Norwegian Armed Forces
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| Leadership |
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| Commander-in-Chief — King Harald V |
| Minister of Defence — Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen |
| Chief of Staff — General Sverre Diesen |
| Administrative headquarter — Oslo Operational headquarter — Jåttå |
| Military Age — 19-44 |
| Conscription — 12 months |
| Active personnel — 23.000 (ranked 90th) |
| Reserve personnel — 50.000 |
| Expenditures |
| Budget — 6,200,000,000 USD |
| Percent of GDP — 1,36 |
| Industry |
| Domestic suppliers — Kongsberg Gruppen, Nammo |
| Annual imports — 115,000,000 USD |
| Annual exports — 432,000,000 USD |
| Components |
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Navy (Coast Guard) Air Force Home Guard |
| Ranks |
| Norwegian military ranks |
| Bugle calls |
| Bugle calls of the Norwegian Army |
The Norwegian Armed Forces (Norwegian: Forsvaret) numbers about 23,000 personnel, including civilian employees.[1] According to current (as of 2009) mobilisation plans, the strength during full mobilisation is approximately 83,000 combatant personnel.[1] Norway has mandatory military service for males (6-12 months of training) and voluntary service for females.
Norwegian Armed Forces are subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (headed by the Minister of Defence). The Commander-in-Chief is H.M. King Harald V.
Under the Constitution, the Minister of Defence is accountable to Parliament for all activities carried out by the agencies under his/her responsibility. This means that the Ministry, as part of the executive branch of government, is responsible for supervising the activity of its subordinate agencies, among other things by carrying out overall supervisory functions.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is from 2003 an integrated structure with civilian and military personnel. Subordinate to the MoD are the "Armed Forces' Military Organisation" as well as the three civilian agencies: the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the National Security Agency and the Defence Estate Agency.
The main annual national exercise is Cold Response, held yearly, with all NATO member states invited.
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[edit] Armed Forces' Military Organization
Military branches (in order of seniority):
The Armed Forces Military Organization is headed by the "Chief of Defense" (a four star general or admiral). The Chief of Defense is both head of the military organization and principal military adviser to the Minister of Defense. The Armed Forces Military Organization consists of the following main structures:
- Defense Staff Norway (DEFSTNOR) in Oslo acts as the staff of the Chief of Defense. It is headed by a three star general or admiral. DEFSTNOR assigns priorities, manages resources, provides force generation and support activities. The each of the four branches of defense is headed by a two star general/admiral who are subordinate to DEFSTNOR.
- National Joint Headquarters (NJHQ) in Mount Jåttå close to Stavanger has operational control of Norwegian defense forces worldwide 24/7. It is headed by the Supreme Commander Norwegian Forces - a three star general or admiral. Subordinate to NJHQ is the Regional Headquarters North in Bodø. Located the same place as NJHQ is NATO's Joint Warfare Center (JWC).
- Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization (NDLO) at Kolsås outside Oslo is responsible for engineering, procurement, investment, supply, information and communications technology. It also has responsibility for maintenance, repair and storage of material.
[edit] Structure 2008
The Norwegian armed forces will be reorganised during the period 2005 to 2008. The structure after 2008 is planned to be as follows.
Joint:
- 1 National Joint Headquarters in Stavanger
- 2 Regional Command in Bodø and Stavanger
- 12 Home Guard districts
- Tactical Mobile Land/Maritime Command
- Norwegian Defence Special Forces
- Norwegian Army Special Operations Command Hærens Jegerkommando in Norwegian. (Roughly the equivalent to the UK Special Air Service).
- Norwegian Naval Special Operations Command Marinejegerkommandoen in Norwegian. (Roughly the equivalent to the US Navy Seals or UK Special Boat Service).
- 1 Air Wing, 720Sqn.
- 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 - 50 000 personnel + 33 000 (reserve), rapid reaction forces, follow-on-forces, reinforcement forces and reserves.
- Capacity for information operations
- 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
- 2 mobilisation host country battalions (logistics for allied reinforcements)
- 1 mechanised infantry brigade (Brigade Nord)
- 1 mobilisation mechanised infantry brigade (Brigade 6)
- 1 mobile tactical land command (6th Division)
- Division/Corps units; ISTAR Unit, transport unit, fuel unit, NRBC search and cleaning unit, engineering unit, bridge unit
- Norwegian Army Special Operations Command
- Home Guard (Land)
- Border Guards
- HM the King's Guard
- 5 Fridtjof Nansen class Aegis frigates
- 6 Skjold class fast patrol boats
- 6 Ula class submarines
- Mine Warfare Capability
- 6 (8) Oksøy class mine hunter and Alta class mine sweeper
- Mine Clearance Command (divers); HNoMS Tyr support vessel
- Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command
- Naval Ranger Command
- Tactical Naval Command
- Logistics/Support Capacity
- Home Guard (Sea)
- Coast Guard
- 1 Svalbard class vessel
- 3 Barentshav class vessels
- 3 Nordkapp class OPV
- Leased vessels (KV Tromsø and KV Ålesund, KV Harstad, 6 ocean patrol vessels)
- Inner coast guard (25 leased vessels)
- Tug capacity
- Strategic Sealift
- Home Guard (Sea) (235 patrol and Tug vessels)
- 72 + 2(1987) F-16 Fighting Falcon about 50-60 operational.
- 2 Air Control Centre/Recognized Air picture Production Centre/Sensor Fusion post (ARS Sørreisa and ARS Mågerø)
- Strategic Airlift / Aerial refueling (common NATO projects)
- Maritime surveillance (4 x P-3C Orion and 2 x P-3N Orion
- Electronic Warfare (2 + 1 DA-20 Jet Falcon)
- Transport 6x C-130 Hercules OUTDATED, 4x C-130J Super Hercules first received Nov. 2008.
- Air Defence Artillery (NASAMS)
- Air Wing for Special Forces (6 x Bell 412SP)
- Home Guard (Air)
- 18 Bell 412SP transport and light attack helicopters
- 6 NH-90 maritime helicopters (frigates)
- Deployable base support
- 12 Sea King search and rescue helicopters
[edit] Small arms and handguns
- AG3 - standard assault rifle, to be replaced by the HK416. (Started in 2008)
- Heckler & Koch MP5 - to be replaced by the HK416 and MP7.
- Heckler & Koch MP7
- Heckler & Koch HK416 - the new standard assault rifle.
- Heckler & Koch HK417
- Heckler & Koch G36 - Special forces only
- Colt Canada C7 rifle - Special forces only
- Barrett M82
- Glock 17 - to be replaced by the MP7 in some areas.
- Rheinmetall MG3
- M72 LAW - Anti armour weapon
- Carl Gustav recoilless rifle - Anti armour weapon
[edit] References
- ^ a b "NDF official numbers". NDF. http://www.mil.no/languages/english/start/facts/article.jhtml?articleID=32061. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
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