List of equipment of the Swedish Navy explained

See also: List of ships of the Swedish Navy and List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces. This is a list of equipment of the Swedish Navy currently in use and to be used. It includes equipment such as classes of ships, the weapons used on board as well as the munitions and electronics.

The inventory the Swedish Navy maintain reflects its commitment to modernization and readiness, showcasing a blend of proven capabilities and upcoming advancements in naval technology.

Watercraft

ClassOriginShipyardIn serviceNotes
Corvettes
SwedenSaab Kockums22 in service and 2 decommissioned.[1]
SwedenSaab Kockums5Newest ship in the Swedish Navy
SwedenSaab Kockums0 (4)First two of four ships of the class are planned to be commissioned by 2030.[2]
Submarines
SwedenSaab Kockums3All three units in the class have been upgraded 2020–2022.[3]
SwedenSaab Kockums1[4] Will be replaced from 2027 and forward by two new units of the Blekinge class.[5]
SwedenSaab Kockums0 (2)Under construction to be delivered 2028 and 2029.[6]
Mine warfare ships
SwedenSaab Kockums5Total of 7 ships completed. 5 in service and 2 decommissioned.[7]
SwedenSaab Kockums32 ships converted to diving support vessels, 1 ship to command and support vessel and 1 ship decommissioned.
Patrol boats
SwedenSaab Kockums2Re-classified from corvettes.[8]
SwedenSwede Ship Marine11Total of 12 ships completed. 11 in service and 1 decommissioned.
FinlandLaivateollisuus1
Assault crafts
SwedenDockstavarvet/Gotlandsvarvet165[9] 18 additional units commissioned in 2022. [10]
Landing crafts
FinlandMarine Alutech80Designated as Gruppbåt (lit. Group boat), primarily used for troop transport over water.[11]
Auxiliary ships
Lätt trossbåtSwedenSwede Ship Marine17Used by the Amphibious Corps as a support vessel.[12]
Svävare 2000United KingdomGriffon Hoverwork3Used by the Amphibious Corps.[13]
SwedenSaab Kockums1Used as command and ocean patrol vessel.
SwedenSaab Kockums1[14]
SwedenSaab Kockums1
PelikanenSwedenSwede Ship Marine1[15]
NetherlandsShipyard De Hoop1
FurusundSwedenÅsiverken1
Training ships
SwedenSwede Ship Marine[16] 5[17]

Ordnance

ModelOriginManufacturerUsed onDesignationNotes
Naval guns
Bofors 40 mm L/70SwedenBAE Systems AB, 40 millimeters allmålspjäs[18]
Bofors 57 mm L/70SwedenBAE Systems AB,, 57 millimeters allmålspjäs[19]
Support weapons
M134 MinigunUnited StatesDillon AeroSnabbskjutande kulspruta[20]
FN M2HB CQBUnited States,, Lätt Trossbåt, Kulspruta 88 (Ksp 88)[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
MK19 M3United StatesGeneral DynamicsGranatspruta 92 (Grsp 92)[26] [27]
FN MAGBelgiumCarl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktoriKulspruta 58 (Ksp 58)
Torpedoes
SLWTSwedenSaab AB,,, Torped 47 (Tp 47)Anti-submarine torpedo, replaced the much older Torped 45 in 2022.[28]
Torped 2000SwedenSaab AB,, Torped 62 (Tp 62)Heavyweight torpedo in Swedish arsenal since 2001.[29]
Depth charges
Sjunkbomb 33Sweden,, [30] [31] [32] Made to be able to be dropped off all surface vessels the size of an assault craft and larger.[33]
Naval mines
F 80SwedenUsed for sea and coastal mining by vessels fitted with adequate mine rails.[34]
Mortars
Elma ASW-600SwedenSaab AB,, Antiubåts-granatkastarsystemen 83Removed from all Swedish Navy vessels in 2000 and reinstalled on select vessels in 2015.[35]
Missiles
RBS 15SwedenSaab AB,, [36]

Electronics

ModelOriginManufacturerUsed onNotes
Radars
GiraffeSwedenSaab AB[37] ,, Used in the Swedish Navy under the designation PS-201.
CEROS 200SwedenSaab AB[38]
Condor CS-3701[39]
Sonars
Simrad SS 304[40]
STN Atlas
Kongsberg ST2400
CSU 90-2
Defense systems
MASSGermanyRheinmetall[41] ,,

