Royal Norwegian Air Force

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret) is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian armed forces on November 10th, 1944. The RNoAF's peace force is approximately 1,430 employees (officers, enlisted staff and civilians). 600 personnel also serve their draft period in the RNoAF. After mobilization the RNoAF would consist of approximately 5,500 personnel.

The infrastructure of the RNoAF includes seven airbases (at Andøya, Bardufoss, Bodø, Gardermoen, Rygge, Sola and Ørland), two control and reporting centres (at Sørreisa and Mågerø) and three training centres (at Kjevik in Kristiansand and Persaunet in Trondheim)and at KNM HH/Madlaleiren (Stavanger).

List of Aircraft

 * Fighters
 * General Dynamics F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon x 62 (Multirole Fighter)
 * Reconnaissance Aircraft
 * Dassault Falcon 20 x 5 (Electronic Warfare)
 * Lockheed P-3C/N Orion x 6 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
 * Transport Aircraft
 * Dassault Falcon 20 x 3 (VIP Transport)
 * Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules x 5 (Tactical Transport)
 * Trainer Aircraft
 * Saab MFI-15 Safari x 16 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Helicopters
 * AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin x 16 (SAR Helicopter)
 * Bell 412 x 18 (Utility Helicopter)
 * NHIndustries NH90 x 24 (Utility Helicopter)

Future Procurement

 * Airbus A310 MRTT x 4 (Aerial Tanker)
 * Alenia AC-27J Stinger II x 3 (Fixed Wing Gunship)
 * Bombardier Challenger 850 x 6 (VIP Transport)
 * CASA C-295 AEW&C x 8 (Airborne Early Warning and Control)
 * Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 52 (Multirole Fighter)