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[Norge Stronk]

 

[Norge Stronk]

The NH90 is in service now, but I found some pics of the type during trials near Svalbard.

 

[Norge Stronk]

A friendly reminder of a what a single DM2A3 will do to your ship, courtesy of S302 Utstein.

 

[Fenrir]

Communication and Information Systems Task Group

For those wondering, that's a Glock 17, known as the P80 in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Also, the CIS TG is not part of the Norwegian Army. Rather it is part of a separate Cyber Defense Force.

 

[Fenrir]

Some new pics of the NH90 on KV Senja:

KV Senja is a Nordkapp class OPV:

 

[Vergennes]

@Vergennes looks like the order to turn in sidearms has been rescinded. For those wondering, that's a Glock 17, known as the P80 in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

That's good.
To be honest,I didn't understand how non-emergency units turning in their side arms would be a high cost saving measure.
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I have noticed that the norwegians have been adopting the new HK slim line buttstock for their 416s.

 

[Fenrir]

I have noticed that the norwegians have been adopting the new HK slim line buttstock for their 416s.

I'm not entirely sure when the switch happened, but there's definitely been one. It looks to have been made within the last two years at the earliest.

The older HK416s feature a heavier and thicker stock:

Versus the new slim one:

Some units in Afghanistan also have skeleton stocks on their rifles:

They aren't special forces, just regulars from TMBN.

And a few Rapid Response Teams as well:

The switch doesn't seem to be universal, as a number of recent exercises still feature a heftier, thicker stock:

I have no idea how widespread these changes are going to be, especially since the latest group to get the Hk416, HV-14, received a version with a heavier stock:

But there has definitely been a change in some units.

 

[Fenrir]

I don't know if other nations do this, but the Norwegian military "shock tests" its own soldiers.

 

[Fenrir]

Artillery is hard to come by in Norway. Apart from the M109, there are no other types in service due to Norway's mountainous terrain which makes moving and setting up big guns very difficult. They're also of limited value given our neighbors - Friendly Sweden and a small border with Russia to the East and the sea to the North, South and West and South East.

Historically we had, but never operationalized, the M270 MLRS:

These photos date back to 1998!

 

[Fenrir]

 

[Fenrir]

Supporting UN missions in Mali

 

[Fenrir]

In Mazar-E-Sharif

 

[Fenrir]

PsyOps officers advising Afghan mediacentre.

 

[Fenrir]

The overall presence is limited, but Norway does contribute to South Sudanese Peacekeeping.

 

[Fenrir]

Combat Service Support battalion

Support units include dental, engineering, logistics, nursing, veterinary, medical specialists, chaplains, finance, legal and clerical, ordnance and quartermastery and transportation specializations.