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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.

Aircraft

Fixed wing aircraft

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Combat aircraft
JAS 39 Gripen JAS 39C  Sweden Swingrole fighter 71
[1]		 A total fleet of 120 Gripen C/D/E planned.[2]
60 Gripen E ordered.[1][3]
12 more planned to be ordered as of July 2026.[4][5]
JAS 39E 2
(+ 58 on order)
[1]
JAS 39 Gripen JAS 39D  Sweden Conversion trainer 23
[1]
Surveillance aircraft
Gulfstream IV SIGINT S 102B GIV-SP Korpen  Sweden
 United States		 Signals intelligence aircraft 2
[1]		 [6]
Saab 340 TP 100 A  Sweden Treaty on Open Skies agreement - surveillance 1
[1]		 [7]
Global 6000 - GlobalEye S 106  Sweden
 Canada		 Photographic reconnaissance /

Open Skies reconnaissance / Transport / liaison

 0
(+ 3 on order)
[1]		 2 ordered in June 2022 with option for 2 more orders.[8][9]
1 ordered un June 2024.[10][11]
Delivery planned for 2027.
Aerial refueling
Lockheed Martin KC-130 TP 84  United States Aerial refueling 1
[1]		 [12]
Military Transport
Lockheed C-130E Hercules TP 84  United States Tactical airlifter 5
[1]		 [12]
To be replaced by Embraer C-390.[13]
Embraer C-390 –  Brazil Tactical airlifter 0
(+ 4 on order)
[1]		 4 planes ordered.[13]
Saab 340 TP 100 C  Sweden VIP transport 1
[1]		 Up to 31 passengers.[7]
Gulfstream IV TP 102 C  United States VIP transport 1
[14]		 [14]
Gulfstream G550 TP102 D  United States VIP transport 1
[14]		 Up to 15 passengers.[14]
Global 6500 TP 106  Canada VIP transport 2
[15]		 Successor to the TP 102 C and D.[15]
Two aircraft delivered 1 jun 2026.
(Aircraft bought second-hand)
Trainer aircraft
Grob G 120TP SK 40  Germany Ab initio flight trainer 13
[1]		 [16]
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Co-owned fixed-wing aircraft

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Model Swedish designation Operators Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Aerial refueling
Airbus A330 MRTT – MMF [de]
Multinational MRTT Fleet

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden

  Spain
 United Kingdom
 France
 Germany		 Aerial refueling 9 (shared)
(+ 3 on order)		 12 co-owned and shared planes within the Multinational MRTT Fleet.[17] [18]
Military Transport
Boeing C-17 – SAC
Strategic Airlift Capability

Bulgaria
Estonia
Finland
Hungary
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Slovenia
Sweden
United States

  United States Heavy airlifter 3 (shared) 3 co-owned and shared planes within the Heavy Airlift Wing.[19] [20]
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Helicopter

Helicopters operated by the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing (Försvarsmaktens helikopterflottilj), a wing of the Swedish Air Force.[21]

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
AgustaWestland AW109 HKP 15A  Italy Utility helicopter 12
[22]		 [1]
HKP 15B Naval utility helicopter 8
[22]
NHIndustries NH90 TTH HCV HKP 14E Assembly: Finland
Design and suppliers:
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Netherlands		 Transport helicopter 9
[23]		 [1][23][24]
Higher cabin variant.
HKP 14F ASW helicopter 9
[23]
Sikorsky BlackHawk UH-60M HKP 16  United States Transport helicopter 15
(+12 on order)
[1]		 [25]
15 in service being upgraded since 2023.[26]
12 more ordered in July 2024.[27]
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Unmanned aerial vehicle

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 UAV 03 Örnen  United States ISTAR UAV 8 [28]
Purchased in 2010, 2 systems with 4 drones each.
AeroVironment Wasp III UAV 04 Svalan  United States Fixed-wing surveillance UAV (0.5 kg) 3 [29]
Surveillance drones purchased in 2012 for the missions in Mali and Afghanistan.[30]
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma UAV 05B Korpen  United States Fixed-wing surveillance UAV (5 kg) 12
Elbit Skylark UAV 02 Falken  Israel Fixed-wing surveillance UAV 48 48 ordered in 2007.[31]
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Satellites

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
ICEYE –  Finland SAR satellite 10 [32][33]
Ordered in January 2026, deliveries between 2026 and 2028.[34][35]
Planet Labs –  United States LEO - high resolution imagery satellite Unknown quantity The Swedish Armed Forces signed a contract in 2026 to "own a suite of Planet’s cutting-edge satellites, and have access to Planet’s high-resolution data, and intelligence solutions".[36]
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Ordnance

