List of equipment of the Norwegian Army

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This is an incomplete list of equipment of the Norwegian Army currently in service. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.

Notice: also check out Military equipment of the United States located in Norway

Individual and crew served weapons

Pistols

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
P80 pistol  Austria Semi-automatic pistol Norwegian version of the Glock 17 pistol. Currently being modernized to the new Gen 4 standard.[1]
Heckler & Koch USP  Germany Semi-automatic pistol In service with Norwegian Special Forces.

Submachine guns

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
Heckler & Koch MP5  Germany Submachine gun Mostly replaced by the MP7. Still in service with Norwegian Special Forces and the Norwegian Home Guard.
Heckler & Koch MP7  Germany Submachine gun

Automatic rifles

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
Heckler & Koch HK416  Germany Assault rifle Standard service rifle.[2]
Colt Canada SFW  Canada Assault rifle In service with Norwegian Special Forces.
AG-3  Norway Battle rifle Norwegian version of the Heckler & Koch G3. Still in service with the Home Guard. No longer in service

Sniper rifles

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
Heckler & Koch HK417  Germany Designated Marksman Rifle Designated marksman rifle.
Accuracy International AWM  United Kingdom Sniper rifle In service with Norwegian Special Forces, but they will probably be replaced by the new Barrett MRAD.
Barrett MRAD  United States Sniper rifle New sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum.[3]
Barrett M82  United States Anti-materiel rifle

Machine guns

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
FN Minimi  Belgium Light machine gun
FN MAG  Belgium General purpose machine gun Installed on Leopard 2 tanks purchased from the Netherlands. Has also been selected as the MG3's successor.[4]
Rheinmetall MG3  Germany General purpose machine gun Will be replaced by FN Minimi and FN MAG as crew weapon.
M2 Browning machine gun  United States Heavy machine gun

Grenade launchers

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
Heckler & Koch AG-HK416  Germany Underbarrel grenade launcher
Heckler & Koch GMG  Germany Automatic grenade launcher Also fitted to some of the upgraded CV90s with RWS.

Anti-tank weapons

Weapon Place of Origin Type Note
M72 LAW  United States Light Anti-armour Weapon NM72F1 variant is very common.
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle  Sweden Recoilless rifle Large number of launchers in service.
FGM-148 Javelin  United States Anti-tank 100 launchers and 526 missiles. In use since 2009.

Armoured vehicles

Main battle tank (MBT)

Vehicle Origin Quantity Notes
Leopard 2A4NO  Germany 52 In service since 2001. 46 tanks have been refurbished.[5] Furthermore, Norway is planning on upgrading 38 tanks to modern standards in the future.[6]

Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) / Multi-Role

Vehicle Origin Quantity Notes
CV90  Sweden 144 (ordered) 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/upgraded vehicles, including 74 infantry fighting, 21 reconnaissance, 15 command, 16 engineering, 16 multi-role and two driver training vehicles. The upgraded vehicles will be delivered between 2015-2017.[7][8]

Armoured personnel carrier (APC)

Vehicle Origin Quantity Notes
M113  United States ~300 In service since 1964. Today, they fill various support roles such as armored ambulance, mortar carrier, engineer vehicle, and command vehicle. 288 M113s have also been upgraded ("Project 5026"),[9] including at least 97 much improved M113F3s.[10] Furthermore, a new variant, M113F4, has been developed, and will soon enter production (18 on order, with more on option).[11]

For a list of Norwegian M113 variants, see Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier.
Sisu XA-185, XA-186 and XA-203N  Finland 75 In service since the early 90s. Many of them currently serve as armored ambulances.
Fuchs 1A8  Germany 6[12] CBRN reconnaissance vehicles.

Infantry mobility vehicle (IMV)

Vehicle Origin Quantity Notes
Iveco LMV  Italy 169 In service since 2007. About 110 vehicles, mostly newer LAV3s and brand new LAV4s, will be kept in active service or placed in emergency storage, while the older LAV2s will be retired completely.[13]
ATF Dingo  Germany 20 In service since 2010. 20 ordered, with more on option.
Supacat HMT Extenda  United Kingdom NA Special Operations Vehicle. To be delivered between 2017-2019.[14]

Armored recovery vehicle (ARV)

Vehicle Origin Quantity Notes
Bergepanzer Wisent 2  Germany 6 (on order)[15] 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.[15][16]
Bergepanzer 2  Germany 13[17] Armored recovery vehicles based on the Leopard 1 chassis. Known as NM217 in Norwegian service.

Armored engineering vehicle

Vehicle Origin Quantity Notes
CV90 STING  Sweden 16 (ordered) New combat engineering vehicle set to replace the old NM205s. Can be equipped with either a mine plow or a mine roller.[18]
NM189 Ingeniørpanservogn  Germany 22[17] Armored engineering vehicle based on the Leopard 1 chassis.
NM190 Broleggerpanservogn  Germany 9[17] Armored vehicle-launched bridge based on modified Leopard 1 chassis. Carries the LEGUAN bridge laying system.

Artillery

Rocket artillery (MLRS)

Equipment Origin Quantity Notes
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System  United States 12 (mothballed)[19] Taken out of active service in 2005, and have been sitting in storage since then. In 2014, a decision was made to scrap the M270s, but it was halted before it could be carried out. The system's future is currently under reevaluation.[20][21]

Self propelled gun (SPG)

Equipment Origin Quantity Notes
M109A3GN  United States 14 In service since 1969. 14 SPG's have been upgraded to M109A3GNM standard, and are the only guns still in service. The rest of the SPG's have been placed in storage of unknown quantity. In 2006, there was about a total of 56 Norwegian M109 SPG's in service.[22]

Mortar carrier

Equipment Origin Quantity Notes
NM204  Norway ~8 Armored mortar carrier based on upgraded M113A2s.
CV90 MultiC/mortar carrier  Sweden 16 (ordered) New multi role vehicle/armored mortar carrier set to the replace the NM204s.

Infantry crew served mortar

Equipment Origin Quantity Notes
L16 81mm mortar  United Kingdom -- Known as NM95 in Norwegian service. Also, the main armament of several types of mortar carriers, including BV206s, NM204s and the new CV90 MultiC.

Air defence system

System Place of Origin Number Note
New Mobile Ground Based Air Defence based on NASAMS III with High Mobility Launchers (HMMWV with AMRAAM missiles) and new M113F4s with IRIS-T missiles.  Norway/ United States 1 battery, including at least 3 HMLs and 6 SHORAD M113F4s (on order)[23] Very modern air defence system. Will be delivered between 2018 and 2021.[23]

General-purpose vehicles

Vehicle Place of Origin Company Number Note
Geländewagen  Germany Mercedes-Benz 3000[24] Some will be replaced by Iveco LMVs.
Terrano II  Japan Nissan
Land Cruiser Toyota
Alvis Tactica  United Kingdom Alvis plc 3
Land Rover Wolf
HX range of tactical trucks  Germany Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles 103 (on order)[25] 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).[25]
TGS range of trucks 17 (on order)[25] Commercial vehicles, intended for use on the bases and airfields of the Air Force.[25]
P93, P113, P143 trucks, and also the 412 rescue and recovery vehicle.  Sweden Scania
Bandvagn 206 Hägglunds 1000[26] 100 vehicles have received upgrades, including integration and installation of communications and command / control equipment (K2IS).[26]
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 Number Note
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven  United States AeroVironment
PD-100 Black Hornet Nano  Norway Prox Dynamics

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