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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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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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12 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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23,600
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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31,300
7,754,000

Available for military

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2,065,782
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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110
29,277
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,588
70,511
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Total artillery

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246
38,307
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Self-propelled artillery

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26
12,150
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Rocket artillery

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0
10,566

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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173
15,711
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Fighter

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0
1,485
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Multirole

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97
2,814
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Attack

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0
1,258
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Helicopters

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53
5,290
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
638

Navy

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Total naval

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310
2,674
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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0
77
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Frigates

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0
107
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Corvettes

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7
219
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Submarines

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5
197

Nuclear weapons

Sweden

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

Military service

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.

BRICS

Data not available