The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences () is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. It was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell as the "Swedish Warman Society". Gustaf Wilhelm's society became the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 1805. It is one of the earliest organisations of its type in Europe.

The academy is an independent organization, and a forum for military (army and air force) and defense studies, as well as national security issues. Membership is limited to 160 chairs under the age of 70.

Presidents

1799–1800: Per Ulrik Lilliehorn ????–????: ? 1805–1806: Salomon von Rajalin

1815–????: Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand ????–????: ? 1904–1906: Richard Berg ????–????: ? ????–????: Gustaf Uggla ????–????: Herman Wrangel 1922–1923: Hugo Jungstedt ????–????: Gustaf Dyrssen 1927–1929: Henning von Krusenstierna 1929–1931: Bror Munck 1931–1933: Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld 1933–1935: Fredrik Riben 1935–1937: Ludvig Hammarskiöld 1937–1939: Oscar Nygren 1939–1941: Otto Lybeck 1941–1943: Lennart Lilliehöök 1943–1945: Erik Testrup 1945–1947: Archibald Douglas 1948–1949: Bengt Nordenskiöld 1949–1951: Helge Strömbäck 1951–1953: Birger Hedqvist 1953–1955: Stig H:son Ericson 1955–1957: Axel Ljungdahl 1957–1959: Ivar Gewert 1959–1961: Erik Samuelson 1961–1963: Rudolf Kolmodin 1963–1965: Bert Carpelan 1965–1967: Lage Thunberg 1967–1969: Åke Lindemalm 1969–1971: Carl Eric Almgren 1971–1973: Stig Norén 1973–1975: Bengt Lundvall 1975–1977: Ove Ljung 1977–1979: Dick Stenberg 1979–1982: Gunnar Thyresson 1982–1985: Gunnar Eklund 1985–1988: Per Sköld 1988–1991: Sven-Olof Olson 1991–1996: Carl-Olof Ternryd 1996–1999: Peter Nordbeck 1999–2002: Jörn Beckmann 2002–2006: Erik Norberg 2007–2010: Bo Huldt 2010–2014: Frank Rosenius 2014–2018: Mikael Odenberg 2018–2022: Sverker Göranson 2022–2026: Björn von Sydow 2026–present: Jonas Haggren

Notable members Karl Amundson Magnus Ranstorp Mertil Melin Michael Moore Frederik Due (honorary member) Anders Tegnell Fabian Jakob Wrede

See also

Society and Defense Swedish Army Swedish Air Force

References

External links Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences – Official site