List of equipment of the Norwegian Army

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This is a list of equipment of the Norwegian Army currently in service and on order.

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Note: This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.

Personal equipment

Clothing and equipment

ModelImageOriginTypeNotes
Protection equipment
Ops-Core FAST. Ops-Core FAST helmet.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ballistic helmet 1,000 purchased in 2011 [1]
Galvion Batlskin Caiman

"M24 combat helmet"

200613-A-DS044-1288 - K9 and Norwegian Coalition Room Clearing (Image 1 of 22) (cropped).jpg

Illustration

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ballistic helmet [2]
NFM BA

"M07"

Per Sverre Opedal in Faryab 2010.jpg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Combat vest / plate carrier Being replaced [3]
NFM MCVS

"M22"

NFM Bear II vest in the Lithuanian army.jpg

Illustration

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Combat vest / plate carrier Successor of the M07 [4]
Camouflage
M98 M98 camo.jpg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Woodland Standard camouflage pattern of the Norwegian Army. [5] [6]
M03 NATO-OTAN ISAF International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan Camouflage uniform Norwegian flag Cap Petter Gjertsen. Toras Fort Military History Museum Faerder Tjome Norway 2021 IMG 4854 (cropped).jpg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Woodland pattern type

/ Desert / arid climate

Same pattern as M98, but other colours, used on operations abroad. [6]

Individual and crew served weapons

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNotes
Pistols
Glock P80 GLOCK 17 Gen 4 Pistol MOD 45160305.jpg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Norwegian version of the Glock 17 pistol. Currently being modernized to the new Gen 4 standard. [7] [8]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP7 HK MP7 Bundeswehr noBG.png Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Submachine gun, PDW HK 4.6×30mm Current service to replace MP5. [7]
Heckler & Koch MP5 A2N and A3N MP5.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Mostly replaced by the MP7. Still in service with Norwegian Special Operations Forces and the Norwegian Home Guard. [7]
Assault rifles
Heckler & Koch HK416 HK416.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Standard rifle of the Norwegian Army, 42,000 rifles purchased. [9] The variants include HK416N, HK416K and HK416S.

Accessories:

Colt Canada C8 Swift Response 16 160615-A-BS310-102.jpg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Assault rifle, Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO The C8 SFW and C8 CQB are in service with Norwegian Special Operations Forces. [10]
Machine guns
FN Minimi FN MINIMI Standard Right.jpg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO In service with Norwegian Special Operations Forces and KJK since the early 2000s. In 2011, the Minimi was also selected as the new light machine gun of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and an order was placed with FN for 1,900 weapons. [11]
Minimi MK3 FN MINIMI Standard Right.jpg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium General purpose medium machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO 1,000 on order (with 3,000 more on option). The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency signed the contract with FN Herstal in August 2021. [12]
FN MAG FN MAG white background.jpg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium General purpose medium machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Installed on Leopard 2 tanks purchased from the Netherlands. Has also been selected as the MG3's successor on other vehicles, and remains in use with the infantry until a new Light Weight Machine Gun (LWMG) has been acquired. [13]
M2 Browning PEO M2E2-QCB HMG.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO/.50 BMG In January 2019, the Norwegian Armed Forces ordered 1,300 new M2A2N, which will replace the older HMGs. [14]
Precision rifles
Heckler & Koch HK417 20131223 G28 Afghanistan.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Designated marksman rigle 7.62×51mm NATO Replaced the NM149 in the Norwegian Armed Forces. [7] [15]
Accuracy International AWM L115A3 sniper rifle.jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sniper rifle .300 Winchester Magnum This weapon was in service with Norwegian Special Operations Forces, but by now, it has probably been replaced by the new Barrett MRAD [16]
Barrett MRAD Barrett-MRAD.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum New sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. [17]
Barrett M82 A1 NG Barrett-M82A1-Independence-Day-2017-IZE-048-white.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Anti materiel sniper rifle 12.7×99mm NATO,

.50 BMG

[7]
Ceremonial Weapons
M1 Garand M1 Garand rifle USA noBg.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bolt action rifle .30-06 Springfield Locally known as "Selvladegevær"
Used by Hans Majestet Kongens Garde 3rd Guard Company's drill troop [18]
Grenade
AG-HK416 HK416 F HK269 F.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Both used under barrel of the HK416 or as a single weapon [7] [19]
Heckler & Koch GMG HK GMW.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm HV Also fitted to some of the upgraded CV90s with RWS.
Anti-tank weapons
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle M3E1.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Recoilless rifle 84mmM2 / M3 / M4 variants operational [20] [21]

Ammo types: [22]

  • HE
  • Anti-armour
  • Smoke
  • Illumination
  • Training
M72 LAW M72 ASM RC Kokonaisturvallisuusmesssut 2015.jpg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

Rocket-propelled grenade 66mmThe NM72F1 is the most common variant in the Norwegian Army.

