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Den lätta flottans validitet i dagens insatsförsvar
Swedish National Defence College.
2009 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Den Svenska flottans ytstridsförmåga är idag uppbyggd av ett antal relativt små fartyg. Det är ett resultat av ett koncept som togs fram under det kalla kriget. Konceptet kallas för ”den lätta flottan” och bygger på idén att med hjälp av modern teknik så kan samma förmågor som ryms i ett stort ytstridsfartyg spridas på flera små enheter. Svenska flottans ytstridskrafter är således anpassade till det gamla invasionsförsvaret. Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka om flottan, mot bakgrund av ominriktningen till ett insatsförsvar, har anledning att åter införskaffa större fartyg.

I uppsatsen används de grundläggande förmågorna (ledning, verkan, information och underrättelser, rörelse, skydd samt uthållighet) som verktyg för att analysera Marinens uppgifter. Samma förmågor har sedan använts för att jämföra en korvetts och en fregatts egenskaper. Med hjälp av erfarenheter från Marinens insats i Libanon har en diskussion förts kring detta.

Allt sammantaget har gett resultatet att dagens lätta ytstridskrafter ej spelat ut sin roll, men insatsförsvaret ställer krav på framförallt rörlighet och uthållighet som endast fartyg i minst fregattstorlek kan leva upp till.

Abstract [en]

During the Cold War, the Swedish Navy developed a concept of surface warfare based on the idea that forces should be spread out on a number of smaller surface combatants rather than on a few big ones. This was possible due to new technology and new weapon systems such as guided torpedoes and missiles. The old dreadnoughts and battleships had become obsolete.

This concept, formed in a time when defence against invasion was the prime task of the Swedish Armed Forces, is still today the foundation on which the Swedish Navy is built on. Its surface warfare forces consist of small corvettes between 300 and 600 metric tonnes.

Since the end of the Cold War, the Swedish Armed Forces has undergone a transformation and is now a smaller, mission-oriented armed forces with ambitions of expeditionary capabilities. This means new tasks for the Swedish Navy and the question has been raised whether the small surface warfare ships are up to the task?

In this essay, the tasks of the Swedish Navy are analysed and broken down into six capacities. The same six capacities are used to compare the capabilities of a corvette and a frigate. The outcome of these analyses is then discussed and the experiences gained from the Swedish Navy’s mission in Lebanon have been taken into consideration.

The results show that while today’s small corvettes perform well at some tasks, for example force protection in extreme littorals, bigger ships are needed to carry out some tasks such as endurance-demanding sea control missions in far away seas.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2009. , p. 35
Keywords [sv]
Den lätta flottan, Marinens uppgifter, Insatsförsvar
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-45OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-45DiVA, id: diva2:234648
Presentation
(English)
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
Supervisors
Available from: 2009-09-09 Created: 2009-09-09 Last updated: 2009-09-09Bibliographically approved

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