List of equipment of the Norwegian Army

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

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

Personal equipment

Clothing and equipment

Model	Image	Origin	Pattern type	Environment / colours	Notes
M98		Norway	Woodland	Temperate / central Europe	Standard camouflage pattern of the Norwegian Army.[1][2]
M03		Norway	Woodland	Arid / desert	Same pattern as M98, but other colours, used on operations abroad.[2]
M23		Norway	Woodland	Temperate / central Europe	Nordic Combat Uniform, known as M23 in Norway, is a modular uniform system introduced in January 2025. The M23 is being gradually phased into use across the Norwegian Armed Forces.[3][4] With the introduction of the M23, Norway adopted a new data-generated camouflage pattern developed by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.[5][6]
M23 snow equipment		Norway	Organic, non-pixelated pattern	Snow / winter	[7][5]

Protection equipment

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Notes
Helmet
Ops-Core FAST		United States	Ballistic helmet [8]
Galvion Batlskin Caiman "M24 combat helmet"	Illustration	Canada	Ballistic helmet	[9]
Norwegian "CATO" kevlarhjelm		United States Norway	Ballistic helmet, PASGT style kevlar helmet	Being faced out by M24 and Ops Core FAST. Still in service with certain companies and the Norwegian Home Guard.
Vest
NFM BA "M07"		Norway	Combat vest / plate carrier	Being replaced [10]
NFM MCVS "M22"	Illustration	Norway	Combat vest / plate carrier	Successor of the M07 [11] other variants being NFM Bear II and NFM Narve
Puma Tactical vest		Germany	Combat vest / ammo carrier
Heidrun I & II		Norway	Combat vest / ammo carrier
JORMUNGAND BA Vest		Norway	Optional plates / ammo carrier

