Guidelines and brochures

Core values of Norway's defence sector

The defence sector defends Norwegian territory, the Norwegian people and Norway’s interests. The defence sector promotes certain general values. This values platform for the sector is aimed to highlight these values.

Future acquisitions for the Norwegian Armed Forces 2014 - 2022

This publication does not examine each planned project in detail but is intended to create opportunities for in depth discussions between the Armed Forces and industry.

Norwegian Defence 2013

Norwegian Defence 2013 - Facts and figures (pdf, 3 Mb.) Ranks and insignia (pdf, 806 kb.)

Ethical guidelines for contact with business and industry in the defence sector

Guidelines | August 2019

Norwegian Defence 2008

Norwegian Defence 2008 (pdf)

Norwegian Defence 2006

Norwegian Defence 2006 Norwegian Defence 2006 (pdf, 1,3 mb) Norwegian Defence 2006 (Powerpoint, 4,8 mb) Download and save to local disk to run with Powerpoint

The defence budget 2006

Relevant force

Relevant force (pdf, 1 Mb)

Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence

The Chief of Defence and his military/strategic functions are now integrated within the Ministry of Defence. Defence Command Norway has been closed down and a small Defence Staff has been established to support the Chief of Defence in his

The Norwegian Defence Budget 2003

(11.10.2002) On the 3 rd> of October The Government presented a defence budget for 2003 amounting to NOK 29.6 billion. This represents an increase in real terms of NOK 1 billion compared with the defence budget proposed last year by the previous

Restructuring year 2003

Letter of intent concerning the legal status of forces engaged in NORDCAPS activities

Letter of intent concerning the legal status of forces engaged in NORDCAPS activities Considering that the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on the 2 nd> of April 1997 agreed to establish NORDCAPS, Having established, in

Letter of intent between The United Kingdom and the NORDCAPS nations

Letter of intent concerning co-operation between The United Kingdom and The NORDCAPS nations Recalling that the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on the 2 April 1997 agreed to establish NORDCAPS, Further recalling that , in

NORDCAPS - MOU between Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

Implementation proposition - Norwegian defence reform - Short version

The implementation proposition. A short version Government proposition No. 55 (2001-2002) (pdf)

Norwegian defence-related cooperation with the Baltic states

Norsk politikk i etterkrigstiden har bare i mindre grad vært rettet mot Baltikum. Uavhengigheten for de baltiske stater i 1991 endret imidlertid dette. TekstutgaveTekstutgave (pdf-format, krever Acrobat reader, kan lastes gratis ned her.

Open up

Dealing with the media: Guide for civil servants and armed forces staff

Defence Budget 2002 - Short Version, Text Edition

The Defence Budget for 2002 amounts to NOK 27.7 billion of which NOK 725 million represents internally generated income. If the funding allocation for Norwegian forces abroad is excluded from the calculations, this represents a budget increase

KFOR (5) - Norway's role as Lead Nation (text ed.)

KFOR (5) - Norway's role as Lead Nation

Lieutenant General Thorstein Skiaker on 6 April 2001 took up his post as Commander KFOR by virtue of his position as the NATO commander at Joint Headquarters North located at Jåtta, Stavanger. Norway has therefore taken on the responsibility as