Arms and equipment
Updated
The largest share of Sweden’s military support to Ukraine consists of donations of materiel and equipment. Since 2022, Sweden has donated large quantities of materiel from our national stocks.
This support has included airborne surveillance and control aircraft (ASC 890), artillery pieces (Archer), combat vehicles (CV 90), armoured tracked personnel carriers (PBV 302), combat boat 90 (CB 90), Group Boats (G-Boats), battle tanks (Leopard 2), recoilless rifles (Carl Gustaf) with ammunition, anti-armour weapon systems (AT4), anti-tank guided missiles 57 (NLAW), automatic rifles, mine clearance equipment, helmets, advanced ammunition, anti-ship missiles (RBS17), air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM), surface-to-air missiles (HAWK), anti-tank weapons systems (TOW), offroad personnel vehicles, winter equipment, sighting devices, body protection, tents, camouflage netting and anti-aircraft systems.
Given the continuous reinforcement of the Swedish Armed Forces and the prevailing security situation, it is essential that the materiel donated to Ukraine can be quickly replaced with equivalent materiel. Decisions on donating materiel to Ukraine are thus followed by decisions to authorise the Swedish Armed Forces to procure materiel to replace donated materiel.
To reduce the impact on the Swedish Armed Forces’ capability and growth, Swedish military support has increasingly shifted from donations from stocks of the Swedish Armed Forces to the procurement of newly produced materiel for donation to Ukraine.
Examples of materiel procured for donation to Ukraine include heavy systems such as combat vehicles (CV90), artillery systems (Archer), grenade-launcher boats, anti-aircraft artillery systems (Tridon), anti-aircraft systems (RBS 70), long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and sensors.
Provision and maintenance of donated materiel
With the aim of maintaining the long-term availability and operational effectiveness of the materiel that Sweden donates to Ukraine, Sweden has established an enduring, adaptable solution for provision and maintenance of donated materiel. The solution entails Sweden providing system support, technical advice, maintenance and repairs, spare parts, interchangeable units and ammunition. The Swedish Armed Forces and the Defence Materiel Administration are responsible for implementation in collaboration with relevant industries.
