List of equipment of the Swedish Air Force

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This is a list of equipment used by the Swedish Air Force, the branch of the Armed Forces of the Sweden that specialises in aerial warfare. It covers active equipment, such as aircraft and ordnance.

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Aircraft

Fixed wing aircraft

ModelSwedish designationImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
Combat aircraft
JAS 39 Gripen JAS 39C SAAB JAS39 Gripen-7763 - Flickr - Ragnhild & Neil Crawford.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swingrole fighter 71 [1] A total fleet of 120 Gripen C/D/E planned. [2]
JAS 39D23 [1]
JAS 39E3 (60) [3]
Surveillance aircraft
Saab 340B AEW S 100D Argus S 100B at Malmen 2010-06-13 1.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Airborne early warning and control 16 purchased, 4 sold, 2 modernised to the standard S100D. [4] [5]

1 donated to Ukraine, [6] the second to be donated, and to be replaced with the GlobalEye. [7]

Global 6000 - GlobalEye S 106 UAEAF GlobalEye at Dubai Airshow 2021.jpg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Airborne early warning and control 0 (3)2 ordered in June 2022 with option for 2 more orders. [8] [9]

1 ordered un June 2024. [10] [11]

Delivery planned for 2027.

Gulfstream IV SIGINT S 102B GIV-SP Korpen Gulfstream Aerospace S102B Korpen (G-IV), Sweden - Air Force AN1084791.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Signals intelligence aircraft 2 [12]
Saab 340 TP 100 A Saab 340A (6322928754).jpg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Open Skies agreement - surveillance1 [13]
Aerial refueling
Lockheed KC-130 Hercules TP 84 A-4ARyKC-130.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Aerial refueling 1 [1] [14]
Airbus A330 MRTT KC-30 A39-002 refuelling an USAF F-16 (cropped).jpg Flag of Spain.svg Spain

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

Flag of France.svg France

Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Aerial refueling 12 (shared)Co-sharing 12 planes within the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet. [15]

8 nations (Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands)

Military Transport
Boeing C-17 20190327 C-17 Globemaster Tail 10-0218 Kadena AB-37.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Heavy airlifter 3 (shared)Co-owning 3 planes within the Heavy Airlift Wing. [16]

12 nations (Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, the United States)

Lockheed C-130E Hercules TP 84 C-130s-littlerockafb.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Tactical airlifter 5 [1] [14]

To be replaced by Embraer C-390. [17]

Embraer C-390 Embraer KC-390, Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget (SIAE0824).jpg Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Tactical airlifter 0 (4)4 planes ordered. [17]
Saab 340 TP 100 C Saab 340 (Swedish Air Force) (8738067983).jpg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden VIP transport 1 [1] Up to 31 passengers [13] '
Gulfstream IV TP 102 C Gulfstream IV-X - Flickr - skinnylawyer (2).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States VIP transport 1 [1] [18]
Gulfstream G550 TP102 D Swedish Air Force, 025, Gulfstream G550 (37059104212).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States VIP transport 1 [1] Up to 15 passengers [18]
Global 6500 Tp 106 LX-FLY.jpg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada VIP transport 0 (2)Successor to the TP 102 C and D, bought second-hand. [19]
Trainer aircraft
GROB G120TP SK 40 G120 Prefect - RIAT 2017 (36273768463).jpg Flag of Germany.svg Germany Ab initio flight trainer 10 (13) [1] 3 additional planes ordered. [20]

Helicopter

ModelSwedish designationImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
AgustaWestland AW109 HKP 15A Salon du Bourget 20090619 232.jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy Utility helicopter12 [21] [21]
HKP 15B Carlskrona (P04) NOCO2014 08 AW109LUH.JPG Naval utility helicopter8 [21]
NHIndustries NH90 TTH HCV HKP 14E NH90 P6230205.JPG Flag of Finland.svg Finland (assembly)

Flag of France.svg France, Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (design and suppliers)

Transport helicopter9 [22] [22] [23]

Higher cabin variant

HKP 14F Helikopter 14 Revinge 2018-1.jpg ASW helicopter 9 [22]
Sikorsky BlackHawk UH-60M HKP 16 Sikorsky S-70 Blackhawk (Hkp-16A) 161227 02 (8358593585).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Transport helicopter15 [1] (+12) [24]

Upgraded since 2023. [25]

12 more ordered in July 2024 [26]

Unmanned aerial vehicle

ModelSwedish designationImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 UAV 03 Örnen UAV 03 Ornen.JPG Flag of the United States.svg United States ISTAR UAV 8 [27]

Purchased in 2010, 2 systems with 4 drones each.

