Swedish Air Force

Swedish Air Force
Flygvapnet
Coat of arms of the Swedish Air Force
Founded1 July 1926; 98 years ago (1926-07-01)
Country Sweden
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size2,700[1]
Part ofSwedish Armed Forces
March
  • Flygvapnets Defileringsmarsch
  • (English: "March of the Swedish Air Force"), by Helge Damberg
Equipment207 aircraft
Engagements
Commanders
Chief of Air ForceMajGen Jonas Wikman
Deputy Chief of Air ForceBGen Tommy Petersson [sv]
Chief of the Air StaffCol Dennis Hedström
Notable
commanders
Bengt Nordenskiöld
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Electronic
warfare
Saab 340 AEW&C, Gulfstream IV-SP
FighterJAS 39 Gripen
HelicopterA109LUH, NH90, UH-60M
TrainerGrob G 120TP
TransportC-130H Hercules, Saab 340B, Gulfstream IV-SP, Gulfstream G550

The Swedish Air Force (Swedish: Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

  1. ^ IISS (2022). The Military Balance 2022. Routledge. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-032-27900-8.
  2. ^ Gyllenhaal, Lars. "I luftstrid över Lappland". Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.