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The Norwegian Armed Forces ( no, Forsvaret, , The Defence) is the military organization responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches, the Norwegian Army, the
Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, ...
, which includes the
Coast Guard A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to ...
, the
Royal Norwegian Air Force The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) ( no, Luftforsvaret, , 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 approximatel ...
, the
Home Guard Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting wi ...
, and
Norwegian Cyber Defence Force The Norwegian Cyber Defence Force ( no, Cyberforsvaret) is a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for military communications and defensive cyberwarfare in Norway. The force employs 1,500 people located at more than 60 locations. The m ...
as well as several joint departments. The military force in peace time is around 17 185 personnel including military and civilian staff, and around 70 000 in total with the current military personnel, conscripts and the
Norwegian Home Guard The Norwegian Home Guard ( no, Heimevernet – "HV") is the rapid mobilisation force within the Norwegian armed forces. Its main focus is local defense and civil support, but it can also detach volunteers for international operations. Its main t ...
in full mobilization. Among European NATO members, the military expenditure of US$7.2 billion is the highest per capita.


History

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 A neutral country is a state that is neutral towards belligerents in a specific war or holds itself as permanently neutral in all future conflicts (including avoiding entering into military alliances such as NATO, CSTO or the SCO). As a type of ...
in 1949 to become a founding member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two Nor ...
(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 retreat from the
War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to: *Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC) * Muslim conquests of Afghanistan (637–709) *Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see al ...
in 2021. During the war, Norwegian combat forces had been on loan to ISAF, and later on loan to Resolute Support Mission.


Organisation

The formal commander-in-chief is King Harald V; however, the '' de facto'' supreme decision-making is made by the
Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filin ...
, led by the Prime Minister. The
Chief of Defence The chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within NATO and the European Union as a generic term for the highest national military position with ...
(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 A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in so ...
. The Chief of Defence and his staff is located at
Akershus Fortress Akershus Fortress ( no, Akershus Festning, ) or Akershus Castle ( no, Akershus slott ) is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress ha ...
in Oslo, while the Norwegian Joint Headquarters, responsible for commanding operations, is located in
Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland coun ...
. The main naval base is Haakonsvern in
Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula ...
, the main army camps are in Bardu,
Målselv Målselv ( sme, Málatvuomi suohkan) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. The main commercial centre of the municipality is the Bardufoss area (including A ...
and Rena, and the main air station is
Ørland Ørland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. Ørland is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern shore of the mouth of Trondheimsfjord where the Stjørnfjorden arm begins. ...
. Military branches (in order of seniority): * Norwegian Army *
Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, ...
*
Royal Norwegian Air Force The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) ( no, Luftforsvaret, , 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 approximatel ...
*
Home Guard Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting wi ...
*
Norwegian Cyber Defence Force The Norwegian Cyber Defence Force ( no, Cyberforsvaret) is a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for military communications and defensive cyberwarfare in Norway. The force employs 1,500 people located at more than 60 locations. The m ...
*Norwegian Special Operation Forces (NORSOF) 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
Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland coun ...
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.


Conscription

Conscription was constitutionally established the 12 April 1907 with ''Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov § 119''. Norway employs a weak form of
mandatory military service Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ...
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. In practice recruits are not forced to serve, instead only those who are motivated are selected. 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. Since 1985, women have been able to enlist for voluntary service as regular recruits. On 14 June 2013, the Norwegian Parliament voted to extend conscription to women. 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. In 2020, women made up one-third of new conscripts. There is a right of
conscientious objection A conscientious objector (often shortened to conchie) is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion. The term has also been extended to objecti ...
. Students of professional subjects (doctors, psychologists, pharmacists, dentists, etc.) may serve their conscription after completing a six weeks course, receiving
lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
ranking when they begin their service. This arrangement is called Conscript Academic Officer ( Norwegian: Vernepliktige akademikere (VA)). 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".


Structure


Joint

* Norwegian Joint Headquarters in
Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland coun ...
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Norwegian Intelligence Service The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) or Etterretningstjenesten (E-tjenesten) is a Norwegian military intelligence agency under the Chief of Defence and the Ministry of Defence. History Olav Njølstad says that the "stay-behind cooperation w ...
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Home Guard Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting wi ...
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 An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...
capability * Airborne Ground Surveillance (joint NATO project) *
Norwegian Home Guard The Norwegian Home Guard ( no, Heimevernet – "HV") is the rapid mobilisation force within the Norwegian armed forces. Its main focus is local defense and civil support, but it can also detach volunteers for international operations. Its main t ...
– 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 Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. ''Bomb disposal'' is an all-encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the milita ...
* Joint C2I Unit (command, control and information) * Civil Military Coordination Unit ( CIMIC) * Deployable logistical support * 2 mobilisation host country battalions (logistics for allied reinforcements)


