This is a list of Swedish Air Force weapons.
Designating a weapon
Most weapons were called by an m/xx number that normally showed the weapon's acceptance into service by the armed forces. Missiles were designated with two digits after the "Rb" designation, which is short for "Robot", the Swedish word for missile. With air-to-air missiles odd numbers indicated radar seekers like the Rb 71 or Sky Flash, even numbers indicate IR seekers like the Rb 98 or IRIS-T off-boresight air-to-air missile.
Current
Air-to-air missiles
- Rb 74: Swedish designation of the AIM-9L Sidewinder, sometimes called the Rb 24L
- Rb 98: Swedish designation of the IRIS-T
- Rb 99: Swedish designation of the AIM-120 AMRAAM
Air-to-surface missiles
Anti-ship missiles
- Rb 15F: Air-launched version of the RBS15 anti-ship missile
Bombs
Surface-to-air missiles
- Rb 67 Hawk surface-to-air missile
- Rb 70 short-ranged surface-to-air missile developed by Bofors, laser beamrider.
Historical
Air-to-air missiles
- Rb 321: Experimental missile meant to arm the J 35 Draken but didn't enter production.
- Rb 24 Sidewinder: The air force's first operational air-to-air missile.
- Rb 24J: Swedish designation of the AIM-9P3 Sidewinder.
- Rb 27: The Hughes Falcon GAR-3A missile in Swedish service equipped with new proximity fuze, and used on the J 35F/J Saab Draken.
- Rb 28 Hughes Falcon GAR-4 IR seeker in a GAR-2 body.
- Rb 71 The British Sky Flash semiactive air-to-air missile operated by the JA 37 Viggen.
Air-to-surface missiles
- Rb 05 A joystick-controlled air-to-surface missile developed by Bofors for the AJ 37 viggen
Anti-ship missiles
- Rb 04: Swedish-built anti-ship missile in use since the early 1960s in C/D/E versions
Guns
- 30mm ADEN gunpods
Rockets
- 135 mm rocket pods made by Bofors
- 70mm Air-to-air rocket pods
Bombs
- 120 kg m/71 high explosive bombs made by Bofors
Surface-to-air missiles
- Rb 68 Bristol Bloodhound mk2 high-altitude surface-to-air missile.
- Rb 69 Redeye Manpad
See also
Sources
- "Bofors 350 år"
- "Viggen" - Sven Stridberg
- "Flygande Tunnan" - Lennart Berns
- "JAS 39 Gripen" - Lindqvist Widfeldt
- "Svenskt Militärflyg" - Bo Vidfeldt / Åke Hall
This is a list of Swedish Air Force weapons.
Designating a weapon
Most weapons were called by an m/xx number that normally showed the weapon's acceptance into service by the armed forces. Missiles were designated with two digits after the "Rb" designation, which is short for "Robot", the Swedish word for missile. With air-to-air missiles odd numbers indicated radar seekers like the Rb 71 or Sky Flash, even numbers indicate IR seekers like the Rb 98 or IRIS-T off-boresight air-to-air missile.
Current
Air-to-air missiles
- Rb 74: Swedish designation of the AIM-9L Sidewinder, sometimes called the Rb 24L
- Rb 98: Swedish designation of the IRIS-T
- Rb 99: Swedish designation of the AIM-120 AMRAAM
Air-to-surface missiles
Anti-ship missiles
- Rb 15F: Air-launched version of the RBS15 anti-ship missile
Bombs
Surface-to-air missiles
- Rb 67 Hawk surface-to-air missile
- Rb 70 short-ranged surface-to-air missile developed by Bofors, laser beamrider.
Historical
Air-to-air missiles
- Rb 321: Experimental missile meant to arm the J 35 Draken but didn't enter production.
- Rb 24 Sidewinder: The air force's first operational air-to-air missile.
- Rb 24J: Swedish designation of the AIM-9P3 Sidewinder.
- Rb 27: The Hughes Falcon GAR-3A missile in Swedish service equipped with new proximity fuze, and used on the J 35F/J Saab Draken.
- Rb 28 Hughes Falcon GAR-4 IR seeker in a GAR-2 body.
- Rb 71 The British Sky Flash semiactive air-to-air missile operated by the JA 37 Viggen.
Air-to-surface missiles
- Rb 05 A joystick-controlled air-to-surface missile developed by Bofors for the AJ 37 viggen
Anti-ship missiles
- Rb 04: Swedish-built anti-ship missile in use since the early 1960s in C/D/E versions
Guns
- 30mm ADEN gunpods
Rockets
- 135 mm rocket pods made by Bofors
- 70mm Air-to-air rocket pods
Bombs
- 120 kg m/71 high explosive bombs made by Bofors
Surface-to-air missiles
- Rb 68 Bristol Bloodhound mk2 high-altitude surface-to-air missile.
- Rb 69 Redeye Manpad
See also
Sources
- "Bofors 350 år"
- "Viggen" - Sven Stridberg
- "Flygande Tunnan" - Lennart Berns
- "JAS 39 Gripen" - Lindqvist Widfeldt
- "Svenskt Militärflyg" - Bo Vidfeldt / Åke Hall