Royal Norwegian Air Force

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The Royal Norwegian Air Force is the air warfare branch of Norway’s armed forces, responsible for defending the country’s airspace and supporting national and NATO operations.

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Norwegian Air Force 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air force
military branch
aircraftFighter Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
aircraftHelicopter Bell 412
NH90 helicopter
surface form: NHIndustries NH90

AW101 helicopter
surface form: SAR Queen (AW101)
aircraftMaritimePatrol Boeing P-8 Poseidon
surface form: Boeing P-8A Poseidon
aircraftTrainer Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet
aircraftTransport Lockheed C-130 Hercules
surface form: Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules
allegiance Kingdom of Norway
branchColor light blue
commanderTitle Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Norway
emblem roundel of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
garrison Rygge Air Station
governingBody Ministry of Defence (Norway)
surface form: Norwegian Ministry of Defence
hasPredecessor Norwegian Army Air Service
Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
headquartersLocation Rygge Air Station
inception 1944
language Norwegian
legalStatus state military organization
memberOf NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
motto For Norges sikkerhet i lufta
nativeName Forsvaret
surface form: Luftforsvaret
notableOperation NATO air policing
surface form: NATO air policing in Iceland

NATO air policing
surface form: NATO air policing in the Baltics

Operation Unified Protector in Libya
surface form: Operation Unified Protector
operatesIn Arctic region
High North
Norwegian airspace
partOf Norwegian Armed Forces
primaryMission defense of Norwegian airspace
role NATO operations support
air warfare
airspace defense
support to ground forces
support to naval forces
secondaryMission international operations
search and rescue support
surveillance and reconnaissance
serviceNumberApproximate several thousand personnel
uses airborne early warning and control
ground-based air defense
integrated air defense system

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Norwegian Armed Forces hasPart Royal Norwegian Air Force
Caproni Ca.313 operator Royal Norwegian Air Force
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II operator Royal Norwegian Air Force
Lockheed P-3 Orion operator Royal Norwegian Air Force
Ministry of Defence (Norway) oversees Royal Norwegian Air Force
Baltic Air Policing participant Royal Norwegian Air Force
this entity surface form: Norwegian Air Force
AW101 helicopter primaryUsers Royal Norwegian Air Force
NH90 helicopter primaryUsers Royal Norwegian Air Force
subject surface form: NH90
Boeing P-8 Poseidon usedBy Royal Norwegian Air Force
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon usedBy Royal Norwegian Air Force
subject surface form: Mauser BK-27
Lynx helicopter usedBy Royal Norwegian Air Force
subject surface form: Westland Lynx