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The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten ⓘ, literally Defence Force) are the armed forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. It consists of four separate military branches, the Swedish Army , the Swedish Navy , the Swedish Air Force and the Home Guard .
The numbers of military personnel listed include both support personnel (supplies, construction, and contracting) and actual combat personnel. For a typical country, the proportion of this total that comprises actual combat forces is about 26% [ citation needed ] (so, for every soldier there will be around three support personnel).
The Swedish Army (Swedish: Svenska Armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden in Northern Europe / Scandinavia. The army's history dates back to the Swedish War of Liberation in 1521.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden should raise its military spending to around 2.6% of GDP by 2030, a parliamentary committee said in a report on Friday, as the country rebuilds its defence capabilities ...
Sweden Germany. Main battle tank: Strv 122A: 110 [a] A Swedish improved variant of the Leopard 2A5, of which most were built in Sweden. All 110 are to be upgraded to Strv 123A. Note: 120 purchased initially, 10 supplied to Ukraine. [7] Sweden Germany. Main battle tank: Strv 122B: Stridsvagn 123 Sweden Germany. Main battle tank: Strv 123A ...
Sweden joined Nato in March 2024 as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine and plans to increase defence spending to reach 2.6 per cent of GDP in 2028, compared with 2.2 per cent in 2024.
In November 2024 the Swedish Air Force announced that it had selected the Embraer C-390 Millennium as its future military transport aircraft. [44] As part of the Heavy Airlift Wing cooperation, Sweden also operates three Boeing C-17 which are located at Pápa Air Base in Hungary .
The Swedish Navy (Swedish: Svenska marinen) is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. [3] It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet ( Flottan ), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy ( Kungliga Flottan ) – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ( Amfibiekåren ).