Norwegian Army

From 1 August 2009 the Norwegian Army changed its structure: *
Brigade Nord Brigade Nord (Brig. N.; Northern Brigade) is the major combat formation and only brigade of the Norwegian Army. The Brigade will raise 1 new Armoured Battalion in 2026-32. 2nd Battalion are converting to Armoured Battalion from 2020. It is mostly ba ...
(operational units) ** Armoured Battalion (Panserbataljonen, 1.Bn), in Setermoen with Leopard 2A4NO main battle tanks and
CV90 The Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90; Sw. ''Stridsfordon'' 90, Strf90) is a family of Swedish tracked combat vehicles designed by Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (''Försvarets Materielverk'', FMV), Hägglunds and Bofors during the mid-1980s to ...
infantry fighting vehicles ** 2nd Battalion (2. Bataljon), mechanized infantry in Skjold with
Bandvagn 206 Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) (meaning ''"Tracked Vehicle 206"'' in English) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Systems Platforms & Services) for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all f ...
vehicles ** Telemark Battalion (Telemark Bataljon, 3.Bn), in Rena with Leopard 2A4NO main battle tanks and CV90 infantry fighting vehicles ** Artillery Battalion (Artilleribataljonen), in Setermoen with
K9 Thunder The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and civil contractors including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Poongsan Corporation, and Samsung Aer ...
self-propelled howitzers **
Combat Engineer A combat engineer (also called pioneer or sapper) is a type of soldier who performs military engineering tasks in support of land forces combat operations. Combat engineers perform a variety of military engineering, tunnel and mine warfare tas ...
Battalion (Ingeniørbataljonen), in Skjold **
Signals In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. Any quantity that can vary over space or time can be used as a signal to share messages between observers. The ''IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing'' ...
Battalion (Sambandsbataljonen), in Bardufoss **
Medical Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practic ...
Battalion (Sanitetsbataljonen), in Setermoen ** Combat Service Support Battalion (Stridstrenbataljonen), in Bardufoss **
Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear re ...
Company (Militærpoliti-kompaniet), in Bardufoss * Finnmark Territorial Defence (''Finnmark Landforsvar'') **
Garrison of Sør-Varanger Garrison of Sør-Varanger ( no, Garnisonen i Sør-Varanger, GSV) is a military base of the Norwegian Army. It is located at Høybuktmoen in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The military base sits adjacent to Kir ...
**
Porsanger Battalion The Porsanger Battalion is an armoured reconnaissance unit of the Norwegian Army The Norwegian Army ( no, Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, estab ...
**(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 Detachment


Royal Norwegian Navy

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Aegis The aegis ( ; grc, αἰγίς ''aigís''), as stated in the ''Iliad'', is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the head of a Gorgon. There may be a connection with a d ...
frigates * 6 fast missile boats. * 6 submarines * Mine Warfare Capability ** 6 (8) s and s * Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command ** Tactical Boat Squadron () * Norwegian Naval EOD Command (divers) * Fleet Logistics Command ** Supply ship ''Maud'' ** Royal yacht ''Norge'' ** ''Magnus Lagabøte'' ** ''Olav Trygvasson'' *
Coast Guard A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to ...
** 1 ''Svalbard''-class vessel ** 3 ''Barentshav'' class vessels ** 3 ** Leased vessels ( and KV ''Ålesund'', , 6 ocean patrol vessels) ** Inner coast guard (25 leased vessels) ** Tug capacity


Royal Norwegian Air Force

* 37 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (52 ordered) * 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 The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner.Akershus Fortress Akershus Fortress ( no, Akershus Festning, ) or Akershus Castle ( no, Akershus slott ) is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress ha ...
, Oslo * Chief of NORSOCOM (''Sjef FS''), a two-star officer, member of the Commander of the Armed Forces's management group (''ledergruppen'') * Taktisk Kommando (TAKOM) - special forces-specific command element embedded with the Norwegian Joint Headquarters (''Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter'' (''FOH'')) outside
Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland coun ...
. * Special Operations Commando ( no, Forsvarets Spesialkommando) (''FSK''), at Rena Army Camp (''Rena leir''), part of Østerdal Garrison (''Østerdal garnison'') ** FSK Staff (''FSK stab'') ** unknown number of combat squadrons (''kampskvadroner'') ** Paratrooper platoon (''Fallskjermjegertroppen''), platoon consisting of conscripts highly trained for raid and airborne ISTAR operations. ** Hunter r RangerTroop (''Jegertroppen''), special reconnaissance training unit, made up of female conscripts (''vernepliktige kvinnelige soldater'') ** Initial and Operational Special Forces Training Base (''Trenings- og beredskapsbase'') on the tiny islet of Vealøs facing the former Karljohansvern Naval Base in Horten * Naval Special Operations Commando ( no, Marinejegerkommandoen) (''MJK''), at Jaeger's Bight (''Jegerbukten'') in Haakonsvern Naval Base (''Haakonsvern orlogsstasjon''), near
Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula ...
. A research paper of the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment puts the force structure of the MJK at a staff and six combat squadrons (''seks skvadroner og en stab''): **MJK Staff (''MJK stab'') **Alfa Squadron (''Alfa skvadronen'') - combat divers squadron, Norway's premier naval special warfare unit **Bravo Squadron (''Bravo skvadronen'') - combat divers squadron, entry unit for recent graduates of the frogmen training course **Reconnaissance Squadron (''Etterretningsskvadronen'') - special reconnaissance and intelligence unit **Echo Squadron (''Echo skvadronen'') - special boat squadron (''Spesialbåtskvadron'') **Lima Squadron (''Lima skvadronen'') - combat service support squadron (''Støtteskvadronen'') **Training Squadron (''Utdanningsskvadronen''), at Ramsund Naval War Station (''Ramsund orlogsstasjon'') near
Tjeldsund Tjeldsund ( sme, Dielddanuorri) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is part of Central Hålogaland. The ...
*339 Special Operations Aviation Squadron, at Rygge Air Station, flying Bell 412SP helicopters, providing air support to the special forces and the Norwegian SWAT unit. Being an air force unit, chief NORSOCOM executes tactical command of 339 SOAS. *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.


