Group
The Chief of the NDUC is assisted by the Leading Group (or the Leader's Group, Ledergruppen), composed of the NDUC's Chief of Staff (stabssjef), the officer in charge of academic work (dekan), the chiefs of the Military Academy (Krigsskolen, the army officer school), the Air Force Academy (Luftkrigsskolen, the air force officer school) and the Naval Academy (Sjøkrigsskolen, the naval officer school), the Chief of the Cyber Engineer Academy (Cyberingeniørskolen, the recently established Cyber Defence branch's officer school), the Chief of the NCO School (Befalsskolen, joint for the armed forces), the directors of the two institutes for military studies and the NDUC's Command Sergeant Major (sjefssersjant).
Managing Board
The Managing Board of the NDUC (Høgskolestyret) is the governing body and it includes the Chief of the NDUC, The chiefs of the Army (Hæren), Navy (Sjøforsvaret) and the Air Force (Luftforsvaret), three members of the board (tre ansattrepresentanter), one external (audit) member of the board (ekstern representant) and one student (cadet or civilian) member of the board (studentrepresentant).
NDUC HS Administration
The NDUC Administration is composed of two staffs (administrative staff (Driftsstab) and academic work staff (Fagstab).
The Norwegian National Defence Staff College (FHS Stabsskolen) is located in the Akershus Fortress and provides education in general military studies, common to the services, such as strategic military leadership, international peacekeeping operations, Military-Civilian Cooperation etc. It offers Bachelor and Masters programs as well as advanced academic programs.
Defence Intelligence College
The Defence Intelligence College (Språk- og etterretningsskolen) is located at the Lutvann Barracks (Lutvann leir) in Oslo and the intelligence officer course is a three-year Bachelor program.
The Norwegian Military Academy (Krigsskolen) is the Norwegian army officer school, located at the Linderud Barracks (Linderud leir) in Oslo. It provides officer training and professional development, as well as a NCO training program for high school students (videregående befalsutdanning).
Air Force Academy
The Air Force Academy (Luftkrigsskolen) is the Norwegian air force officer school, located in the Kuhaugen area of Trondheim. It provides officer training and professional development, as well as a NCO training program for high school students (videregående befalsutdanning).
Naval Academy
The Naval Academy (Sjøkrigsskolen) is the Norwegian navy officer school, located in the Laksevåg area of Bergen. It provides officer training and professional development, as well as a NCO training program for high school students (videregående befalsutdanning).
Cyber Engineer Academy
The Cyber Engineer Academy (Cyberingeniørskolen) is the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force officer school, located at the Jørstadmoen Barracks (Jørstadmoen leir) in Fåberg near Lillehammer. It provides training for officer training in communication and information system operations.
NCO School
The NCO School (Befalsskolen) is a joint institution, training sergeants for all the services. It is located at the Sessvollmoen Barracks (Sessvollmoen leir) in Sessvollmoen near Oslo - Gardermoen IAP. The school was established in 2019 by merging the NCO school of the army (Hærens befalsskole), navy (Befalsskolen for Sjøforsvaret), air force (Luftforsvarets flygeskole), engineering services (Forsvarets ingeniørhøgskole), military intelligence service (Forsvarets etterretningshøgskole) and the Home Guard (Heimevernets befalsskole).
CentersEdit
Institute for Defence Studies
The Institute for Defence Studies (Institutt for forsvarsstudier) is located at the Akershus Fortress. It is organised in four centres: Centre for Norwegian and European Security, Centre for Civil-Military Relations, Centre for Asian Studies and Centre for Transatlantic Studies
Armed Forces Higher School Strategic Course
The Strategic Course (FSH / Sjefskurs)[30] trains senior military officers and high-ranking government officials in strategic military command and national security studies. It uses the education resources of the Institute for Defence Studies, but it is independent from it, directly subordinated to the Chief of the AFHS.