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: 25 January 2021 . Saab får två kontrakt för nästa generations korvetter för svenska marinen . www.saab.com . . sv-se.
  2. Web site: 2023-06-21 . Det ska marinens nya fartyg heta . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  3. Web site: HTM HMS Gotland . Swedish Defence Material Administration.
  4. Web site: HMS Södermanland . 2023-05-15 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  5. Web site: Ubåt A26 . Swedish Defence Material Administration . sv.
  6. Web site: Vavasseur . Xavier . 2022-07-01 . Saab Lays Keel of First A26 Blekinge-class Submarine . 2023-08-24 . Naval News . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2001-05-03 . Landsort / Koster Class Minehunter . 2024-01-15 . naval-technology.com . Naval Technology.
  8. Web site: Patrullfartyg Stockholm . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711151507/http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/sjo/patrullfartyg-stockholm/ . 11 July 2017 . 15 July 2017 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  9. Book: The Military Balance 2014 . 140.
  10. Web site: July 7, 2017 . Stororder till Dockstavarvet Nya Stridsbåtar till Marinen . . sv.
  11. Web site: 2020-10-02 . Gruppbåt . 2024-01-30 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  12. Web site: 2021-02-11 . Lätt trossbåt . 2024-01-30 . Försvarsmakten . sv.
  13. Web site: 2021-04-27 . Svävare 2000 . 2024-01-02 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  14. Web site: 2023-08-24 . HMS Orion . 2024-02-13 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  15. Web site: 2023-08-24 . HMS Pelikanen . 2024-02-13 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  16. 2008 . Protec — Tidningen från FMV . Protec . . 3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100813143708/http://www.fmv.se/upload/Bilder%20och%20dokument/Publikationer/Informationsmaterial/PROTEC/Protec_nr3_08.pdf . 2010-08-13.
  17. Web site: Petersson . Ulf . 2021-02-11 . Skolfartyg Altair . 2024-02-13 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  18. Web site: 40 millimeters allmålspjäs . 2024-02-09 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  19. Web site: 57 millimeters allmålspjäs . 2024-02-09 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  20. Web site: 2023-05-24 . Amfibieförbanden får ny snabbskjutande kulspruta . 2023-12-20 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  21. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Kulspruta 88 . 2024-01-06 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv . An example where the Kulspruta 88 is used is on the Combat boat 90 which is equipped with three guns, two in the bow and one in the bow on the middle deck..
  22. Web site: Minröjningsfartyg Koster . 2024-02-09 . soldf.com . sv-SE.
  23. Web site: Kulspruta 88 (Ksp88) - Tung Kulspruta 12,7 mm . 2024-02-09 . soldf.com . sv-SE.
  24. Web site: Lätt trossbåt typ 662 . 2024-02-10 . soldf.com . sv-SE.
  25. Web site: Korvett Visby . 2024-02-12 . SoldF.com . sv-SE.
  26. Web site: Granatspruta 92 (Grsp92) . 2024-01-11 . soldf.com . sv . In the Amphibious Corps, the grenade launcher is used as support on Combat Boat 90H when disembarking and can then be dismounted from the boat to be taken ashore to fight armored vehicles and ground troops..
  27. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Granatspruta . 2024-02-09 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  28. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Torped 45 . 2024-01-06 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv . In 2022, Torped 45 was replaced by Torped 47..
  29. Web site: 2008-09-08 . Tp 61/Tp 62 (Torpedo 2000) (Sweden), Underwater weapons . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228025312/http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Naval-Weapon-Systems/Tp-61-Tp-62-Torpedo-2000-Sweden.html . 2009-02-28 . 2024-01-15 . janes.com . Jane's.
  30. Web site: Marinen 500 år (Korvett typ Visby) . 2024-02-12 . www.saab.com . Saab AB.
  31. Web site: Marinen 500 år (Minröjningfartyg Koster) . 2024-02-12 . www.saab.com . Saab AB.
  32. Web site: Marinen 500 år (Korvett typ Gävle) . 2024-02-12 . www.saab.com . Saab AB.
  33. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Sjunkbomb m33 . 2024-01-15 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv . It has a payload of 105 kg and can be dropped from most surface ships, from combat boats and larger..
  34. Web site: Wigert . Lars . Sjöminan under kalla kriget . 2024-01-15 . koms.se . Kungliga Örlogsmannasällskapet . sv . Large bottom mine for sea and coastal mining. Dropping from submarine equipped with mine belts and from vessels with mine rails..
  35. Web site: 2018-01-31 . Försvarets fartyg får anti-ubåtssystem . 2024-01-31 . . sv.
  36. Web site: 2020-10-06 . Robotsystem 15 . 2024-01-06 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  37. Web site: 2020-09-25 . Sea Giraffe naval radars . 2024-02-13 . saab.com . Saab AB.
  38. Web site: Ceros 200 . 2024-02-13 . saab.com . . en.
  39. Web site: Visby class Corvette Royal Swedish Navy Svenska Marinen . 2024-02-13 . seaforces.org . Seaforces.
  40. Web site: Göteborg class Corvette Royal Swedish Navy Svenska Marinen . 2024-02-13 . seaforces.org . Seaforces.
  41. Web site: Protection Systems Sea . 2024-02-13 . rheinmetall.com . Rheinmetall.

