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List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

This is a list of the military equipment of Sweden, including the army, air force and navy.

Army edit

Main article: List of equipment of the Swedish Army

Utility vehicles: 11,308++

Armored personnel carriers: 1,267

Infantry fighting vehicles: 859

Tanks: 121 in active service[1]

Towed artillery pieces: 268[1] (mortars, all towed howitzers have been withdrawn from service)

Self-propelled artillery pieces: 48 155mm howitzers and 40 dual 120mm mortars

Small arms and light weapons edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
  Pistol 88   Austria Semi-automatic pistol Pistol 88
Pistol 88B
Pistol 88C
Pistol 88C2
Pistol 88D 		Unknown Current standard-issue sidearm.[citation needed]
  H&K MP5   Germany Submachine gun Unknown Unknown Used exclusively by military police.[citation needed]
  Ak 4   Sweden Battle rifle Ak 4
Ak 4B
Ak 4OR		 Unknown Former standard-issue battle rifle
Red dot sight; Current standard-issue for the Home Guard
4x24 telescopic sight
Ak 24   Finland Assault rifle Ak 24A Unknown Swedish version of Sako M23, is expected to enter service by 2025.
  Ak 5   Sweden Assault rifle
Designated marksman rifle
Assault rifle
Assault rifle
Carbine
Police combat rifle		 FFV Ak 5
FFV Ak 5B
Bofors Ak 5C
Bofors Ak 5CF
Bofors Ak 5D
CGA5P		 Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
40,000
Unknown
Unknown		 Former standard-issue assault rifle
4x tritium sight
Standard Issue assault rifle
Multiple modifications by Bofors
Lightweight carbine version, exists in two variants.
Police semi-automatic version. Taken out of service.[citation needed]
  Ag 90   United States Anti-material rifle Ag 90A
Ag 90B
Ag 90C		 Unknown
  Psg 08   Finland Sniper rifle Unknown Current standard-issue sniper rifle.[citation needed]
  Psg 90   United Kingdom Sniper rifle Unknown
  Förstärkningsvapen 870   United States Shotgun Unknown
  Ksp 58   Belgium General-purpose machine gun Unknown
  Ksp 90   Belgium Light machine gun Ksp 90
Ksp 90B
Ksp 90C 		Unknown
  Ksp m/39   United States Medium machine gun Unknown
  Ksp m/94   Germany Medium machine gun Unknown Standard armament on Leopard tanks
  Tksp 12,7 mm   United States Heavy machine gun Unknown
 
Grsp 40 mm		   United States Automatic grenade launcher Unknown
  Snabbskjutande kulspruta   United States Fast shooting machine gun Unknown primarily used on CB90[2]
  Granattillsats 40 mm Ak   United States Grenade launcher Unknown Underbarrel grenade launcher for the AK5
  Grg m/48   Sweden Multirole recoilless rifle Unknown Standard-issue anti-tank weapon.[citation needed]
  Pskott m/86   Sweden Anti-tank weapon Unknown Standard-issue disposable anti-tank weapon.[citation needed]
BILL 2   Sweden Anti-tank guided weapon Unknown
  RB 57   Sweden Anti-tank missile launcher Unknown
  RBS 55   United States Anti-tank guided weapon Unknown
RBS 56   Sweden Anti-tank guided weapon Unknown

Utility vehicles edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
  Tgb 14   Germany 4x4 utility vehicle 435[3][4]
  Tgb 15   Germany 4x4 utility vehicle 190[3][5]
 
 Iveco IDV MUV   Italy 4x4 vehicle 0 (400) Multiple versions, initial order of 400 but framework agreement for 3000[6]
 
 Tgb 11   Sweden 4x4 infantry truck Unknown number in use, to be replaced with iveco MUV
 
 Polaris DAGOR   United States 4x4 Light utility vehicle 2+[7] Known as Fjärrspaningsterrängbil
  Bv 206/208   Sweden All-terrain carrier 1000+ Current main transport vehicle, unknown number in use, to be replaced by Bv410 to some extent.

