List of military aircraft of Sweden explained

This is a list of Swedish military aircraft since its start. It is not guaranteed to be up-to-date or to be accurate, or complete. Aircraft still in service noted.

Early aircraft

Early balloons of the Army and Navy

Designation	Number Used	Year Entered Service	Info
Fästningsballong 1898	1	1898	First Swedish military aircraft
Drakballong m/09	5	1909	-
Kronan 1909	1	1909	–
Drakballong typ Ä	1	–	-
Fältballong m/23	1	1923	-
Kulballong m/23	1	1923	-
Fältballong 1926	1	1926	-

Early Navy

(The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.)

Aircraft	Used	Year
Nyrop 2 (Bleriot XI) (N:r 1)	1	1911–1913, 1916
	1	1913–1918
Donnet-Leveque	2	1913–1918
	2	1913–1917
SW 11 (Farman HF 23)	7	1914–1920
	2	1915–1917
TDS Farman HF 23	2	1917–1920
	5	1917–1922
SW 17 (SAF H-2)	4, did not enter service
Thulin GA	2	1919–1921
Friedrichshafen FF.33L	2	1918–1920
	3	1918–1929
	2	1919–1924
Sablatnig FF.49C	2	1919–1926
	5	1921–1929
	1	1919–1922
	4	1919–1924
Supermarine Channel II	1	1921–1922
Fairey IIID	1	1924–1925
Caspar S.I (Heinkel HE 1)	4	1921–1929
Heinkel HE 1	8	1923–1929
	5	1924–1934
	1	1926–1931
	did not enter service
Albatros B.IIa	5	1920–1929
Avro 504K	5	1924–1928
	2	1921–1923
	2	1925–1927

Early Army

(The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.)

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year
-	Nieuport IV.G	2	1912–1918
-		6	1914–1916
-		1	1914–1918
-	Fjällbäck Bastarden	1	1914–1916
-		2	1915–1918
-		2	1917–1919
-	SW 15	3	1917–1921
B 1		1	1912–1916
B 2	Farman HF.20	1	1913–1915
-	Farman HF 22/SW 10	4	1914–1916
Ö 2	Albatros B.II/SW 12/SAF 3/NAB 9	29	1914–1929
-		5	1916–1920
-		9	1916–1920
-		7	1918–1921
-	FVM/SW SW 16	1	1918–1919
S 18		15	1919–1925
-		1	1919–1922
-	Phönix C.I Dront	27	1919–1932
-	FVM Albatros 120	10	1920–1929
-	FVM Albatros 160	12	1928–1935
S 21		10	1922–1932
-		1	1924–1930
-		2	1924–1932
-	Fiat BR.I	3	1925–1937
-		6	1918–1922
–		1	1926–1929
–	Avro 504N	1	1926–1928
–		1	1926–1929
–		4	1918–1922
–	FVM Triplanet	1	1918–1919
-		16	1918–1935
-		30	1920-193?
-	Phönix D.III	1	1920–1921
-		1	1920–1922
-		4	1921–1927
J 23	FVM J 23	5	1923–1926
J 24	FVM J 24	1	1925–1931
-	Armstrong Whitworth Siskin	1	1925–1926
-	Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 C.1	10	1926–1930

Air Force (1926–40)

Created in July of 1926.

Designations Key
Abbrev. Designation	Name	Translation
J	Jakt	Fighter
A	Attack	Ground attack
B	Bomb	Bomber
T	Torped	Torpedo bomber
S	Spaning	Reconnaissance
Sk	Skol	Trainer
Ö	Övning	Advanced trainer
Tp	Transport	Transport
Hkp	Helikopter	Helicopter
P	Prov	Experimental/prototype
Fpl	Flygplan	Airplane

Later XX implies later redesignation.

