Military Units
The table describes briefly what Sweden currently has deployed abroad and may mobilize within one year. Ready-within-one-year means that there is equipment but no currently contracted personnel. Mobilizing units outside of the R10-R90 readiness range will entail placing units on a wartime footing, wherein officers would have to leave their current assignments in order to command their units.
| Unit | Current | Ready 30 days | Ready 90 days | Ready within one year | Readiness not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ntl. (O)HQ | 1 | ||||
| (F)HQ | 1 | ||||
| Battle Group HQ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Signal battalion | 1/3 | 1 | |||
| CERT | 1 | ||||
| IT-defence unit | 1 | ||||
| EW battalion | 1 | ||||
| PSYOPS unit | 1 | ||||
| HQ battalion | 1 | ||||
| Technical Support battalion | 1/3 | 1 | |||
| Heavy Transport company | 1 platoon | 1 | |||
| MOVCON Command | 1 | ||||
| MOVCON platoons | 1 | 3 | |||
| Hospital company | 3 | ||||
| Hospital Support company | 3 | ||||
| Logistics battalion | 1/6 | 2 | |||
| ISTAR battalion | 1 | ||||
| Special Forces Units | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ranger battalion | 1 platoon | 1 | |||
| Security battalion | 1 | ||||
| Pioneer battalion | 1 company | 2 | |||
| MP company | 1 | 1 | |||
| CBRN company | part | 2 | |||
| Home Guard battalions | 60 | ||||
| Mechanised battalion | 1 company | 1 + tank company | 5 | ||
| Light mechanised battalion | 1 | 1 | |||
| Artillery battalion | part | 2 | |||
| Airmobile battalion | 1/5 | 1 | |||
| Airdefense battalion | part | 2 | |||
| Maritime surveillance and information battalion | 1 | ||||
| SIGINT/ELINT ship | 1 | ||||
| Flottila Command units | 2 | ||||
| Corvette divisions* | 2 ships | 2 | |||
| Mine warfare divisions* | 2 ships | 2 | |||
| Submarine flotilla | 1 submarine | 1 | |||
| Amphibious battalion | 1 company (+) | 1 | |||
| Amphibious surveillance company | 1 | ||||
| Maritime base battalion | 1 company | 1 | |||
| Helicopter battalion | 1 | ||||
| Air command and control battalion | 1 | ||||
| Air command group | 1 | ||||
| Air combat divisions* | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Air transport division | part | 1 | |||
| Central air transport division | 1 | ||||
| SIGINT division | 1 unit | 1 | |||
| Air base battalion | 1 unit | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan (ISAF) mechanised rifle company(++) | 500 men | ||||
| Kosovo (KFOR) mechanised company | 252 troops | ||||
| Gulf of Aden (Operation Atalanta) 3 ships | 160 men |
- Please note that the term division in Swedish parlance varies widely. 8 aircraft make up the combat component of an Air Force division, 6 ships a naval division
References: International troops
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