A M72-S training variant is used by the Army. [7] [23]

FGM-148 Javelin 200617-A-DS044-1150 - FGM-148 Javelin Norwegian live-fire (Image 7 of 9).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Anti-tank guided missile 127mm100 launchers and 526 missiles. Delivered from 2006, in use from 2009. 120 more missiles ordered and new kits for the CLU inn 2021. [24] In 2017, Norwegian authorities started the process of finding a replacement anti-tank weapon in order to counter new types of heavy tanks equipped with active protection systems capable of defeating current anti-tank missiles. [25]
Man-portable air-defense system
PPZR Piorun Piorun NOR.jpg Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Man-portable air-defense system 72mmOrdered in November 2022. [26]

Armoured vehicles

NameImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
Main battle tank
Leopard 2A8NO Tank Leopard 2A7 NATO Days 2022.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Main battle tank 54 on order (+18 on option)In February 2023, the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere announced that Norway would be ordering 54 new Leopard 2A7 tanks from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann at a cost of NKr  19.7 billion with a further option for 18 vehicles to be delivered at a later date. The first Leopard 2A7s are due to be delivered by 2026, and operational by 2031. The Norwegian government had been weighing up either the Leopard 2A7 or the South Korean K2 Black Panther as a replacement for its aging Leopard 2A4 fleet. [27] [28] [29] [30]
Leopard 2A4NO 140314-F-ZZ999-005 (13218009163).jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Main battle tank 52 in 2001;
36 currently operational [31]

8 will be donated to Ukraine. [32]
6 chassis reused for AVLB LEGUAN

52 Leopard 2A4NLs were acquired from the Netherlands in 2001. The tanks have been adapted to Norwegian requirements, which includes, among other things, the installation of new radios, weapon racks and a Battlefield Management System. [33]
Norway had been planning on upgrading 38 of the tanks to modern standards, [34] but this option was considered inadequate in the Ground Power Review, [35] and in the proposition that was published in October 2017, it's instead suggested that Norway should acquire brand new tanks after 2025. In October 2020 the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency sent out a Request For Information for the main battle tank market. [36] Market analyses revealed the Leopard 2A7 and the K2 Black Panther as candidates for the procurement project. In January 2022 started winter trials of the candidates, undergoing extensive mobility and firing tests for evaluation with a contract to be signed by the end of the year and deliveries planned from 2025. [37]
Infantry fighting vehicle
CV90 family of vehicles CV9030N - Cold Challenge 2011.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle and various support roles110 (with turret).
52 AEV, Multirole / Mortar carrier. (Also listed in the AEV and mortar section).
In service since 1999 after the Norwegian Army acquired 104 CV9030N. 17 of these were later upgraded with air-conditioning, additional mine protection and rear-view cameras, and were designated CV9030NF1.
In June 2012, a deal was signed with BAE Systems Hägglunds and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for the acquisition of 144 new and upgraded vehicles, including 74 infantry fighting, 21 reconnaissance, 15 command, 16 engineering, 16 multi-role and two driver training vehicles. [38] [39] The delivery was completed in April 2019. [40] On February 18, 2021, it was announced that Norway had ordered another 12 combat engineering vehicles and 8 multi-role vehicles. [41]
Armoured personnel carriers
SISU XA-185, XA-186, XA-203N Sisu XA-203N Cold Challenge 2011.jpg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Armoured personnel carrier and various support roles75 (in 2006)In service since 1995. Many of them currently serve as armored ambulances in various units. A small number also serve as armored transports in the King's Guard battalion.

In 2017, a contract was signed with FFG on the conversion of 30 Pasi XA-203N into multi-role medical platforms (MRSP). These replaced the old Sisu XA-185 ambulances.

