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See also: List of ships of the Swedish Navy and List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

This is a list of equipment of the Swedish Navy currently in use and to be used. It includes equipment such as classes of ships, the weapons used on board as well as the munitions and electronics.

The inventory the Swedish Navy maintain reflects its commitment to modernization and readiness, showcasing a blend of proven capabilities and upcoming advancements in naval technology.

Watercraft

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Class Origin Shipyard In service Notes
Corvettes
Göteborg Sweden Saab Kockums 2 2 in service and 2 decommissioned.[1]
Visby Sweden Saab Kockums 5 Newest ship in the Swedish Navy
Luleå Sweden Saab Kockums 0 (4) First two of four ships of the class are planned to be commissioned by 2030.[2]
Submarines
Gotland Sweden Saab Kockums 3 All three units in the class have been upgraded 2020–2022.[3]
Södermanland Sweden Saab Kockums 1[4] Will be replaced from 2027 and forward by two new units of the Blekinge class.[5]
Blekinge Sweden Saab Kockums 0 (2) Under construction to be delivered 2028 and 2029.[6]
Mine warfare ships
Koster Sweden Saab Kockums 5 Total of 7 ships completed. 5 in service and 2 decommissioned.[7]
Styrsö Sweden Saab Kockums 3 2 ships converted to diving support vessels, 1 ship to command and support vessel and 1 ship decommissioned.
Patrol boats
Stockholm Sweden Saab Kockums 2 Re-classified from corvettes.[8]
Tapper Sweden Swede Ship Marine 11 Total of 12 ships completed. 11 in service and 1 decommissioned.
Akademik Shuleykin Finland Laivateollisuus 1
Assault crafts
CB90 Sweden Dockstavarvet/Gotlandsvarvet 165[9] 18 additional units commissioned in 2022. [10]
Landing crafts
G Finland Marine Alutech 80[a] Designated as Gruppbåt (lit. Group boat), primarily used for troop transport over water.[12]
Auxiliary ships
Lätt trossbåt Sweden Swede Ship Marine 16 (will be modernized by 2027) Used by the Amphibious Corps as a support vessel.[13]
Svävare 2000 United Kingdom Griffon Hoverwork 3 Used by the Amphibious Corps.[14]
Carlskrona Sweden Saab Kockums 1 Used as command and ocean patrol vessel.
Orion Sweden Saab Kockums 1 [15]
Artemis Sweden Saab Kockums 1
Pelikanen Sweden Swede Ship Marine 1 [16]
Belos Netherlands Shipyard De Hoop 1
Furusund Sweden Åsiverken 1
Training ships
Altair Sweden Swede Ship Marine[17] 5[18]

Ordnance

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Model Origin Manufacturer Used on Designation Notes
Naval guns
Bofors 40 mm L/70 Sweden BAE Systems AB Koster, Carlskrona 40 millimeters allmålspjäs [19]
Bofors 57 mm L/70 Sweden BAE Systems AB Stockholm, Göteborg, Visby 57 millimeters allmålspjäs [20]
Support weapons
M134 Minigun United States Dillon Aero CB90 Snabbskjutande kulspruta (Ksp 18B) [21]
FN M2HB CQB United States CB90, Koster, Lätt Trossbåt, Visby Kulspruta 88 (Ksp 88) [22][23][24][25][26]
MK19 M3 United States General Dynamics CB90 Granatspruta 92 (Grsp 92) [27][28]
FN MAG Belgium Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori Koster Kulspruta 58 (Ksp 58) [23]
Torpedoes
SLWT Sweden Saab AB Visby, Gotland, Södermanland, Blekinge Torped 47 (Tp 47) Anti-submarine torpedo, replaced the much older Torped 45 in 2022.[29]
Torped 2000 Sweden Saab AB Gotland, Södermanland, Blekinge Torped 62 (Tp 62) Heavyweight torpedo in Swedish arsenal since 2001.[30]
Depth charges
Sjunkbomb 33 Sweden Visby, Koster, Göteborg[31][32][33] Made to be able to be dropped off all surface vessels the size of an assault craft and larger.[34]
Naval mines
F 80 Sweden Used for sea and coastal mining by vessels fitted with adequate mine rails.[35]
Mortars
Elma ASW-600 Sweden Saab AB Göteborg, Tapper, Koster Antiubåts-granatkastarsystemen 83 Removed from all Swedish Navy vessels in 2000 and reinstalled on select vessels in 2015.[36]
Missiles
RBS 15 Sweden Saab AB Stockholm, Göteborg, Visby [37]

