The Swedish Army officially began its first deployment as a NATO ally on February 7, with the South Scanian Regiment’s 71st Mechanized Infantry Battalion now under NATO command as part… Continue reading "Swedish Battalion Officially Joins NATO Multinational Battlegroup Latvia"
A battalion of mechanized infantry from Sweden’s South Scanian Regiment became the nation’s first troops to participate in a NATO mission, with the battalion arriving in Latvia on January 18,… Continue reading "Swedish Army Begins First NATO Deployment With Multinational Brigade in Latvia"
Last Thursday the Swedish Ministry of Defense announced its bold plans to purchase 44 new Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks alongside renovation of an additional 66 Stridsvagn 122. Sweden is… Continue reading "Sweden To Obtain New Leopard 2A8s And Modernize Existing MBTs"
NATO member Sweden has selected Embraer’s C-390 multi-role aircraft to replace its C-130H and modernize tactical transport fleet, which has been in service for over 50 years. Swedish Defence Minister… Continue reading "Sweden Has Chosen The Brazilian-Built C-390 As Its Future Military Transport Aircraft"
Saab has signed a contract with Sweden’s military procurement agency to deliver a third GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft. Saab values the contract at approximately 2.6 billion Swedish… Continue reading "Sweden Signs Contract For Third GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft"
On May 29, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the US State Department had approved two separate prospective foreign military sales dossiers for the Austrian and Swedish… Continue reading "The US Greenlights The Sale of Black Hawk Helicopters To Austria and Sweden"
Sweden announced on Wednesday that it would be donating two airborne early warning and command aircraft as military aid to Ukraine, as part of its largest-yet military aid package. In… Continue reading "Sweden Pledges Airborne Early Warning Aircraft For Ukraine"
Saab handed over signals intelligence ship HSwMS Artemis over to the Swedish Navy in April 2023. On 3 April, Artemis was officially commissioned during a ceremony at Sweden’s largest naval… Continue reading "Sweden Commissions New Signals Intelligence Vessel HSwMS Artemis"
The Swedish government has awarded contracts to Saab and GKN Aerospace for conceptual studies of a future fighter aircraft system for Sweden. Saab’s contract runs from 2024 to 2025, with… Continue reading "Sweden Contracts Saab, GKN Aerospace For Future Fighter Studies"
Finnish defense company Patria announced on 20 March, that it had signed a contract with Sweden’s Defence Procurement Agency (FMV) worth €470 million (approximately $514 million) for the purchase of… Continue reading "Sweden Places €470 Million Order For Patria Armored 6x6s"