Small arms and handgunsEdit
Heckler & Koch MP5 – replaced by the MP7 in most positions, used by parts of the Home Guard
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Norwegian Armed Forces news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Norwegian Armed Forces Norwegian Forsvaret lit The Defence is the military organization 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 Norwegian Armed ForcesForsvaretCoat of armsMotto For alt vi har Og alt vi er For everything we have And everything we are Founded1628Current form1990Service branchesNorwegian Army Royal Norwegian Navy Norwegian Coast Guard Royal Norwegian Air Force Home Guard Cyber Defence ForceHeadquartersNorwegian Joint HeadquartersWebsiteOfficial websiteLeadershipKingHarald VPrime MinisterJonas Gahr StoreMinister of DefenceBjorn Arild GramChief of DefenceGeneral Eirik KristoffersenPersonnelMilitary ageMale 17 44 55 for officers years of age for compulsory military service Female 17 years of age for military service Compulsory for females born in 2000 or later Conscription19 month service obligation Reaching militaryage annually31 980 males 30 543 femalesActive personnel23 250 2019 1 Reserve personnel40 000 in the Norwegian Home Guard 2019 1 Deployed personnel384 2019 2 ExpendituresBudgetUS 7 231 billion 2020 3 Percent of GDP2 2020 3 Related articlesHistoryMilitary history of NorwayRanksRanks and insigniaThe military force in peace time is around 17 185 personnel including military and civilian staff and around 70 000 4 in total with the current military personnel conscripts and the Norwegian Home Guard in full mobilization 1 Among European NATO members the military expenditure of US 7 2 billion is the highest per capita Contents 1 History 2 Organisation 3 Conscription 4 Structure 4 1 Joint 4 2 Norwegian Army 4 3 Royal Norwegian Navy 4 4 Royal Norwegian Air Force 4 5 Norwegian Home Guard 4 6 Norwegian Cyber Defence Force 4 7 Special forces 4 8 Norwegian Defence University College 4 8 1 Leadership 4 8 2 Departments 4 8 3 Centers 5 Small arms and handguns 6 References 6 1 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory EditAn organised military was first assembled in Norway in the 9th century and its early focus was naval warfare The army was created in 1628 as part of Denmark Norway followed by two centuries of regular wars A Norwegian military was established in 1814 but the military did not see combat until the German occupation of Norway in 1940 Norway abandoned its position as a neutral country in 1949 to become a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO The Cold War saw a large build up of air stations and military bases especially in Northern Norway Since the 2000s the military has transformed from a focus on defence from an invasion to a mobile force for international missions Norway had its combat units withdraw from the War in Afghanistan in 2021 5 During the war Norwegian combat forces had been on loan to ISAF and later on loan to Resolute Support Mission nbsp Norwegian combat forces were on loan to Operation Resolute Support in AfghanistanOrganisation EditThe formal commander in chief is King Harald V however the de facto supreme decision making is made by the Cabinet led by the Prime Minister The Chief of Defence a four star general or admiral is the professional head and leader of the armed forces and is the principal military adviser to the Minister of Defence The Chief of Defence and his staff is located at Akershus Fortress in Oslo while the Norwegian Joint Headquarters responsible for commanding operations is located in Bodo The main naval base is Haakonsvern in Bergen the main army camps are in Bardu Malselv and Rena and the main air station is Orland Military branches in order of seniority Norwegian Army Royal Norwegian Navy Royal Norwegian Air Force Home Guard Norwegian Cyber Defence Force Norwegian Special Operation Forces NORSOF 6 Other main structures include Defence Staff Norway DEFSTNOR in Oslo acts as the staff of the Chief of Defence It is headed by a three star general or admiral DEFSTNOR assigns priorities manages resources provides force generation and support activities Each of the four branches of defence is headed by a two star general admiral who are subordinate to DEFSTNOR Norwegian Joint Headquarters NJHQ located at Reitan close to Bodo has operational control of Norwegian armed forces worldwide 24 7 It is