Fighters (Jakt)

Aircraft	Des.	Role	Used	Year	Notes
Bristol Bulldog II/IIA	J 7	fighter	11	1930–1940	1939, two to Finland
Fiat CR.42bis Falco	J 11	fighter	72	1940–1945 (1946)	-
Fokker C.Vd	J 3	fighter	15	1927–1946	S 6 after 1931, some built by CFM
Gloster Gladiator I & II	J 8	fighter	55	1937–1945	some used in Finland
Heinkel HD 19	J 4	fighter	6	1928–1937	built by Svenska Aero
Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 C.1	J 2	fighter	10	1925–1930
Phönix D.III	J 1	fighter	12	1919–1933	Some built by FMV
Reggiane Re.2000	J 12	fighter	60	1941–1946	later J20
Seversky/Republic EP-1	J 9	fighter	60	1940–1951	some modified
Svenska Aero Jaktfalken	J 5	fighter	1	1930–1933
Svenska Aero Jaktfalk I & II	J 6	fighter	17	1930–1941	three to Finland
Vultee V-49C Vanguard	J 10	fighter	-	-	did not enter service

Bombers (Bomb), torpedo bombers (Torped) and ground attack (Attack)

Aircraft	Des.	Role	Used	Year	Notes
Fiat B.R.	B 1	bomber	3	1924–1932
Fiat B.R.I	B 2	bomber	2	1925–1937
Fokker G.Ib	B 7	bomber	-	-	did not enter service
Hawker Hart	B 4	bomber	45	1936–1947	formerly S 7, many built by ASJA/CVM/Götaverken, 5 used in Finland
Heinkel HD 16	T 1	torpedo bomber	2	1928–1939	-
Heinkel He 115A-2	T 2	torpedo bomber	12	1939–1948	-
Junkers Ju 86K	B 3	bomber	87	1936–1958	Some used as torpedo bombers, some built by SAAB
	B 5	bomber	103	1938–1950	most built by SAAB
FMV/Phoenix C.I	A 1	attack	11	1921–1935	2 ex army
	B 6	bomber	2	1940–1953	orders not received
	B 8	bomber	-	-	redesignated B 17

Reconnaissance (Spaning)

Aircraft	Des.	Role	Used	Year	Notes
Breguet 694	S 10	reconnaissance	-	-	did not enter service
Centrala Verkstaden Malmslätt S 21/S 25	S 1	reconnaissance	16	1925–1932	formerly army air.
Dornier Do 215	S 11	reconnaissance	-	-	did not enter service
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch	S 14	reconnaissance	26	1938–1960	6 added in 1948
Fokker C.VD & E	S 6	reconnaissance	48	1927–1945	formerly J 3s, built by CVM.
Fokker G.I	S 13	reconnaissance	-	-	did not enter service
Hawker Hart	S 7	reconnaissance	10	1934–1937	redesignated B 4 in 1937, some built by ASJA and CVM
Hawker Osprey	S 9	reconnaissance	6	1934–1945	-
Heinkel He 4	S 4	reconnaissance	1	1925–1931	formerly navy air.
Heinkel He 5	S 5	reconnaissance	40	1927–1945	some built by Svenska Aero/CFV/CVV
Heinkel S.I	S 2	reconnaissance	8	1923–1929	formerly navy air, built by Caspar, Svenska Aero and TDS
Heinkel S.II	S 3	reconnaissance	6	1924–1934	formerly navy air, built by Svenska Aero and CFS
Heinkel He 114B-1	S 12	reconnaissance	12	1941–1947	-
Saab 17	S 15	reconnaissance	-	-	redesignated S 17
Svenska Aero SA-15	S 8	reconnaissance	-	-	did not enter service

Transport (Transport)

Aircraft	Des.	Role	Used	Year	Notes
Junkers F.13fe/F.13de	Trp 1	transport	3	1928–1946	built by Junkers' Sweden subsidiary Flygindustri
Junkers W.33g	Trp 2	transport	1	1933–1935	built by Flygindustri
Junkers W.34h	Trp 2A	transport	2	1933–1945	-
de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly	Trp 3	transport	1	1936–1942	-
Beechcraft Model 18R	Trp 4	transport	1	1940–1953	-
Junkers Ju 52/3m ci & Ju 52/3m vai	Tp 5	transport	5	1940–1945	leased
Fairchild 24	Tp 6	transport	1	1940–1941	leased
Miles M 3A Falcon Major	Tp 7	transport	1	1940–1944
Waco UIC	Tp 8	transport	3	1940-1940	leased
Waco ZQC-6	Tp 8A	transport	1	1940–?	-
ASJA Viking II	Trp 9	transport	-	-	did not enter service
Junkers Ju 86Z-7	Tp 9	transport	1	1940–?	-
Fokker F.VIII	Tp 10	transport	1	1942–1944	-
Götaverken GV 38	n/a	transport	6	1941–1945	leased
RWD 13	Tp 11	transport	1	1939–1951

