Military power of NATO without USA & Sweden
NATO without USA vs Sweden
An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.
Sweden is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 450,295 km2 (land boundries: 2,211 km and costline 3,218 km). The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. The number of inhabitants is 10,385,347.
The Swedish military cooperates closely with the military forces of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists olso of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Sweden is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and contributes to CSDP missions and operations. In 2022 Sweden applied for NATO membership and was formally invited to join the alliance at the NATO Summit in Madrid. The inventory of the SAF is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military hardware.
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Military expenditures
NATOW | SE | |
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Military budget: | 405.7 billion $ | 12 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 2% |
Manpower
NATOW | SE | |
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Active personnel: | 1,895,839 | 23,600 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,834,232 | 31,300 |
Available for military: | 133,633,500 | 2,065,782 |
Land Forces
NATOW | SE | ||
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Tanks: | 6,676 | 121 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 43,277 | 2,071 | |
Total artillery: | 9,306 | 268 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 2,918 | 48 | |
Rocket artillery: | 1,046 | 0 |
Air Forces
NATOW | SE | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 7,812 | 207 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 526 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 1,179 | 94 | |
Attack aircraft: | 142 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 3,017 | 53 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 521 | 0 |
Navy
NATOW | SE | ||
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Total naval: | 1,530 | 186 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 10 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 24 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 111 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 31 | 7 | |
Submarines: | 75 | 5 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
NATO without USA
Data not available
Sweden
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
NATO without USA
Data not available
Sweden
18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47.