Norwegian Army

Den Norske Hær Norwegian Army Royal Norwegian Army
Coat of arms of the Norwegian Army
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Country	Norway
Armed forces	Norwegian Armed Forces
Type	Armed forces ( army )
Strength	6100

Norwegian soldiers

The Norske Hær ( German Royal Norwegian Army , English Royal Norwegian Army) forms the army component of the Norwegian armed forces with 6100  soldiers .

structure

The following units are subordinate to the Norwegian Army High Command

• army
  • Battalion of the Royal Guard ( light infantry in Huseby Leir )
  • Hunter squad
  • UAV squadron (detached from the air force )
  • Brigade North (Heggelia)
    • Tank battalion
    • 2nd Infantry Battalion
    • Telemark Battalion ( Mechanized Infantry )
    • Artillery Battalion
    • Logistics battalion
    • Engineer Battalion
    • ISTAR battalion
    • Medical Battalion
    • MP company
  • Border Guard Battalion ( Garrison Sør-Varanger )
• Transformation and Doctrine Command

• Home Guard
  • 11 counties across the country

The Heimevernet (German Home Guard) with 35,000 members play an important role in the reserve system of the Norwegian Army .

equipment

In order to carry out its tasks, the Norwegian Army has, among other things:

• 54 Leopard 2A4 battle tanks ,
• 104 CV-9030N - infantry fighting vehicle ,
• 109 M-113 armored personnel carriers,
• 80 XA-186- / XA-200 armored personnel carriers,
• 126 155mm M-109A3GE - propelled howitzers ,
• 12 227 mm MLRS - multiple rocket launchers ,
• 2517 84 mm Carl Gustav - anti-tank rifles ,
• 424 Eryx - anti-tank guided weapons ,
• 320 TOW / TOW-2 anti-tank guided weapons ,
• 12 NM-142F1 anti-tank tanks,
• 252 20-mm-Rh-202 - anti-aircraft guns and
• 12 ARTHUR - artillery reconnaissance radar systems .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Country information from the Austrian Ministry of Defense