headed by the Supreme Commander Norwegian Forces a three star general or admiral Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation NDLO at Kolsas outside Oslo is responsible for engineering procurement investment supply information and communications technology It is also responsible for maintenance repair and storage of material Conscription Edit nbsp Brigade soldiers at an exerciseConscription was constitutionally established the 12 April 1907 with Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov 119 7 Norway employs a weak form of mandatory military service for men and women While 62 873 men and women were called in for the examination of persons liable for military service in 2010 mandatory for men 9 631 were conscripted 8 In practice recruits are not forced to serve instead only those who are motivated are selected 9 In earlier times up until at least the early 2000s all men aged 19 44 were subject to mandatory service with good reasons required to avoid becoming drafted citation needed Since 1985 women have been able to enlist for voluntary service as regular recruits 10 On 14 June 2013 the Norwegian Parliament voted to extend conscription to women 11 In 2015 conscription was extended to women making Norway the first NATO member and first European country to make national service compulsory for both men and women 12 In 2020 women made up one third of new conscripts 13 There is a right of conscientious objection citation needed Students of professional subjects doctors psychologists pharmacists dentists etc may serve their conscription after completing a six weeks course receiving lieutenant ranking when they begin their service This arrangement is called Conscript Academic Officer Norwegian Vernepliktige akademikere VA 14 In 2020 the media said that several soldiers said that they were informed about additional four months of service the information was given after military service had started 15 needs context Structure EditJoint Edit Norwegian Joint Headquarters in Bodo Norwegian Intelligence Service 12 Home Guard districts Tactical Mobile Land Maritime Command Joint ISTAR Unit Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Module based ISTAR Unit Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command Kystjegerkommandoen in Norwegian Unmanned aerial vehicle capability Airborne Ground Surveillance joint NATO project Norwegian Home Guard 45 000 personnel rapid reaction forces follow on forces reinforcement forces and reserves Capacity for information operations Norwegian Defence Security Department NORDSD Flexible medical units NRBC protection Nuclear radiological biological chemical weapons Explosive Ordnance Disposal Joint C2I Unit command control and information Civil Military Coordination Unit CIMIC Deployable logistical support nbsp Norwegian ISAF soldiers in Afghanistan in 20092 mobilisation host country battalions logistics for allied reinforcements nbsp Norwegian Leopard 2 on 14 March 2014Norwegian Army Edit From 1 August 2009 the Norwegian Army changed its structure 16 17 Brigade Nord operational units Armoured Battalion Panserbataljonen 1 Bn in Setermoen 18 with Leopard 2A4NO main battle tanks and CV90 infantry fighting vehicles 2nd Battalion 2 Bataljon mechanized infantry in Skjold 18 with Bandvagn 206 vehicles Telemark Battalion Telemark Bataljon 3 Bn in Rena 18 with Leopard 2A4NO main battle tanks and CV90 infantry fighting vehicles nbsp A Norwegian military police officer during a NATO exercise in 2014 Artillery Battalion Artilleribataljonen in Setermoen 18 with K9 Thunder self propelled howitzers Combat Engineer Battalion Ingeniorbataljonen in Skjold 18 Signals Battalion Sambandsbataljonen in Bardufoss 18 Medical Battalion Sanitetsbataljonen in Setermoen 18 Combat Service Support Battalion Stridstrenbataljonen in Bardufoss 18 Military Police Company Militaerpoliti kompaniet in Bardufoss 18 Finnmark Territorial Defence Finnmark Landforsvar Garrison of Sor Varanger Porsanger Battalion Finnmark 17th Home Guard District Finnmark HV district 17 HV 17 permanently attached to the army lead FTD Army Land Warfare Centre His Majesty the King s Guard Logistics and Operational Support Operation Support DetachmentRoyal Norwegian Navy Edit nbsp A Norwegian Skjold class fast missile boat4 Fridtjof Nansen class Aegis frigates 6 Skjold class fast missile boats 6 Ula class submarines Mine Warfare Capability 