800 to be modified with new disel engine and automatic gearbox[8]

 
 Ford Ranger   United States Pickup truck 600[9]

Armoured personnel carriers edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
  Terrängbil 16   South Africa
  Sweden 		Mine-resistant 4x4 vehicle 380
Terrängbil 24   Finland CBRN reconnaissance and indication vehicle SISU gtp 4x4 Unknown number ordered,[10] very lilkely to be ordered as a replacement for the tgb16
  Pansarterrängbil

180-203

  Finland Wheeled armoured personnel carrier XA-180S
XA-202S
XA-203S		 200 in total Designated Pansarterrängbil 203 (Armoured Terrain Vehicle 203).[citation needed]
 
 Pansarterrängbil 300   Finland Wheeled armoured personnel carrier Xa-300 20(321) 20 prototypes delivered end of summer 2023, 321 veichels orded, all to be delivered before 2030[11]
  Pansarterrängbil 360   Finland Wheeled armoured personnel carrier 113
  Bv 206   Sweden Tracked armoured personnel carrier Bv 206S 50
  Bv 410   United Kingdom
  Sweden 		All-terrain carrier 153 Additional 127 + 236+40 on order[12]

Infantry fighting vehicles edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
  Strf 90   Sweden Tracked infantry fighting vehicle CV9040
CV9040A
CV9040B
CV9040C		 499[13] Main infantry fighting vehicle.[citation needed]Used to be 549, 50 donated to Ukraine

354 IFV variants

Tanks edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
  Strv 121   Germany
  Sweden		 Main battle tank Strv 121 12[14] Used for recovery training.[citation needed]
  Stridsvagn 122   Germany
  Sweden		 Main battle tank
Armoured recovery vehicle
recovery vehicle		 Strv 122 A
Strv 122 B
Bgbv 120		 110[15]
10
 6-10 donated to Ukraine[16]

Engineering vehicles edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
  Ingenjörbandvagn 120   Germany
 Combat engineering vehicle ingBv 120 2
  Brobandvagn 120   Germany
 Bridge layer BroBv 120 3 14m and 26m bridges avalible[17]
  Däcksbro 200   Germany Foldable Floating Bridge
  Däcksbro 300   Germany Foldable Floating Bridge 4x200m[18]
  Amfibebro 400   Germany Amfibious Floting bridige 0(25) 25 orderd, deliverd 2025-2027
  Fältarbetsfordon 16t   United Kingdom High Mobility Engineer Excavator 21[19]
Bandschaktare 18T/23T   United States medium bulldozer 18T
23T
Armoured version of 18T
DJUPMINRÖJMASKIN 1 T   Sweden Mineclearence vehicle Scanjack 3500

Artillery and mortars edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
 
 M/84   Israel
  Finland 		Light mortar 215 81 mm caliber mortar.[20]
 
M/41D		   Sweden Heavy mortar 84 120mm caliber mortar.[citation needed]
  Grkpbv 90   Sweden Heavy mortar 40 120mm caliber mortar, an additional 40 on order.[21]
  Artillerisystem 08   Sweden Self-propelled artillery FH77BW L52 26[22][23] 48 on order[24]

Surface to air missiles edit

Image Name Origin Type Range In service Notes
  Rbs 70   Sweden SHORAD[citation needed] 8 km Unknown
  RBS 23   Sweden SHORAD[citation needed] 20 km Unknown
  LVRBS 98 / IRIS-T SLS   Sweden SHORAD[citation needed] 40 km Unknown
  MIM-104 Patriot   United States HIMAD[citation needed] 120+km 4 units and

12 launchers

Logistical vehicles edit

Vehicles ordered after 2014: edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
Volvo FMX 400   Sweden 4x2 4x2 8T Boxtruck 40
Volvo FMX 480   Sweden 8x6
6x6
4x4		 8x6 12T hooklift with crane
6x6 14T hooklift
6x6 12T Flatbed with crane
4x4 7T Flatbed		 35
125
30
120
300 aditional orded
Volvo FMX 520   Sweden 8x4 8x4 28T heavy tractor unit 6
Volvo FH 480   Sweden 8x2 8x2 7T with 78 ton/meter crane 8
Volvo FH 500   Sweden 8x4
6x2 		8x4 17T hooklift
6x2 16T flexload 		12
3
With removable Box
Scania G460   Sweden 6x6 6x6 13T Boxtruck 0 (80)
Scania P460   Sweden 6x4 6x4 14T hooklift 200
RMMV HX   Germany 8x8
6x6 		8x8 hooklift
8x8 Flatbed
6x6 Flatbed
6x6 heavy tractor unit 		330

