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The Royal Norwegian Air Force Peacetime Force: Approx. 8 500, of which approx. 5 800 are officers and civilians, and approx. 2 700 are conscripts. Force after mobilization: Approx. 33 000. Principal tasks: To patrol, control and give warning in the air space above Norwegian territory and adjacent maritime areas. Air operations against invasion forces. Organization: Under the two principal subordinate commands, COMNON and COMSONOR, the Air Force organization consists of Main Air Stations (MAIN AS), Air Stations (AS), and Radar Stations (AFSTN). (See chains of command). The peacetime and the war establishments are undergoing organizational changes. The main objective is to achieve a peacetime establishment which can strengthen the competence of the war establishment.

In order to carry out its task, the Air Force requires airfields and warning and control systems. In addition to this, the Air Force has the following aircraft and weapons at its disposal: Type No. Tasks Data Squadron Stasjon Patrol aircraft P-3N "Orion"  2 Coast Guard operations Maritime patrols 333 Andøya P-3C "Orion"  4 Maritime patrols depth charges and torpedoes Fighter aircraft F-16 "Fighting Falcon" 58 Air defence and anti-invasion defence 20mm machine guns and air-to-air , missiles and air-to-sea missiles*) 331 Bodø 332 Rygge 334 Bodø 338 Ørland F-5 "Freedom Fighter" 15 Electronic Warfare (EW) support and air defence 20mm machine guns and air-to-air missiles*) 336 Rygge Transport aircraft C-130 "Hercules"  6 Transport of personnel and/or equipment Able to carry 92 passengers or 74 stretchers and 2 passengers 335 Gardermoen DHC-6 "Twin Otter"  3 Transport Carries 12-14 passengers 719 Bodø DA-20 "Jet Falcon"  3 Transport/calibration / EW training Carries 5-9 passengers 717 Rygge Training aircraft SAAB Safari 15 Training Two-seater aircraft Værnes Helicopters Bell 412 SP 18 Transport Carries 9-13 passengers 339 Bardufoss 719 Bodø 720 Rygge Sea King Mk 43 12 Search and rescuehelicopters Can carry up to 20 persons in distress 330 Bodø Banak Ørland Sola Lynx Mk 86  6 Coast Guard helicopters Can carry up to 7 persons 337 Bardufoss     Anti-Aircraft Forces Type Explanation No. Air Bases ARCS "Aquisition Radar and Control system" - 3D control radars and command control and communication systems (C3) for all anti-aircraft systems in the Air Force. 27 Bardufoss, Andøya, Evenes, Bodø, Ørland, Værnes, Rygge, Langnes, Gardermoen og Sola. Anti-aircraft missiles NASAMS "Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System." Each battery NASAMS has 3 firing units, each with 3 firing ramps.Each firing ramp has 6 AMRAAM missiles. 6 batteries At Bardufoss, Andøya, Evenes, Bodø, Ørland, Rygge. RB70 Bofors Robot 70 short range missile. Each battery has 8 firing units RB70 with one RB70 weapon system and one weapon terminal each. 10 batteries Bardufoss, Andøya, Langnes, Evenes, Bodø, Rygge, Sola, Ørland,Værnes, Gardermoen. Anti-aircraft guns FCS 2000 L70 "Fire Control System 2000" and Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns. One battery consists of 4 firing units (self defence anti-aircraft forces). There are 2 such batteries on these air bases, organized as one unit. 10 batteries (organized into 5 units) Bardufoss, Andøya, Bodø, Ørland, Rygge. The Air Forces anti-aircraft forces main task is to maintain the defence of important airports. The anti-aircraft forces are organized in a network of anti-aircraft systems with different properties. The most important airports have anti-aircraft missiles with medium range, NASAMS, short range anti-aircraft missiles (RB70) and anti-aircraft guns (L70).

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