Electronics

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Model Origin Manufacturer Used on Notes
Radars
Giraffe Sweden Saab AB[38] Göteborg, Visby, Stockholm[33] Used in the Swedish Navy under the designation PS-201.[31][26]
CEROS 200 Sweden Saab AB[39] Visby[31]
Condor CS-3701 Visby[40]
Sonars
Simrad SS 304 Göteborg[41]
STN Atlas Göteborg[41]
Kongsberg ST2400 Göteborg[41]
CSU 90-2 Gotland
Defense systems
MASS Germany Rheinmetall[42] Göteborg, Visby, Stockholm[41][40]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 100 boats were originally acquired from Finland, but 20 were donated to Ukraine in early 2024.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Saab får två kontrakt för nästa generations korvetter för svenska marinen". www.saab.com (in Swedish). Saab AB. 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Det ska marinens nya fartyg heta". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-06-21.
  3. ^ "HTM HMS Gotland". Swedish Defence Material Administration.
  4. ^ "HMS Södermanland". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. ^ "Ubåt A26". Swedish Defence Material Administration (in Swedish).
  6. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (2022-07-01). "Saab Lays Keel of First A26 Blekinge-class Submarine". Naval News. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  7. ^ "Landsort / Koster Class Minehunter". naval-technology.com. Naval Technology. 2001-05-03. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. ^ "Patrullfartyg Stockholm". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  9. ^ The Military Balance 2014. p. 140.
  10. ^ "Stororder till Dockstavarvet Nya Stridsbåtar till Marinen". Dockstavarvet (in Swedish). July 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "Combat boats and infantry fighting vehicles: Sweden allocates record military aid package to Ukraine". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  12. ^ "Gruppbåt". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  13. ^ "Lätt trossbåt". Försvarsmakten (in Swedish). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  14. ^ "Svävare 2000". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  15. ^ "HMS Orion". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  16. ^ "HMS Pelikanen". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  17. ^ "Protec — Tidningen från FMV" (PDF). Protec (3). FMV. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-13.
  18. ^ Petersson, Ulf (2021-02-11). "Skolfartyg Altair". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  19. ^ "40 millimeters allmålspjäs". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  20. ^ "57 millimeters allmålspjäs". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  21. ^ "Amfibieförbanden får ny snabbskjutande kulspruta". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  22. ^ "Kulspruta 88". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-06. An example where the Kulspruta 88 is used is on the Combat boat 90 which is equipped with three guns, two in the bow and one in the bow on the middle deck.
  23. ^ a b "Minröjningsfartyg Koster". soldf.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  24. ^ "Kulspruta 88 (Ksp88) - Tung Kulspruta 12,7 mm". soldf.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  25. ^ "Lätt trossbåt typ 662". soldf.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  26. ^ a b "Korvett Visby". SoldF.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  27. ^ "Granatspruta 92 (Grsp92)". soldf.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-11. In the Amphibious Corps, the grenade launcher is used as support on Combat Boat 90H when disembarking and can then be dismounted from the boat to be taken ashore to fight armored vehicles and ground troops.
  28. ^ "Granatspruta". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  29. ^ "Torped 45". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-06. In 2022, Torped 45 was replaced by Torped 47.
  30. ^ "Tp 61/Tp 62 (Torpedo 2000) (Sweden), Underwater weapons". janes.com. Jane's. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  31. ^ a b c "Marinen 500 år (Korvett typ Visby)". www.saab.com. Saab AB. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  32. ^ "Marinen 500 år (Minröjningfartyg Koster)". www.saab.com. Saab AB. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  33. ^ a b "Marinen 500 år (Korvett typ Gävle)". www.saab.com. Saab AB. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  34. ^ "Sjunkbomb m33". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-15. It has a payload of 105 kg and can be dropped from most surface ships, from combat boats and larger.
  35. ^ Wigert, Lars (ed.). "Sjöminan under kalla kriget" (PDF). koms.se (in Swedish). Kungliga Örlogsmannasällskapet. Retrieved 2024-01-15. Large bottom mine for sea and coastal mining. Dropping from submarine equipped with mine belts and from vessels with mine rails.
  36. ^ "Försvarets fartyg får anti-ubåtssystem". Fria Tider (in Swedish). 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  37. ^ "Robotsystem 15". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  38. ^ "Sea Giraffe naval radars". saab.com. Saab AB. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  39. ^ "Ceros 200". saab.com. Saab AB. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  40. ^ a b "Visby class Corvette Royal Swedish Navy Svenska Marinen". seaforces.org. Seaforces. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  41. ^ a b c d "Göteborg class Corvette Royal Swedish Navy Svenska Marinen". seaforces.org. Seaforces. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  42. ^ "Protection Systems Sea". rheinmetall.com. Rheinmetall. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
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