Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Swedish Air Force

Flygvapnet
Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Coat of arms of the Swedish Air Force.
FoundedJuly 1, 1926
CountrySweden
Part ofSwedish Armed Forces
EngagementsWinter War
Congo Crisis
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Anders Silwer
Insignia
RoundelsFlygvapnet-Lowvis roundel.svg Flygvapnet roundel.svg
Aircraft flown
FighterSaab JAS 39 Gripen
TrainerSaab 105
TransportC-130 Hercules, Bo 105, A109, NHI NH90, Eurocopter Super Puma , CH-46 Sea Knight
AIRCRAFT IN INVENTORY

nTypeVersionsIn serviceNotes
Saab JAS 39 Gripen SwedenMultirole fighter
Multirole fighter-trainer
Multirole fighter
Multirole fighter-trainer
JAS 39A
JAS 39B
JAS 39C
JAS 39D
98
15
41
12
12 C And 2 D Gripens are leased to the Czech Republic on a contract expiring 2015. 12 C And 2 D Gripens are sold to Hungary on lease-purchase contractundefined
Saab 105 SwedenJet trainerSK 6080Used for primary and basic trainingundefined
Saab 340 SwedenAEW
Transport
S 100B
TP 100
6
3

Saab 32 Lansen SwedenFighterJ 32B2Two aircraft operated on the behalf of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority for atmospheric measurements
MBB Bo 105 GermanyLight utility helicopter
HKP 920
Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma European Uniontransport helicopterHKP 10103 have been rebuilt for medevac/casevac puropses with the designation HKP 10B, 2 are under modification to get the same avionics package as HKP 10B, these will be get designation HKP 10D when they are completed end of 2009. Three lost
NHI NH90 European UnionTransport helicopterHKP 14418 on order. Has been delayed and will not be operational until 2017. UH-60 Black Hawk is considered as a temporary solution.undefined
Agusta A109 ItalyTransport helicopterHKP 1520
Lockheed C-130E/H Hercules United StatesTransportTP 848undefined
Gulfstream IV United StatesVIP
SIGINT
TP 102
S 102B
2
2

SAGEM Sperwer FranceUnmanned Aerial VehicleUAV Ugglan3To be replaced by two systems of RQ-7 Shadow with four UAV's in each. First UAV's delivered by the fourth quarter of 2011


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