The Swedish Air Force is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Swedish Air Force was created on July 1, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the escalating international tension during the 1930s the Air Force was reorganized and expanded from four to seven squadrons.

Fighter units:

There are three wings of fighters:

• Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7)

  • Located at Såtenäs outside Lidköping, operates JAS 39C/D.

• Blekinge Air Force Wing (F 17)

  • Located at Kallinge in Ronneby, operates JAS 39C/D.

• Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21)

  • Located at Kallax in Luleå, operates JAS 39C/D.

Helicopter units:

The aviation units that were formerly under the Swedish Army ("Arméflyget") and the Swedish Navy ("Marinflyget") have been merged with the helicopter units of the Air Force to form the single Helicopter Wing (Helikopterflottiljen, abbreviated 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 Helikopterskvadronen, abbreviated 1 Hkpskv)

  • Kallax in Luleå (co-located with F 21), operates Hkp 14.

• 2nd Helicopter Squadron (2 Helikopterskvadronen, abbreviated 2 Hkpskv)

  • Malmen in Linköping, operates Hkp 15 and Hkp 16.

• 3rd Helicopter Squadron (3 Helikopterskvadronen, abbreviated 3 Hkpskv)

  • Kallinge in Ronneby (co-located with F 17), operates Hkp 14 and Hkp 15.

Air transport and special units

The air transport units perform airlift operations, and are used in both national and in international missions. The unit also organizes the Swedish part of the Heavy Airlift Wing in Hungary. Signals reconnaissance units conduct electronic combat reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.

• 71st Air Transport Division (71 Transportflygdivisionen, abbreviated 71 Tpdiv)

  • Co-located with F 7

• 7th Transport and Special Air Unit (7 Transport- och specialflygenheten, abbreviated 7 TSFE)

  • Co-located with F 7