Luftvärnsregementet formerly Göta luftvärnskår (Lv 6), is the only air defence regiment in the Swedish Armed Forces

Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces is a Swedish Government Agency responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm. The primary task of the agency is to train, organize and to deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the Realm in the...

. Its new organisation was introduced in 2000, when all other air defence units in Sweden were disbanded. The regiment is located in Halmstad

Halmstad

Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...

 and has the responsibility for training two air defence battalions and one home guard battalion.

Organisation

The regiment has the following organisation:

• Two air defence battalions equipped with Robotsystem 70
  RBS 70
  RBS 70 is a man-portable air-defense system designed for anti-aircraft warfare in all climate zones and with little to no support from other forces. Originally designed and manufactured by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence...
  
   and Robotsystem 97
  MIM-23 Hawk
  The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...
  
  .

• Livkompaniet, which trains new recruits in basic military training (GMU in Swedish).

• Luftvärnetsstridskola (Air Defence Combat School), which trains officers (KMU in Swedish).

• 70 Company, 97/23 Company, Management Company and the Logistics Company.

• Hallands group which trains one home guard battalion; 45th Battalion, a light infantry unit.