Norwegian Army
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Coat of arms of the Norwegian Army |
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Country | Norway |
Armed forces | Norwegian Armed Forces |
Type | Armed forces ( army ) |
Strength | 6100 |
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 )
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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 .