List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

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

Army
Utility vehicles: 11,308++

Armored personnel carriers: 1,267

Infantry fighting vehicles: 859

Tanks: 121 in active service

Towed artillery pieces: 268 (mortars, all towed howitzers have been withdrawn from service)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

Vehicles ordered after 2014

 * 679 Volvo
 * 280 Scania
 * 330 RMMV

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)

School ships
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
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
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.

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.

Sources and further reading

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