Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration

From 1964 to 1968, the authority was called the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration (Kungliga Arméförvaltningen, KAF)[a].

During this period, the closest command over the authority was exercised by a vice chief (souschef), who had the title of Master-General of the Ordnance.

Other units were the Centralplaneringen ("Central Planning"), the Materielinspektionen ("Materiel Inspection"), Provskjutningscentralen ("Test Firing Center") and Personalkårexpeditionen ("Administrative Corps' Office").

In addition, a total of about 40 people served in the Central Planning, the Intelligence Center and the Materiel Inspection, all three of whom were subordinate to the Deputy Chief of Ordnance.

[31] The authority's activities were regulated by the following instructions: The authority's 1954 instruction stated: ”the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration exercises under the King in Council in technical and economic terms, the top management and oversight of the ordnance administration in the Swedish Army."

In addition, the authority was obliged:[32] to, as far as the authority concerns, make arrangements for the measures that are necessary for the army to be equipped with appropriate and complete ordnance and ammunition; to ensure that the army's ordnance and ammunition are kept in a timely and usable condition as well as monitoring that the army belonging to and other subordinate supplies of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration are in complete and good condition; to take steps, in accordance with the instructions of the Supreme Commander, to follow in their field the technical developments abroad as well as to process the collected material and to provide it with the necessary information in this regard; to establish drawings and designations for the army's ordnance and ammunition, insofar as such is not the responsibility of the King in Council or any other authority; to manage the funds made available by the King in Council to the authority, as well as the other funds, which are subject to the authority's supervision and management; to, in respect of the office of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration, exercise control over the management of the administrative affairs of the subordinate authorities, as well as ensure that an efficient management of funds and equipment and more takes place; to conduct investigations and submit statements in cases, which are remitted by the King in Council or head of state department, to the authority; to assist the Supreme Commander in drafting the proposals that affect the authority's field of work and which the Supreme Commander may find necessary to convey to the King in Council; to submit to the Supreme Commander the opinions and inquiries which he may request and the authority may submit; and to communicate to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the other central administrative authorities of the Swedish defense, as well as the Administration Board of the Swedish Armed Forces, the information which they deem necessary with regard to the tasks at hand and which affect the field of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration.The authority's 1959 instruction stated: ”the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration exercises under the King in Council in technical and economic terms, the management and oversight of the ordnance administration in the Swedish Army.”[33] This was changed in the 1963 instruction to: ”the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration exercises under the King in Council in technical and economic terms, the management and oversight of the administration of the army of ordnance and ammunition.”[34] The wording was repeated in the 1964 instruction, except that the name of the authority was changed to the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration (Arméförvaltningen).

to establish drawings, models and designations of the army's ordnance and ammunition, insofar as such is not the responsibility of the King in Council or any other authority.Among the materiel that the authority procured are: Stridsvagn 81, Pansarbandvagn 301, Pansarvärnspjäs 1110, Ksp 58 machine gun,[38] Infanterikanonvagn 103, Lastterrängbil 912, artillery tractor (Volvo T32 with Haubits m/40), Stridsvagn 74, Lastterrängbil 957,[39] Bandkanon 1, Haubits 4140, piercing projectiles, high-explosive anti-tank warheads,[40] Stridsvagn 103, Pansarbandvagn 302, Bandvagn 202,[41] 40 mm lvakan m/48, Spaningsradar PS-04/R, Centralinstrumentering 760, Luftvärnsrobot 67, FIM-43 Redeye (Luftvärnsrobot 69),[42] Bantam (Pansarvärnsrobotsystem 53), Automatkarbin 4 and Radiolänkstation 320.