List of equipment of the Norwegian Army

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This is an incomplete list of equipment of the Norwegian Army currently in service.

Weapons

Individual weapons

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
AG-3  Norway Battle rifle Norwegian version of the Heckler & Koch G3. In service with the Home Guard.
Heckler & Koch HK416  Germany Assault rifle Standard service rifle.[1]
Heckler & Koch HK417  Germany Designated Marksman Rifle Designated marksman rifle.
Colt Canada SFW  Canada Assault rifle In service with Norwegian Special Forces.
FN Minimi  Belgium Light machine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5  Germany Submachine gun Mostly replaced by the MP7. Still in service with Norwegian Special Forces and the Norwegian Home Guard.
Heckler & Koch MP7  Germany Submachine gun
Barrett M82  United States Anti-materiel rifle
Accuracy International AWM  United Kingdom Sniper rifle In service with Norwegian Special Forces, but they will probably be replaced by the new Barrett MRAD.
P80 pistol  Austria Semi-automatic pistol Norwegian version of the Glock 17 pistol. Currently being modernized to the new Gen 4 standard.[2]
Heckler & Koch USP  Germany Semi-automatic pistol In service with Norwegian Special Forces.
M72 LAW  United States Light Anti-armour Weapon NM72F1 version is also used.

Crew weapons

Weapon Place of Origin Type Comment
Rheinmetall MG3  Germany General purpose machine gun Will be replaced by FN Minimi and FN MAG.
FN MAG  Belgium General purpose machine gun Installed on Leopard 2 tanks bought from the Netherlands. Selected as the successor to the MG3.[3]
M2 Browning machine gun  United States Heavy machine gun
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle  Sweden Recoilless rifle Over 2300 launchers in service.
FGM-148 Javelin  United States Anti-tank 100 launchers and 526 missiles. In use since 2009.

Combat vehicles

Vehicle Origin Type Quantity Notes
Leopard 2A4NO  Germany Main battle tank 52 In service since 2001. 46 tanks have been refurbished.[4] Furthermore, Norway is planning on upgrading 38 tanks to modern standards in the near future.[5]
CV9030N  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 104(+40) In service since 1999. 17 of these have been upgraded with air-conditioning, additional mine protection and rear-view cameras, and are designated CV9030NF1. In June 2012, a deal was signed with BAE Systems Hägglunds and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for the acquisition of 144 new/upgraded vehicles, including 74 infantry fighting, 21 reconnaissance, 15 command, 16 engineering, 16 multi-role and two driver training vehicles. The upgraded and new vehicles will be delivered between 2015-2017.[6][7]
Sisu XA-185, XA-186 and XA-203N  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 75 In service since the early 90s.
M113/M113A2  United States Armoured personnel carrier 413~[8] In service since 1964. Further upgrades have been made on the majority of the vehicles since then, like the project 5026.[9] Unknown quantities of these vehicles are in service / stored. 413 of these APCs is just the total estimation of the Norwegian army's stockpile since 1964. In Norway, the M113 has been used in the military since 1964, when about 100 were received in military aid. In addition, 187 M113 were purchased between 1976 and 1992, and in 1995, there were 126 m901 rocket armored tank destroyers purchased, and converted into a M113A2 standard.[10]
  • NM135 (Stormpanservogn) - Norwegian variant of the M113A1 with a 20mm Rheinmetall MK2020 machine cannon with a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun in a turret. The 20mm gun had a firing rate of about 900 rounds/min.
    • NM135F1 - Version with additional spall-liners.
  • NM142 (Rakettpanserjager) - Anti-tank variant of the M113A2 used by the Norwegian army, equipped with the Armoured Launching Turret, developed in Norway by Kvaerner Eureka. The ALT contains a TOW-2 guided anti-tank missile system with one launch tube on either side of the turret. Additionally, mounted on the commander's hatch, there is an Rheinmetall MG3 machine gun for use as secondary armament and in situations where the TOW-2 system is unsuitable.
    • NM142F1 - Version with additional spall-liners.
  • NM194 (Ildlederpanservogn, luftvern) - M113A2 air-defense command vehicle.
  • NM195 (Luftvernpanservogn) - M113A2 air-defense variant with RBS-70.
  • NM196 (Hjelpeplasspanservogn) - Medical treatment version of M577A2.
    • NM196F1 - Version with additional spall-liners.
    • NM196F3 - Version with upgraded driveline, caterpillar engine, add-on armor and redesigned interior/treatment facilities
  • NM197 (Replagspanservogn) - Armored maintenance vehicle, based on the M113A2.
  • NM198 (Kommandopanservogn) - Modified command variant of the M577A2.
    • NM198F1 - Version with additional spall-liners.
  • NM199 (Transportpanservogn) - New designation for modified M548A1.
  • NM200 (Ambulansepanservogn) - Ambulance version of M113A2.
    • NM200F1 - Version with additional spall-liners.
    • NM200F3 - Version with upgraded driveline, caterpillar engine, add-on armor and redesigned interior/treatment facilities
  • NM201 (Ildlederpanservogn, artilleri) - M113A2-based vehicle for artillery forward observers. This variant is fitted with the VINTAQS observation system on a 2m mast. It consists of a thermal camera, VingRange laser range finder, VingEye CCD-camera and GPS.
    • NM201F1 - Version with additional spall-liners, based on the M113X3.
  • NM202 (Ledelsespanservogn) - Command variant of the M113A2.
    • NM202F1 - Version with additional spall-liners, based on the M113X3.
  • NM203 (Bombekaster KO panservogn)
  • NM204 (Bombekasterpanservogn 81MM) - Upgrade of the M125A2 mortar carrier.
  • NM205 (Stormingeniørpanservogn) - Variant of the M113A2 for combat engineers, fitted with mine clearing rollers or ploughs.
    • NM205F1 - Version with additional spall-liners.
    • NM205F3 - Version with additional spall-liners, mine protection, additional passive armor and new power-pack.
  • NM209 (Panservogn, personnel) - Modified APC, based on the M113A2.
  • NM216 (TADKOM-knutepunktvogn) - Signals vehicle.
Iveco LMV  Italy Infantry mobility vehicle 170 In service since 2007.
ATF Dingo  Germany Infantry mobility vehicle 20 In service since 2010. 20 ordered, with more on option.
Supacat HMT Extenda  United Kingdom Special Operations Vehicle NA To be delivered between 2017-2019.[11]

