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Norwegian Defence Force

Norwegian Armed Forces
Forsvaret
Coat of arms of the Norwegian Armed Forces.svg
Coat of arms
Founded 9th Century
Current form 1990
Service branches Norwegian army coat of arms.svg Army
Coat of arms of the Royal Norwegian Navy.svg Navy (Coast Guard)
Luftforsvaret ny logo.png Air Force
Coat of Arms of the Norwegian Home Guard.svg Home Guard
Headquarters Norwegian Joint Headquarters
Leadership
King Harald V
Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Minister of Defence Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide
Chief of Defence Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen
Manpower
Military age 19-44(55) years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 19 years of age for female military service (compulsory for women born in 1997 or later)
Conscription 19-month service service obligation.
Available for
military service
1,078,181 males, age 19-55,
1,046,550 females, age 19-55
Fit for
military service
888,219 males, age 19-55,
863,255 females, age 19-55
Reaching military
age annually
31,980 males,
30,543 females
Active personnel 17,227
Reserve personnel 45,000
Expenditures
Budget US$7.2 billion (2014)
Percent of GDP 1.4% of GDP (2012 est.) List of countries by military expenditures
Industry
Foreign suppliers  Austria
 Belgium
 Canada
 Finland
 Germany
 Italy
 Japan
 Sweden
 United Kingdom
 United States
Related articles
History

Norwegian Campaign
World War II
Milorg
XU
Norwegian Independent Company 1
Osvald Group
Oslogjengen
Norwegian resistance movement
Free Norwegian forces
Battle of Drøbak Sound
Battle of the Atlantic
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
Operation Archery
Shetland bus
Operation Anklet
Operation Mardonius
Operation Cheese
Battles of Narvik
Operation Claymore
Battle of Midtskogen
Operation Sunshine
Flight of the Norwegian National Treasury
Thamshavn Line sabotage
Normandy landings
Invasion of Normandy
No. 330 Squadron RAF
No. 331 Squadron RAF
No. 332 Squadron RAF
No. 333 Squadron RAF
Operation Overlord
Operation Doomsday
99th Infantry Battalion (United States)
Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
Cold War
Korean war
NORMASH
Vietnam War
Operation 34A
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Congo Crisis
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
Falklands War
Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
International Force for East Timor
Operation Sky Monitor
Operation Sharp Guard
Implementation Force
SFOR
War in Kosovo
Kosovo Force
Operation Allied Force
Operation Joint Guardian
Incident at Pristina airport
2001 Macedonia conflict
Operation Essential Harvest
Operation Eagle Assist
Operation Active Endeavour
War in Afghanistan
Task Force K-Bar
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Harekate Yolo
Operation Anaconda
Operation Jacana
International Security Assistance Force
Operation Pickaxe-Handle
Operation chashme naw
Operation Karez
2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack
Release of hostage Christina Meier
April 2012 Afghanistan attacks
Hostage incident at Qargha Reservoir / Lake Qara june 2012
Uzbin Valley ambush (after action only)
Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan
Operation Ocean Shield
Multi-National Force – Iraq
Operation Atalanta
Libyan no-fly zone
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Operation Ocean Shield
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons
Icelandic Air Policing
Baltic Air Policing
Operation Resolute Support
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul
Military intervention against ISIL
Icelandic Air Policing 2009/2011/2014/2016
Baltic Air Policing 2005/2007/2015
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
Resolute Support Mission
American University of Afghanistan attack
Hostage situation at Hetal Hotel, Kabul May 2015
March 2017 Kabul attack
2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack


** Only a small selection of engagements / missions performed by the Norwegian armed forces / saboturs / resistance forces **
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Norwegian Campaign
World War II
Milorg
XU
Norwegian Independent Company 1
Osvald Group
Oslogjengen
Norwegian resistance movement
Free Norwegian forces
Battle of Drøbak Sound
Battle of the Atlantic
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
Operation Archery
Shetland bus
Operation Anklet
Operation Mardonius
Operation Cheese
Battles of Narvik
Operation Claymore
Battle of Midtskogen
Operation Sunshine
Flight of the Norwegian National Treasury
Thamshavn Line sabotage
Normandy landings
Invasion of Normandy
No. 330 Squadron RAF
No. 331 Squadron RAF
No. 332 Squadron RAF
No. 333 Squadron RAF
Operation Overlord
Operation Doomsday
99th Infantry Battalion (United States)
Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
Cold War
Korean war
NORMASH
Vietnam War
Operation 34A
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Congo Crisis
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
Falklands War
Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
International Force for East Timor
Operation Sky Monitor
Operation Sharp Guard
Implementation Force
SFOR
War in Kosovo
Kosovo Force
Operation Allied Force
Operation Joint Guardian
Incident at Pristina airport
2001 Macedonia conflict
Operation Essential Harvest
Operation Eagle Assist
Operation Active Endeavour
War in Afghanistan
Task Force K-Bar
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Harekate Yolo
Operation Anaconda
Operation Jacana
International Security Assistance Force
Operation Pickaxe-Handle
Operation chashme naw
Operation Karez
2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack
Release of hostage Christina Meier
April 2012 Afghanistan attacks
Hostage incident at Qargha Reservoir / Lake Qara june 2012
Uzbin Valley ambush (after action only)
Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan
Operation Ocean Shield
Multi-National Force – Iraq
Operation Atalanta
Libyan no-fly zone
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Operation Ocean Shield
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons
Icelandic Air Policing
Baltic Air Policing
Operation Resolute Support
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul
Military intervention against ISIL
Icelandic Air Policing 2009/2011/2014/2016
Baltic Air Policing 2005/2007/2015
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
Resolute Support Mission
American University of Afghanistan attack
Hostage situation at Hetal Hotel, Kabul May 2015
March 2017 Kabul attack
2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack


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