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

Army

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Towed artillery pieces: 268[1] (mortars, all towed howitzers have been withdrawn from service)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

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 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

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(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
Pa MIM-104 Patriot  United States HIMAD[citation needed] 120+km 4 units and

12 launchers

Navy

Main article: List of equipment of the Swedish Navy

Corvettes

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.[21]
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.[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 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[24] Unknown  Sweden 18 of the new version delivered 2021-2022

Submarines

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.[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 HSwMS Belos (A214)  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]
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

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

List of 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

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

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

References

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