Trainers (Skol) and advanced trainers (Övning)

Aircraft	Des.	Role	Used	Year	Notes
Albatros B.II/ B.IIa/160	Sk 1 & Ö 2	trainer	23	1920–1935	ex army and ex navy, some built by FVM
ASJA L2	Ö 9	trainer (advanced)	2	1932–1940	-
Avro 504K	Sk 3	trainer	5	1924–1928	ex navy
Bristol F.2B	Ö 6	trainer (advanced)	1	1924–1934	ex army
de Havilland DH.60T Moth Trainer	Sk 9	trainer	10	1931–1936	-
de Havilland DH.60X/M Cirrus/Gipsy Moth	Sk 7	trainer	2	1928–1936	-
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth	Sk 11	trainer	36	1932–1952	some built by ASJA
Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz	Sk 12	trainer	85	1936–1946	some built by ASJA/CVV
Friedrichshafen FF 33J	Sk 2	trainer	4	1918–1929	ex navy, built by TDS
FVM Ö1 Tummelisa	Ö 1	trainer (advanced)	24	1919–1935	ex army
Gloster Grouse Mk II	Ö 3	trainer (advanced)	1	1926–1929	ex army
Heinkel HD 24	Sk 4	trainer	9	1926–1939	most built by Svenska Aero
Heinkel HD 35	Sk 5	trainer	1	1925–1929	ex army
Heinkel HD 36	Sk 6	trainer	21	1927–1943	most built by CFM
Klemm Kl 35	Sk 15	trainer	101	1939–1944	27 leased
North American NA-16-4M	Sk 14	trainer	137	1937–1949	Some built by Saab, 3 modified with tricycle gear
Phönix C.I Dront	Ö 4 & Ö 5	trainer (advanced)	18	1928–1932	16 ex army, built by FVM
Raab-Katzenstein RK-26 Tigerschwalbe	Sk 10	trainer	25	1932–1942, 1945	built by ASJA
Svenska Aero SA-10 Piraten	Ö 7	trainer (advanced)	1	1928–1937
Svenska Aero SA-12 Skolfalken	Sk 8	trainer	1	1929–1938	-
Svenska Aero SA-13 Övningsfalken	Ö 8	trainer (advanced)	1	1930–1937
TB	Ö 10	trainer (advanced)	-	-	-

Experimental/prototype/projects (Prov)

Aircraft	Des.	Role	Used	Year	Notes
P 1	Sparmann S-1A	prototype	10	1934–1945	-
P 2	Focke-Wulf Fw 44	trainer	2	1936–??	redesignated Sk 12 in 1937
P 3	Sparmann E4	prototype fighter	-	-	did not enter service
P 4	Fieseler Fi 156K-1	reconnaissance	2	1938-19??	redesignated S 14 in 1940
P 5	Handley Page Hampden Mk.I	bomber	1	1938–1945	–
P 6	Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe	trainer	4	1938–1949, 1957	mapping agency aircraft, AF use until 1944
P 7	Saab L 10 (Saab B 17)	bomber prototype	2	1943–1944
P 8	Saab L 11 (Saab B 18)	bomber prototype	2	1943–45
P 8A	ASJA G.1	bomber project	-	-
P 8B	Götaverken GP.8	bomber project	-	-
P 9A	Saab J 19/L 12	fighter project	-	-	not built
P 9B	Götaverken GP.9	fighter project	-	-	-

Undesignated/Miscellaneous

Not used by air force

Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
FVM J 24B	1	1925–31	Ex army
Heinkel He 3	1	1925–27	Ex navy
	1	1921–27	Ex army
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIA	1	1925–26	Ex army
Avro 504N	1	19??–27	Ex army

