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The Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters is the highest level of command in the Swedish Armed Forces. [31] It is led by the Chief of Defence (formerly the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces) with a civilian director-general as his deputy, with functional directorates having different responsibilities (e.g. the Military Intelligence and ...
The location of the new Air Staff was proposed by the Swedish Armed Forces to be established in Uppsala garrison. The staff will move into three larger white buildings in the area's southern part, initially erected in the 1940s for the Royal Swedish Air Force College (Flygkadettskolan, F 20). There were two wings with cadet dwellings and a ...
On 1 October 2019 a new rank system was introduced in the Swedish Armed Forces. The system is unique and does not follow the conventional system used by most of the World's armed forces. The ranks are grouped as officers (OF1 - OF9), specialist officers (OR6 - OR9), and as section commanders, soldiers and sailors (GSS in Swedish) (OR1 - OR5).
At the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters's reorganization on 1 April 2007, the Defence Staff (Ledningsstaben, LEDS) [b] was created. [3] It handles major strategic issues, such as planning the Swedish Armed Forces' operations and financial control of the agency. The staff leads, coordinates and monitors the activities of the Swedish Armed ...
Lieutenant General Mats Evald Nilsson (born 30 December 1956) is a Swedish Air Force officer. He served as Inspector General of the Air Force from 2000 to 2002, as head of the Joint Forces Directorate from 2002 to 2007 and as Chief of Defence Staff in 2007. Nilsson served as the First Marshal of the Court from 2012 to 2022.
The three main areas of the Land Warfare Centre are education, development and training. The Land Warfare Centre educates the future commanders of the Swedish Armed Forces with the help of advanced training facilities, teachers and knowledge. It also educates and develops the Swedish Armed Forces' officers in the various areas of ground warfare.
Sweden's armed forces said in a statement that Gripen jets were sent up to intercept the Russian plane, an SU-24, after it failed to respond to a radio warning by military air traffic controllers.
General (Gen; Swedish: General) is a four-star commissioned officer rank in the Swedish Army, Swedish Air Force and Swedish Amphibious Corps. General ranks immediately above lieutenant general and is equivalent to admiral in the Swedish Navy. It is held by the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces and the monarch.