ACSV G5 ACSVG5.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Armoured personnel carrier and various support roles44 (on order for delivery in 2023-2027); 75–150 (planned further acquisition)The new Armored Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) is based on FFG's PMMC G5. The ACSV G5 is a versatile tracked platform, available either in open or closed hull configurations, and is intended to be the base of several new types of support vehicles for the Norwegian Army, including SHORAD, artillery hunting radar, electronic warfare, repair & recovery and logistics support variants. [42] [43] [44]
M113A2, M113F3 A squad of M-113A1 armored personnel carriers patrol the tree line during Exercise Brim Frost '87 - DPLA - 396549c63b6fd854dd1ed4c82e114fb8.jpeg
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Armoured personnel carrier and various support roles288+ [45] In service since 1964. Today, they fill various support roles such as armored ambulance, mortar carrier, engineer vehicle, and command vehicle. 288 vehicles have been rebuilt and upgraded as a part of Project 5026, including at least 97 M113F3s. [45]
Furthermore, a new variant, the M113F4, has been developed, [46] but it was ultimately set aside in favor of FFG's ACSV, which is based on the PMMC G5. [42]
For more details on Norwegian M113 variants and upgrades see Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier .
Fuchs 1A8 TPz FUCHS 1A8 NBC variants of Norwegian armed forces.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany NBC reconnaissance vehicle 6 [47] In service with the Army's CBRN units.
Infantry mobility vehicles
ATF Dingo ATF Dingo 2 (4).jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Infantry mobility vehicle 1020 acquired in 2010. 10 donated to Ukraine
Iveco LMV2, LMV3, LMV4 Norwegian Iveco LMV.jpg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Infantry mobility vehicle 169In service since 2007. About 110 vehicles, mostly newer LMV3s and brand new LMV4s, will be kept in active service or placed in emergency storage, while the older LMV2s will be retired completely. [48] 14 LMV III donated to Ukraine in July 2022. [49]
High mobility vehicle
Supacat HMT Extenda Extenda.jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom High mobility vehicle24HMT Extenda MK2s intended for Norwegian Special Operations Forces. Delivery completed in May 2019. [50]

Armoured recovery vehicle

VehicleOriginQuantityNotes
Bergepanzer 2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 12Armored recovery vehicles based on the Leopard 1 chassis. Known as NM217 in Norwegian service. 13 acquired. 1 donated to Ukraine.
Wisent 2 ARV NOR Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 + 3 (on order)Armored recovery vehicles based on the Leopard 2 chassis. Modified by Flensburger Fahrzeugbau to meet the demands of the future battlefield, and is optimized to support the Leopard 2 main battle tanks. [51] [52] [53]

Armoured engineering vehicle

VehicleOriginQuantityNotes
Hydrema 910MCV Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8Mine clearing vehicle designed for military and peacekeeping operations. [54]
NM189 Ingeniørpanservogn Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 19 [55] Armoured engineering vehicle based on the Leopard 1 chassis. 22 acquired. 3 donated to Ukraine.
NM190 Broleggerpanservogn Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9 [55] Armored vehicle-launched bridge based on a modified Leopard 1 chassis. Carries the LEGUAN bridge laying system.
AVLB LEGUAN Leopard 2 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5 + 3 (on order) [56] Armored vehicle-launched bridge based on a modified Leopard 2 chassis. Will replace the NM190 and reuse their bridges. At least 1 new set of 14m MLC 80 is also on order. [57]
Wisent 2 AEV NOR Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 + 8 (on order)In September 2018, it was announced that the Norwegian Army had ordered a second batch of 8 Wisent 2, and that these will be delivered in the AEV cofiguration. [58] [53]
CV90RWS STING Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 28New combat engineering vehicle set to replace the old NM205s. Can be equipped with either a mine plow or a mine roller. [59]

Artillery

NameImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
Multiple launch rocket systems
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System M270 MLRS Danish.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Multiple launch rocket system 1 (mothballed)Taken out of active service in 2005, and have been sitting in storage since then. This was largely a result of Norway signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions, as well as not being able to afford to upgrade the system to fire M31 GMLRS at the time. [60]

In 2014, a decision was made to scrap the M270s, but it was halted before it could be carried out. [61] [62] 3 donated to Ukraine via UK in June 2022 [63] Another 8 donated in May 2023. [64]

Self-propelled gun
K9 Thunder Lippujuhlan paivan 2017 paraati 107 K9 Thunder.JPG Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Self-propelled gun 24 active K9, 6 active K10

(12 units on order, 4 K9 + 8 K10) [65]

Replaced the aging M109s, with deliveries starting in 2019, and ending in late 2020. [65] [66] The deal with Hanwha Land Systems also includes 6 K10 ammunition resupply vehicles.Options is used, 12 units 4 K9 + 8 K10 more is on order. [67]
M109A3GN M109A3GNM.JPG Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Self-propelled gun 33 in storage (2023)

126 M109Gs were acquired from West Germany between 1969 and 1971. They were then upgraded to the M109A3GN configuration during the latter half of the 1980s. In 2006, there were still 56 M109A3GNs in the Army's inventory, meaning that at least 70 SPGs had been scrapped after the end of the Cold War.

14 M109A3GNs received additional upgrades in 2007, and were designated M109A3GNM. The upgrade includes, among other things, new intercom and new navigation and positioning systems. The M109A3GNMs were the only SPGs that remained in active service (12 with Brigade Nord's Artillery Battalion and 2 with the Norwegian Army Weapons School) with the remainder of the M109s having been put in storage by 2006. [68]

22+1 donated to Ukraine in 2022 [69]

Mortar carrier

EquipmentOriginQuantityNotes
CV90RWS Multi BK Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 24New multi role vehicle/armored mortar carrier set to the replace the NM204s.
NM204 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 12Upgraded variant of the M125A2 mortar carrier.

