Norwegian Cyber Defence Force

Branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces

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Norwegian Cyber Defence Force
Cyberforsvaret
Badge of Cyberforsvaret
Founded	September 18, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-18)
Country	Norway
Type	Cyber force
Size	1,200 (2017)
Part of	Norwegian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Jørstadmoen Leir
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	HM Harald V of Norway
Ceremonial chief	Generalmajor Halvor Johansen

Military unit

The Norwegian Cyber Defence Force (Norwegian: Cyberforsvaret) is a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for military communications and defensive cyberwarfare in Norway. The force employs 1,500 people located at more than 60 locations. The main base is at Jørstadmoen in Lillehammer, with a secondary base at Kolsås outside Oslo.

History

The Cyber Defence was established as its own branch on 18 September 2012, which was originally known as the Norwegian Defence Information Infrastructure (DII).

References

"– Vår evne til å stå imot et cyberangrep er marginal". 12 October 2017.
"Cyberforsvaret offisielt etablert i dag" (in Norwegian). Ministry of Defence. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
https://eda.europa.eu/docs/default-source/documents/norwegian-defence-2013.pdf

External links

Official Site

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Branches	Army Navy (Coast Guard) Air Force Home Guard Cyber Defence Force Special Operations Command
Equipment	Army equipment Navy ships Military aircraft
Organisation	Joint Headquarters National Security Authority Intelligence Service Defence Research Establishment Defence Estates Agency Ministry of Defence
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