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This is a list of Swedish Air Force weapons.

Designating a weapon

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Most weapons were called by an m/xx number that normally showed the weapon's acceptance into service by the armed forces. Missiles were designated with two digits after the "Rb" designation, which is short for "Robot", the Swedish word for missile. With air-to-air missiles odd numbers indicated radar seekers like the Rb 71 or Sky Flash, even numbers indicate IR seekers like the Rb 98 or IRIS-T off-boresight air-to-air missile.

Current

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Air-to-air missiles

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Air-to-surface missiles

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  • Rb 75 Maverick TV-guided air-to-surface missile corresponding to the AGM-65A/B

Anti-ship missiles

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  • Rb 15F: Air-launched version of the RBS15 anti-ship missile

Bombs

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Surface-to-air missiles

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  • Rb 67 Hawk surface-to-air missile
  • Rb 70 short-ranged surface-to-air missile developed by Bofors, laser beamrider.

Historical

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Air-to-air missiles

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Air-to-surface missiles

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  • Rb 05 A joystick-controlled air-to-surface missile developed by Bofors for the AJ 37 viggen

Anti-ship missiles

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  • Rb 04: Swedish-built anti-ship missile in use since the early 1960s in C/D/E versions

Guns

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Rockets

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  • 135 mm rocket pods made by Bofors
  • 70mm Air-to-air rocket pods

Bombs

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  • 120 kg m/71 high explosive bombs made by Bofors

Surface-to-air missiles

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See also

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Swedish Air Force

Sources

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  • "Bofors 350 år"
  • "Viggen" - Sven Stridberg
  • "Flygande Tunnan" - Lennart Berns
  • "JAS 39 Gripen" - Lindqvist Widfeldt
  • "Svenskt Militärflyg" - Bo Vidfeldt / Åke Hall