Individual and crew served weapons

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Pistols
Glock 17 "P80"		Austria	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Standard issue sidearm. Norwegian version of the Glock 17 pistol. Currently being modernized to the new Gen 4 standard.[12][13]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP7		Germany	Submachine gun, PDW	HK 4.6×30mm	Replaced most of the HK MP5.[12]
Heckler & Koch MP5 A2N and A3N		West Germany	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Mostly replaced by the MP7. The variants A2N and A3N in service with: Forsvarets Spesialkommando (special operations forces) Heimevernet (Home Guard).[12]
Assault rifles
Heckler & Koch HK416		Germany	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard rifle of the Norwegian Army which replaced the AG3 and AG3F1, 42,000 rifles purchased.[14] The variants include HK416N, HK416K and HK416S. Accessories: Red dot: Aimpoint CompM4 Sight: Elcan SpecterDR 1-4× AN/PEQ-2 laser module Underbarrel grip
Colt Canada C8		Canada	Assault rifle, Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	The C8 SFW and C8 CQB are in service with Forsvarets Spesialkommando.[15]
M4A1/M4 carbine		United StatesUnited States	Assault rifle, carbine	5.56x45mm NATO	Modified versions in use within Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) and Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK)[citation needed]
Machine guns
FN Minimi		Belgium	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	In service with Forsvarets Spesialkommando and KJK since the early 2000s.
FN Minimi Para		Belgium	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	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.[16][17] Sight: Elcan SpecterDR 1-4×
Minimi MK3		Belgium	General purpose medium machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	1,000 received in 2022 (with 3,000 more on option).[17] The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency signed the contract with FN Herstal in August 2021.[18]
FN MAG		Belgium	General purpose medium machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Installed on Leopard 2 tanks purchased from the Netherlands and used on other vehicles and weapon stations, replacing the MG3.[17] It was used as an infantry machine gun, but was replaced by the Minimi and the Minimi MK3.[19][17]
M2 Browning		United States	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG)	In January 2019, the Norwegian Armed Forces ordered 1,000 new M2A2N, which will replace the older M2. The need expressed might reach up to 1,300 machine guns in total.[20]
Precision rifles
Heckler & Koch HK417		Germany	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Replaced the NM149 in the Norwegian Armed Forces.[12][21]
Barrett MRAD		United States	Sniper rifle	8.6×70mm (.338 Lapua Magnum)	New sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum.[22]
Barrett M82 A1 NG		United States	Anti materiel sniper rifle	12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG)	[12]
M107A1		United States	Anti materiel sniper rifle	12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG)	Contract for "several hundred rifles" signed in June 2024. Deliveries expected in 2025.[23]
Shotguns
Benelli M4		Italy	shotgun	12 gauge	Used by the special forces[24]
Ceremonial Weapons
M1 Garand "Selvladegevær"		United States	Semi-automatic rifle	.30-06 Springfield	Used by Hans Majestet Kongens Garde 3rd Guard Company's drill troop [25]
Grenade
Heckler & Koch M320 "AG-HK416"		Germany	Grenade launcher	40×46mm LV	Both used under barrel of the HK416 or as a single weapon.[12]
Heckler & Koch GMG		Germany	Automatic grenade launcher	40×53mm HV	Also fitted to some of the upgraded CV90s with RWS.
Anti-tank weapons
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle		Sweden	Recoilless rifle	84mm	M2 / M3 / M4 variants operational [26][27] Ammo types:[28] HE Anti-armour Smoke Illumination Training
M72 LAW		Norway United States	RPG Rocket-propelled grenade	66mm	The NM72F1 is the most common variant in the Norwegian Army. A M72-S training variant is used by the Army.[12][29]
FGM-148 Javelin		United States	ATGM Anti-tank guided missile	127mm	100 command and launch unit + 526 missiles, delivered from 2006, in use from 2009. 120 more missiles ordered and new kits for the command and launch unit in 2021.[30] 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.[31]
Mines
M19 Claymore	—	United States	Light anti-personnel mines	—	[32]
M100 Claymore		United States	Heavy anti-personnel mines
Man-portable air-defense system
PPZR Piorun		Poland	MANPADS Man-portable air-defense system	72mm	Ordered in November 2022, valued at NOK 350 million.[33] First batch delivered in December 2023.[34] Replaced the famous RBS70 system.

Armoured vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Main battle tank 36 in use (54 on order)
Leopard 2A8NOR		Germany	Main battle tank	54 on order	In February 2023, Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that Norway would be ordering 54 new Leopard 2A8 tanks from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann at a cost of kr 19.7 billion with a further option for 18 vehicles to be delivered at a later date. The first Leopard 2A8s 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.[35][36][37][38] Due to alterations in the design, it was deemed necessary to redesignate these vehicles to Leopard 2A8 NOR.
Leopard 2A4NO		West Germany	Main battle tank	52 in 2001;[39] 36 (8 more in storage) in 2024;[40] 8 will be donated to Ukraine.[41] 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.[42] Norway had been planning on upgrading 38 of the tanks to modern standards,[43] but this option was considered inadequate in the Ground Power Review,[44] 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.[45] 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.[46]
Infantry fighting vehicle 220+ in use (80 more planned)
CV90 family of vehicles		Sweden	Infantry fighting vehicle and various support roles	56: CV9030N; 18: CV9030NF1 144: CV9030N MK IIIB (Recon); 15 CV9030N ? ? CV9040N as of 2024[40] +80 CV90 on order[47]	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.[48][49] The delivery was completed in April 2019.[50] On February 18, 2021, it was announced that Norway had ordered another 12 combat engineering vehicles and 8 multi-role vehicles. 80 more CV90 are about to be ordererd for the Finnmark Brigade. A declaration of intent was signed in June 2025[51] an unknown amount will be converted to CV9035N 35mm cannon instead of a 30mm cannon[52]
Armoured personnel carriers
SISU XA-185, XA-186, XA-203N	Sisu XA-185: Sisu XA-186: Sisu XA-203N:	Finland	Armoured personnel carrier and various support roles	75 (in 2024)[40]	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		Germany	Armoured personnel carrier and various support roles	44 (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.[53][54][55]
M113A2, M113F3		United States	Armoured personnel carrier and various support roles	288[40]	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.[56] Furthermore, a new variant, the M113F4, has been developed,[57] but it was ultimately set aside in favor of FFG's ACSV, which is based on the PMMC G5.[53] For more details on Norwegian M113 variants and upgrades see Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier.
Fuchs 1A8		West Germany	NBC reconnaissance vehicle	6[58]	In service with the Army's CBRN units.
Infantry mobility vehicles
ATF Dingo		Germany	Infantry mobility vehicle	10	20 acquired in 2010. 10 donated to Ukraine
Iveco LMV2, LMV3, LMV4		Italy	Infantry mobility vehicle	169	In 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.[59] 14 LMV III donated to Ukraine in July 2022.[60]
High mobility vehicle
Supacat HMT Extenda		United Kingdom	High mobility vehicle	24	HMT Extenda MK2s intended for Norwegian Special Operations Forces. Delivery completed in May 2019.[61]

