The Stridsvagn 103 tank is just as odd as it looks: for a main battle tank, it had extremely short tracks, and an incredibly squat design — because it doesn’t have a turret. But that’s not all, it is ...

Sweden has officially been a neutral country since the days of King Gustav XIV in 1834. But its non-alignment stance stretches back even further to 1812, amidst the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.

The Stridsvagn 103 tank is just as odd as it looks: for a main battle tank, it had extremely short tracks, and an incredibly squat design — because it doesn’t ...

Introduced in 1967, the Stridsvagn 103 broke all conventions in tank design. With no turret and a fixed gun, this Cold War-era machine relied on hull movement for aiming. Sweden created it not as an ...

"After World War 2, several nations across the globe were ready to modernize their armies and embrace a new generation of warfare technology, and the Royal Swedish Army was no exception. In the ...