References

  1. Web site: 25 January 2021 . Saab får två kontrakt för nästa generations korvetter för svenska marinen . www.saab.com . . sv-se.
  2. Web site: 2023-06-21 . Det ska marinens nya fartyg heta . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  3. Web site: HTM HMS Gotland . Swedish Defence Material Administration.
  4. Web site: HMS Södermanland . 2023-05-15 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  5. Web site: Ubåt A26 . Swedish Defence Material Administration . sv.
  6. Web site: Vavasseur . Xavier . 2022-07-01 . Saab Lays Keel of First A26 Blekinge-class Submarine . 2023-08-24 . Naval News . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2001-05-03 . Landsort / Koster Class Minehunter . 2024-01-15 . naval-technology.com . Naval Technology.
  8. Web site: Patrullfartyg Stockholm . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711151507/http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/sjo/patrullfartyg-stockholm/ . 11 July 2017 . 15 July 2017 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  9. Book: The Military Balance 2014 . 140.
  10. Web site: July 7, 2017 . Stororder till Dockstavarvet Nya Stridsbåtar till Marinen . . sv.
  11. Web site: 2020-10-02 . Gruppbåt . 2024-01-30 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  12. Web site: 2021-02-11 . Lätt trossbåt . 2024-01-30 . Försvarsmakten . sv.
  13. Web site: 2021-04-27 . Svävare 2000 . 2024-01-02 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  14. Web site: 2023-08-24 . HMS Orion . 2024-02-13 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  15. Web site: 2023-08-24 . HMS Pelikanen . 2024-02-13 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  16. 2008 . Protec — Tidningen från FMV . Protec . . 3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100813143708/http://www.fmv.se/upload/Bilder%20och%20dokument/Publikationer/Informationsmaterial/PROTEC/Protec_nr3_08.pdf . 2010-08-13.
  17. Web site: Petersson . Ulf . 2021-02-11 . Skolfartyg Altair . 2024-02-13 . www.forsvarsmakten.se . . sv-se.
  18. Web site: 40 millimeters allmålspjäs . 2024-02-09 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  19. Web site: 57 millimeters allmålspjäs . 2024-02-09 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  20. Web site: 2023-05-24 . Amfibieförbanden får ny snabbskjutande kulspruta . 2023-12-20 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  21. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Kulspruta 88 . 2024-01-06 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv . An example where the Kulspruta 88 is used is on the Combat boat 90 which is equipped with three guns, two in the bow and one in the bow on the middle deck..
  22. Web site: Minröjningsfartyg Koster . 2024-02-09 . soldf.com . sv-SE.
  23. Web site: Kulspruta 88 (Ksp88) - Tung Kulspruta 12,7 mm . 2024-02-09 . soldf.com . sv-SE.
  24. Web site: Lätt trossbåt typ 662 . 2024-02-10 . soldf.com . sv-SE.
  25. Web site: Korvett Visby . 2024-02-12 . SoldF.com . sv-SE.
  26. Web site: Granatspruta 92 (Grsp92) . 2024-01-11 . soldf.com . sv . In the Amphibious Corps, the grenade launcher is used as support on Combat Boat 90H when disembarking and can then be dismounted from the boat to be taken ashore to fight armored vehicles and ground troops..
  27. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Granatspruta . 2024-02-09 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  28. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Torped 45 . 2024-01-06 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv . In 2022, Torped 45 was replaced by Torped 47..
  29. Web site: 2008-09-08 . Tp 61/Tp 62 (Torpedo 2000) (Sweden), Underwater weapons . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228025312/http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Naval-Weapon-Systems/Tp-61-Tp-62-Torpedo-2000-Sweden.html . 2009-02-28 . 2024-01-15 . janes.com . Jane's.
  30. Web site: Marinen 500 år (Korvett typ Visby) . 2024-02-12 . www.saab.com . Saab AB.
  31. Web site: Marinen 500 år (Minröjningfartyg Koster) . 2024-02-12 . www.saab.com . Saab AB.
  32. Web site: Marinen 500 år (Korvett typ Gävle) . 2024-02-12 . www.saab.com . Saab AB.
  33. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Sjunkbomb m33 . 2024-01-15 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv . It has a payload of 105 kg and can be dropped from most surface ships, from combat boats and larger..
  34. Web site: Wigert . Lars . Sjöminan under kalla kriget . 2024-01-15 . koms.se . Kungliga Örlogsmannasällskapet . sv . Large bottom mine for sea and coastal mining. Dropping from submarine equipped with mine belts and from vessels with mine rails..
  35. Web site: 2018-01-31 . Försvarets fartyg får anti-ubåtssystem . 2024-01-31 . . sv.
  36. Web site: 2020-10-06 . Robotsystem 15 . 2024-01-06 . forsvarsmakten.se . . sv.
  37. Web site: 2020-09-25 . Sea Giraffe naval radars . 2024-02-13 . saab.com . Saab AB.
  38. Web site: Ceros 200 . 2024-02-13 . saab.com . . en.
  39. Web site: Visby class Corvette Royal Swedish Navy Svenska Marinen . 2024-02-13 . seaforces.org . Seaforces.
  40. Web site: Göteborg class Corvette Royal Swedish Navy Svenska Marinen . 2024-02-13 . seaforces.org . Seaforces.
  41. Web site: Protection Systems Sea . 2024-02-13 . rheinmetall.com . Rheinmetall.

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