Armoured recovery vehicle

Vehicle	Image	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Bergepanzer 2		West Germany	12	Armored recovery vehicles based on the Leopard 1 chassis. Known as NM217 in Norwegian service. 13 acquired. 1 donated to Ukraine.
Wisent 2 ARV NOR		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.[62][63][64]

Armoured engineering vehicle

Vehicle	Origin	Quantity	Notes
NM189 Ingeniørpanservogn	West Germany	19[65]	Armoured engineering vehicle based on the Leopard 1 chassis. 22 acquired. 3 donated to Ukraine.
NM190 Broleggerpanservogn	West Germany	9[65]	Armored vehicle-launched bridge based on a modified Leopard 1 chassis. Carries the LEGUAN bridge laying system.
AVLB LEGUAN Leopard 2	Germany	5 + 3 (on order)[66]	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.[67]
Wisent 2 AEV NOR	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.[68][64]
CV90RWS STING	Sweden	28	New combat engineering vehicle set to replace the old NM205s. Can be equipped with either a mine plow or a mine roller.[69]
Hydrema 910MCV	Denmark	8	Mine clearing vehicle designed for military and peacekeeping operations.[70]

Indirect fire

Artillery

Equipment	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
K9 VIDAR		South Korea	Self-propelled gun	28	Successor of the M109. Orders: 2017: 24 K9A1 (+ option for 24)[71] 2022: 4 K9A1[71][72] 2025: plan for 24 additional proposed by the government[73] Deliveries: 24 delivered in 2019-2020[71] 4 additional delivered in December 2024[74]
K10		South Korea	Ammunition resupply vehicle	14	Support of the K9 VIDAR: Orders: 2017: 6 K10 ordered[71] 2022: 8 K10 ordered[71][72] 2025: 12 more units planned Deliveries: 6 delivered in 2019-2020[71] 8 additional delivered in December 2024[74]

Mortar

Equipment	Image	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Mortar carrier
CV90RWS Multi BK		Sweden	24	New multi role vehicle/armored mortar carrier set to the replace the NM204s.
NM204	—	United States	12	Upgraded variant of the M125A2 mortar carrier.
Infantry crew served mortar
L16 81mm mortar		United Kingdom Canada	143 (2021)[75]	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

Utility vehicles

Vehicle	Origin	Manufacturer	Quantity	Note
MB 290 Multi III	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).[76]
Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen MB240 GD	Germany	Mercedes-Benz	3,000[77]	[12]
Toyota Land Cruiser	Japan	Toyota
Bandvagn 206	Sweden	Hägglunds	970 as of 2024.[78] 669 of these are upgraded.