Infantry crew served mortar

EquipmentImageOriginQuantityNotes
L16 81mm mortar 81mmMORT L16.png Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
143 (2021) [70] Known as NM95 in Norwegian service. Also, the main armament of several types of mortar carriers, including BV206s, NM204s and the new CV90 MultiC.

General-purpose vehicles

VehiclePlace of originCompanyNumberNote
Lynx Yeti Pro V800 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bombardier Recreational Products
Lynx 5900 and 6900
Lynx Commander 800R E-TEC Army200
Lynx Outlander 6x6 Army100
MB 290 Multi III Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Mercedes-Benz Modified multi-role vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. 30 vehicles have also been delivered to the Home Guard (with another 30 to follow). [71]
Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen

MB240 GD

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Mercedes-Benz 3,000 [72] [7]
HX range of tactical trucks Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles 103 [73] In 2014, Sweden and Norway entered into a joint frame agreement for the purchase of new logistics vehicles from the German supplier RMMV.
The first Norwegian order includes 103 units of HX2 vehicles (of which 95 are 8x8 and 8 are 10x10). A full 35 of these vehicles will be supplied with the Rheinmetall Integrated Armoured Cabin (IAC). [73] 60 delivered by 2022.
TGS range of trucks Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles 85 [74] Commercial vehicles, intended for use on the bases and airfields of the Air Force. [73]
Nissan Terrano II [ citation needed ]Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nissan
Toyota Land Cruiser Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Toyota
P93, P113, P143 trucks, and also the 412 rescue and recovery vehicle and NM 154 recovery vehicle based on P113 [75] Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Scania 2,000
Airport fuel tankers type P460 4x2 and G460 6x4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Scania 8 + 30 on order [76]
Bandvagn 206 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Hägglunds 970 as of 2024. [77] 669 of these are recently upgraded.
Alvis Tactica Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Alvis plc 3In service as ambulances.[ citation needed ]
Land Rover Wolf [ citation needed ]Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Land Rover
Polaris Bigboss 6WD ATVFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Polaris Industries Used by Norwegian Special Operations Forces.
Polaris MRZR 4
Yamaha 450 WR motorcycleFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Yamaha Motor Company Used by Norwegian Special Operations Forces.

Air defence system

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Army Ground Based Air Defence AIM-120 AMRAAM P6230147.JPG Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Surface-to-air missile 1 battery, including at least 3 HMLs [78] New Mobile Ground Based Air Defence System based on NASAMS III with High Mobility Launchers (HMMWV with AMRAAM missiles)
MGBADS SAM

ACSV G5 NASAMS

ACSV G5.jpg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Surface-to-air missile 6 SHORAD ACSVs (on order) [79] New ACSVs with AIM-9X missiles. Will be delivered between 2018 and 2024. [79] [80]

Radars

EquipmentImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
Ground Master 200 MM/C New radar Defensie Grondgebonden Luchtverdedigingscommando 02.jpg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3D Surveillance radar and

C-RAM radar

8 ordered3D AESA radar purchased in collaboration with the Netherlands to be installed on the PMMC G5.

5 radars were purchased in May 2021, with an option for 3 that was activated in November 2022. [81]

Thales SQUIRE Thales Squire.jpg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hand portable ground surveillance radar44Ordered [82]
Raytheon MPQ-64F1 Sentinel ELEC AN-MPQ-64 Sentinel Radar lg.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Air defence radar24 [83]
Weibel Scientific XENTA-M

MFSR-2100/33

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark SHORAD air defence radar6To equip MGBADS SAM ACSV G5 NASAMS [84]

Unmanned aerial vehicles/Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles

VehiclePlace of originCompanyNumberNote
PD-100 Black Hornet Nano Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Prox Dynamics/FLIR Systems New contract signed in 2022 for uppdated Black Hornet 3. Will be delivered from 2023 in a deal worth 475 million NOK. [85]
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States AeroVironment 2RQ-12A Wasp Block IV and RQ-20B Puma AE II will replace RQ-11B Raven. [86]
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
AeroVironment Wasp III Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Lockheed Martin Indago 3 DroneFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Lockheed Martin 10Starting with 10 with the possibility of up to 30 [87]

Medical

VehiclePlace of originCompanyNumberNote
K9 Hero Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States US Kforce Government Solutions (KGS) Electronic dog doll, used to train medical personnel in treatment of K9's. [88]

Other equipment

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Acrow Wet Gap bridges / ZrembFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
(MLC) with 80/11011Delivery: 2021 [89]

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