The Swedish Army, or Armén is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden.

Equipment

Small arms

The Swedish Army armament for Individual/Squad level include:

• Ak 4 assault rifle (Heckler & Koch G3) in versions:
  • Ak 4
  • Ak 4B
  • Ak 4OR
  • Ak 4 med 40 mm granattillsats (Colt M203)
• Ak 5 assault rifle (Fabrique Nationale FNC derivative, made more rugged for Swedish demands) in versions:
  • Ak 5
  • Ak 5B
  • Ak 5C
  • Ak 5D
  • Ak 5 med 40 mm granattillsats (Colt M203)
• Kpist m/45 submachine gun in versions:
  • kpist m/45
  • kpist m/45B
  • kpist m/45C
• Pist 88 pistol (GLOCK 17) in versions:
  • Pist 88
  • Pist 88B (GLOCK 19)
• Psg 90 sniper rifle (Accuracy International L96A1 Arctic Warfare) in version:
  • Psg 90
• Ag 90 heavy sniper rifle (Barett M82A1) in versions:
  • Ag 90
  • Ag 90B
• Grg m/48 multipurpose recoilless rifle (Carl Gustav recoilless rifle) in versions:
  • Grg m/48
  • Grg m/86
• Pskott m/86 disposable anti-armour RPG (Bofors AT-4 ) in version:
  • Pskott m/86
• Grsp 40 mm belt-fed grenade launcher (SACO Defense Mark 19) in version:
  • Grsp 40 mm
• Ksp 58 machine gun (Fabrique Nationale MAG 58) in version:
  • Ksp 58B
• Ksp 90 machine gun (Fabrique Nationale Minimi) in versions:
  • Ksp 90
  • Ksp 90B (Minimi Para )
• Tksp 12,7 mm heavy machine gun (Browning M2) in version:
  • Tksp 12,7 mm

Vehicles

The Army uses a wide range of vehicles, mainly made by Swedish contractors. The Combat Vehicle 90 family of Infantry fighting vehicles has been an international success, with exports to countries including Norway, Switzerland and Finland. Vehicles in the army:

• Strv 121 main battle tank (Leopard 2A4) in version:
  • Strv 121
• Strv 122 main battle tank (Leopard 2A5(S)) in version:
  • Strv 122
• Strf 90 infantry fighting vehicle (CV 90) in versions:
  • Strf 9040
  • Strf 9040B
  • Strf 9040C
  • Bgbv 90
  • Stripbv 90
  • Epbv 90
  • Lvkv 90
• Pbv 302 armoured personnel carrier in versions:
  • Pbv 302A
  • Stripbv 3021
  • Epbv 3022
  • Bplpbv 3023
  • Rlpbv 3024
• Pbv 401 armoured personnel carrier (MT-LB) in versions:
  • Pbv 401
  • Stripbv 4011
  • Bgbv 4012 (MTP-LB )
• Pbv 501 infantry fighting vehicle (BMP-1) in version:
  • Pbv 501

Mortars

• Strix mortar round

Organization

The peace time organization of the Swedish Army is divided into a number of training regiments for the different corps. The number of training regiments has been drastically reduced since the end of the Cold War:

Infantry Corps

One and a half regiment of infantry troops:

• Jemtia Field Ranger Regiment (I 5)
  • Located in Östersund
• Life Guards (LG) (one battalion)
  • Located in Stockholm/Kungsängen

Cavalry Corps

Two and a half regiments of cavalry troops:

• Life Regiment Hussars (K 3)
  • Located in Karlsborg
• Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4)
  • Located in Arvidsjaur
• Life Guards (LG) (one battalion)
  • Located in Stockholm/Kungsängen

Armoured Corps

Five regiments of armoured troops:

• Skaraborg Regiment (P 4)
  • Located in Skövde
• Southern Scanian Regiment (P 7)
  • Located in Revingehed
• Sudermannia Regiment (P 10)
  • Located in Strängnäs
• Gotlandia Regiment (P 18)
  • Located in Visby
• Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) (belongs to the Armoured Corps despite its designation)
  • Located in Boden

Artillery Corps

One regiment and one battalion of artillery troops:

• Artillery Regiment (A 9)
  • Located in Kristinehamn
• Norrland Artillery Battalion (former A 8) (part of I 19)
  • Located in Boden

Anti-Aircraft Corps

One regiment and one battalion of anti-aircraft troops:

• Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lv 6)
  • Located in Halmstad
• Norrland Anti-Aircraft Battalion (former Lv 7) (part of I 19)
  • Located in Boden

Engineer Corps

One regiment and one battalion of engineering troops:

• Göta Engineer Regiment (Ing 2)
  • Located in Eksjö
• Norrland Engineer Battalion (former Ing 3) (part of I 19)
  • Located in Boden

Signal Corps

One regiment and one battalion of signaling troops:

• Uplandia Regiment (S 1)
  • Located in Uppsala
• Norrland Signal Battalion (former S 3) (part of I 19)
  • Located in Boden

Logistic Corps

One regiment and one battalion of supply troops:

• Göta Logistic Regiment (T 2)
  • Located in Skövde
• Norrland Logistic Battalion (former T 3) (part of I 5)
  • Located in Östersund

See also

• Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences
• Royal Swedish Armoury
• Swedish Army Museum
• List of Swedish wars
• List of Swedish Field Marshals
• List of Swedish military commanders
• List of Swedish monarchs
• List of Swedish regiments
• List of military aircraft of Sweden

External links

• Swedish Army - Official site
• Soldf.com Unofficial Weapons, vehicles and equipment page of the Swedish Armed forces.
• Nordic military vehicles site
• Svante Wendel's Unofficial Royal Swedish Army Page
• kamouflage.net > Europe > §Sweden (Kingdom of Sweden)