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Sweden military
Global rank #23
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Sweden ranks #23 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $16.5B on defense (2.5% of GDP) and has 15K active personnel.
Key statistics
$16.5B
Defense Budget
2.5%
Budget % of GDP
15K
Active Personnel
22K
Reserve Personnel
257
Military Aircraft
73
Fighter Jets
0
5th Gen Fighters
53
Helicopters
111
Main Battle Tanks
30
Artillery Systems
5
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Nuclear Warheads
Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), World Bank (2025), IISS The Military Balance (2025), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026).
Equipment inventory
Sweden: Aircraft (14)
Saab JAS 39 Gripen EFighter Jet · Sweden96 Gripen C/D + 60 Gripen E on orderconfirmed
F-35A Lightning IIFighter Jet · United States71confirmedGripen CFighter Jet · Sweden71confirmedSaab JAS 39 Gripen EFighter Jet · Sweden58confirmed
G120TPTransport Aircraft · Germany13confirmed
Yak-130Transport Aircraft · Russia13confirmed
AeroVironment RQ-20 PumaUAV / Drone12confirmed
SK60Transport Aircraft · Sweden10confirmed
RQ-7B ShadowUAV / Drone · United States8confirmed
C-130HTransport Aircraft · United States5confirmed
L-39NGTransport Aircraft · Czech Republic4confirmed
AeroVironment Wasp IIIUAV / Drone3confirmed
C-390Transport Aircraft · Brazil3confirmed
Beech 90 King Air (LC-90)Transport Aircraft · United States1confirmedSweden: Helicopters (3)
Sweden: Land (21)
Bv-206SArmored Vehicle · Sweden4,593confirmed
Bastion APCArmored Vehicle · France360confirmed
RG-32MArmored Vehicle · South Africa360confirmed
CV90 Infantry Fighting VehicleArmored Vehicle · Sweden319 CV9040C IFVconfirmed
BvS-10Armored Vehicle · Sweden150confirmed
XA-203 Sisu (Patgb 203)Armored Vehicle · Finland148confirmed120mm mortarArtillery System120confirmed
Patria AMV (XA-360/Patgb 360)Armored Vehicle · Finland113confirmed
Leopard 2A5 (Strv 122)Tank · Germany110confirmed
81mm mortarArtillery System · Turkey108confirmedEpbv 90 (OP)Armored Vehicle · Sweden42confirmedXA-180 Sisu (Patgb 180)Armored Vehicle · Finland34confirmed
Aardvark Mk2Engineering Vehicle · United Kingdom33confirmedLvkv 90 (SP 40mm)Artillery System · Sweden30confirmed
ArcherArtillery System · Sweden26confirmedBgbv 90Tank · Sweden25confirmedXA-202 Sisu (Patgb 202)Armored Vehicle · Finland20confirmedXA-300 (Patgb 300)Armored Vehicle · Finland20confirmedBgbv 120BTank · Germany14confirmedBrobv 120Engineering Vehicle · Sweden6confirmed
Pionierpanzer-3 Kodiak (Ingbv 120)Tank · Germany6confirmedSweden: Naval (24)
Combat Boat 90H (PBF)Frigate · Sweden100confirmed
G-class landing craftLanding Craft80confirmedCombat Boat HS (PBF)Patrol Boat · Sweden27confirmedCombat Boat 90HSM (PBF)Patrol Boat · Sweden18confirmed
Lätt trossbåtAuxiliary Ship16confirmed
Altair (AXL)Training Ship · Sweden5confirmed
Koster (MCC)Patrol Craft · Sweden5confirmed
Tapper mod (PB Type 88)Patrol Boat · Sweden5confirmed
Visby (FSG)Frigate · Sweden5confirmed
Gotland-class SubmarineSubmarine · Sweden3 active + A26 Blekinge buildingconfirmed
Griffon 2000TDHovercraft · United Kingdom3confirmed
Griffon 8100TD (LCAC)Hovercraft · United Kingdom3confirmed
LCVPLanding Craft · United States3confirmedTapper (PB Type 80)Patrol Boat · Sweden3confirmed
Göteborg (PCGT)Corvette · Sweden2confirmedSpårö (MCD)Mine Countermeasures Vessel · Sweden2confirmed
Stockholm (PCGT)Frigate · Sweden2confirmedArtemis (AGI)Intelligence Ship1confirmed
Belos III (ARS)Submarine Rescue Ship · Netherlands1confirmedFalken (AXS)Patrol Craft1confirmed
Furusund (ARS)Auxiliary Ship · Sweden1confirmedGladan (AXS)Patrol Craft · Sweden1confirmed
Södermanland (SSK)Submarine · Sweden1confirmed
URF (Swedish Navy)Submarine1confirmedSweden: Missile (10)
Patriot PAC-3 MSEMissile System · United States12 M903 Patriot launchersconfirmed
AGM-114 HellfireMissile System · United States8confirmed
IRIS-T SLMMissile System · Germany8confirmed
RBS-23 BAMSE (Short-range SAM)Air Defence System · Sweden8confirmed
IRIS-TMissile System · Germany—confirmed
MIM-23B I-Hawk/ShahinAir Defence System · United States—confirmed
NLAWMissile System · United Kingdom—confirmed
Piorun (missile)Missile System · Poland—confirmed
RBS 56 BILLMissile System · Sweden—confirmed
TOWMissile System · United States—confirmedEach row is labeled Confirmed, Estimated or Alleged. A dash means no count is published.