6 8 Oksoy class mine hunters and Alta class minesweepers Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command Tactical Boat Squadron CB90 class fast assault craft Norwegian Naval EOD Command divers Fleet Logistics Command Supply ship Maud Royal yacht Norge Magnus Lagabote Olav Trygvasson Coast Guard 1 Svalbard class vessel 3 Barentshav class vessels 3 Nordkapp class offshore patrol vessel Leased vessels NoCGV Tromso and KV Alesund KV Harstad 6 ocean patrol vessels Inner coast guard 25 leased vessels Tug capacityRoyal Norwegian Air Force Edit 37 Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning II 52 ordered 2 Air Control Centre Recognized Air picture Production Centre Sensor Fusion post ARS Sorreisa and ARS Magero Strategic Airlift Aerial refueling common NATO projects Maritime surveillance 4 x P 3C Orion and 2 x P 3N Orion Being replaced by five P 8A Poseidon to be delivered between 2022 and 2023 19 Transport 4x C 130J Super Hercules Air Defence NASAMS 3 Air Wing for Special Forces 6 x Bell 412 18 Bell 412 transport helicopters Deployable base support 12 Sea King search and rescue helicopters Being replaced by 16 AW101 20 21 Norwegian Home Guard Edit Home GuardNorwegian Cyber Defence Force Edit Norwegian Cyber Defence ForceSpecial forces Edit The Norwegian Special Operations Command NORSOCOM Forsvarets Spesialstyrker FS was formed on 1 January 2014 by bringing the Special Operations Command FSK the army special warfare unit and the Naval Special Operations Command MJK the naval special warfare unit together under a unified command NORSOCOM Forsvarets Spesjalstyrker FS Akershus Fortress Oslo Chief of NORSOCOM a two star officer member of the Commander of the Armed Forces s management group Taktisk Kommando TAKOM special forces specific command element embedded with the Norwegian Joint Headquarters FOH outside Bodo Special Operations Command Norwegian Forsvarets Spesialkommando FSK 6 at Rena Army Camp part of Osterdal Garrison FSK Staff unknown number of combat squadrons 22 Paratrooper Troop platoon consisting of conscripts highly trained for raid and airborne ISTAR operations Hunter Troop special reconnaissance training unit made up of female conscripts 23 Initial and Operational Special Forces Training Base on the tiny islet of Vealos facing the former Karljohansvern Naval Base in Horten Naval Special Operations Command Norwegian Marinejegerkommandoen MJK 24 6 at Jaeger s Bight in Haakonsvern Naval Base near Bergen A research paper 25 of the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment puts the force structure of the MJK at a staff and six combat squadrons MJK Staff Alfa Squadron combat divers squadron Norway s premier naval special warfare unit Bravo Squadron combat divers squadron entry unit for recent graduates of the frogmen training course Reconnaissance Squadron special reconnaissance and intelligence unit Echo Squadron special boat squadron Lima Squadron combat support squadron Training Squadron at Ramsund Naval War Station near Tjeldsund 339 Special Operations Aviation Squadron 339 SKV at Rygge Air Station and Bardufoss Air Station flying Bell 412SP helicopters providing air support to the special forces Being an air force unit chief NORSOCOM executes tactical command of 339 SOAS 26 Special Operations Air Task Group SOATG at Rygge Air Station providing operational planning command and control for Norwegian Air Force assets deployed in support of special operations 27 Norwegian Defence University College Edit The Norwegian Defence University College NDUC Norwegian bokmal Forsvarets hogskole is the institution in charge of officer and NCO training re qualification and military studies The officer schools of the separate armed services are departments under NDUC and thus independent from their respective services The central administration of the NDUC is located at the historic Akershus Fortress in the city center of Oslo 28 Leadership Edit Chief of the NDUCThe NDUC is headed by the Chief of the NDUC sjef FHS also referred to as rektor a two star rank Leading GroupThe Chief of the NDUC is assisted by the Leading Group or the Leader s Group Ledergruppen composed of the NDUC s Chief of Staff stabssjef the officer in charge of academic work dekan the chiefs of the Military Academy Krigsskolen the army officer school the Air Force Academy Luftkrigsskolen the air force officer school and the Naval Academy