List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces explained

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

Small Arms

Small arms and light weapons

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
			Semi-automatic pistol	Pistol 88 Pistol 88B Pistol 88C----Pistol 88C2----Pistol 88D	Unknown		Current standard-issue sidearm.
			Submachine gun	Unknown	Unknown		Used exclusively by military police.
	Automatkarbin 4		Battle rifle	Ak 4B Ak 4C AK 4D AK 4OR	Unknown		Current standard-issue for the Home Guard 4x24 telescopic sight
	Ak 24		Assault rifle	Ak 24A	Unknown	Swedish version of Sako M23, is expected to enter service by 2025.
	Ak 5		Assault rifle Designated marksman rifle Assault rifle Assault rifle Carbine Police combat rifle	FFV Ak 5B Bofors Ak 5C Bofors Ak 5CF Bofors Ak 5D CGA5P	Unknown Unknown Unknown 40,000 Unknown Unknown		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.
			Anti-material rifle	Ag 90A Ag 90B Ag 90C	Unknown
			Sniper rifle		Unknown		Current standard-issue sniper rifle.
			Sniper rifle		Unknown
			Shotgun		Unknown
			General-purpose machine gun	Ksp 58D	Unknown
			Light machine gun	Ksp 90 Ksp 90B Ksp 90C	Unknown
			Medium machine gun		Unknown
			Medium machine gun		Unknown		Standard armament on Leopard tanks
			Heavy machine gun		Unknown
			Automatic grenade launcher		Unknown
	Snabbskjutande kulspruta		Fast shooting machine gun		Unknown	primarily used on CB90^[1]
			Grenade launcher		Unknown		Underbarrel grenade launcher for the AK5
			Multirole recoilless rifle		Unknown		Standard-issue anti-tank weapon.
			Anti-tank weapon		Unknown		Standard-issue disposable anti-tank weapon.
			Anti-tank guided weapon		Unknown
			Anti-tank missile launcher		Unknown
			Anti-tank guided weapon		Unknown
			Anti-tank guided weapon		Unknown

Army

See 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^[2]

Towed artillery pieces: 268 (mortars, all towed howitzers have been withdrawn from service)

Self-propelled artillery pieces: 48 155mm howitzers and 40 dual 120mm mortars

Tanks

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
			Main battle tank	Strv 121	12^[3]		Used for recovery training.
	Stridsvagn 122		Main battle tank Armoured recovery vehicle recovery vehicle	Strv 122 A Strv 122 B Bgbv 120	110^[4] 10		120 tanks originally in service, 10 were donated to Ukraine in 2023.^[5] 44 tanks will be upgraded to the Strv 123A standard.^[6]

Armoured personnel carriers

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
	Terrängbil 16		Mine-resistant 4x4 vehicle		380
	Terrängbil 24		CBRN reconnaissance and indication vehicle	SISU gtp 4x4		Unknown number ordered,^[9] very likely to be ordered as a replacement for the Tgb 16.
	Pansarterrängbil180-203		Wheeled armoured personnel carrier	XA-180S XA-202S XA-203S	200 in total		Designated Pansarterrängbil 203 (Armoured Terrain Vehicle 203).
	Pansarterrängbil 300		Wheeled armoured personnel carrier	Xa-300	20 (321)	20 prototypes delivered end of summer 2023, 321 vehicles ordered, all to be delivered before 2030^[10]
	Pansarterrängbil 360		Wheeled armoured personnel carrier		113
			Tracked armoured personnel carrier	Bv 206S	93
	Bv 410		All-terrain carrier		153 (556)	Additional 127 + 236 + 40 on order.^[11]

Artillery and mortars

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
	Grk m/84		Light mortar		215	81 mm caliber mortar.^[12]
	Grk m/41D		Heavy mortar		84		120mm caliber mortar.
	Grkpbv 90		Heavy mortar		40 (80)	120mm caliber mortarAn additional 40 units on order.^[13]
			Self-propelled artillery	FH77BW L52	26 (74)		26 units owned as of 2024.^[14] 48 vehicles on order based on HX2 8x8 trucks.^[15]

Surface to air missiles

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Range	In service	Notes
	Rbs 70		SHORAD	8 km	unknown
	RBS 23		SHORAD	20 km	unknown
	LVRBS 98 / IRIS-T SLS		SHORAD	40 km	Unknown
	MIM-104 Patriot		HIMAD	120+km	4 units and 12 launchers

