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
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Towed artillery pieces: 268[1] (mortars, all towed howitzers have been withdrawn from service)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
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 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
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] | Unknown Designation | ||
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
Image | Name | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terrängbil 16 | South Africa Sweden |
Mine-resistant 4x4 vehicle | 380 | |||
Pansarterrängbil | 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(400) | 20 prototypes delivered end of summer 2023, Ordinary deliveries start by the end of 2024.[10] | |
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[11] |
Infantry fighting vehicles
Image | Name | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strf 90 | Sweden | Tracked infantry fighting vehicle | CV9040 CV9040A CV9040B CV9040C |
499[12] | Main infantry fighting vehicle.[citation needed]Used to be 549, 50 donated to Ukraine
354 IFV variants |
Tanks
Image | Name | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strv 121 | Germany Sweden |
Main battle tank | Strv 121 | 12[13] | Used for recovery training.[citation needed] | |
Stridsvagn 122 | Germany Sweden |
Main battle tank Armoured recovery vehicle Combat engineering vehicle |
Strv 122 A Strv 122 B Bgbv 120 |
110[14] 10 |
6-10 donated to Ukraine[15] |
Artillery and mortars
Image | Name | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M/84 | Israel Finland |
Light mortar | 215 | 81 mm caliber mortar.[16] | ||
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.[17] | ||
Artillerisystem 08 | Sweden | Self-propelled artillery | FH77BW L52 | 26[18][19] | 48 on order[20] |
Surface to air missiles
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 |
Navy
Corvettes
Image | Name | Quantity | Names | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gävle class | 2 (4) | Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) |
Sweden | 4 vessels commissioned. 2 operational and 2 in mothballed.[21] | |
Visby class | 5 | Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) |
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.[22][23] |
Minesweepers
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
Image | Name | Quantity | Names | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stockholm class |
2 | Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) |
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] | |
Stridsbåt 90 | 165[24] | Unknown | Sweden | 18 of the new version delivered 2021-2022 |
Submarines
Image | Name | Quantity | Names | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gotland class | 3 | Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) |
Sweden | ||
Södermanland class | 1 | Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) |
Sweden | HSwMS Södermanland in service, HSwMS Östergötland mothballed since 2021.[25] | |
Blekinge class | 0 (2) | HSwMS Blekinge (???) HSwMS Skåne (???) |
Sweden | Under construction, to be delivered 2028 and 2029.[26] |
Auxiliary vessels
Image | Name | Quantity | Name | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belos class | 1 | Error: {{HSwMS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) | Netherlands | Used as submarine salvage ship.[citation needed] | |
1 | HSwMS Artemis | Sweden | Used as signals intelligence vessel[27] | ||
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] | ||
Trossö class | 1 | HSwMS Trossö | Finland | Used as command vessel.[citation needed] | |
Carlskrona class | 1 | HSwMS Carlskrona | Sweden | Used as command and ocean patrol vessel.[citation needed] |
Landing craft
Image | Name | Quantity | Names | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
G class | 100 | Unknown | Finland Sweden |
School ships
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
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 like 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
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
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[28]
23[28] 3 (60)[29] |
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[30] |
Non-combat aircraft
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.[31] | ||
S 106 | Sweden | Airborne early warning and control | 0 (2) | 2 Globaleye are on order with options for up to 2 additional aircraft.[32] | ||
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
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
Name | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mauser BK-27 | Germany | 27 mm revolver cannon | Unknown | Primary gun for JAS 39.[citation needed] | |
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] |
GBU-12 Paveway II | United States | 227 kg laser-guided bomb | Unknown | ||
Bk.90 | Sweden | 600 kg cluster bomb | Unknown | Banned from service, but not withdrawn.[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.[33] |
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
- Military equipment of Sweden during World War II
- Military equipment of Sweden during the Cold War
- List of equipment of the Swedish Army
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