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Sweden had a total of 35 destroyer-class vessels throughout the Cold War, most of them World War II models. As time went on, Sweden begun to put less effort in keeping large surface combatants and instead increasingly relied on patrol boats, fast attack craft, coastal artillery and air superiority.
Standard issue rifle for the Swedish Home Guard, Swedish production of the German Heckler & Koch G3; Ak 4 B has an optics rail, Ak 4 C is the Ak 4 B with an adjustable buttstock, and Ak 4 D is the Ak 4 C with a modular handguard. Ak 4 D is used as a stopgap designated marksman rifle for the Swedish Armed Forces; Ak 4 and Ak 4 OR have been retired.
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (IPA: [ˈɡrǐːpɛn] pronunciation ⓘ; English: The Griffin) [ Nb 1 ][ 3 ] is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls.
Maximum speed. 60 km/h (37 mph) maximum road speed forwards or reverse [2] The Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103), also known as the Alternative S and S-tank, [3] is a Swedish Cold War-era main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden. [4] ". Strv" is the Swedish military abbreviation of stridsvagn, Swedish for tank (literally combat wagon, it ...
The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union meant that the perceived threat lessened and the armed forces were downsized, with conscription taking in fewer and fewer recruits until it was deactivated in 2010. This small size is often considered one of the major strategic weaknesses of the Swedish Armed Forces.
Automatkarbin 24. The Automatkarbin 24 (Ak 24; lit. 'Automatic Carbine 24'), initially the Självskyddsvapen 24 is a Swedish version of the Finnish Sako M23 assault rifle that is expected to enter service with the Swedish Armed Forces by 2025, partially replacing the Automatkarbin 4 and Automatkarbin 5 along with the Automatkarbin 25. [1][2]
The air force also operates C130H and Saab 340 in a transport role along with other aircraft types for other capabilities and missions. In terms of helicopters in the Swedish air force bothe NH90 (HKP14) and UH60-M Blackhawk (HKP16) is being used, as well as AW-109 (HKP15) as a light helicopter. In 2014 the Swedish air force ordered 60 Gripen E ...
The Swedish Armed Forces recently underwent a transformation from conscription -based recruitment to a professional defence organisation. This is part of a larger goal to abandon the mass army from the Cold War and develop an army better suited to modern maneuver warfare and at the same time retain a higher readiness.