Engineering vehicles

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
	Ingenjörbandvagn 120		Combat engineering vehicle	ingBv 120	2
	Brobandvagn 120		Bridge layer	BroBv 120	3	14m and 26m bridges available^[16]
	Däcksbro 200		Foldable floating bridge
	Däcksbro 300		Foldable floating bridge			^[17]
	Amfibiebro 400		Amphibious floating bridge		0(25)	25 ordered, delivered 2025–2027
	Fältarbetsfordon 16t		High Mobility Engineer Excavator		21^[18]
	Bandschaktare 18T/23T			18T----23T		----Armoured version of 18T
	DJUPMINRÖJMASKIN 1 T		Mineclearence vehicle	Scanjack 3500

Utility vehicles

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
	Tgb 14	/	4x4 utility vehicle		435^[19] ^[20]
	Tgb 15		4x4 utility vehicle		190^[21]
	Iveco IDV MUV		4x4 vehicle		0 (400)		Multiple versions, initial order of 400 but framework agreement for 3000^[22]
	Tgb 11		4x4 infantry truck		Unknown number in use, to be replaced with iveco MUV
			4x4 Light utility vehicle		2+^[23]	Known as Fjärrspaningsterrängbil
	Bv 206/208		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^[24]
	Ford Ranger		Pickup truck		600^[25]

Logistical vehicles

Vehicles ordered after 2014

• 679 Volvo^[26]
• 280 Scania
• 330 RMMV^[27]

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
	Volvo FMX 400		4x2	4x2 8T Boxtruck	40
	Volvo FMX 480		8x6 6x6 4x4		35 125 30 120		300 additional ordered
	Volvo FMX 520		8x4	8x4 28T heavy tractor unit	6
	Volvo FH 480		8x2	8x2 7T with 78 ton/meter crane	8
	Volvo FH 500		8x4 6x2	8x4 17T hooklift 6x2 16T flexload	12 3	With removable Box
	Scania G460		6x6	6x6 13T Boxtruck	0 (80)
	Scania P460		6x4	6x4 14T hooklift	200
	RMMV HX		8x8 6x6	8x8 hooklift 8x8 Flatbed 6x6 Flatbed 6x6 heavy tractor unit	330

Vehicles Before 2014

Most Vehicles are older and will be replaced by the new trucks above

• Scania PRT-range
• Scania P124 6x6 hook lift
• Scania P124 8x8 protected, hook lift
• Scania SBA111
• Volvo FMX
• Volvo FM12 6x6 hook lift
• Scania T144 (Dragbil 23T)

Navy

See main article: List of equipment of the Swedish Navy.

Corvettes

Image	Name	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
		2 (4)				4 vessels commissioned. 2 operational and 2 in mothballed.^[28]
		5				All 5 ships will undergo a mid life upgrade starting in 2025 which includes the installation of CAMM surface-to-air missiles.^[29]
		0 (4)	HSwMS Luleå (K??) HSwMS Norrköping (K??) HSwMS Trelleborg (K??) HSwMS Halmstad (K??)		4 ships are planned with deliveries scheduled for around 2030.^[30] ^[31]

Minesweepers

Image	Ship	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
		4	HSwMS Styrsö (M11) HSwMS Spårö (M12) HSwMS Skaftö (M13) HSwMS Sturkö (M14)			Some vessels have been converted to diving support and command vessels.
		5	HSwMS Koster (M73) HSwMS Kullen (M74) HSwMS Vinga (M75) HSwMS Ven (M76) HSwMS Ulvön (M77)			Improved version of the Landsort class.5 currently operational. Life extension of 2 ships ordered in 2022.^[32]

Patrol boats

Image	Name	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
		2			converted from corvettes in 2017, retain original armament
		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			Vessel no. 81 HSwMS Tapper decommissioned.
		165^[33]	Unknown			18 of the new version delivered 2021–2022

Submarines

Image	Name	Quantity	Names	Origin	Notes
		3
		1			HSwMS Södermanland in service, HSwMS Östergötland mothballed since 2021.^[34]
		0 (2)	HSwMS Blekinge (???) HSwMS Skåne (???)			Under construction, to be delivered 2028 and 2029.^[35]

Auxiliary vessels

Image	Name	Quantity	Name	Origin	Notes
	class	1				Used as submarine salvage ship.
		1	HSwMS Artemis		Used as signals intelligence vessel^[36]
	class	1				Used as signals intelligence vessel, to be replaced by HSwMS Artemis
		1	HSwMS Pelikanen			Used as torpedo salvage vessel.
		1	HSwMS Hector			Used as coastal tug boat.
		1	HSwMS Hercules			Used as coastal tug boat.
		1				Used as command vessel.
	Calrskrona class	1				Used as command and ocean patrol vessel.

