List of equipment of the Norwegian Army

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This is a list of equipment of the Norwegian Army currently in service. Note Some may be missing.

Weapons

Individual weapons

Weapon Place of Origin Type Comment
AG-3  Norway Automatic rifle Norwegian version of the Heckler & Koch G3 Battle rifle. Only a small number of upgraded AG3F2 remain in service. Used by home guard.
Heckler & Koch HK416  Germany Automatic rifle New standard rifle.[1]
Heckler & Koch HK417  Germany Designated Marksman Rifle Designated Marksman Rifle.
Colt Canada SFW  Canada Automatic rifle In service with Norwegian Special Forces.
FN Minimi  Belgium Light machine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5  Germany Submachine gun Currently being replaced by the MP7.
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.
P80 pistol  Austria Semi-automatic pistol Norwegian version of the Glock 17 pistol.
Heckler & Koch USP  Germany Semi-automatic pistol In service with Norwegian Special Forces.
M72 LAW  Norway 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 MAG and FN Minimi
FN MAG  Belgium General purpose machine gun Installed on Leopard 2 tanks bought from the Netherlands.
M2 Browning machine gun  United States Heavy machine gun
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle  Sweden Recoilless rifle Over 2,300 launchers in service
ERYX  France /  Canada Anti-tank Currently being replaced by the Javelin system.
FGM-148 Javelin  United States Anti-tank 100 launchers and 526 missiles. In use since 2009.
Bofors RBS 70  Sweden Man-portable air-defense systems System is no longer in service.
M252 Mortar  United States Mortar

Combat vehicles

Vehicle Origin Type Quantity Notes
Leopard 2A4NO  Germany Main battle tank 52 In service since 2001. 46 are currently being upgraded to A5 standard.[2]
CV9030N  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 104 In service since 1999. 41 on order[3] 17 of these have been upgraded with air-conditioning, additional mine protection and rear-view cameras, and are designated CV9030NF1. To be uppgradet and delivered between 2015-2017: 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. [4][5]
Sisu XA-185 MLU and Sisu XA-203N  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 75 In service since 1983.
M113  United States Armoured personnel carrier 315 In service since 1964. 288 have been upgraded ("Project 5026").
  • 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 designator 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 High Mobility Transporter / Special Operations Vehicle NA To be delivered between 2016-2019 [6]

Artillery

Equipment Origin Type Quantity Notes
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System  United States Rocket artillery[7] 12 Currently mothballed.
M109A3GN  United States Self-propelled artillery 54 In service since 1969. 14 Upgraded to M109A3GNM variant.
M106A1  United States Mortar 24 A tracked, self-propelled artillery vehicle carrying a 81mm mortar.
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

General-purpose vehicles

Vehicle Place of Origin Company NumberNote
Bergepanzer Wisent 2  Germany Bergepanzer Wisent 2 6 ordered 2015. Armoured recovery vehicles - Modified and upgraded by Flensburger Fahrzeugbau to support the demands of the future battlefield. Optimised to support the Leopard 2 main battle tanks [8][9]
Geländewagen  Germany Mercedes-Benz 3000 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. ↑ Eskil Sand (November 2009). "Leopardene kommer" (PDF). Forsvarets Forum (in Norwegian). Retrieved November 2011-10-01. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ http://defense-update.com/20120621_norway-invests-750-million-modernizing-and-expanding-cv90-fleet.html
  4. ↑ "Latest Norwegian CV90 is most advanced yet". BAE Systems. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ http://www.tu.no/industri/2015/05/12/her-er-spesialstyrkenes-nye-stridskjoretoy
  7. ↑ Ole Kåre Eide (1 February 2006). "Indirekte ildstøtte til landoperasjoner - status og fremtid". Norwegian Armed Forces (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  8. ↑ http://www.tu.no/industri/2015/05/19/her-er-forsvarets-aller-nyeste-anskaffelse
  9. ↑ http://www.ffg-flensburg.de/schwere-kettenfahrzeuge/arv-aev-wisent-2/
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