Norwegian Defence University College

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 Akershus Fortress ( no, Akershus Festning, ) or Akershus Castle ( no, Akershus slott ) is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress ha ...
in the city center of Oslo.


Leadership

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 An officer of two-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-7. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, two-star officers hold the 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'').


Departments

The following departments form the AFHS: Norwegian National Defence Staff College 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 Lutvann is a lake in the recreational area Østmarka in Oslo, Norway. It covers an area of 0.39 km², at 205 m elevation. Located just outside the capital city, it is a popular site for recreation, including swimming and fishing during summ ...
Barracks (''Lutvann leir'') in Oslo and the intelligence officer course is a three-year Bachelor program. Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (''Krigsskolen'') is the Norwegian army officer school, located at the
Linderud Linderud is a neighborhood in Bjerke borough, Oslo, Norway. The area originally formed part of the estate of Linderud Manor. Linderud Manor Linderud Manor ''(Linderud gård'') was owned by the Catholic Church before the Reformation of 1536, an ...
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 Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula ...
. 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 The Norwegian Cyber Defence Force ( no, Cyberforsvaret) is a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for military communications and defensive cyberwarfare in Norway. The force employs 1,500 people located at more than 60 locations. The m ...
officer school, located at the Jørstadmoen Barracks (''Jørstadmoen leir'') in Fåberg near
Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
. 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 Sessvollmoen is a village in the municipality of Ullensaker, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of th ...
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 Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting wi ...
(''Heimevernets befalsskole'').


Centers

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'') 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

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Heckler & Koch MP5 The Heckler & Koch MP5 (german: Maschinenpistole 5) is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. There are over 100 variants and clones of the MP5, ...
– replaced by the
MP7 The Heckler & Koch MP7 ( German: ''Maschinenpistole 7'') is a personal defense weapon chambered for the HK 4.6×30mm armor-piercing cartridge designed by German defence manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It was designed (together with the new cart ...
in most positions, used by parts of the Home Guard. * Heckler & Koch MP7 - standard issue SMG * Heckler & Koch HK416 – standard assault rifle * Heckler & 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 The Barrett MRAD (Multi-role Adaptive Design) is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed by Barrett to meet the requirements of the SOCOM PSR. The MRAD is based on the Barrett 98B and includes a number of modifications and improvements. The Barre ...
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Glock 17 Glock is a brand of polymer- framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. The firearm entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after it was th ...
– standard issue pistol, replaced by the
MP7 The Heckler & Koch MP7 ( German: ''Maschinenpistole 7'') is a personal defense weapon chambered for the HK 4.6×30mm armor-piercing cartridge designed by German defence manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It was designed (together with the new cart ...
in some positions *
Heckler & Koch USP The USP (''Universelle Selbstladepistole'' or "universal self-loading pistol") is a semi-automatic pistol developed in Germany by Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) as a replacement for the P7 series of handguns. History Design work on a new family of p ...
– in use with special forces *
Rheinmetall MG3 The MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the World War II era MG 42 ''Einheitsmaschinengewehr'' (Universal machine gun) that fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser ro ...
– partly replaced by FN Minimi and FN MAG as crew weapon *
FN Minimi The FN Minimi (short for french: Mini Mitrailleuse; "mini machine gun") is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun/squad automatic weapon developed by Ernest Vervier for FN Herstal. First introduced in the late 1970s, it is now in service in more tha ...
* M2 Browning – known as 12,7 MITR * M72 LAW – light anti-armour weapon *
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle The Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle (, named after '' Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori'' which initially produced it) is a Swedish developed caliber man-portable shoulder-fired recoilless rifle, initially developed by the Royal Swedis ...
– anti-armour weapon *
FGM-148 Javelin The FGM-148 Javelin, or Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M), is an American-made portable anti-tank missile system in service since 1996, and continuously upgraded. It replaced the M47 Dragon anti-tank missile in US service. Its fire- ...
– anti-armour guided missile * M320 Grenade Launcher Module


References


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