Gliders

• G = Glidflygplan "glider"
• Se = Segelflygplan, "soarer" (sailplane),
• Lg = Lastglidare, "transport glider"

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
	AB Flygindustri Zögling SG-38	40	1942–53	-
Se 102	AB Flygplan Schneider Grunau Baby IIB-2	31	1942–61	-
Se 103	AB Flygplan DFS Kranich B-1	30	1943–52	-
Se 104	AB Flygindustri DFS Weihe	19	1943–54	-
Lg 105	AB Flygindustri Fi 3	6	1944–44	-

Post-1940 designation system

(Aircraft still in service have a light green background.)

Main list

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
S 16A		66	1940–1945	-
Tp 16A	Caproni Ca.313	2	1941–1946	-
B 16A	Caproni Ca.313	30	1940–1943	-
T 16A	Caproni Ca.313	14	1941–1942	-
S 16B	Caproni Ca.313	14	1942–1945	-
B 17A		132	1943–1948	-
B 17B	Saab 17	54	1942–1945	-
S 17BL	Saab 17	64	1942–1949	-
S 17BS	Saab 17	56	1942–1949	-
B 17C	Saab 17	77	1943–1947	-
B 18A		62	1944–1947	-
S 18A	Saab 18	55	1946–1959	-
B 18B	Saab 18	120	1945–1958	-
T 18B	Saab 18	62	1947–1957	-
J 19	Saab L 12	–	–	-
J 20		60	1941–1945	-
J 21A-1		54	1946–1949	-
J 21A-2	Saab 21	124	1946–1953	-
J 21B	Saab 21	–	–	RR Griffon variant
A 21A-3	Saab 21	119	1947–1954	-
A 21RA		29	1949–1953	J 21R first year
A 21RB	Saab 21R	30	1950–1956	-
P 22		2	1942–1943	Prototypes
J 22-1	FFVS 22	120	1943–1952	-
J 22-2	FFVS 22	78	1945–1952	-
S 22-3	FFVS 22	9	1946–1947	-
J 23	Saab L 23	-	–	alt proj. for J 21
J 24	Saab L 24 (Also B 24)	–	-	-
Tp 24		1	1945–1951	-
Sk 25		121	1945–1952	-
Sk 26	Saab 26	–	–	upgraded Sk 14
S/B 26	See B 7 and S 13	–	–	Type 26 left for Mustang
J 26		161	1945–1954	2 P-51B's
S 26	P-51D Mustang	17	1949–1954	All of them modified J 26
J 27	Saab L 27	–	–	–
Sk 16A	North American Harvard IIb	145	1947–1972	-
Sk 16B	North American T-6A, T-6B, SNJ-3, SNJ-4	106	1952–1958	–
Sk 16C		6	1952–1958	-
Tp 45	Beechcraft 18S, C-45A	1	1948–1956	-
Tp 45A	Beechcraft 18S, C-45B	1	1948–1958	-
Tp 46		1	1948–1966	-
Tp 47		3	1947–1966	-
J 28A		70	1946–1955
J 28B		310	1949–1967
J 28C, C-2, C-3		57	1953–1968	-
Tp 78		3	1949–1959	-
Tp 79		8	1949–1983	-
Tp 80		1	1950–1956	Jet engine test platform
Tp 81		1	1951–1962	-
Tp 82	Vickers Varsity	1	1953–1973	Developed from the Vickers VC.1 Viking
Tp 83	Percival Pembroke	18	1954–1976	-
Tp 91		10	1947–1960	-
Sk 50B	Saab 91B Safir	76	1952–1990	Only 75 into active service
Sk 50C	Saab 91C Safir	14	1960–1992	-
Tp 52		2	1959–1974	Elint/Radar development
Tp 55		1	1964–1965	evaluation only, leased.
J 29A		224	1951–1963, 1965	-
J 29B	Saab Tunnan	361	1953–1957	Also known as A 29B
S 29C	Saab Tunnan-	76	1954–1970	rebuilt to -E's wing 1955–1956
