Norwegian Armed Forces

[Sathya]

@Technofox

What's round thing in roof of cockpit ?
And adjacent handle for emergency hatch opening ?

Why red colour light ? For night operations with night vision goggles ?

What's material used for building it ? Looks like APC

 

[Technofox]

What's round thing in roof of cockpit ?
And adjacent handle for emergency hatch opening ?

The round thing is a magnetic compass. In that picture the compass looks dark because its rheostat has adjusted its brightness to match daytime light levels.

It's basically this but mounted on the roof instead.

And yes, the handle is for a hatch. The SB90N has one for both the navigator and driver.

Why red colour light ? For night operations with night vision goggles ?

Not quite. Red lights help a sailor maintain their night vision as they don't require as long of an adjustment period when going from day light or bright lights to red light. Day bulbs or white luminescence require a longer period of adjustment when transitioning from areas with different lumens, such as from a ship's interior where artificial light is less intense then standard day light.

Other ships in the Norwegian Navy use red light too, such as KNM Skudd, a Skjold class corvette.

What's material used for building it ? Looks like APC

Nah, it's nothing that exotic, just basic naval aluminium. Strong and lightweight. Good for beaching the craft for landing troops without structural damage to the boat.

 

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[Technofox]

With the US buying Norway's Naval Strike Missile, it's a good time to note that NSM isn't the only Norwegian designed kit that the US uses. While Penguin is on its way out.

Uh... wait, not Brigadier Nils Ofaf.

That's better. Yes, the US is phasing out the Penguin missile. Not the surface launched variant, but the helicopter capable version.

But Penguin's not all the US uses. NASAMS protects D.C.s airspace.

The US also uses helmets, plate carriers and body armor from the NFM Group.

And UAV from Kongsberg.

They also use Norwegian designed counter-mine sensors, sonars, electronic countermeasures and other maritime goodies.

Not bad for tiny Norway.

 

[Technofox]

CF-104 at the Sola Air Show.

The F-104 was Norway's frontline aircraft until 1984 when it was phased out in favor of the F-5 and F-16.

 

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KNM Roald Amundsen leads the Norwegian fleet in gunnery drills in the Andfjorden region.

 

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Police special tactics team.

 

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Counter-terrorism police (Delta) training with Navy (MJK) and Army (FSK) special forces.

 

[Technofox]

Foreign aircraft in town can only mean one thing: Exercise time! Looks like buildup for Trident Juncture 2018.

 

[Technofox]

At sea on an Ula class submarine. The first 4 pictures show an Ula pre-modernization. The second 4 after their an extensive upgrade.

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You might have noticed that some of the equipment didn't change much.

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Designed to operate in fridged Norwegian waters in the North, Barents and Norwegian Seas and Arctic Oceans, the Ula class submarines have routinely demonstrated the highest operational readiness rate of any NATO vessels. At a diminutive 59 meters in length and 5.4 in width, the Ula are among the most quiet and maneuverable submarines in the world, upgrading on an already potent Type 209 design and making them better by adding an x-plane surface and deck planes for shallow water maneuverability.

Armed with 14 DM2A3 torpedoes staffing 8 torpedo tubes, the Ula are also a test bed for the submarine-launched JSM missile. Their most potent weapons remain their torpedoes however, as KNM Stavanger learned the hard way.

The Ula class is capable of supporting special forces as well.

The Ula will be replaced within the next several years by a Norwegian-ized Type 212A mod.

 

[Technofox]

Jan Mayen Island is so pretty, but I can't imagine it's a fun place to fly in and out of.

 

[Technofox]

I'll assume everyone knows my thoughts on women in the Armed Services, so I'll spare you that rant, but I thought I'd share some pics of wormen in Norwegian service anyway.

I did include one of myself because I'm damn proud of my time in uniform.

 

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[Sathya]

looks like emergency make shift Operation theatre ..

guy on table has no visible injury ... why is he all smiles?

 

[Technofox]

2 Battalion training with British and American forces during exercise Sabre Strike 2018 in Latvia.

 

[_Anonymous_]

2 Battalion training with British and American forces during exercise Sabre Strike 2018 in Latvia.

You ought to consider a career as a war correspondent. Good writing skills , presentation & a keen eye for photography. War time photo journalist to be precise .

 

[Technofox]

Mine hunters and mine sweepers of the Oksøy and Alta classes.The Oksøy and Alta differ in the equipment they carry. For instance, the Oksøy have two mine hunting sonars rather then just the one on the Alta.

Simulated mine.

+Minesniper ROV.

= BOOM!

As part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1.

Good writing skills

Thank you for ignoring all my typos,

War time photo journalist to be precise .

Mmm, maybe if I wasn't already in a comfortable position. Many of the adversaries Norway has faced or trains to face (Taliban, ISIS, Libyan rebels, Russia) actively treat journalists and photogs as foreign agents participating in information warfare. it's a very dangerous business. Not sure I'm that adventurous to be honest.

 

[Parthu]

I did include one of myself because I'm damn proud of my time in uniform.

This you ?

 

[Technofox]

This you ?

Haha, no. That's the Norwegian Army's battle camo when visiting the neighboring Islamic Republic of Sweden.

In all seriousness though I think that picture is from training in Norway prior to combat operations in Afghanistan, to sensitize soldiers to the sights and culture of the nation they'd deploy to. However, during Psy-Ops broadcasts Norwegian personnel would dress in region appropriate garb.

That's her in normal (for our part of the world) clothing, still in Afghanistan.

Unlike American forces, instances of Norwegian women wearing such garb while on patrol or during combat operations, while not unheard of, aren't common either. Operationally such would only be donned during specialist activities such as special forces operations or psy-ops.

Away from base it'd you'd be unlikely to run into any Norwegian soldier, male or female, without full combat kit.

 

[Sathya]

Haha, no. That's the Norwegian Army's battle camo when visiting the neighboring Islamic Republic of Sweden.

If u have, bring some Swedish non - Muslim member to join here... it ll be fun for readers.

Norway Vs Sweden .