Defence Act of 2000 (Sweden)

The Defence Act of 2000 (prop. 1999/2000:30) was a defence act passed by the Swedish Riksdag on 30 March 2000, and the largest reorganisation of the Swedish Armed Forces since the Defence Act of 1925. The act was a continuation of the policies set in motion by the Defence Act of 1996: shifting the military's focus from the defence of Swedish territory to a more flexible "operational defence* (Swedish: insatsförsvar) for smaller-scale peacekeeping operations in foreign nations. Many military formations were disbanded as a result.

Summary
The future organisation decided by the act included, up until 2004, the following military units:


 * A headquarters, an operational command, and four military district commands.
 * An army divisional command, formed of an NBC task force and two rifle battalions.
 * 6 army brigade commands, 16 mechanised battalions, 4 air defence battalions, 4 howitzer battalions, 4 pioneer battalions, 4 maintenance battalions, 6 urban warfare battalions and 1 battalion of paratroopers.
 * 2 surface flotillas with a combined total of 12 surface vessels.
 * 1 submarine flotilla with 5 submarines.
 * A minesweeper flotilla.
 * An amphibious brigade command and 3 amphibious battalions.
 * 8 divisions of JAS 39 Gripen jets.
 * 2 helicopter battalions, one with a focus on ground operations and another with a focus on naval operations.
 * National Defence Troops, including among others 12 ground combat battalions and elements of the Home Guard.

Armed Forces Commands
Military districts (Militärområden) Divisions Service Branch Commands (försvarsgrensstaber)
 * Milo N - Northern Military District, Boden.
 * Milo M - Middle Military District, Strängnäs.
 * Milo S - Southern Military District, Kristianstad.
 * MKG - Gotland Military Command, Visby.
 * Eastern Army Division, Strängnäs.
 * Northern Army Division, Boden.
 * Southern Army Division, Kristianstad
 * AC - Army Center, Enköping.
 * FC - Air Force Center, Uppsala.
 * MC - Navy Center, Haninge/Berga.

Army
Infantry regiments Infantry Brigades/Norrland Brigades Cavalry Armoured troops Mechanised brigades Artillery Air Defence troops Combat engineers Signal troops
 * I 1 - Svea Life Guards, Upplands-Bro. (Reorganised into the Life Guards)
 * I 2 - Värmland Regiment, Kristinehamn.
 * I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers, Örebro.
 * I 12 - Småland Regiment, Eksjö.
 * I 13 - Dalarna Regiment, Falun.
 * I 16 - Halland Regiment, Halmstad.
 * I 20 - Västerbotten Regiment, Umeå.
 * I 21 - Västernorrland Regiment, Sollefteå.
 * I 22 - Lapland Ranger Regiment, Kiruna.
 * IB 1 - Life Guard Brigade, Upplands-Bro.
 * IB 2 - Värmland Brigade, Kristinehamn.
 * NB 5 - Field Rifle Brigade, Östersund. (Reorganised into I 5 Field Rifle Regiment)
 * IB 12 - Småland Brigade, Eksjö.
 * NB 13 - Dala Brigade, Falun.
 * IB 16 - Halland Brigade, Halmstad.
 * NB 21 - Ångermanland Brigade, Sollefteå.
 * K 1 - Life Guard Dragoons, Stockholm. (Today part of LG - Life Guards)
 * P 2 - Scanian Dragoon Regiment, Hässleholm.
 * MekB 7 - Southern Scanian Brigade, Revingehed.
 * MekB 8 - Scanian Dragoon Brigade, Hässleholm.
 * MekB 9 - Skaraborg Brigade, Skövde.
 * MekB 10 - Södermanland Brigade, Strängnäs.
 * MekB 18 - Gotland Brigade, Visby.
 * MekB 19 - Norrbotten Brigade, Boden.
 * ArtSS - Artillery Combat School, Kristinehamn. (Today part of the Artillery Regiment)
 * A 3 - Wendes Artillery Regiment, Hässleholm.
 * A 7 - Gotland Artillery Regiment, Visby.
 * A 8 - Norrland Artillery Regiment, Boden. (Today a battalion of the Norrbotten Regiment)
 * A 9 - Bergslagen Artillery Regiment, Kristinehamn. (Reorganised into the Artillery Regiment)
 * LvSS - Air Defence Combat School, Norrtälje. (Relocated to Halmstad and part of the Air Defence Regiment).
 * Lv 2 - Gotland Anti-Aircraft Corps, Visby.
 * Lv 3 - Roslagen Anti-Aircraft Corps, Norrtälje.
 * Lv 6 - Göta Anti-Aircraft Corps, Halmstad. (Reorganised into the Air Defence Regiment)
 * Lv 7 - Norrland Anti-Aircraft Corps, Luleå. (Today part of the Norrbotten Regiment)
 * Ing 3 - Boden Engineer Regiment, Boden. (Today a battalion of the Norrbotten Regiment)
 * S 3 - Norrland Signal Regiment, Boden. (Today a battalion of the Norrbotten Regiment)
 * Army Service Troops (trängtrupperna)


 * T 2 - Göta Logistic Corps, Skövde. (Reorganised into Göta Logistic Regiment)
 * T 3 - Norrland Logistic Corps, Boden. (Today a battalion of the Norrbotten Regiment)

Air Force

 * FKN - Northern Air Command, Luleå.
 * FKM - Middle Air Command, Upplands-Bro.
 * FKS - Southern Air Command, Ängelholm.
 * F 10 - Scania Wing. (Disbanded by 2002)
 * F 16 - Uppland Wing. (Disbanded by 2004)
 * 1. hkpbat - Norrland Helicopter Battalion, Boden. (Reorganised into a squadron)
 * 3. hkpbat - Göta Helicopter Battalion, Säve. (Reorganised into a squadron)

Navy

 * MKN - Norrland Coast Naval Command, Härnösand.
 * MKO - East Coast Naval Command, Haninge/Muskö.
 * MKS - South Coast Naval Command, Karlskrona.
 * MKV - West Coast Naval Command, Gothenburg.
 * KA 1 - Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment. (Reorganised into Amf 1)
 * KA 2 - Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment.
 * KA 3 - Gotland Coastal Artillery Regiment.
 * KA 4 - Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment. (Reorganised into Amf 4)

Armed Forces Commands

 * ATK - Army Tactical Command, Uppsala.
 * FTK - Air Force Tactical Command, Uppsala.
 * MTK - Naval Tactical Command, Uppsala.
 * OPIL - Joint Forces Command, Uppsala.
 * 1. Mekdiv - Mechanised Division, Stockholm.

Army
Artillery Infantry/Cavalry
 * A 9 - Artillery Regiment, Kristinehamn (in 2005 moved to Boden).
 * LG - Life Guards, Kungsängen/Upplands-Bro.
 * I 19 - Norrbotten Regiment, Boden.
 * P 4 - Skaraborg Regiment, Skövde.
 * P 7 - South Scanian Regiment, Revingehed/Lund.

Navy
Fleet Amphibious Corps
 * MarinB O - East Coast Naval Base, Muskö.
 * MarinB S - South Coast Naval Base, Karlskrona.
 * 2.ysflj - Second Surface Combat Flotilla, Berga.
 * Amf 1 - Vaxholm Amphibian Regiment, Vaxholm.
 * Amf 4 - Älvsborg Amphibian Regiment, Gothenburg.
 * AmfSS - Amphibious Combat School, Vaxholm.

Military districts

 * MD N - Northern Military District, Boden.
 * MD M - Central Military District, Strängnäs.
 * MD S - Southern Military District, Gothenburg.
 * MD G - Gotland Military District, Visby.

Military district groups