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Sweden Peninsula Shield Force

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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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 12 billion $ 105.4 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2% 0%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 23,600 696,550
Reserve personnel: 31,300 520,000
Available for military: 2,065,782 11,870,201

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 121 1,767
Armoured fighting vehicles: 2,071 16,249
Total artillery: 268 3,040
Self-propelled artillery: 48 739
Rocket artillery: 0 407

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 207 2,122
Fighter aircraft: 0 141
Multirole aircraft: 94 255
Attack aircraft: 0 157
Helicopters: 53 793
UCAV (combat drone): 0 6

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 186 205
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 11
Corvettes: 7 21
Submarines: 5 0

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Sweden

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Peninsula Shield Force

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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.

Peninsula Shield Force

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