Vehicles Before 2014: edit

Most Vehicles are older and will be replaced by the new trucks above

Navy edit

Main article: List of equipment of the Swedish Navy

Corvettes edit

Image Name Quantity Names Origin Notes
  Göteborg class 2 (4) HSwMS Gävle (K22)
HSwMS Sundsvall (K24) 		  Sweden 4 vessels commissioned. 2 operational and 2 in mothballed.[27]
  Visby class 5 HSwMS Visby (K31)
HSwMS Helsingborg (K32)
HSwMS Härnösand (K33)
HSwMS Nyköping (K34)
HSwMS Karlstad (K35)		   Sweden
Luleå class 0 (4) HSwMS Luleå (K??)
HSwMS Norrköping (K??)
HSwMS Trelleborg (K??)
HSwMS Halmstad (K??) 		  Sweden 4 ships are planned with deliveries scheduled for around 2030.[28][29]

Minesweepers edit

Image Ship Quantity Names Origin Notes
  Styrsö class 4 HSwMS Styrsö (M11)
HSwMS Spårö (M12)
HSwMS Skaftö (M13)
HSwMS Sturkö (M14)		   Sweden Some vessels have been converted to diving support and command vessels.[citation needed]
  Koster class 5 (7) HSwMS Koster (M73)
HSwMS Kullen (M74)
HSwMS Vinga (M75)
HSwMS Ven (M76)
HSwMS Ulvön (M77)		   Sweden Improved version of the Landsort class. 7 commissioned and 5 operational.[citation needed]

Patrol boats edit

Image Name Quantity Names Origin Notes
  Stockholm class 2 HSwMS Stockholm (P11)
HSwMS Malmö (P12) 		  Sweden converted from corvettes in 2017, retain original

armament

  Tapper class 11 (12) 82 - HSwMS Djärv
83 - HSwMS Dristig
84 - HSwMS Händig
85 - HSwMS Trygg
86 - HSwMS Modig
87 - HSwMS Hurtig
88 - HSwMS Rapp
89 - HSwMS Stolt
90 - HSwMS Ärlig
91 - HSwMS Munter
92 - HSwMS Orädd		   Sweden Vessel no. 81 HSwMS Tapper decommissioned.[citation needed]
  CB90 class 165[30] Unknown   Sweden 18 of the new version delivered 2021-2022

Submarines edit

Image Name Quantity Names Origin Notes
  Gotland class 3 HSwMS Gotland (Gtd)
HSwMS Halland (Hnd)
HSwMS Uppland (Upd)		   Sweden
  Södermanland class 1 HSwMS Södermanland (Söd)
HSwMS Östergötland (Ögd)		   Sweden HSwMS Södermanland in service, HSwMS Östergötland mothballed since 2021.[31]
Blekinge class 0 (2) HSwMS Blekinge (???)
HSwMS Skåne (???) 		  Sweden Under construction, to be delivered 2028 and 2029.[32]

Auxiliary vessels edit

Image Name Quantity Name Origin Notes
  Belos class 1 HSwMS Belos (A214)   Netherlands Used as submarine salvage ship.[citation needed]
1 HSwMS Artemis   Sweden Used as signals intelligence vessel[33]
  Orion class 1 HSwMS Orion   Sweden Used as signals intelligence vessel, to be replaced by HSwMS Artemis
1 HSwMS Pelikanen   Sweden Used as torpedo salvage vessel.[citation needed]
1 HSwMS Hector   Sweden Used as coastal tug boat.[citation needed]
1 HSwMS Hercules   Sweden Used as coastal tug boat.[citation needed]
  Akademik Shuleykin class 1 HSwMS Trossö   Finland Used as command vessel.[citation needed]
  Calrskrona class 1 HSwMS Carlskrona   Sweden Used as command and ocean patrol vessel.[citation needed]

Landing craft edit

Image Name Quantity Names Origin Notes
  G class 100 Unknown   Finland
  Sweden

School ships edit

Class Quantity Name Origin Notes
A500 class 5 A501 - HSwMS Altair
A502 - HSwMS Antares
A503 - HSwMS Arcturus
A504 - HSwMS Argo
A505 - HSwMS Astrea 		  Sweden
2 HSwMS Gladan
HSwMS Falken 		  Sweden Schooners used for naval training.[citation needed]

Coast Guard ships edit

Main article: Swedish Coast Guard ships

Even if the Swedish Coast Guard (Swedish: Kustbevakningen) is not officially a part of the navy, and operates under the Ministry of Justice (Swedish: Justitiedepartementet), its activities are coordinated with the Swedish Armed Forces in a number of areas.[citation needed]

Amphibious Corps

The Swedish Amphibious Corps operates smaller patrol boats such as the Stridsbåt 90 and 90E along with the Griffon 2000TD

The Coast Guard operate along the entire coastline of Sweden, with the mission to rescue, assist and monitor. The total number of vessels exceeds 100 whereof 25 are patrol boats dedicated to maritime surveillance.[citation needed]

In addition, the Coast Guard has three Dash 8 Q-300 aircraft for maritime surveillance.[citation needed]

Air force edit

Main article: List of equipment of the Swedish Air Force

The air force operates a multitude of different aircraft platforms, with JAS 39 Gripen C/D being the main airframe. The air force also operates C130H and Saab 340 in a transport role along with other aircraft types for other capabilities and missions.

