2015-06-01 The development of the services Land Forces The bulk of the land forces will be organised in two Brigades able to fight a highintensity conflict against a qualified opponent. The land forces will be expanded with one Motorised Battalion, two Brigade Reconnaissance Companies and the Mechanised Battlegroup Gotland. The Light Infantry Battalion will be reorganised in order to be transportable by air. The land forces will primarily be manned by reserves complemented by personnel serving under the law of national service. To ensure sufficient availability in peace-time, two Mechanised Battalions and one Motorised Infantry Battalion will be standing units with a high number of professional personnel. The land forces will consist of two Brigade Headquarters, two Brigade Reconnaissance Companies, five Mechanised Battalions, two Motorised Battalions, one Light Infantry Battalion, one Mechanised Battlegroup Gotland, two Artillery Battalions, two Air Defence Battalions, two Engineer Battalions, One Ranger Battalion, one ISR Battalion, one Security Battalion, one MP Battalion, one Life Guards Battalion, one CBRN Company, one Heavy Transport Company and 40 Home Guard Battalions. During the period, the land forces will receive equipment on the personal- squad- and platoon-level, trucks, artillery, self-propelled mortars, additional bridge-layers, anti-tank weapons, new ground based short-range air defence systems and additional ammunitions. Upgrades of combat vehicles 90 and main battle tanks with their designated command and control will be initiated for the main part of the mechanised units. A new ground based medium range air defence system will be acquired for one of the two Air Defence Battalions. The other Battalion will receive the new system after the period. All main battle tanks will be brought into service in the mechanised battalions and the Battlegroup Gotland. This reorganisation will significantly increase the number of main battle tanks in the units compared to the present organisation. The Home Guard provides a large and important part of the land Forces. With their availability, their numbers and their geographical positions they are of vital importance for the defence of the Swedish territory, including the protection of base areas for the naval and air forces as well as for protection of critical infrastructure and other important objects. The Home Guard will receive increased capabilities including the addition of four mortar platoons and battalion level command and control assets. Naval Forces The core of the naval units consists of seven corvettes, four submarines and seven mineclearance vessels. In the period the naval forces will maintain five Visby-class corvettes, five Koster-class mine-clearance vessels, two Spårö-class mine-clearance diver vessels, one Gotland-class as well as one Södermanland-class submarine. Midlife upgrades will be done on two Gävle-class corvettes and two Gotland-class submarines. Service life extension will be done on seven patrol boats, four patrol boats will be refitted as sonar 9