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The Swedish Air Force ( branch of the Swedish Armed Forces , the military of Sweden .


ORGANIZATION


Fighter Units

Four wings of Fighters :


Helicopter Units

The aviation units that formerly were under the Swedish Army ("''Arméflyget''") and the Royal Swedish Navy ("''Marinflyget''") have been merged with the helicopter units of the Air Force to form the single Helicopter Wing (''Hkpflj'') for the entire Armed Forces. The wing has been placed under the authority of the Air Force and consists of:

  • 1st Helicopter Squadron (''1. hkpskv'')

  • ---Located at Boden (former Army Aviation unit) and Östersund (at ''F 4'')

  • 2nd Helicopter Squadron (''2. hkpskv'')

  • ---Located at Berga (former Navy Aviation unit) and Uppsala (at ''F 16'')

  • 3rd Helicopter Squadron (''3. hkpskv'')

  • ---Located at Ronneby (at ''F 17'')

  • Helicopter Squadron Malmen (''Hkpflj/Malmen''), former 4th Helicopter Battalion (''4. hkpbat'')

  • ---Located at Linköping /Malmen (former Army Aviation unit)

  • 5th Helicopter Squadron (''5. hkpskv'')

  • ---Located at Göteborg City Airport (former Navy Aviation unit) and Såtenäs (at ''F 7''),



AIRCRAFT


It is currently deploying the Saab Gripen for service. Gripen, designated JAS 39 Gripen, (the designation JAS stands for Jakt (Fighter), Attack (Attack) and Spaning (Reconnaissance) and means every Gripen can fulfill all three mission types) is a modern multi-role Fighter designed to replace Draken and Viggen . Capabilities of Gripen include a very short runway requirement, advanced data link equipment, and Canard Delta design with lateral instability and Fly-by-wire .


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