Sweden - Defence Forces

SE-JRN/007, seen here at a hospital in Gothenburg, is the last of seven AW139s delivered to the Sjöfartsverket.

(Gothenburg, Wim Sonneveld)

The Hkp15 is the Swedish designation for the Augusta A109

(Malmen, Allan Dewhurst)

The Rockwell Sabreliber 40, also known as the Tp86, was replaced in 2024 by the Learjet 60. We have not seen a Swedish designation for this type yet.

(Northolt, Pieter van Polanen)

On 18 June 2024, Flygvapnet (SwedAF, Swedish Air Force) officially said goodbye to the Skolflygplan 60 (Sk60, Saab 105) after more than 60 years of service.

(Ljungybed, Allan-Dewhurst)

Currently, Sweden has a modest airborne early warning capacity, in the shape of this SAAB S100D Argus. The type will be replaced by the S106 (GlobalEye). The first ones are expected to be delivered in 2027.

(Wim Sonneveld)

Hkp16a, in the rest of the world known as a UH-60 Black Hawk, participating at the EMBOW exercise in Meppen in 2015

(Meppen, Lieuwe Hofstra)

Sweden is, just like the neighbouring country Norway, not very happy with their NH90s . The ministry of Defence has proposed that they will be withdrawn from use in 2024 with the entire fleet retired by 2030.

(Ronneby, Oliver Larsson)

Three wings are operating the JAS39C Gripen at this moment with a fourth at Uppsala underway. The current fleet will be modernised from the JAS39C to JAS39E standard.

(Keflavik, Willam Dempsey)

The Tp84 (C-130) is the main transport aircraft. On 9 November 2024, Sweden signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to begin the process of purchasing the EMBRAER C-390M Millennium.

(Keflavik, Ruud van den Berg)

Three second-hand Gulfstreams (Tp102) were purchased to serve as a VIP-transport aircraft. the oldest one, 102001, has been withdrawn from use and now serves as a instructional airframe, the other two are based at Bromma.

(Rotterdam, Frank de Koster)