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 10^th, 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 Fighting Falcon x 45 (Multirole Fighter)
• Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 4 (Multirole Fighter) - 52 on order

Reconnaissance Aircraft

• Dassault Falcon 200 x 5 (Electronic Warfare)
• Lockheed P-3C/N Orion x 6 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)

Transport Aircraft

• Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager x 2 (Aerial Tanker)
• Dassault Falcon 20 x 3 (VIP Transport)
• Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules x 6 (Tactical Transport)

Trainer Aircraft

• Saab MFI-17 Supporter x 16 (Trainer Aircraft)
• General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon x 10 (Conversion Trainer)

Helicopters

• AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin x 16 (SAR Helicopter)
• Bell 412 x 18 (Utility Helicopter)
• NHIndustries NH90 x 14 (Utility Helicopter)