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
	2	HSwMS Gladan HSwMS Falken		Schooners used for naval training.

Amphibious Corps

The Swedish Amphibious Corps operates smaller patrol boats such as the Stridsbåt 90 and 90E along with the Griffon 2000TD

Coast Guard ships

See main article: Swedish 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

See 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.

Non-combat aircraft

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
	GROB G120TP		Basic flight trainer		10	Delivered by 2023^[40]
	Lockheed C-130E Hercules		Heavy transport aircraft		6		Primary transport aircraft.
	S 102B Korpen		Signals intelligence aircraft		2		Modified version of the Gulfstream IV, equipped for SIGINT purposes.To be replaced by new planes along with new VIP plane.
	TP 102		VIP transport	TP102 C----TP102 D	1		12 passengers.
	TP 100		VIP passenger aircraft		2		31 / 19 passengers.To be replaced
	S 100		Airborne early warning and control		2		Previously 6 in service, sold to other countries, to be replaced by GlobalEye.^[41]
	S 106		Airborne early warning and control		0 (3)	3 Globaleye are on order with the option of 1 additional aircraft.^[42]
	UAV 02 Falken		Unmanned aerial vehicle		48		The smallest aircraft in the Swedish Air Force, used for battlefield reconnaissance.
	UAV 03 Örnen		Unmanned aerial vehicle		8
	UAV 04 Svalan		Unmanned aerial vehicle		3
	UAV 05B Korpen		Unmanned aerial vehicle		12

Helicopters

Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
HKP 15		Utility helicopter	20	To be retired.
HKP 16		Utility helicopter	15 (27)	An additional 12 units ordered in 2024.^[43]
HKP 14		Utility helicopter	18	9 TTH, 9 NFH

Weapons and munitions

Name	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
		27 mm revolver cannon		Unknown		Primary gun for JAS 39.^[44] ^[45]
		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.
		Air-to-surface/anti-ship missile	RBS-15F Mk2	Unknown
		Radar-guided air-to-air missile	MBDA Meteor	Unknown		In service with the Swedish air force since 2016.^[46]
		Semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile	British Aerospace Skyflash	Unknown
		Heat-seeking air-to-air missile	AIM-9L Sidewinder	Unknown
		Air-to-ground tactical missile	AGM-65B Maverick	500
		Heat-seeking air-to-air missile	IRIS-T	400		Developed in collaboration between many European Union countries, including Sweden.
		Active radar homing air-to-air missile	AIM-120B	Unknown

See also

• Military equipment of Sweden during World War II
• Military equipment of Sweden during the Cold War
• List of equipment of the Swedish Army

