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: 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Towed artillery pieces: 220+ (mortars, all towed howitzers have been withdrawn from service)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: 48 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.^{[citation needed]}
H&K MP5	Germany	Submachine gun	Unknown	Unknown	Used exclusively by military police.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}
Ksp m/94	Germany	Armament on Leopard tanks		Unknown	-
Ksp 95	Soviet Union	Armament on ex-East German Pbv401-series		Unknown	No longer used.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[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

Vehicle	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Ptgb 5	Austria Germany	4x4 utility vehicle		Unknown	-
Tgb 14	Germany	4x4 utility vehicle		unknown
Tgb 15	Germany	6x6 utility vehicle		unknown
RG-32M Galten	South Africa Sweden	Mine-resistant 4x4 vehicle		380	-
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	6500+ Unknown number in use, to be replaced	- Equipped with the Pvpj 1110 90mm recoilless gun - - - - - - Equipped with the RBS 70.^{[citation needed]}
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, unknown number in use, to be replaced by Bv410 to som externt
Bv 410	United Kingdom Sweden	All-terrain carrier		153	Additional 127 + 200 on order

Armoured personnel carriers

Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Mowag Piranha	Switzerland	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier	Piranha IIIC	33^{[citation needed]}
Patria AMV	Finland	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier		113	Designated Pansarterrängbil 360 (Armoured Terrain Vehicle 360).^{[citation needed]}
Patria Pasi	Finland	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier	XA-180S XA-202S XA-203S	200 in total	Designated Pansarterrängbil 203 (Armoured Terrain Vehicle 203).^{[citation needed]}
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	549^[1]	Main infantry fighting vehicle.^{[citation needed]}

Tanks

Vehicle	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Strv 121	Germany Sweden	Main battle tank	Strv 121	12^[2]	Used for recovery training.^{[citation needed]}
Strv 122	Germany Sweden	Main battle tank Armoured recovery vehicle Combat engineering vehicle	Strv 122 A/B Bgbv 120 Pionierpanzer 3 Kodiak	120^[3] 10 2

Artillery and mortars

Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
M/41D	Sweden	Heavy mortar		84	120mm caliber mortar.
Grkpbv90	Sweden	Heavy mortar		40	120mm caliber mortar, an additional 20 are on order.^[4]
Artillerisystem 08	Sweden	Self-propelled artillery	FH77BW L52	48^[5]	24 on order^{[citation needed]}

Surface to air missiles

Name	Origin	Type	Range	In service	Notes
Rbs 70/90	Sweden	SHORAD	8km	Unknown
Bamse / RBS 23	Sweden	SHORAD	20 km	Unknown
LVRBS 98 / IRIS-T SLS	Sweden	SHORAD	40 km	Unknown	Enough for 2 companies.^{[citation needed]}
MIM-104 Patriot	United States	HIMAD	120+km	4 units and 12 launchers	Uses pac 2 and pac 3 missiles.^{[citation needed]}

Navy

Sweden possesses highly sophisticated stealth 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.^{[citation needed]}
Göteborg class	2 (4)	K22 - HSwMS Gävle K24 - HSwMS Sundsvall	Sweden	4 vessels commissioned. 2 operational and 2 in mothballed.^{[citation needed]}
Visby class	5	K31 - HSwMS Visby K32 - HSwMS Helsingborg K33 - HSwMS Härnösand K34 - HSwMS Nyköping K35 - HSwMS Karlstad	Sweden	Equipped with advanced stealth technology.^{[citation needed]}
Visby Gen 2	0 (4)	Unknown	Sweden	4 ships are ordered with deliveries scheduled for around 2030.^[6]^[7]

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.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}
Stridsbåt 90	165^[8]	Unknown	Sweden	18 of the new version delivered 2021-2022
Stridsbåt 90E	5	Unknown	Sweden

Submarines

Submarine	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
Gotland class	3	HSwMS Gotland HSwMS Halland HSwMS Uppland	Sweden
Södermanland class	1	HSwMS Södermanland HSwMS Östergötland	Sweden	HSwMS Södermanland in service, HSwMS Östergötland mothballed since 2021.^{[citation needed]}
Blekinge-class submarine	0 (2)	HSwMS Blekinge HSwMS Skåne	Sweden	Under construction, to be delivered 2028 and 2029.^{[citation needed]}

Auxiliary vessels

Ship	Quantity	Name	Origin	Notes
Belos class	1	HSwMS Belos	Netherlands	Used as submarine salvage ship.^{[citation needed]}
	1	HSwMS Loke	Sweden	Used as transport vessel.^{[citation needed]}
	1	HSwMS Furusund	Sweden	Used as sub water research vessel.^{[citation needed]}
	1	HSwMS Nåttarö	Sweden	Used as transport vessel.^{[citation needed]}
Orion class	1	HSwMS Orion	Sweden	Used as signals intelligence vessel, to be replaced by HSwMS Artemis 2022, but currently delayed.^{[citation needed]}
	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	Russia	Used as command vessel.^{[citation needed]}
Carlskrona class	1	HSwMS Carlskrona	Sweden	Used as command and ocean patrol vessel.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[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]}

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Between 2007 and 2008, a report from the Riksdag^[9] 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 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.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
JAS 39C	Sweden	Multirole fighter	71	Current main combat aircraft.^{[citation needed]}
JAS 39D	Sweden	Two-seat multirole fighter	23	Primary two-seater version.^{[citation needed]}
JAS 39 E/F	Sweden	Multirole fighter	2 (60)	Currently under testing.^{[citation needed]}
Saab 105	Sweden	Trainer and light attack aircraft	30	Training aircraft To be retired.
GROB G120TP	Germany	Basic flight trainer	0 (7)	Deliverd 2022

Non-combat aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Lockheed C-130E Hercules	United States	Heavy transport aircraft	6	Primary transport aircraft.^{[citation needed]}4 Used C-130J from Italy to be deliver from 2024, replacing the older current C-130E
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 C / Gulfstream G-IV	United States	VIP transport	1	12 passengers.^{[citation needed]}
Typ-102D / Gulfstream G550	United States	VIP transport	1	15 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.^{[citation needed]}
S 106	Sweden	Airborne early warning and control	0 (2)	2 Globaleye are on order with options for up to 2 additional aircraft.^[10]
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	M
Rb.101	France	Radar-guided air-to-air missile	MBDA Meteor	Unknown	In service with the Swedish air force since 2016.^[11]
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.^{[citation needed]}
Rb.99	United States Sweden	Active radar homing air-to-air missile	AIM-120B	Unknown

References

^ FMV. p. 139. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 139.
^ "FMV beställer ytterligare Grkpbv 90". www.fmv.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 134.
^ "Nya ytstridsfartyg". www.fmv.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ Karremann, Jaime. "Zweden werkt aan vloot van de toekomst: Visby's krijgen raketten en studies nieuwe onderzeeboten gestart". Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 140.
^ "Dokument & lagar".
^ "Sweden signs for GlobalEyes". Janes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ "MBDA's Meteor enters service with the Swedish Air Force | Press Release". MBDA. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

Sources and further reading

[1] FMV. p. 139. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.

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

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

[4] "FMV beställer ytterligare Grkpbv 90". www.fmv.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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

[6] "Nya ytstridsfartyg". www.fmv.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[7] Karremann, Jaime. "Zweden werkt aan vloot van de toekomst: Visby's krijgen raketten en studies nieuwe onderzeeboten gestart". Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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

[9] "Dokument & lagar".

[10] "Sweden signs for GlobalEyes". Janes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[11] "MBDA's Meteor enters service with the Swedish Air Force | Press Release". MBDA. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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