Artillery

Equipment Origin Type Quantity Notes
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System  United States Rocket artillery[12] 12 Currently kept in storage.
M109A3GNM  Norway Self-propelled artillery 56[13] Mostly kept in storage. Norway has a total of 56 M109's recognized. 54 is the Army's inventory. The two carriages are owned by FLO (Defence Logistics Organisation of Norway). 14~ of the GNM type with NAVPOS system is in daily use in the Norwegian artillery battalion. In 2006, The Norwegian Army has been given a budget of 45 million NOK for the old artillery units to stay operational, until the 24 New SPGS will arrive by 2020.[14]
M125A2  United States Mortar 12 A tracked, self-propelled artillery vehicle carrying a 81mm mortar.
L16 81mm mortar  United Kingdom Mortar 150 Infantry crew served 81mm mortar. Known as NM95 in Norwegian service.

General-purpose vehicles

Vehicle Place of Origin Company NumberNote
Bergepanzer Wisent 2  Germany Bergepanzer Wisent 2 6 ordered in 2015. Armoured recovery vehicles - Modified and upgraded by Flensburger Fahrzeugbau to support the demands of the future battlefield. Optimized to support the Leopard 2 main battle tanks.[15][16]
Geländewagen  Germany Mercedes-Benz 3000≈[17] Some will be replaced by Iveco LMV.
Humvee  United States Humvee 6 Equipped with surface-to-air missile.
Terrano II  Japan Nissan
Land Cruiser Toyota
Alvis Tactica  United Kingdom Alvis plc 3
Land Rover Wolf
P93, P113, P143 trucks, and also the 412 rescue and recovery vehicle.  Sweden Scania
Bandvagn 206 Hägglunds
Yeti Pro V800  Finland/ Canada Bombardier Recreational Products
5900 and 6900
Polaris Bigboss 6WD ATV  United States Polaris Industries

UAV / SUAV

Vehicle Place of Origin Company NumberNote
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven  United States AeroVironment
PD-100 Black Hornet Nano  Norway Prox Dynamics

References

  1. ↑ "Arvtageren til AG-3". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Glock i ny utgave". Forsvarets Forum (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Arvtageren" (PDF). Forsvarets Forum (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  4. ↑ Eskil Sand (November 2009). "Leopardene kommer" (PDF). Forsvarets Forum (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  5. ↑ Gerard O'Dwyer (May 2015). "Norway Adds $500M To Bolster High North". Defense News. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  6. ↑ http://defense-update.com/20120621_norway-invests-750-million-modernizing-and-expanding-cv90-fleet.html
  7. ↑ "Norway's improved CV90s start rolling off the production line". IHS. 2015-03-01. Archived from the original on 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  8. ↑ https://snl.no/M113
  9. ↑ https://www.stortinget.no/nn/Saker-og-publikasjonar/publikasjonar/Innstillingar/Stortinget/2004-2005/inns-200405-240/18/10/
  10. ↑ https://snl.no/M113
  11. ↑ "Supacat signs £23m contract for Norwegian High Mobility Vehicles". Supacat (Press release). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Ole Kåre Eide (1 February 2006). "Indirekte ildstøtte til landoperasjoner - status og fremtid". Norwegian Armed Forces (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  13. ↑ http://www.fofo.no/Gammelt%20skyts%20treffer%20blink.b7C_wZfW3o.ips
  14. ↑ http://www.tu.no/artikler/haeren-ligger-an-til-a-fa-koreanske-kanoner/350619
  15. ↑ http://www.tu.no/industri/2015/05/19/her-er-forsvarets-aller-nyeste-anskaffelse
  16. ↑ http://www.ffg-flensburg.de/schwere-kettenfahrzeuge/arv-aev-wisent-2/
  17. ↑ https://www.aldrimer.no/forsvaret-ma-stole-pa-en-veteranbil/
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