Royal Norwegian Air Force

Royal Norwegian Air Force
Luftforsvaret
Badge of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
Founded	10 November 1944; 79 years ago (1944-11-10)
Country	Norway
Allegiance	Kingdom of Norway
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	3,650 102 aircraft[1]
Part of	Norwegian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Rygge Air Station
Motto(s)	Konge, Folk og Fedreland "King, People and Fatherland"
Website	forsvaret.no/luftforsvaret
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	HM King Harald V
Chief of the Air Force	Major General Rolf Folland (11 August 2021 – present)[2]
Insignia
Roundel
Ensign
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-35
Helicopter	AW101, Sea King, Bell 412
Patrol	P-8 Poseidon
Trainer	Saab Safari
Transport	C-130J-30

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret, lit. 'The Air Defence') is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian Armed Forces on 10 November 1944. The RNoAF's peacetime establishment is approximately 2,430 employees (officers, enlisted staff and civilians). 600 personnel also serve their draft period in the RNoAF. After mobilization, the RNoAF would consist of approximately 5,500 personnel.

The infrastructure of the RNoAF includes seven airbases (at Ørland, Rygge, Andøya, Evenes, Bardufoss, Bodø and Gardermoen), one control and reporting centre (at Sørreisa) and three training centres at Værnes in Stjørdal, 32.7 km north of Trondheim, where Trondheim airport now lies, Kjevik in Kristiansand and at KNM Harald Haarfagre/Madlaleiren in Stavanger.