AeroVironment Wasp III UAV 04 Svalan Wasp III aircraft.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Fixed-wing surveillance UAV (0.5 kg)3 [28]

Surveillance drones purchased in 2012 for the missions in Mali and Afghanistan. [29]

AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma UAV 05B Korpen Paratroopers launch packable drone DVIDS615590.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Fixed-wing surveillance UAV (5 kg)12
Elbit Skylark UAV 02 Falken Skylark mk2.jpg Flag of Israel.svg Israel Fixed-wing surveillance UAV4848 ordered in 2007. [30]

Ordnance

ModelSwedish designationImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
Canons
Mauser BK-27 Mauser BK-27 LKCV.jpg Flag of Germany.svg Germany canon (27×145 mm rounds)UnknownGun of the Gripen C/D/E. [31]
Air-to-air missiles
MBDA Meteor Rb 101 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo 1P4A8361 (48387229361).jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Flag of France.svg France

Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Flag of Spain.svg Spain

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Active radar homing air-to-air missileUnknownUsed by the Gripen C/D since 2016, [32] and will be used with the E. [33]

First order, 2010. [34] Second order, 2025. [35]

IRIS-T Rb 98 IRIS-T air-to-air-missile.jpg Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Flag of Greece.svg Greece

Flag of Norway.svg Norway

Flag of Spain.svg Spain

Heat-seeking air-to-air missileUnknown [36] [31] [37]
AIM-120B Rb.99 Rb15.JPG Flag of the United States.svg United States

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Active radar homing air-to-air missileUnknown [38] [31] [39]

Local licence production of this variant. [40] Some transferred to Ukraine.

AIM-120 C8Rb.99 Rb15.JPG Flag of the United States.svg United States Active radar homing air-to-air missile250Ordered in 2023. [41] [42]
Air-to-surface missiles
AGM-65B Maverick Rb.75 AGM-65 Maverick.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Air-to-ground tactical missileUnknown [43]
RBS 15 Mk1 RBS-15F RIAT 2018 - Static display IMGP2869 (43520710172).jpg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Air-to-surface/anti-ship missileUnknown [44] [45]
RBS-15 Mk4 Gungir Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Anti-ship / land-attack cruise missile0Contract for its development, to enter service in the 2020s [44] [46]
Taurus KEPD 350 Taurus KEPD-350 demonstrator at SIAF-2022.jpg Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Air-launched cruise missile0 (unknown number ordered)To be delivered in 2028. [47]
Bombs
GBU-12 Paveway II GBU-12 xxl.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Bomb guidance kitUnknown [48]
GBU-49 Paveway II 2 GBU-49.JPG Flag of the United States.svg United States Bomb guidance kitUnknown [31]
Mark 82 Mk-82 xxl.jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy Unguided bombUnknown [49] [50]
Pods
Terma SPK 39Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Reconnaissance podUnknown [31] [51]
Rafael / Zeiss Litening 3 Rafael Litening Pod JAS-39C.jpg Flag of Israel.svg Israel

Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Targetting podUnknown [31]
Rafael Litening 5 Flag of Israel.svg Israel Targetting podUnknownOrdered in 2024 [52]

Air force vehicles

ModelSwedish designationImageOriginTypeQuantityNotes
Reconnaissance vehicles
Mercedes-Benz G-Class W461 Tgb 15  [ sv ]

Terrängbil 15

Terrangbil 15 Kungsangen april 2019 (04) (cropped).jpg Flag of Austria.svg Austria

Flag of Germany.svg Germany

6×6 reconnaissance vehicles9090 ordered in 2020, delivered from 2021 to the air force. [53] [54] [55]
Command vehicles
VW T6 FuFzg Widder VW T6 Viereck 2024.JPG Flag of Germany.svg Germany 4×4 vehicle28Liaison and command vehicle of the Air Force. [56]
VW Crafter Stiopa-VW Crafter 4motion.jpg Flag of Germany.svg Germany 4x4 vehicle28Liaison and command vehicle of the Air Force. [57] [58]
Emergency vehicles
Scania 6×6

Räddningsbil typII

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Firefighting trucks22 [59] [60]

Manufactured by Rosenbauer International AB in Sweden.

Utility vehicles
Corvus UTV Corvus Terrain EX4 Pro EPS, Agritechnica 2023, Hanover (P1160248).jpg

(illustration)

Flag of Spain.svg Spain Utility vehicles0

(64 ordered)

[61]

Electric UTV ordered in January 2025 for €3 million, with options that could bring the value of the contract to €5.4 million)

Support vehicles
Valtra N163 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Tractor7 [62]
Valtra N174 Hjultraktor Tung 7T 435th CTS MAAS team prepares for ACE 2021 (6647534).jpg Flag of Finland.svg Finland Tractor30 [63] [62]

Planned investments

Iveco IDV MUV [fr] (illustration of a communication variant) Iveco MUV M70 Austrian Army (cropped 2).jpg
Iveco IDV MUV  [ fr ](illustration of a communication variant)

Aircraft

Weapons

Vehicles

See also

List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

References

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