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Armies of the world. Sweden

Population: 8 935 thousand people. The military budget is 4,2 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 33 900 people. The reserve - 262 000 people, including land forces - 225 000, air force - 17 000, naval forces - 20 000. Militarized formations: coastguard - 600 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch: land forces and naval forces - 7-15 months, air force - 8-12 months. Mobilization resources - 2.1 million people, including 1,8 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 19 100 people, 3 united commands, the division headquarters, 7 regiments (4 armoured, 2 infantry, 1 artillery regiment).

Arms: 500 tanks (of them 219 Leopard-2), 1 080 infantry fighting vehicles, 570 armored troop carriers, 575 towed pieces of ordnance, 23 155 mm self-propelled guns ВК-1H, 735 81 and 120 mm mortars. About 100 antitank missile systems (including 57 Toy), 600 40 mm antiaircraft guns, 104 helicopters, 1 plane C-212.

Air force: 7 700 people (including 3 000 in service for a fixed period and 1700 reserved), 387 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Tactical units and elements: 5 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 9 air defence fighter squadrons, 1 transport air squadron, 1 SAR helicopter squadron. Planes and helicopters: 191 AJ-37, 46 SF-37, 57 JAS-39, 50 J-35, 10 SK-35, 2 Caravel, 3 Gulf Stream - 4, 8 C-130 (Н, E), 3 King R-200, 122 SK-60 (D and E), 38 SK-61, SAAB-340B, 105 Sk-60 (B and H), 10 Super Puma, 6 Bell 204.

Naval forces: 7 100 people (including 1 100 in ciastguard, 320 in aircraft, 2 300 in service for a fixed period, 2 500 officers of the reserve), 7 submarines (3 Gotland, 4 Westergotland), 7 corvettes (Wisbi, 4 Geteborg, 2 Stockholm), 14 missile boats (8 Kaparen, 6 Norrcheping), 1 command ship, 2 minelayers, 21 minesweepers (including 7 Landsort, 4 Sturse), 1 reconnaissance ship, 2 hydrographic vessels, 1 mother ship, 1 rescue ship, 1 tanker, 5 diving boats, 1 air cushion boat, 2 training schooners, 16 towboats. Naval aircraft: planes - 1 C-212, helicopters - 14 KV-107, 11 AS-332, 10 AB-206A.

Coastguard: 2 artillery brigades, 5 naval brigades, 6 amphibian battalions, 3 artillery battalions. Arms: 5 armored troop carriers Piranha, coast (75 mm, 105 mm and 120 mm) and anti-aircraft (40 mm) artillery, mortars (80 mm and 120 mm), ASM systems (90 RBS-17, 6 RBS-15KA), portable surface-to-air missile systems RBS-70, 5 minelayers, 12 patrol boats, 3 small storm-boats, about 200 storm-boats, 16 support vessels. Coastguard: 600 people, 2 patrol ships, about 65 patrol boats, 3 air cushion boats, 2 planes C-212.





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