List of equipment of the Swedish Air Force

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 Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Combat aircraft JAS 39 Gripen JAS 39C Swingrole fighter 71 A total fleet of 120 Gripen C/D/E planned. 60 Gripen E ordered. 12 more planned to be ordered as of July 2026. JAS 39E 2 (+ 58 on order) JAS 39 Gripen JAS 39D Conversion trainer 23 Surveillance aircraft Gulfstream IV SIGINT S 102B GIV-SP Korpen Signals intelligence aircraft 2 Saab 340 TP 100 A Treaty on Open Skies agreement - surveillance 1 Global 6000 - GlobalEye S 106 Photographic reconnaissance / Open Skies reconnaissance / Transport / liaison 0 (+ 3 on order) 2 ordered in June 2022 with option for 2 more orders. 1 ordered un June 2024. Delivery planned for 2027. Aerial refueling Lockheed Martin KC-130 TP 84 Aerial refueling 1 Military Transport Lockheed C-130E Hercules TP 84 Tactical airlifter 5 To be replaced by Embraer C-390. Embraer C-390 – Tactical airlifter 0 (+ 4 on order) 4 planes ordered. Saab 340 TP 100 C VIP transport 1 Up to 31 passengers. Gulfstream IV TP 102 C VIP transport 1 Gulfstream G550 TP102 D VIP transport 1 Up to 15 passengers. Global 6500 TP 106 VIP transport 2 Successor to the TP 102 C and D. Two aircraft delivered 1 jun 2026. (Aircraft bought second-hand) Trainer aircraft Grob G 120TP SK 40 Ab initio flight trainer 13

Co-owned fixed-wing aircraft Model Swedish designation Operators Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Aerial refueling Airbus A330 MRTT – Multinational MRTT Fleet Belgium Czech Republic Denmark FinlandGermanyLuxembourg Netherlands Norway Sweden Aerial refueling 9 (shared) (+ 3 on order) 12 co-owned and shared planes within the Multinational MRTT Fleet. Military Transport Boeing C-17 – SAC Strategic Airlift Capability Bulgaria Estonia Finland Hungary Lithuania Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Slovenia Sweden United States Heavy airlifter 3 (shared) 3 co-owned and shared planes within the Heavy Airlift Wing.

Helicopter Helicopters operated by the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing (Försvarsmaktens helikopterflottilj), a wing of the Swedish Air Force. Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes AgustaWestland AW109 HKP 15A Utility helicopter 12 HKP 15B Naval utility helicopter 8 NHIndustries NH90 TTH HCV HKP 14E Assembly: Design and suppliers: Transport helicopter 9 Higher cabin variant. HKP 14F ASW helicopter 9 Sikorsky BlackHawk UH-60M HKP 16 Transport helicopter 15 (+12 on order) 15 in service being upgraded since 2023. 12 more ordered in July 2024.

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

Satellites Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes ICEYE – SAR satellite 10 Ordered in January 2026, deliveries between 2026 and 2028. Planet Labs – LEO - high resolution imagery satelliteUnknown quantityThe 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".

Ordnance Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Canons Mauser BK-27 – Revolver cannon(27×145 mm rounds) Unknown Gun of the Gripen C/E. Air-to-air missiles MBDA Meteor Rb 101 BVR, radar homing, air-to-air missile Unknown Used by the Gripen C/D since 2016, and will be used with the E. First order, 2010. Second order, 2025. IRIS-T Rb 98 IR homing, short range air-to-air missile Unknown AIM-120B Rb.99 BVR, radar homing, air-to-air missile Unknown Local licence production of this variant. Some transferred to Ukraine. AIM-120 C8 Rb.99 BVR, radar homing, air-to-air missile 250 Ordered in 2023. Air-to-surface missiles AGM-65B Maverick Rb.75 Air-to-ground tactical missile Unknown RBS 15 Mk1 RBS-15F Anti-ship, air-to-surface cruise missile Unknown RBS-15 Mk4 Gungir – – Anti-ship and land attack, air-to-surface cruise missile 0 Contract for its development, to enter service in the 2020s. Taurus KEPD 350 – Land attack, air-to-surface cruise missile 0 (+ unknown quantity on order)To be delivered in 2028. Bombs GBU-12 Paveway II – Bomb guidance kit Unknown GBU-49 Paveway II – Bomb guidance kit Unknown Mark 82 – Unguided bomb Unknown Pods Terma SPK 39 – Reconnaissance pod Unknown Rafael / Zeiss Litening 3 – Targeting pod Unknown Rafael Litening 5 – Targeting pod Unknown Ordered in 2024. Mount / rail for jet fighter Saab Universal Missile Rail Launcher – – Pylon for jet fighter (for weapons and countermeasures) Unknown Radars Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Reconnaissance vehicles ITT GCA-2000 ATC AN/MPN-25 MACS – (illustration) Mobile ATC radar 1 Ordered in 2006, delivered in 2007. Air force vehicles Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Reconnaissance vehicles Mercedes-Benz G-Class W461 Terrängbil 15 6×6 reconnaissance vehicles 90 90 ordered in 2020, delivered from 2021 to the air force. Command vehicles VW T6 – 4×4 vehicle 28 Liaison and command vehicle of the Air Force. VW Crafter – 4×4 vehicle 28 Liaison and command vehicle of the Air Force. Refuelling vehicles Scania G440 – Aircraft fuel truck – HMK Bilcon Volvo – – Aircraft fuel truck + trailer – Truck capacity: . Emergency vehicles Volvo FM480 Räddningsbil 926 typ I (illustration, green, water cannon on roof) Crash tender - 6×6 – It entered service in 2007, and replaced the .Crash tender made by Volvo Autokaross Rescue Systems.Equipment:

Water tank: Foam tank: Powder: Water canon Rosenbauer Buffalo /Scania P500XT 6×6 Räddningsbil typ II (illustration, green) Crash tender - 6×6 22 (+22 on order) Manufactured by Rosenbauer International AG, and Sala Brand, 22 Type II rescue vehicles ordered in 2023, in service since 2024. Option exercised in January 2026 for 22 additional trucks.Equipment: Water tank: Foam tank: Powder: Water canon Chevrolet C/K 3500 (chassis 30943 with Crew cab) Räddningsbil 397 typ III (illustration with predecessor) Light crash tender - 4×4 – In service since 1997.Made by Anders Wiman AB.Equipment: Water tank: Foam tank: Water canon Scania P114C 340 RÄ-bil BAS3Räddningsbil BAS3 (illustration, green) Fire engine - 4×4 – Fire engine made by Autokaross Rescue System Floby AB.Equipment:

Water tank: Foam tank: Hydraulic winch Utility vehicles Corvus UTV – (illustration) Utility vehicles 0 (+64 on order) 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 – – Tractor 7 Valtra N174 Hjultraktor Tung 7T Tractor 30 Planned investments

Aircraft

Research ongoing for the jet fighter force after 2040. Potential combat drone collaboration with Germany.

Weapons

Anti radiation missiles to be introduced between 2031 and 2035.

Vehicles

, variant planned to be ordered under a framework agreement for the Swedish Armed Forces signed in 2023

See also

List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

Swedish Air Force: Current fleet of the Swedish Air Force Weapons of the Swedish Air Force List of military aircraft of Sweden Swedish Army: List of equipment of the Swedish Army Swedish Navy: List of active ships of the Swedish Navy List of equipment of the Swedish Navy Swedish Home Guard: List of equipment of the Swedish Home Guard Swedish Coast Guard: Swedish Coast Guard ships Swedish Coast Guard aviation

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