Sjokrigsskolen the naval officer school the Chief of the Cyber Engineer Academy Cyberingeniorskolen the recently established Cyber Defence branch s officer school the Chief of the NCO School Befalsskolen joint for the armed forces the directors of the two institutes for military studies and the NDUC s Command Sergeant Major sjefssersjant Managing BoardThe Managing Board of the NDUC Hogskolestyret is the governing body and it includes the Chief of the NDUC The chiefs of the Army Haeren Navy Sjoforsvaret and the Air Force Luftforsvaret three members of the board tre ansattrepresentanter one external audit member of the board ekstern representant and one student cadet or civilian member of the board studentrepresentant NDUC HS AdministrationThe NDUC Administration is composed of two staffs administrative staff Driftsstab and academic work staff Fagstab Departments Edit The following departments form the AFHS 29 28 Norwegian National Defence Staff CollegeThe Norwegian National Defence Staff College FHS Stabsskolen is located in the Akershus Fortress and provides education in general military studies common to the services such as strategic military leadership international peacekeeping operations Military Civilian Cooperation etc It offers Bachelor and Masters programs as well as advanced academic programs Defence Intelligence CollegeThe Defence Intelligence College Sprak og etterretningsskolen is located at the Lutvann Barracks Lutvann leir in Oslo and the intelligence officer course is a three year Bachelor program Norwegian Military AcademyThe Norwegian Military Academy Krigsskolen is the Norwegian army officer school located at the Linderud Barracks Linderud leir in Oslo It provides officer training and professional development as well as a NCO training program for high school students videregaende befalsutdanning Air Force AcademyThe Air Force Academy Luftkrigsskolen is the Norwegian air force officer school located in the Kuhaugen area of Trondheim It provides officer training and professional development as well as a NCO training program for high school students videregaende befalsutdanning Naval AcademyThe Naval Academy Sjokrigsskolen is the Norwegian navy officer school located in the Laksevag area of Bergen It provides officer training and professional development as well as a NCO training program for high school students videregaende befalsutdanning Cyber Engineer AcademyThe Cyber Engineer Academy Cyberingeniorskolen is the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force officer school located at the Jorstadmoen Barracks Jorstadmoen leir in Faberg near Lillehammer It provides training for officer training in communication and information system operations NCO SchoolThe NCO School Befalsskolen is a joint institution training sergeants for all the services It is located at the Sessvollmoen Barracks Sessvollmoen leir in Sessvollmoen near Oslo Gardermoen IAP The school was established in 2019 by merging the NCO school of the army Haerens befalsskole navy Befalsskolen for Sjoforsvaret air force Luftforsvarets flygeskole engineering services Forsvarets ingeniorhogskole military intelligence service Forsvarets etterretningshogskole and the Home Guard Heimevernets befalsskole Centers Edit Institute for Defence StudiesThe Institute for Defence Studies Institutt for forsvarsstudier is located at the Akershus Fortress It is organised in four centres Centre for Norwegian and European Security Centre for Civil Military Relations Centre for Asian Studies and Centre for Transatlantic StudiesArmed Forces Higher School Strategic CourseThe Strategic Course FSH Sjefskurs 30 trains senior military officers and high ranking government officials in strategic military command and national security studies It uses the education resources of the Institute for Defence Studies but it is independent from it directly subordinated to the Chief of the AFHS Small arms and handguns EditHeckler amp Koch MP5 replaced by the MP7 in most positions used by parts of the Home Guard Heckler amp Koch MP7 standard issue SMG Heckler amp Koch HK416 standard assault rifle Heckler amp Koch HK417 designated marksman rifle Colt Canada C8SFW special forces only AG3 former standard assault rifle currently used by parts of the Home Guard No longer in service Barrett M82 Barrett MRAD Glock 17 standard issue pistol replaced by the MP7 in some positions Heckler amp Koch USP