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Swedish Army

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The Swedish Army (Swedish: Armén) is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden.

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[edit] Organization

The peace time organization of the Swedish Army is divided into a number of regiments for the different corps. The number of active regiments has been drastically reduced since the end of the Cold War:

[edit] Infantry Corps

One battalion of infantry troops:

[edit] Cavalry Corps

One regiment and two battalions of cavalry troops:

[edit] Armoured Corps

Three regiments of armoured troops:

[edit] Artillery Corps

One regiment of artillery troops:

[edit] Anti-Aircraft Corps

One regiment of anti-aircraft troops:

[edit] Engineer Corps

One regiment of engineering troops:

[edit] Signal Corps

One regiment of signaling troops:

[edit] Logistic Corps

One regiment of supply troops:

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Small arms

The Swedish Army armament for Individual/Squad level include:

[edit] 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. Vehicles in the army:

[edit] Indirect Fire Weapons

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Swedish Armed Forces
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Army Navy Air Force Home Guard
no:Svenska armén

sv:Sveriges armé

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