Sources and further reading

• Home page of the Swedish Armed Forces
• http://www.soldf.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ny snabbskjutande kulspruta i omfattande ramavtal . 2023-08-24 . www.fmv.se . sv.
2. Web site: Sweden - Army Navy Air Force budget, equipment, personnel . 2023-05-03 . ArmedForces . en.
3. Book: The Military Balance 2014. 139.
4. Book: The Military Balance 2014. 139.
5. Web site: Axe . David . Ukraine's New Strv 122 Tanks Are Crawling Toward The Front Line—And Could Widen The Counteroffensive . 2023-08-24 . Forbes . en.
6. Web site: 2023-10-12 . Sweden upgrades Leopard 2s . 2024-07-27 . Default . en.
7. Book: FMV . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014214201/http://fmv.se/sv/Projekt/Stridsfordon-90/ . 2013-10-14 . 139.
8. Web site: https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-signs-contract-with-sweden-for-new-cv90-combat-vehicles . 2024-07-27 . www.baesystems.com.
9. Web site: CBRN-skolan . 2024-03-12 . Försvarsmakten äntligen få nya CBRN indikeringsfordon! . 2023-03-20 . Twitter.
10. Web site: FMV beställer pansarfordon . 2024-03-20 . www.fmv.se . sv.
11. Web site: 16 Dec 2022 . Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles . Bae systems hägglunds.
12. Web site: UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms) . 2023-09-13 . www.unroca.org.
13. Web site: FMV beställer ytterligare Grkpbv 90 . 2022-07-08 . www.fmv.se . sv.
14. Web site: 2023-03-16 . Sweden to send 8 Archer artillery systems to Ukraine . 2024-07-27 . Yahoo News . en-US.
15. Web site: https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/sweden-awards-bae-systems-contract-for-additional-48-archer-artillery-systems . 2023-09-13 . www.baesystems.com.
16. Web site: Försvarsmakten . Brobandvagn 120 . 2024-03-20 . Försvarsmakten . sv.
17. Web site: Micke . av . 2018-01-31 . Utvecklat brosystem beställt och på väg . 2024-03-20 . Semper Miles . sv-SE.
18. Web site: Sparr . Louise . Försvarsmakten satsar stort på nytt fältarbetsfordon . 2024-03-20 . Försvarsmakten . sv.
19. Web site: 2019-06-02 . FMV - FMV avropar patrullbilar . 2023-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190602210348/http://www.fmv.se/sv/Nyheter-och-press/Nyhetsarkiv/Nyheter-2013/FMV-avropar-patrullbilar/ . 2 June 2019 .
20. Web site: Budgetproposition 2014 Utgiftsområde 6 Försvar och samhällets krisberedskap (Proposition 2013/14:1) . 2023-09-13 . www.riksdagen.se . sv.
21. Web site: 2020-02-18 . FMV - FMV beställer klargöringsfordon . 2023-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218190257/https://www.fmv.se/sv/Nyheter-och-press/Nyheter-fran-FMV/FMV-bestaller-klargoringsfordon-till-Flygvapnet/ . 18 February 2020 .
22. Web site: IDV wins major Swedish Armed Forces contract for up to 3,000 Light Multi-Purpose Vehicles Iveco Group . 2023-09-13 . www.ivecogroup.com . en.
23. News: Thomsen . Dante . Armén fyller 500 år – visade stridsvagnar och andra krigsfordon . SVT Nyheter . Sveriges Television AB . 2023-06-26 . Swedish . 2023-05-28.
24. Web site: Livstidsförlängning av bandvagn 206 och 208 . 2023-12-19 . www.fmv.se . sv.
25. Web site: Instagram . 2023-09-13 . www.instagram.com.
26. Web site: FMV levererar fler rullflaksbilar till Försvarsmakten . 2024-03-20 . www.fmv.se . sv.
27. Web site: 2021-03-19 . Avtal för allhjulsdrivna lastbilar (Interpellation 2020/21:536 av Mikael Oscarsson (KD)) . 2024-03-20 . www.riksdagen.se . sv.
28. Web site: FMV levererar moderniserad korvett till Försvarsmakten . 2023-08-24 . www.fmv.se . sv.
29. Web site: Chuter . Andrew . 2023-11-16 . Sweden orders MBDA missiles for its Visby-class fleet . 2024-07-27 . Defense News . en.
30. Web site: Nya ytstridsfartyg . 2022-07-08 . www.fmv.se . sv.
31. Web site: Karremann . Jaime . Zweden werkt aan vloot van de toekomst: Visby's krijgen raketten en studies nieuwe onderzeeboten gestart . 2022-07-08 . Marineschepen.nl.
32. Web site: Saab Receives Order for Life Extension of Swedish Mine Countermeasures Ships . 2024-07-27 . Start . en.
33. Book: The Military Balance 2014. 140.
34. Web site: HMS Södermanland . 2023-08-24 . www.forsvarsmakten.se .
35. Web site: Vavasseur . Xavier . 2022-07-01 . Saab Lays Keel of First A26 Blekinge-class Submarine . 2023-08-24 . Naval News . en-US.
36. Web site: FMV levererar nytt signalspaningsfartyg till Försvarsmakten . 2023-12-19 . www.fmv.se . sv.
37. https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=98881
38. Web site: Leverans av det första serieproducerade JAS 39E-planet till FMV . 2023-12-19 . www.fmv.se . sv.
39. Web site: Hoyle2024-06-12T11:10:00+01:00 . Craig . Why Swedish Gripen fleet is NATO’s new ACE off base . 2024-07-27 . Flight Global . en.
40. Web site: FMV levererar Flygvapnets nya skolflygplan – ersätter trotjänare . 2023-05-05 . www.fmv.se . sv.
41. Web site: FMV beställer två GlobalEye till Försvarsmakten . 2023-05-05 . www.fmv.se . sv.
42. Web site: Regeringskansliet . Regeringen och . 2024-05-29 . Military support package 16 to Ukraine – new capability to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence and support to meet its prioritised needs . 2024-05-29 . Regeringskansliet . en.
43. Web site: Sweden – UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters Defense Security Cooperation Agency . 2024-05-29 . www.dsca.mil.
44. .
45. .
46. Web site: MBDA's Meteor enters service with the Swedish Air Force Press Release . 2022-07-08 . MBDA . en-US.