The main sectors in Sweden’s defence industry today are:
- Network-based command and control systems
- Telecommunications systems, including electronic countermeasures
- Combat aircraft; manned and unmanned
- Aircraft Engines
- Command and control systems for land, naval and air applications
- Systems for exercise and training
- Electronic warfare systems; passive and active
- Camouflage and deception systems; UV, VIS, NIR, TIR and radar
- Surface vessels and submarines built with stealth technology
- Combat vehicles, tracked vehicles
- Short and long-range weapons systems; land, sea and air
- Air, sea and airborne radar and IR systems
- Small and large calibre ammunition
- Smart artillery ammunition
- Propellants, explosives and other pyrotechnical substances
- Support systems for operation and maintenance
- Ranges for test and evaluation
- The common denominator is the very high technological standard of the products. A number of large and small companies in Sweden also operate in other defence industry sectors. The picture of a highly-qualified defence industry is complemented by a large number of small and
medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, with a relatively small military production.