Swedish Armed Forces

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The Swedish Armed Forces is responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm. The primary task of the agency is to train, organize and to deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the Realm in the event of war.

Leadership

Monarch: His Majesty, Carl XVI Gustav
Minister of Defence: Karin Enström
Supreme Commander: General Sverker Göranson
Director General: Ulf Bengtsson

Manpower

Military age: 16-70 Years old.
Conscription: No
Available for Military Service: 2,065,782 (male), aged 18-47. 1,995,451 (female), aged 18-47
Fit for Military Service: 1,70,592 (male), aged 18-47. 1,649,875 (female), aged 18-47
Reaching Military age Annually: 58,937 (male), 56,225 (female)
Active Personnel: 30,000
Reserve Personal: 22,988 Reserves and 38,000 militias.

Expenditures

Military Budget: $6,505,229,593.01 (as of 3q2012)
Procurement: $975,784,438.95 (as of 3q2012)

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The Swedish Army

The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.

General Information

Active: 1521–Present
Type: Army
Size: 47,225
Part of: Swedish Armed Forces
Commander: Generalmajor Berndt Grundevik

Infantry

Livergardet
Size: 3,000
HQ: RHQ - Kungsägen
Motto: Possunt nec Posse Videntur (They can what it seems they cannot)
Current commander: Colonel Håkan Hedlund
Current Deputy Commander: Colonel Joakim Martell
Honorary Chief: His Majesty The King

Norrbottens Regemente
Size: 3,000
HQ:Boden
Motto: De hava aldrig svikit eller för egen del tappat (They have never failed or for their own part lost)

Calvery

Livregementes Husarer
Size: 6,500
HQ: Uppland
Motto: Pergite! (Forward!)

CBRN-Defence (Chemical, Biological, Radiation & Nuclear)

Totalförsvarets Skyddscentrum
Size: 225
HQ: Umeå

Armoured Corps

Livergardet
Size: 3,000
HQ: Skövde
Motto: Arvet förpliktar (The heritage obligates)

Norrbottens Regemente
Size: 3,000
HQ: Boden
Motto: De hava aldrig svikit eller för egen del tappat (They have never failed or for their own part lost)

Södra Skånska Regementet
Size: 3,000
HQ:Revingehed
Motto: Slå snabbt - slå hårt (Strike Fast, Strike Hard)

Artillery

Artilleriregmente
Size: 3,000
HQ: Boden
Motto: Ultima ratio regum (The last resort of kings)

Anti-aircraft Artillery

Luftvärnsregementet
Size: 3,000
HQ: Halmstad
Motto: Semper metam contingimus

Engineers

Göta Ingenjörregemente
Size: 2,000
HQ: Eksjö
Motto: None

Signal Corps

Ledningsregementet
Size: 2,000
HQ: Enköping
Motto: None

Logistics

Trängregementet
Size: 2,500
HQ: Skövde
Motto: None

Territorial Defence Forces

The Territorial Defence Forces consists of 40 battalions with a total of 22,000 men. Many of the soldiers have served abroad in the various missions of the regular army. All soldiers are former conscripts who volunteered for the Territorial Defence.

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The Swedish Air Force

The Swedish Air Force is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is in charge of air operations.

General Information

Active: 1926 - Present
Type: Air Force
Size:
Part of: Swedish Armed Forces
Commander: Major General Anders Silwer

Fighter Units

Skaraborg Air Force Wing
Wing Name: F 7 Såtenäs
HQ: Located at Såtenäs outside Lidköping, operates JAS 39A/B.

Blekinge Air Force Wing
Wing Name: F 17 Kallinge
HQ: Located at Kallinge in Ronneby, operates JAS 39C/D.

Norrbotten Air Force Wing
Wing Name: F 21 Luleå
HQ: Located at Kallax in Luleå, operates JAS 39C/D.

Calvery


1st Helicopter Squadron
Wing Name: 1 Hkpskv
HQ: Kallax in Luleå (co-located with F 21), operates HKP 10.

2nd Helicopter Squadron
Wing Name: 2 Hkpskv
HQ: Malmen in Linköping, operates HKP 14, HKP 15 and HKP 16.