in use with special forces Rheinmetall MG3 partly replaced by FN Minimi and FN MAG as crew weapon FN Minimi M2 Browning known as 12 7 MITR M72 LAW light anti armour weapon Carl Gustav recoilless rifle anti armour weapon FGM 148 Javelin anti armour guided missile M320 Grenade Launcher Module 31 References Edit a b c IISS 2020 p 132 IISS 2020 p 133 a b Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries 2013 2020 PDF North Atlantic Treaty Organization 16 March 2021 Forsvaret i tall Veum Eirik 29 June 2021 Vi blir fortsatt i Afghanistan We are still in Afghanistan NRK in Norwegian Retrieved 29 June 2021 a b c Olsen Tommy Thormodsen Marius June 2014 Forging Norwegian Special Operation Forces Master s thesis U S Navy Postgraduate School OCLC 893922200 Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 Retrieved 16 September 2017 Norwegian constitution Norwegian Tall og statistikk Figures and statistics NDF in Norwegian 11 January 2011 Archived from the original on 12 January 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2021 Norway s military conscription becomes gender neutral Deutsche Welle Retrieved 24 November 2015 Committee on Women in the NATO Forces Norway NATO International Military Staff 26 March 2002 Norway becomes first NATO country to draft women into military Reuters 14 June 2013 Retrieved 15 June 2013 Universal Conscription Norwegian Armed Forces 11 June 2015 Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 25 June 2016 A Look at Norway s Approach to Gender Neutral Conscription Fra akademiker til offiser pa 6 uker Norwegian Armed Forces Retrieved 30 April 2022 Bentzrod Sveinung Berg 15 November 2020 Trodde de skulle pa 12 maneders militaertjeneste Fikk beskjed om at de skulle vaere ute i 16 Thought they were going on 12 months of military service Was told they were going to be out in 16 Aftenposten in Norwegian Flere soldater sier de fikk vite om fire ekstra maneder etter at tjenesten var i gang Several soldiers say they were told about four extra months after the service started Front page PDF Mil no Retrieved 24 December 2014 permanent dead link Front page PDF Mil no Retrieved 24 December 2014 permanent dead link a b c d e f g h i Organisation The Norwegian Army Forsvaret 16 September 2020 Retrieved 20 June 2021 Norge har inngatt kontrakt om kjop av fem nye P 8A Poseidon maritime patruljefly Norway has entered into a contract for the purchase of five new P 8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft Regjeringen no in Norwegian 29 March 2017 Perry Dominic 20 November 2017 Norway takes first SAR roled AW101 Flight Global Archived from the original on 20 November 2017 Retrieved 20 November 2017 Jennings Gareth 19 November 2017 Norway receives first AW101 SAR helicopter IHS Jane s 360 Archived from the original on 20 November 2017 Retrieved 20 November 2017 Leraand Dag 18 December 2019 Forsvarets spesialkommando Armed Forces Special Command Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 7 July 2021 Jegertroppen Forsvaret in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 7 July 2021 Organisation The Norwegian Special Forces Forsvaret Danielsen Tone 2012 Hos oss sitter kulturen i hjertet en antropologisk studie av kultur i Marinejegerkommandoen in Norwegian Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt FFI p 45 ISBN 978 82 464 2052 3 Staende kontraterrorberedskap Standing counter terrorism preparedness Forsvaret in Norwegian Bokmal 2 July 2020 Sammen er vi sterke Together we are strong Forsvaret in Norwegian Bokmal 31 August 2020 Retrieved 7 July 2021 a b The Norwegian Defence University College Norwegian Armed Forces Avdelinger ved Forsvarets hogskole Departments at the Norwegian Defense College Forsvaret in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 2 July 2021 Sjefskurset Forsvaret in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 2 July 2021 AG HK416 granatutskytningsror AG HK416 grenade launcher Forsvaret in Norwegian Bokmal 28 June 2016 Archived from the original on 5 August 2020 Bibliography Edit IISS 2020 The Military Balance 2020 Routledge ISBN 978 0 36746 639 8 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norwegian Armed Forces Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence Archived from the original on 30 June 2001 Norwegian Defence Force Archived from the original on 10 December 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