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[]

The Swedish army consists of 30,000 active troops along with 22,988 military reserves and 38,000 militias. Including storaged equipment still operational, the Swedish army possesses: 240 tanks, 212 tank destroyers, around 1,300 APCs, 860 IFVs, 11,300 utility vehicles, 220 mortars, and currently 4 (24 when all are delivered) 155 mm self-propelled artillery pieces. Sweden lacks conventional multiple rocket launchers, but instead relies on fast-moving vehicles equipped with guided anti-tank missiles. Long-range tactical missiles that could normally be launched from MRLs are instead assigned to the air force and navy. The Swedish military as a whole operates several hundred such missiles.

Utility vehicles: 11,308++

Armored personnel carriers: 1,267

Infantry fighting vehicles: 859

Tanks: 120 in active service (240 total including in storage)

Towed artillery pieces: 220+ (Mortars, all towed howitzers have been withdrawn from service)

Self-propelled artillery pieces: 24 In Service

Small arms and light weapons[]

Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Pistol 88	Austria	Semi-automatic pistol	Glock 17 (pist 88) Glock 19 (pist 88B)	Unknown	Current standard-issue sidearm
CBJ-MS	Sweden	Submachine gun Personal defense weapon Assault weapon Light support weapon	- - - -	Unknown	Trials only. Not adopted.
H&K MP5	Germany	Submachine gun	Unknown	Unknown	Used exclusively by police.
Ak 4	Germany 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.
Ag 90	United States	Anti-material rifle	Ag 90A Ag 90B Ag 90C	Unknown	- - -
Psg 08	Finland	Sniper rifle	TRG-42	Unknown	Current standard-issue sniper rifle
Psg 90	United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	AW	Unknown	-
Förstärkningsvapen 870	United States	Shotgun		Unknown	-
HK21	Germany	General-purpose machine gun		Unknown	-
Ksp 58	Belgium	General-purpose machine gun		Unknown	-
Ksp 90	Belgium	Light machine gun	Ksp 90 Ksp 90B	Unknown	-
Ksp m/39	United States	Medium machine gun		Unknown	-
Ksp m/42	United States	Medium machine gun	Ksp m/42 Ksp m/42B	Unknown	Phased out of service, replaced by the Ksp m/39
Ksp m/94	Germany	Armament on Leopard tanks		Unknown	-
Ksp 95	Soviet Union	Armament on ex-East German Pbv401-series		Unknown	No longer used.
Tksp 12,7 mm	United States	Heavy machine gun		Unknown	-
Grsp 40 mm	United States	Automatic grenade launcher		Unknown	-
Granattillsats 40 mm Ak	United States	Grenade launcher		Unknown	-
Grg m/48	Sweden	Multirole recoilless rifle		Unknown	Standard-issue anti-tank weapon.
Pskott m/86	Sweden	Anti-tank weapon		Unknown	Standard-issue disposable anti-tank weapon
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	-
RBS 70	Sweden	Man-portable air defense system		Unknown	Being replaced by RBS 90.

Utility vehicles[]

Vehicle	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Ptgb 5	Austria Germany	4x4 utility vehicle		Unknown	-
RG-32M Galten	South Africa Sweden	Mine-resistant 4x4 vehicle		260	Additional 120 on order
Terrängbil 11	Sweden	4x4 infantry truck 4x4 anti-tank vehicle 4x4 communications vehicle 6x6 infantry truck 6x6 communications vehicle 6x6 ambulance 6x6 artillery spotter 6x6 armored personnel carrier Man-portable air-defense systems carrier	Tgb 11 Tgb 1111 Tgb 1112 Tgb 13 Tgb 1313 Tgb 1314 Tgb 1321 Tgb 21 Tgb 22	Roughly 6,500	- Equipped with the Pvpj 1110 90mm recoilless gun - - - - - - Equipped with the RBS 70
Bv 202	Sweden	All-terrain carrier		5,000 produced	To be replaced by Bv 206
Bv 206	Sweden	All-terrain carrier Military ambulance Military firefighting apparatus Improved intelligence vehicle Mobile military radio transmitter	Bv 206 Bv 206A Bv 206F Bv 2064 Bv 2068	Totally 4,500+	Current main transport vehicle
BvS 10	United Kingdom Sweden	All-terrain carrier		48	Additional 127 on order

