Royal Norwegian Air Force

Royal Norwegian Air Force
Luftforsvaret
Badge of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
Founded10 November 1944; 80 years ago (1944-11-10)
Country Norway
AllegianceKingdom of Norway
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size
  • 3,650
  • 102 aircraft[1]
Part ofNorwegian Armed Forces
HeadquartersRygge Air Station
Motto(s)
  • Konge, Folk og Fedreland
  • "King, People and Fatherland"
Websiteforsvaret.no/luftforsvaret Edit this at Wikidata
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief Harald V
Prime MinisterNorway Jonas Gahr Støre
Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram
Chief of Defence General Eirik Kristoffersen
Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air ForceMajor General Rolf Folland
Command Sergeant Major of the Royal Norwegian Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Didrik Sand
Insignia
Roundel
Ensign
Aircraft flown
FighterF-35A
HelicopterAW101, Bell 412
PatrolP-8 Poseidon
TrainerSaab Safari
TransportC-130J-30

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret, lit.'The Air Defence') is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian Armed Forces on 10 November 1944. The RNoAF's peacetime establishment is approximately 2,430 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 Ørland, Rygge, Andøya, Evenes, Bardufoss, Bodø, and Gardermoen). It also has one control and reporting centre (in Sørreisa Municipality) and three training centres: Værnes in Stjørdal Municipality (about 32.7 kilometres (20.3 mi) northeast of Trondheim), Kjevik in Kristiansand Municipality, and at KNM Harald Haarfagre/Madlaleiren in Stavanger Municipality.

  1. ^ Hoyle, Craig, ed. (2023). "World Air Forces 2024". Flight Global. Retrieved 1 December 2023.