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Exercise Joint Viking 2017 is ingoing in Finnmark County, Norway. It features Royal Marines, the United States Army and United States Marine Corps and Norwegian Armed Forces.

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CV90s have recently been upgraded. They're now designated CV90 Mk.III in Norwegian service.
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Interesting contrast between the Royal Marine, US Marine and Norwegian Infantryman (Norwegian Army).
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HRH Crownprince Haakon is observing JV17.
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Norway is home to numerous kat species from the adorable and rugged Norwegian Forest Kat, to the elegant and lithe Eurasian lynx. One of the more commonly sighted Norwegian kat species is the powerful Leopard 2 A4NO.

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The accuracy and power of the MP7 has been a major improvement over the older MP5.

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Not bad for a submachine gun.
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HV-05 RRT Grebe.

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Concrete and snow. Yeesh, that's got to be cold.

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Assorted pictures because I don't have anything else to post right now.

Pro tip: remove the lens caps before using NG goggles.

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The Norwegian Armed Forces recently inaugurated its first field Imam, Najeeb ur Rehman Naz.

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Does anyone actually care about updates to this thread? Or am I just posting for my own enjoyment?
 
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CV90s have recently been upgraded. They're now designated CV90 Mk.III in Norwegian service.
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Interesting contrast between the Royal Marine, US Marine and Norwegian Infantryman (Norwegian Army).
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i thought norway phased out the bell 214's

also what craft is this..........
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i thought norway phased out the bell 214's

18 Bell 412SPs are still in service with the Norwegian Air Force, and I don't believe any replacement for them has yet been decided on. The Westland Lynx and Sea King are being phased out in favor of the AW101 and NH90 with the Lynx completely out of service.

also what craft is this..........

That's an SB90N, a variation of Sweden's Stridsbåt 90 H, but upgraded significantly compared to Swedish boats (different engines to allow them better shallow water performance, newer electronics and countermeasures, remote weapon stations, and a few structural differences to improve crew and passenger comfort). Internationally they're known as CB90, while the Americans call the type Riverine Command Boats. The UK trialed four Swedish boats, but ultimately decided not to pursue them for its special operations forces.

The boats in Norwegian service belong to the Coastal Ranger Command and are used for fast boat interdiction, coastal patrol, search and seizure and covert infiltrations.

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The four pictures above are older (1990-2011) and feature the Norwegian Coastal and Artillery Hunter commandoes, as well as older SB90Ns. The pictures below were taken a few weeks ago during JV17 and show SB90Ns with some modernizations including remove weapon stations. Many of the changes are less visible though.

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The RWS is a very new addition not found on boats during last year's exercise Cold Response 2016.

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18 Bell 412SPs are still in service with the Norwegian Air Force, and I don't believe any replacement for them has yet been decided on. The Westland Lynx and Sea King are being phased out in favor of the AW101 and NH90 with the Lynx completely out of service.



That's an SB90N, a variation of Sweden's Stridsbåt 90 H, but upgraded significantly compared to Swedish boats (different engines to allow them better shallow water performance, newer electronics and countermeasures, remote weapon stations, and a few structural differences to improve crew and passenger comfort). Internationally they're known as CB90, while the Americans call the type Riverine Command Boats. The UK trialed four Swedish boats, but ultimately decided not to pursue them for its special operations forces.

The boats in Norwegian service belong to the Coastal Ranger Command and are used for fast boat interdiction, coastal patrol, search and seizure and covert infiltrations.

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The four pictures above are older (1990-2011) and feature the Norwegian Coastal and Artillery Hunter commandoes, as well as older SB90Ns. The pictures below were taken a few weeks ago during JV17 and show SB90Ns with some modernizations including remove weapon stations. Many of the changes are less visible though.

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The RWS is a very new addition not found on boats during last year's exercise Cold Response 2016
yes i know the westland lynx's were phased out in favour of the aw101 and the nh90 but i thought they were for the navy/coastguard not the army which i assume who operates the 412's
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