Swedish Army
The
Swedish Army, or
Armén is the
army branch of the
Swedish Armed Forces, the military of
Sweden.
Armament
The Swedish Army armament for Individual/Squad level include:
Vehicles
The Army uses a wide range of vehicles, mainly made by Swedish contractors. The Combat Vehicle 90 family of Infantry fighting vehicles has been an international success, with exports to countries including
Norway,
Switzerland and
Finland. More vehicles in the army:
- Leopard 2A4 (Strv 121) main battle tank
- Leopard 2A5(S) (Strv 122) MBT
- Several MT-LB and MT-LBu variants from the former East Germany (Pbv 401 family; used for transport, as ARV (Armored Recovery Vehicle), and for command and communications)
- Pbv 302 APC (which also exists in other variants for command and communications)
- Stridsvagn 103
Organization
The peace time organization of the Swedish Army is divided into a number of training regiments for the different corps. The number of training regiments has been drastically reduced since the end of the Cold War.
See also
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