Light vehicles

Vehicle	Origin	Manufacturer	Quantity	Note
Lynx Yeti Pro V800	Finland Canada	Bombardier Recreational Products
Lynx 5900 and 6900
Lynx Commander 800R E-TEC Army			200
Lynx Outlander 6x6 Army			100
Polaris Bigboss 6WD ATV	United States	Polaris Industries		Used by Norwegian Special Operations Forces.
Polaris MRZR 4
Yamaha 450 WR motorcycle	Japan	Yamaha Motor Company		Used by Norwegian Special Operations Forces.

Logistics

Vehicle	Image	Origin	Manufacturer	Quantity	Note
HX range of tactical trucks		Germany	Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles	103	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). 60 delivered by 2022.
TGS range of trucks		Germany	Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles	85 [79]	Commercial vehicles, intended for use on the bases and airfields of the Air Force.
TGS trucks				448 on order	For the army
P93, P113, P143 trucks, and also the 412 rescue and recovery vehicle and NM 154 recovery vehicle based on P113[80]		Sweden	Scania	2,000
Airport fuel tankers type P460 4x2 and G460 6x4.		Sweden	Scania	8 + 30 on order [81]

Air defence systems

Vehicle	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Note
NASAM III		Norway United States	Surface-to-air missile	1 battery, including at least 3 HMLs[82] the non humvee based version have an estimated 12 missiles.	New Mobile Ground Based Air Defence System based on NASAMS III with High Mobility Launchers (HMMWV with AMRAAM missiles).
NOMADS[83] ACSV G5 NASAMS		Norway Germany United States	Surface-to-air missile	6 SHORAD ACSVs delivered[84]	New ACSVs with AIM-9X missiles. 6 to be operational by 2026-2028 [85][86][87]

Radars

Equipment	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Ground Master 200 MM/C		Netherlands	3D Surveillance radar and C-RAM radar	8 ordered	3D 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.[88]
Thales SQUIRE		Netherlands	Hand portable ground surveillance radar	44	Ordered [89]
Raytheon MPQ-64F1 Sentinel		United States	Air defence radar	24	[90]
Weibel Scientific XENTA-M MFSR-2100/33		Denmark	SHORAD air defence radar	6	To equip MGBADS SAM ACSV G5 NASAMS [91]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Vehicle	Origin	Manufacturer	Quantity	Note
PD-100 Black Hornet Nano	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.[92]
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven	United States	AeroVironment		RQ-12A Wasp Block IV and RQ-20B Puma AE II will replace RQ-11B Raven.[93]
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma	United States
AeroVironment Wasp III	United States
Lockheed Martin Indago 3 Drone	United States	Lockheed Martin	10	Starting with 10 with the possibility of up to 30 [94]
Skydio Skydio X10D	United States	Skydio	n/a	Currently not delivered [95]

Medical

Vehicle	Origin	Manufacturer	Note
K9 Hero	United States	US Kforce Government Solutions (KGS)	Electronic dog doll, used to train medical personnel in treatment of K9s.[96]

Other equipment

Vehicle	Origin	Type	Quantity	Note
Acrow Wet Gap bridges / Zremb	Poland United States	(MLC) with 80/110	11	Delivery: 2021 [97]
Meteomatics MM-B4-O Meteobase and drones [98][99]	Switzerland		30 (on order) [100]
Volvo EC350ENL Heavy excavator [101]	Sweden	Volvo	2
Kewatec Aluboat	Finland	Kewatec BEB 750	12	Tugboats / transport for the army [102]
K9 Modular Vest System	Norway United States United Kingdom	The Norwegian Defence Material Agencie, Aspetto, Visual Engineering and Recon-K9 [103]	n/a

Reserve

Vehicle	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Note
Multiple launch rocket systems
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System		United States	Multiple launch rocket system	1-6 (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.[104] In 2014, a decision was made to scrap the M270s, but it was halted before it could be carried out.[105][106] 3 donated to Ukraine via UK in June 2022[107] Another 8 donated in May 2023.[108]
Self-propelled gun
M109A3GN		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.[109] 22+1 donated to Ukraine in 2022[110]