Artilleriregementet (new)
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Artilleriregementet formerly Bergslagens artilleriregemente (A 9), is the only artillery 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 laid down in 2000 in Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 17,836 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern...

 and in 2005 was the regiment moved to Boden
Boden Municipality
Boden Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Boden.In 1919 the evolving garrison town of Boden was detached from Överluleå and instituted as a city municipality of its own. In 1967 the rest of Överluleå was merged into the city together with...

.

Artillery units used by the regiments is Haubits 77 B. A new system called Archer
ARCHER Artillery System
The Archer Artillery System or Archer - FH77BW L52 is an international project aimed at developing a next-generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Norway...

is in development and is planned to join the Swedish armed forces in 2011.
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