Swedish Air Force

The Swedish Air Force, or Flygvapnet, is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden.

Table of contents

1 Aircraft 2 Units 3 See also 4 External links

Aircraft

It is is currently deploying the Saab Gripen for service. The Gripen is a modern multi-role fighter designed to replace the 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.

Units

• Jämtland Air Force Squadron (F4)
• Skaraborg Air Force Squadron (F7)
• Uppland Air Force Squadron (F16)
• Blekinge Air Force Squadron (F17)
• Norrbotten Air Force Squadron (F21)
• Helicopter Squadron (Hkpflj)

See also

• Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

External links

• Swedish Air Force - Official site