3rd Helicopter Squadron
Wing Name: 3 Hkpskv
HQ: Kallinge in Ronneby (co-located with F 17), operates HKP 10 and HKP 15.
Second Base: Såtenäs (co-located with F 7), operates HKP 10.

Aircraft

(<Aircraft:>: Origin: Type: Versions: In service: Notes:)
Saab JAS 39 Gripen: Sweden: Multirole fighter, Multirole fighter-trainer, Multirole fighter, Multirole fighter-trainer: JAS 39A, JAS 39B, JAS 39C, JAS 39D: 104, 12, 56, 12: 12 C And 2 D Gripens are leased to the Czech Republic. 14 C/D Gripens are sold to Hungary on lease-purchase contract.

Saab S 100B Argus: Sweden: Transport: AEW&C: TP 100, FSR 890, ASC 890, FSR TP: 3, 2, 2, 2

Saab 32 Lansen: Sweden: Attack-Fighter: J32B : 2: Two still remain operational with the sole task of taking high altitude air samples for research purposes in collaboration with the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority.

Saab 105: Sweden: Basic jet-trainer: Sk60: 80 (35 in flying condition): Maintained by Saab and owned by the Swedish government

Gulfstream G-IV SP: United States: SIGINT, VIP: S 102 B, TP 102: 2, 2

Lockheed C-130E/H Hercules: United States: Transport: TP 84: 8

Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma: France: Transport helicopter: Medevac HKP 10, HKP 10B, HKP 10D: 7, 3,2

NHI NH90: multi-national: Transport helicopter: HKP 14: 4: 18 on order. Has been delayed and will not be operational until 2017.

Agusta A109: Italy: Transport helicopter: HKP 15: 20: Eight of these are specially designed for operations at sea.

Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk: United States: Transport helicopter: HKP 16: 4: 15 on order. Will replace the delayed HKP 14 until 2020.

Elbit Skylark: Israel: UAV: SAUV Falken (Falcon)
AAI RQ-7 Shadow: United States: UAV: AUV 03 Örnen (Eagle): 8

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The Royal Swedish Navy

The Royal Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps.

General Information

Active: 1522 - Present
Type: Navy
Size:
Part of: Swedish Armed Forces
Commander: Rear Admiral Jan Thörnqvist

Surface Vessels

Corvettes
(<Class>: Number: Builder: Origin: Notes)

Stockholm Class: 2: Karlskronavarvet AB: Sweden
Göteborg Class: 4: Karlskronavarvet AB: Sweden
Visby Class: 5: Karlskronavarvet AB: Sweden: 2 Commissioned

Minesweepers
(<Class>: Number: Builder: Origin: Notes)

Landsort Class: 5: Karlskronavarvet AB: Sweden
Koster Class: 2: Karlskronavarvet AB: Sweden
Styrsö Class: 4: Karlskronavarvet AB: Sweden

Patrol boats
(<Class>: Number: Builder: Origin: Notes)

Tapper Class: 12: Djuociks varv: Sweden
Jägaren Class: 1: Sweden

Combat boats
(<Boat>: Number in service: Notes)

Stridsbåt 90: 187 in service
Stridsbåt 90E: 5 in service

Submarines

Gotland class: 3 in service
Södermanland class: 2 in service

Auxiliary vessels
Landing craft

G class: 100
Landing Craft L-50: 5: decommissioned

Auxiliary vessels
HMS Carlskrona (M04) (Ocean Patrol Vessel and Support Vessel (former Mine Layer M04)
HMS Visborg (A265) (Älvsborg-class support vessel, decommissioned)
HMS Trossö (A264) (modified Russian Akademik Shuleykin class) patrol craft tender
HMS Arkösund (minelayer)
HMS Furusund (minelayer)
HMS Fårösund (minelayer)
HMS Grundsund (minelayer
HMS Carlskrona (M04)
HMS Belos (A214) (submarine salvage vessel)
HMS Urd
HMS Ägir (dive tender)

Torpedo salvage vessels
HMS Pelikanen
HMS Pingvinen

Transport ships
HMS Sleipner

SIGINT vessels
HMS Orion (A201)