Armoured personnel carriers[]

Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
MOWAG Piranha	Switzerland	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier	Piranha IIIC	33	-
Patria AMV	Finland	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier		113	Designated Pansarterrängbil 360 (Armoured Terrain Vehicle 360).
Patria Pasi	Finland	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier	XA-180S XA-202S XA-203S	200 in total	Designated Pansarterrängbil 203 (Armoured Terrain Vehicle 203)
Bv 206	Sweden	Tracked armoured personnel carrier	Bv 206S	50

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

Vehicle	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Strf 90	Sweden	Tracked infantry fighting vehicle	CV9040 CV9040A CV9040B CV9040C	354^[1]	Main infantry fighting vehicle

Tanks[]

Vehicle	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Strv 121	Germany Sweden	Main battle tank	Strv 121	12^[2]	Used for recovery training
Strv 122	Germany Sweden	Main battle tank Armoured recovery vehicle Combat engineering vehicle	Strv 122 A/B Bgbv 120 Pionierpanzer 3 Kodiak	120^[3] Unknown Unknown

Artillery and mortars[]

Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
M/41D	Sweden	Heavy mortar		600	120mm caliber mortar
Artillerisystem 08	Sweden	Self-propelled artillery	FH77BW L52	24^[4]	Next-generation artillery system
Bofors 40 mm	Sweden	Anti-aircraft autocannon	Bofors L/60 Bofors L/70	Unknown	-
MIM-23 Hawk	United States	Surface-to-air missile	RBS 77 RBS 97	8 launchers	Unknown number of missiles, at least 24

Navy[]

Sweden possesses highly sophisticated and radar technology. For example, during a military exercise off the coast of California, HSwMS Gotland managed to penetrate the massive defensive measures of an entire American carrier strike group, "sinking" the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan among other ships. While the Gotland class still has not been surpassed in terms of stealth, Sweden is already working on an improved diesel-electric submarine: the A26. The first of two A26 submarines will be laid down at the end of 2022.

Corvettes[]

Ship	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
Stockholm class	2	K11 - HSwMS Stockholm K12 - HSwMS Malmö	Sweden	Converted to patrol boats in 2017
Göteborg class	2 (4)	K22 - HSwMS Gävle K24 - HSwMS Sundsvall	Sweden	4 vessels commissioned. 2 operational and 2 in mothballed
Visby class	5	K31 - HSwMS Visby K32 - HSwMS Helsingborg K33 - HSwMS Härnösand K34 - HSwMS Nyköping K35 - HSwMS Karlstad	Sweden	Equipped with advanced stealth technology

Minesweepers[]

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

Patrol boats[]

Ship	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
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
Stridsbåt 90	147^[5]	Unknown	Sweden	-
Stridsbåt 90 E	5	Unknown	Sweden	-
Stridsbåt 2010	2	Unknown	Sweden	With 2 × 120 mm mortars

Submarines[]

Submarine	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
Gotland class	3	HSwMS Gotland HSwMS Halland HSwMS Uppland	Sweden	Equipped with stealth capacity
Södermanland class	2	HSwMS Södermanland HSwMS Östergötland	Sweden
A26	0 (2)	Unknown	Sweden	Was intended to enter service 2018–2019,^[6] but was cancelled in February 2014 due to disagreements with ThyssenKrupp, the new owners of Kockums. A similar design will be delivered by SAAB Kokums in 2022 replacing the Södermanland class.^[7]

Auxiliary vessels[]

Ship	Quantity	Name	Origin	Notes
Belos class	1	HSwMS Belos	Netherlands	Used as submarine salvage ship
	1	HSwMS Loke	Sweden	Used as transport vessel
	1	HSwMS Furusund	Sweden	Used as sub water research vessel
	1	HSwMS Nåttarö	Sweden	Used as transport vessel
Orion class	1	HSwMS Orion	Sweden	Used as signals intelligence vessel
	1	HSwMS Pelikanen	Sweden	Used as torpedo salvage vessel
	1	HSwMS Hector	Sweden	Used as coastal tug boat
	1	HSwMS Hercules	Sweden	Used as coastal tug boat
Trossö class	1	HSwMS Trossö	Russia	Used as command vessel
Carlskrona class	1	HSwMS Carlskrona	Sweden	Used as command and ocean patrol vessel

Landing craft[]

Ship	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

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.