J 29E	Saab Tunnan	29	1954–1958	Saab 29B's rebuilt into 29Fs
J 29F	Saab Tunnan	308	1955–1976	(ex J29B and J29F)
J 30		60	1948–1953	Night fighter
S 31		50	1948–1955	-
A 32A		287	1955–1978	-
J 32B	Saab Lansen	118	1958–1973	1997 reused, see below
J 32B	Saab Lansen	8	1997–1999	FMV: Trials and target towing	-
S 32C	Saab Lansen	44	1958–1978	-
J 32D	Saab Lansen	6	1972–1997	Target towing, ex J 32B
J 32E	Saab Lansen	15	1972–1997	ECM
J 33		60	1953–1960	Night fighter
J 34	Hawker Hunter Mk 50	120	1955–1969	-
J 35A		90	1960–1976	–
J 35B	Saab 35 Draken	73	1962–1973	-
Sk 35C	Saab 35 Draken	25	1962–1998	Rebuilt J 35A fighters
J 35D	Saab 35 Draken	120	1964–1984	–
S 35E	Saab 35 Draken	59	1965–1979	(28 were rebuilt J 35D:s)
J 35F	Saab 35 Draken	230	1969–1989	F1 w/o IRST, F2 with IRST
J 35J	Saab 35 Draken	66	1987–1998	Rebuilt F:s
FPL 801		10	1966–68	evaluation only, leased.
A 36		–	1950s	planned nuclear bomber
SK 60A		150	1967–	–
SK 60B	Saab 105	46	1970–	Rebuilt SK 60A
SK 60C	Saab 105	30	1970–	Rebuilt SK 60B
SK 60D	Saab 105	–	–	Rebuilt, civilian radio/nav
SK 60E	Saab 105	-	-	Rebuilt, civilian radio/nav
SK 61A		52	1972–2001
SK 61B	Scottish Aviation Bulldog	6	-	-
SK 61C	Scottish Aviation Bulldog	20	-	Army FPL 61C transferred to Air Force
SK 61D	Scottish Aviation Bulldog	-	-	-
SK 61E	Scottish Aviation Bulldog	-	-	-
TP 84A		1	1965–	C-130E upgraded to -H
TP 84B		1	-	C-130E upgraded to -H
TP 84C		1	-	-
TP 84D		5	-	-
TP 85		2	1971–1998	ELINT
AJ 37		108	1971–1998	-
SK 37	Saab 37 Viggen	17	1973–2005	-
SK 37E	Saab 37 Viggen	10	1999–2005	10 SK 37 converted to ECM/training
SH 37	Saab 37 Viggen	27	1975–1998	maritime surveillance
SF 37	Saab 37 Viggen	28	1977–2003	photo reconnaissance
JA 37	Saab 37 Viggen	149	1979–2005	-
AJS 37	Saab AJ 37 Viggen	115	1992–2000	Modified AJ/SH/SF's
AJSH 37	Saab SH 37 Viggen	–	1992–2005	-
AJSF 37	Saab SF 37 Viggen	–	1992–2005	-
A 38/SK 38	Saab 38	–	–	Cancelled
TP 86		2	1981–	system trials
TP 87		3	1982–1989	VIP
TP 88		1	1984–1986	VIP
TP 88B		1	1986–1993	VIP
TP 88C		1	1987–	Erieye/FS-890 AEW trials
TP 101		3	1988–	-
TP 101B		1	-	-
TP 100A	Saab 340B	1	1990–	VIP, Open Skies
S 100B	Saab 340 AEW Argus	6	1994–	AEW
TP 100C	Saab 340B	2	-	Transport
S 100D	Saab 340 AEW Argus	2	-	AEW&C, rebuilt S 100B
TP 102A		1	1992–	VIP
S 102B	Gulfstream IV-SP Korpen	2	1995–	ELINT, Hugin, Munin
TP 102C	Gulfstream IV-SP	1	2000–	VIP
TP 102D		1	2011–	VIP
TP 54		1	1993–	–
JAS 39A		106	1996–	-
JAS 39B		14	1998–	Two-seater
JAS 39C		70	2002–	–
JAS 39D		14	2003–	Two-seater
JAS 39E		1	2019–	-
JAS 39F		0	?–	Two-seater
TP 103		2	1998–	VIP

