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The military equipment of the Swedish Home Guard includes only a narrow array of arms, vehicles, mortars and launchers. Majority of these are retired equipment from the Swedish Army whilst the minority is acquired especially for them.

Small arms and light weapons

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes
Handguns
Glock 17 (Gen 1) Pist 88

Pistol 88

 Austria

 Sweden

Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Unknown Standard-issue sidearm, in the homeguard.
Glock 17 (Gen 2) Pist 88 C

Pistol 88 C

Glock 17 (Gen 3) Pist 88 C2

Pistol 88 C2

Glock 19 (Gen 2) Pist 88 B

Pistol 88 B

Glock 19 (Gen 2) Pist 88 D

Pistol 88 D

Assault & battle rifles
Heckler & Koch G3A3 Ak 4 C

Automatkarbin 4 C

 Sweden (under licence)

 Germany

Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Unknown Standard issue rifle in the Homeguard, all modified from the B variant with a new stock.[1][2][3] One accessory is the Aimpoint CS.[1]
Machine guns
FN MAG Ksp 58 B

Kulspruta 58 B

 Belgium General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Unknown Standard issue support weapon.[4][5]
Anti-tank weapons
AT4 Pskott 86

Pansarskott 86

 Sweden Recoilless guns 84 mm Unknown [6][7]
Carl Gustaf M2 Grg 48 C

Granatgevär 48C

 Sweden Recoilless rifle 84 mm Unknown [8][9]

Vehicles

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
All-terrain vehicles
Bandvagn 206 Bv 206D  Sweden Tracked articulated vehicle Unknown [10]

Inherited from the Army in the 2000s.

Utility vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 316 4×4 PB 8 [sv]

"Personbil 8"

 Germany

 Sweden

Utility van / passenger transport 260 to 400

(unclear quantity, at least 40 of the platoon command vehicle)[11][12][13]

Successor of the Tgb 11 [sv] and the Tgb 20 [sv], delivered from 2014 to 2016, modified by Abicon for the Home Guard.[13]

The common equipment includes:[13][14]

  • Radio Ra 4183 (Motorola GM3688)
  • Radio Ra 1444

The Specific equipment for each variant includes:[13][14]

  • Passenger variant: 9 seats, (8 passengers + 1 dog handler) and a dog cage
  • Command variant: command consoles
PB 8 [sv]

"Personbil 8"

Platoon command vehicle
Ford Ranger - XL - 2024 - double cab —  United States Pick-up utility vehicle Unknown It entered service in 2024.[15]

Specifications: 4×4, 170 hp, 6-speed automatic, high/low gear, hardtop

Logistics vehicles
Scania P 310 B4×2NA Skåpbil 8T  Sweden Box truck 40 [16][17][18]
Scania 124C 360 / 420 (6×4 / 8×4/8) —  Sweden Tactical truck Unknown [19]
Motorcyvles
Husqvarna Model 258 MC 258 [sv]

"Motorcykel 258"

 Austria Dual-sport motorcycle Unknown The motorcycles are operated by MC-ordonnans [sv] (a motorcycle courrier).

[20][21][22][23]

KTM 400 LS-E/mil MC 409 [sv]

"Motorcykel 409"

 Sweden Dual-sport motorcycle Unknown
BMW F800 GS MC 810 [sv]

"Motorcykel 810"

 Germany Dual-sport motorcycle 100

(for entire military)[23]

Boats

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
— Trossbåt 600 [sv]  Sweden Logistics, resupply for combat units 1 [24]

Used by the Amphibious Corps and can be used by the Home Guard.[25]

Storebro SB90E Stridsbåt 90E  Sweden Fast attack boat 1 [26][27][28]
Watercat M8

(Marine Alutech)[29]

Gruppbåt class  Finland Landing craft

(fast troop transport over water bodies)

Unknown [30][31]

Used by the Amphibious Corps and can be used by the Home Guard.[32]

Electronic equipment

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Surveillance equipment

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Bertin-Exensor Flexnet UGS

Unattended Ground Sensors

TMM

"Taktiskt Modulart Marksensorsystem" (Tactical modular ground sensor system)

—  Sweden Suite of ground sensors, and data transmission systems Unknown [33]

Includes:

  • Rugged laptop
  • Tablet
  • Bertin Exensor Gateway
  • Bertin Exensor PIR (Passive infrared sensor)[34]
  • Bertin Exensor Scout Mk3 (Intelligent remote imager)[35]
  • Bertin Exensor Mini Mk3 (wireless, seismic and acoustic sensor)

Communications equipment

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Sepura STP8000 Ra 1444  United Kingdom Hand-portable rugged radio Unknown [14][36]

Used with the vehicle PB 8 [sv] ("Personbil 8").

Sepura SRG3900 Ra 5444  United Kingdom Radio gateway and repeater Unknown [36]
Motorola GM3688 Ra 4183

Illustration

 United States Mobile Two way Radio UHF / VHF Unknown [14]

Used with the vehicle PB 8 [sv] ("Personbil 8").

Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Role Quantity Notes
Parrot ANAFI USA GOV UAV 06 A (Skatan)

Unmanned aerial vehicle

 France Mini

quadcopter UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle

ISR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

Unknown [37][38][39]

Equipment:

  • optical camera with 1 - 32 × zoom
  • IR camera, resolution of 320×256 pixels.

Personal equipment

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Clothing
Field Uniform 90 [sv] Fältjacka 90[40]  Sweden (fabric)

 Sri Lanka (production)

Field jacket Unknown [41]
Fältbyxa 90[42] Field trousers
Värmejacka 90[43] Thermal jacket
Snökläder 90 Snow gears
Regnställ 90 [44]  Belgium Rain gears
Marschkänga 90[45]  Sweden

 Finland

Combat boots
Vinterkänga 90[45] Winter boots
Gummistövel 90[46]  Finland Rubber boots
Fältskjorta 90 —  Sweden Pullover
T-shirt 90 — T-shirt
Tröja 90[47] — Sweater
— Handskar, vantar — — Gloves / mittens Unknown [41]
Carinthia Sovsäck 2000 —  Austria 3-season sleeping bag Unknown [41]
Combat base equipment
— SS 2000[48]

Stridssäck 2000

—  Sweden Battle back pack Unknown [41]
— Bärsäck 2000 —  Sweden Carry bag Unknown [41]
— Persedelpåse m/91 —  Sweden Purse bag Unknown [41]
Mess kit Dricksflaska — — Bottle Unknown [41]
Termos — — Thermos
Kåsa — — Mug
Matbestick — — Cutlery
Optimus Crux Soldatkök 09/10[49] with Enmanskök and Kokkärl m/40 — — Campstove Unknown [41]
— Vätskebehållare

Illustration

 Israel Drinking pouch Unknown [41]
3M Peltor ComTac XP Hörselkåpa Comtac XP

Illustration

 United States Shooting hearing protection Unknown [41]

Future equipment

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Vehicles

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Model Swedish designation Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Iveco MUV [fr] LMPV - Communication Home Guard

Light Multi-Purpose Vehicle

Illustration

 Italy

 Sweden

Utility van / communications Unknown [5]

One of the variant of the 400 Iveco MUV ordered, and 3,000 vehicles planned.

See also

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List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces

References

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