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.

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

Air force[]

Due to recent cuts in defensive expenditures, about half of the JAS 39 Gripens will be taken out of active service and put into storage during 2012. As the threat from the Soviet Union is gone, there is no need to maintain a large air force since most possible enemies of Sweden lack the ability to shoot down a Gripen.

Nine JAS 39 Gripens was sent to protect Libyan civilians during the Libyan Civil War. No shots were fired by the aircraft, nor were they fired upon.

Between 2007 and 2008, a report from the Riksdag^[8] revealed what was called Flygsystem 2020 ("flight system 2020"), or FS 2020, a project to research and develop a fifth generation fighter with fully developed stealth capabilities by the year of 2020.

In 2012, it was announced that the Swedish government wishes to upgrade 70 Gripens to the NG/IN model by 2020, equipping them with a new engine, improved fuel capacity, higher payload and upgraded avionics.

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.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
JAS 39C	Sweden	Multirole fighter	60	Current main combat aircraft
JAS 39D	Sweden	Two-seat multirole fighter	11	Primary two-seater version
JAS 39 E/F	Sweden	Multirole fighter	0 (70)	Currently under testing
Gripen Demo	Sweden	Technology demonstrator	1	Prototype for development of the Gripen NG/IN
FS 2020	Sweden	Stealth air superiority fighter	0	Currently under development^[9]
Dassault nEUROn	France	Stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle	0	Currently under development
Saab 105	Sweden	Trainer and light attack aircraft	80	Training aircraft

Non-combat aircraft[]

Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
C-130	United States	Heavy transport aircraft	6	Primary transport aircraft
S 102B Korpen	United States Sweden	Signals intelligence aircraft	2	Modified version of the Gulfstream IV, equipped for SIGINT purposes
TP 102A	United States	VIP transport	1	Royal family transport
TP 102C	United States	VIP transport	1	Prime minister's transport
TP 100	Sweden	VIP passenger aircraft	8	-
S 100	Sweden	Airborne early warning and control	2	Previously 6 in service, sold to other countries
UAV 02 Falken	Israel	Unmanned aerial vehicle	48	The smallest aircraft in the Swedish Royal Air Force, used for battlefield reconnaissance
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

Helicopters[]

Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
HKP 15	Italy	Utility helicopter	20	-
HKP 16	United States	Utility helicopter	15	-
HKP 14	Finland	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
Mark 82	United States	227 kg unguided bomb	BLU-111A/B BLU-111B BLU-126B Mark 62 Quickstrike mine	Unknown	Added thermal-protective coating Less sensitive explosive filler Lowered collateral damage for close support Naval mine version
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
RBS-15	Sweden	Air-to-surface/anti-ship missile	RBS-15F Mk2	Unknown	-
Meteor	France	Radar-guided air-to-air missile		0	Currently under development; will reach IOC in 2016
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-9M 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
Rb.99	United States Sweden	Active radar homing air-to-air missile	AIM-120B	Unknown	-

References[]

^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 134.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 140.
^ "Sverige ska satsa på nya ubåtar". SvD.se. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
^ Karlskrona TT. "FMV avbryter ubåtsförhandling". SvD.se. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
^ http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Utredningar/Rapporter-fran-riksdagen/Forskning-och-utveckling-inom-_GV0WRFR8
^ Limén, Helene. Rapport från Riksdagen 2007/08:RFR8 Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Försvarsutskottets ansvarsområde, 2007, p. 31.

Sources and further reading[]

Home page of the Swedish Armed Forces
http://www.soldf.com/
See article links for further information on specific equipment

[1] The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.

[2] The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.

[3] The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.

[4] The Military Balance 2014. p. 134.

[5] The Military Balance 2014. p. 140.

[6] "Sverige ska satsa på nya ubåtar". SvD.se. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

[7] Karlskrona TT. "FMV avbryter ubåtsförhandling". SvD.se. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

[8] ttp://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Utredningar/Rapporter-fran-riksdagen/Forskning-och-utveckling-inom-_GV0WRFR8

[9] Limén, Helene. Rapport från Riksdagen 2007/08:RFR8 Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Försvarsutskottets ansvarsområde, 2007, p. 31.

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