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The Swedish Army, or Armén is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden.
EquipmentSmall armsThe Swedish Army armament for Individual/Squad level include:
VehiclesThe Army uses a wide range of vehicles, mainly made by Swedish contractors. The Combat Vehicle 90 family of Infantry fighting vehicles has been an international success, with exports to countries including Norway, Switzerland and Finland. Vehicles in the army:
MortarsOrganizationThe peace time organization of the Swedish Army is divided into a number of training regiments for the different corps. The number of training regiments has been drastically reduced since the end of the Cold War: Infantry CorpsOne and a half regiment of infantry troops:
Cavalry CorpsTwo and a half regiments of cavalry troops:
Armoured CorpsFive regiments of armoured troops:
Artillery CorpsOne regiment and one battalion of artillery troops:
Anti-Aircraft CorpsOne regiment and one battalion of anti-aircraft troops:
Engineer CorpsOne regiment and one battalion of engineering troops:
Signal CorpsOne regiment and one battalion of signaling troops:
Logistic CorpsOne regiment and one battalion of supply troops:
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