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In January 2019, the Norwegian Armed Forces ordered 1,000 new M2A2N, which will replace the older M2. The need expressed might reach up to 1,300 machine guns in total. [17] Precision rifles Heckler & Koch HK417 Germany: Designated marksman rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: Replaced the NM149 in the Norwegian Armed Forces. [9] [18] Barrett MRAD United ...
In 1993, the company Norwegian Defence Technology (NFT) became publicly listed and partially privatized. Two years later, in 1995, the company took the name Kongsberg Gruppen and the current logo was established. Then followed a long series of acquisitions. This included buying back the maritime division.
Gloster Gladiator 423 in 1938-1940 Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar One of the four Norwegian Caproni Ca.310s c. 1939 Norwegian Army Air Service Fokker CV-D photographed in 1990 Tiger Moth in Norwegian markings, 24 June 2001 Royal Norwegian Air Force F-5A Freedom Fighter aircraft flying in close formation with a New Jersey Air National Guard F-4 Phantom II aircraft during an exercise in 1982.
Norway has agreed with U.S. authorities to buy AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air defence missiles for more than 4 billion Norwegian crowns ($362.91 million), the Norwegian military said on Monday. "With more ...
The Norwegian Armed Forces (Norwegian: Forsvaret, lit. 'The Defence') are the armed forces 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.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret, lit. 'The Air Defence') is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian Armed Forces on 10 November 1944. The RNoAF's peacetime establishment is approximately 2,430 employees (officers, enlisted staff and civilians). 600 personnel also serve their ...
The Norwegian Army (Norwegian: Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces.The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628.
Russian forces stationed in the Arctic near Norway are "20% or less" of the number they were before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Norway's chief of defence said on Saturday. Norway is ...