In terms of helicopters in the Swedish air force bothe NH90 (HKP14) and UH60-M Blackhawk (HKP16) is being used, as well as AW-109 (HKP15) as a light helicopter.

In 2014 the Swedish air force ordered 60 Gripen E.[citation needed]

Combat aircraft edit

The total number of combat aircraft and armed trainers in the Swedish air force is currently 217, and will in time be increased to 317–337.

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
 
 JAS 39   Sweden Multirole fighter JAS 39C
JAS 39D
JAS 39E 		71[34]
23[34]
3 (60)[35] 		Current main combat aircraft.[citation needed]
 
 SK 60   Sweden Trainer and light attack aircraft SK 60A
SK 60B 		30 Aircraft is to be retired.
 
 GROB G120TP   Germany Basic flight trainer 10 Delivered by 2023[36]

Non-combat aircraft edit

Image Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
  Lockheed C-130E Hercules   United States Heavy transport aircraft 6 Primary transport aircraft.[citation needed]
  S 102B Korpen   United States
  Sweden		 Signals intelligence aircraft 2 Modified version of the Gulfstream IV, equipped for SIGINT purposes.[citation needed]To be replaced by new planes along with new VIP plane.
  TP 102   United States VIP transport TP102 C
TP102 D||1|| | 12 passengers.[citation needed]
  TP 100   Sweden VIP passenger aircraft 2 31 / 19 passengers.[citation needed]To be replaced
  S 100   Sweden Airborne early warning and control 2 Previously 6 in service, sold to other countries, to be replaced by GlobalEye.[37]
  S 106   Sweden Airborne early warning and control 0 (2) 2 Globaleye are on order with options for up to 2 additional aircraft.[38]
  UAV 02 Falken   Israel Unmanned aerial vehicle 48 The smallest aircraft in the Swedish Royal Air Force, used for battlefield reconnaissance.[citation needed]
  UAV 03 Örnen   United States Unmanned aerial vehicle 8
  UAV 04 Svalan   United States Unmanned aerial vehicle 3
UAV 05B Korpen   United States Unmanned aerial vehicle 12 Deployed by the Särskilda operationsgruppen.[citation needed]

Helicopters edit

Aircraft Origin Type In service Notes
 
HKP 15		   Italy Utility helicopter 20 To be retired, talks about buying additional blackhawks
 
HKP 16		   United States Utility helicopter 15
 
HKP 14		   France Utility helicopter 18 9 TTH, 9 NFH

Weapons and munitions edit

Name Origin Type Versions In service Notes
Mauser BK-27   Germany 27 mm revolver cannon Unknown Primary gun for JAS 39.[39][40]
Mark 82   United States 227 kg unguided bomb BLU-111A/B
BLU-111B
BLU-126B
Mark 62 Quickstrike mine		 Unknown Added thermal-protective coating.[citation needed]
Less sensitive explosive filler.[citation needed]
Lowered collateral damage for close support.[citation needed]
Naval mine version.[citation needed]
RBS 15   Sweden Air-to-surface/anti-ship missile RBS-15F Mk2 Unknown
Rb.101   France Radar-guided air-to-air missile MBDA Meteor Unknown In service with the Swedish air force since 2016.[41]
Rb.71   United Kingdom
  Sweden		 Semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile British Aerospace Skyflash Unknown
Rb.74   United States
  Sweden		 Heat-seeking air-to-air missile AIM-9L Sidewinder Unknown
Rb.75   United States
  Sweden		 Air-to-ground tactical missile AGM-65B Maverick 500
Rb.98   European Union
  Sweden		 Heat-seeking air-to-air missile IRIS-T 400 Developed in collaboration between many European Union countries, including Sweden.[citation needed]
Rb.99   United States
  Sweden		 Active radar homing air-to-air missile AIM-120B Unknown

See also edit

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