Swedish Defence News

The Swedish authorities decided to step-by-step reinforcement of defense capabilities. By 2025, the amount spent on the military is to increase by as much as 85 percent. compared to 2014.

According to the Swedish Ministry of Defense, the Russian ships were in the territorial waters of the state for 11 minutes. This is not the first time that Stockholm has made such accusations against Moscow.

The US is pursuing a "slightly schizophrenic policy." The evidence was the Pentagon's announcement that the United States will strengthen its presence in Europe with the help of three strategic bombers B-1 Lancer.

The Australian government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will spend about US $ 8 million on training autonomous underwater vehicles that mimic various types of submarines and torpedoes, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

On April 29, Saab delivered the first of three Global Eye Swing Role Surveillance System radar planes to the United Arab Emirates Air Force under the 2015 contract, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Saab Defense & Security announced that a Gripen C/D flew for the first time with the new AESA radar made by the Swedish company, learned BugarianMilitary.com. The radar is designed for fighter jets.

Saab has today made the decision to introduce reduced working hours for 500 employees at the business unit Aerostructures within the business area Industrial Product and Services (IPS), learned BulgarianMilitary.com according SAAB' statement

Saab is offering Gripen E, with the support of the Swedish government, for Canada’s future fighter requirement of 88 new aircraft to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s existing CF-18 Hornet fighter fleet

STOCKHOM, (BM) - Saab has signed an Enterprise Partnering Agreement with the Australian Department of Defence to provide combat management systems across all the Royal Australian Navy’s major surface ships, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according SAAB statement. Read more: The U.S. Navy is planning development of next generation heavy surface…

STOCKHOLM, (BM) - Saab carried out the first flight tests with its new advanced Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) with successful results on 4 November 2019, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The pod’s interfaces with the aircraft’s hardware and software as well as cockpit control and monitoring were tested during the flight. Read more: The…

BEIJING, (BM) - The Chinese media published material in which they decided to analyze the well-known statement of the Swedish Air Force commander that the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters are "real lions of air combat.", learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Sweden States SAAB Built a Russian Sukhoi Fighter Jet Killer Then the Swedish…

NEW DELHI, (BM) - The $6.5 billion submarine project contest for the Indian Navy continues to throw up surprises with the last minute entry of a South Korean shipbuilder and the pulling out of Swedish company Saab after red flagging policy strictures that can potentially place unlimited liabilities on foreign vendors, learned…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - BAE Systems has completed the first full rate production delivery of the CV90 Mjölner Mortar System to the Swedish FMV (Defence Materiel Administration), introducing a new capability to the fleet of CV90s by adding indirect firepower, learned BulgarianMilitary, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Read more: Sweden is Continuing to…

STOCKHOLM, (BM) - Saab has developed a new type of camouflage called ARCASe (Advanced Reversible Camouflage Screen emissive), with the first briefing on the new product at the annual Barracuda User Group at DSEI, London, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Read more: Rheinmetall Has Developed New 60mm Mortar for Infantry…

LONDON, (BM) - Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt and her Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist have signed a landmark agreement to partner on future combat air, learned BulgarianMilitary.com The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commits both governments to work on a joint combat air development and acquisition programme, including the development…

LONDON, (BM) - Saab Surveillance is continuing to self-fund development of its ARTHUR (ARTtillery HUnting Radar) Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) to meet emerging requirements, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Jane`s. Bard Frostad, Saab Surveillance's senior military advisor, said 80 ARTHUR WLR systems have been exported to at least 12…