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1 Aircraft

It is currently deploying the Saab Gripen for service. The Gripen is a modern multi-role fighter designed to replace the Draken and Viggen. Capabilities of Gripen include a very short runway requirement, advanced data link equipment, and canard delta design with lateral instability and fly-by-wire.

2 Organization

2.1 Fighter Units

Four wings of fighters:

• Jämtland Air Force Wing (F 4)
  • Located on Frösön in Östersund
• Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7)
  • Located at Såtenäs outside Lidköping
• Blekinge Air Force Wing (F 17)
  • Located at Kallinge in RonnebyRonneby is a city in Blechingia, and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Sweden. The city was first granted city priveleges in 1387 and then reissued in 1882. Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and has one of Sweden's top ten most
• NorrbottenNorrbotten is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Norrbotten County, or Norrbottens lan a current County of Sweden Part of Westrobothnia, or Vasterbotten a historical Province of the Swedish Realm Part of Laponia, or Lappland a Air Force Wing (F 21)
  • Located at Kallax in Luleå

2.2 Helicopter Units

The aviation units that formerly were under the Swedish ArmyThe Swedish Army or Armen is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden. Equipment Small arms The Swedish Army armament for Individual/ Squad level include: Ak 4 assault rifle ( Heckler & Koch G3) in versions: ak 4 ak 4B ak 4OR ak ("Arméflyget") and the Royal Swedish Navy ("Marinflyget") have been merged with the helicopter units of the Air Force to form the single Helicopter Wing (Hkpflj) for the entire Armed Forces. The wing has been placed under the authority of the Air Force and consists of:

• 1st Helicopter Squadron (1. hkpskv)
  • Located at Boden (former Army Aviation unit) and Östersund (at F 4)
• 2nd Helicopter Squadron (2. hkpskv)
  • Located at BergaBerga is the capital of the comarca of Bergueda, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. See also List of municipalities in Barcelona. History Rulers (viscounts) Brandai of Berga 905-? Onofred of Berga c. 950 unknown ? Bardina of Berga 1003-1017 D (former Navy Aviation unit) and Uppsala (at F 16)
• 3rd Helicopter Squadron (3. hkpskv)
  • Located at Ronneby (at F 17)
• Helicopter Squadron Malmen (Hkpflj/Malmen) (former 4th Helicopter Battalion (4. hkpbat)
  • Located at Linköping/Malmen (former Army Aviation unit)
• 5th Helicopter Squadron (5. hkpskv)
  • Located at Säve (former Navy Aviation unit) and Såtenäs (at F 7),