Helicopters (Helikopter)

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
Hkp 1	Vertol 44	2	1962–1964	-
Hkp 2	Alouette II	8	1956–1986	-
Hkp 3B	Agusta Bell 204B	6	1962–1998	-
Hkp 4A		9	1964–1992	Four Hkp 4A rebuilt to Hkp 4D SAR/ASW standard, used as such by the Air Force for land based ASW operations.
HKP 6C	AB-206A JetRanger	1	–	–
HKP 9B	MBB Bo 105CBS	4	1985–1993	-
HKP 10	Eurocopter Super Puma	12	1988–	SAR

Navy

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
Hkp 1	Vertol 44	11	1958–1971	(2 transferred from Air Force)
Hkp 4B	Vertol 107-II-15	4	1964–2011	Built by Kawasaki
HKP 4C	Vertol 107-II-16	8	1973–2011	ASW, Built by Kawasaki
HKP 4D		4	1991–2011	ASW, Built by Kawasaki
HKP 6B		11	1970–2002	Utility & Training
TP 54B	PA-31-350 Chieftain	5	1989–1997	IFR training^[1]
SH 89		1	1986–2005	ASW/Maritime surveillance

Army

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
Hkp 3C		19	1963–2000	Some are modified Hkp 3A/B
Hkp 5	Hughes 269A	2	1962–1969	–
HKP 5B		28	1980–2002	Training, artillery spotting
HKP 6A		22	1968–2002	–
HKP 9A	MBB Bo 105CB-3	21	1987–2010	Anti-armour. After 1999 only used for transport and training.
HKP 11		5	1994–2005	–
Fixed Wing
Fpl 51A	Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 6	–	1958–1974	-
Fpl 51B	Piper PA-18-150 L-21B	24	1958–1974	-
Fpl 53	Dornier Do 27	5	1962–1991	-
Fpl 54	MFI 10 Vipan	2	1963–1964	(evaluation only)
FPL 61C		20	1972–1989	Transferred to the Air Force in 1989 as SK 61C

Common helicopter wing

Helicopters that entered after a 1998 re-organisation/merger.

All the above active helicopters that were active were merged into this service.

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
HKP 14	NH Industries NH 90	18	2007–	In service from 2011. Fully operational from 2016/2020. To be replaced with S-70 (H-60) variants.^[2]
HKP 15		20	2006–	12 Land Based and 8 Sea Based.
HKP 16		15	2011–	Operational from 2013.

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Des.	Aircraft	Used	Year	Info
RB01	GAF Jindivik 2	10	1957–64	Target drone, 104 missions.
RB02		–	1964–79	Jet powered target drone.
RB03	Northrop KD2R-5 ”Humlan”	–	1967–2000	Piston powered target drone.
RB06A		–	1977–	Target drone.
RB06B		–	1986–	Target drone.
	EADS 3 Sigma IrisJet	–	-	Turbojet powered aerial target.
UAV 01	SAGEM Sperwer ”Ugglan”	3	1999–2010	UAV
UAV 02	Elbit Skylark "Falken"	48	2007–	UAV
UAV 03	AAI RQ-7 Shadow 200 ”Örnen”	8	2011–	UAV
UAV 04	AeroVironment Wasp III "Svalan"	–	2010–2013	UAV
UAV 05A	AeroVironment Wasp III "Svalan"		2012–	UAV
UAV 05B	AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma "Korpen"	12	2012–	UAV *12 systems total A+B versions.

See also

• Swedish Armed Forces
• Swedish Air Force
• Swedish Army
• Swedish Navy
• List of Swedish-Made Military Aircraft

External links

• Swedish military aircraft designations
• Swedish military aviation
• World air forces: Sweden

Notes and References

1. http://www.avrosys.nu/aircraft/Misc/929TP54B.htm
2. Web site: Sweden to axe NH90 fleet under revised defence equipment plan. Flightglobal. Dominic. Perry. 2022-11-03. 2022-11-01.