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Automatkarbin 5. The Ak 5 (Swedish: Automatkarbin 5 ⓘ, English: Automatic Carbine 5) is a license-built Swedish version of the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle, with certain modifications, mostly to adapt the weapon to the partially subarctic Swedish climate. The Ak 5 is the current service rifle of the Swedish Armed Forces, adopted in 1986 ...
Automatkarbin 4B. Ak 4 C. Ak 4 D. Germany. Sweden. Battle rifle. 7.62×51mm NATO. 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.
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 ...
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 Automatkarbin 4 (Ak 4; lit. ' Automatic Carbine 4 ') is a license-built Swedish version of the West German Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle. It was adopted as the service rifle of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1965, replacing the bolt-action m/96 Mauser, the self-loading automatgevär m/42 and the automatic rifles Kulsprutegevär m/21, Kulsprutegevär m/40.
The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten ⓘ, lit. 'the Defence Force') are the armed forces of the Kingdom of Sweden, tasked with the defence of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting international peacekeeping, and providing humanitarian aid. It consists of four service branches: the Swedish Army ...
6.5×55mm Swedish, also known simply as 6.5×55mm, 6.5x55 SE, 6.5x55 Swede, or in its native military as 6.5 mm patron m/94 (6.5 mm ptr m/94), meaning "6.5 mm cartridge model 94", referring to 1894, is a first-generation smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. The cartridge has most users in the Scandinavian countries, where it ...
The FFV 890 C is a Swedish assault rifle based on the Galil SAR, which was manufactured by Försvarets Fabriksverk. [30] The rifle was FFV's entry to the Swedish Armed Forces trials for the new 5.56 mm assault rifle in 1979–1980; in the initial tests, IMI manufactured Galil ARM and SAR renamed as FFV 890 had participated in its stead. [ 30 ]