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FIGURE 22. New mobile 75-mm gun in shrapnel-proof turret. This gun can be rapidly emplaced or displaced and is part of a coast artillery unit formed in mid-1971 to begin implementation of a more mobile type of coastal defense. (C) (picture)
FIGURE 23. Fixed coastal artillery battery (U/OU) (picture)
FIGURE 24. Coast artillery minelaying unit (U/OU) (picture)
FIGURE 25. Coast artillery ranger unit taking part in amphibious training exercise. (U/OU) (picture)
Operational control of all fighter aircraft is vested in three regional joint commanders, each of whom provides air defense for his command and one adjacent region. These three regional joint commands (Southern, Eastern, and Upper Norrland) differ from the others only in that they each have an air force section and are commanded by lieutenant generals rather than major generals or rear admirals.
2. Strength, composition, and disposition[1] (S)
The Royal Swedish Air Force ranks fourth among Western European air forces (after the United Kingdom, West Germany, and France) in the number of jet aircraft; 763 our of 958 aircraft are jet propelled. It has 14 operational wings: seven all-weather (AWX) fighter wings, four attack wings, one reconnaissance wing, one combination reconnaissance and all-weather fighter wing, and one AWX training wing. All wings are jet aircraft equipped, principally with the Draken J-35. The aircraft inventory comprises 323 fighters, 147 attack, 85 reconnaissance, 28 transports,
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- ↑ For current, detailed information, see the Free World Air Order of Battle, the Military Intelligence Summary, and the Air Force Intelligence Study, all published by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Swedish airfield system is described and some details of fields are given in the Transportation and Telecommunications chapter of this General Survey.