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Canons
Mauser BK-27 –  Germany Revolver cannon
(27×145 mm rounds)		 Unknown Gun of the Gripen C/E.[37]
Air-to-air missiles
MBDA Meteor Rb 101  United Kingdom
 Germany
 France
 Italy
 Spain
 Sweden		 BVR, radar homing, air-to-air missile Unknown Used by the Gripen C/D since 2016,[38] and will be used with the E.[39]
First order, 2010.[40] Second order, 2025.[41]
IRIS-T Rb 98  Germany
 Italy
 Sweden
 Greece
 Norway
 Spain		 IR homing,
short range air-to-air missile		 Unknown [42][37][43]
AIM-120B Rb.99  United States
 Sweden		 BVR, radar homing, air-to-air missile Unknown [44][37][45]
Local licence production of this variant.[46] Some transferred to Ukraine.
AIM-120 C8 Rb.99  United States BVR, radar homing, air-to-air missile 250 Ordered in 2023.[47][48]
Air-to-surface missiles
AGM-65B Maverick Rb.75  United States
 Sweden		 Air-to-ground tactical missile Unknown [49]
RBS 15 Mk1 RBS-15F  Sweden Anti-ship, air-to-surface cruise missile Unknown [50][51]
RBS-15 Mk4 Gungir – –  Sweden Anti-ship and land attack, air-to-surface cruise missile 0 Contract for its development, to enter service in the 2020s.[50][52]
Taurus KEPD 350 –  Germany
 Sweden		 Land attack, air-to-surface cruise missile 0
(+ unknown quantity on order)		 To be delivered in 2028.[53]
Bombs
GBU-12 Paveway II –  United States Bomb guidance kit Unknown [54]
GBU-49 Paveway II –  United States Bomb guidance kit Unknown [37]
Mark 82 –  Italy Unguided bomb Unknown [55][56]
Pods
Terma SPK 39 –  Denmark Reconnaissance pod Unknown [37][57]
Rafael / Zeiss Litening 3 –  Israel
 Germany		 Targeting pod Unknown [37]
Rafael Litening 5 –  Israel Targeting pod Unknown Ordered in 2024.[58]
Mount / rail for jet fighter
Saab Universal Missile Rail Launcher – –  Sweden Pylon for jet fighter (for weapons and countermeasures) Unknown [59][60]
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Radars

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Reconnaissance vehicles
ITT GCA-2000 ATC AN/MPN-25 MACS –
(illustration)		  United States Mobile ATC radar 1 Ordered in 2006, delivered in 2007.[61][62]
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Air force vehicles

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Reconnaissance vehicles
Mercedes-Benz G-Class W461 Tgb 15 [sv]
Terrängbil 15		  Australia
 Germany		 6×6 reconnaissance vehicles 90 90 ordered in 2020, delivered from 2021 to the air force.[63][64][65]
Command vehicles
VW T6 –  Germany 4×4 vehicle 28 Liaison and command vehicle of the Air Force.[66]
VW Crafter –  Germany 4×4 vehicle 28 Liaison and command vehicle of the Air Force.[66][67]
Refuelling vehicles
Scania G440 –

 Sweden Aircraft fuel truck – [68]
HMK Bilcon Volvo – –  Denmark
 Sweden		 Aircraft fuel truck + trailer – Truck capacity: 21 m3 (5,500 US gal).[69]
Emergency vehicles
Volvo FM480 Räddningsbil 926 typ I
(illustration, green, water cannon on roof)		  Sweden Crash tender - 6×6 – It entered service in 2007, and replaced the Rtgb 4112 [sv].[70]
Crash tender made by Volvo Autokaross Rescue Systems.[71]
Equipment:[70]
  • Water tank: 7.4 m3 (2,000 US gal)
  • Foam tank: 230 L (61 US gal)
  • Powder: 150 L (40 US gal)
  • Water canon
Rosenbauer Buffalo /
Scania P500XT 6×6		 Räddningsbil typ II
(illustration, green)		  Sweden
 Austria		 Crash tender - 6×6 22
(+22 on order)		 [72][73]
Manufactured by Rosenbauer International AG, and Sala Brand, 22 Type II rescue vehicles ordered in 2023, in service since 2024.[74]
Option exercised in January 2026 for 22 additional trucks.[74]
Equipment:[70]
  • Water tank: 5.4 m3 (1,400 US gal)
  • Foam tank: 350 L (92 US gal)
  • Powder: 255 L (67 US gal)
  • Water canon
Chevrolet C/K 3500

(chassis 30943 with Crew cab)

 Räddningsbil 397 typ III
(illustration with predecessor)		  United States
 Sweden		 Light crash tender - 4×4 – In service since 1997.[75]
Made by Anders Wiman AB.[71]
Equipment:[75]
  • Water tank: 0.5 m3 (130 US gal)
  • Foam tank: 20 L (5.3 US gal)
  • Water canon
Scania P114C 340 RÄ-bil BAS3
Räddningsbil BAS3
(illustration, green)		  Sweden Fire engine - 4×4 – [76]
Fire engine made by Autokaross Rescue System Floby AB.
Equipment:[77]
  • Water tank: 3 m3 (790 US gal)
  • Foam tank: 0.4 m3 (110 US gal)
  • Hydraulic winch
Utility vehicles
Corvus UTV –
(illustration)		  Spain Utility vehicles 0
(+64 on order)		 [78]
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 – –  Finland Tractor 7 [79]
Valtra N174 Hjultraktor Tung 7T  Finland Tractor 30 [80][79]
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Planned investments

Iveco IDV MUV [fr] (illustration of a communication variant)

Aircraft

  • Research ongoing for the jet fighter force after 2040.[81]
  • Potential combat drone collaboration with Germany.[82]

Weapons

  • Anti radiation missiles to be introduced between 2031 and 2035.[83]

Vehicles

  • Iveco MUV [fr], variant planned to be ordered under a framework agreement for the Swedish Armed Forces signed in 2023[84]

See also

List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

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