After Lithuania, Sweden is now also buying from the Finnish boatyard Marine Alutech. As announced by the Swedish procurement authority Försvarets Materielverk (FMV), a contract has been signed for the replacement procurement of 20 operational boats with a value of almost 12 million euros. The new builds, based on the Watercat M9, will replace the boats that...
BALTOPS, KISS and connectivity On 19 June, the ISPK (Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University) hosted its 10th "Kiel International Seapower Symposium (KISS)", a one-day conference held during Kiel Week to discuss current issues relating to sea power, maritime security and its global challenges, and to discuss the...
What do we see there? They are the Royal Swedish Navy's Malmö-class HSWMS Stockholm (P 11) and the Visby-class corvettes HSWMS Nykoeping (K 34) and HSWMS Karlstad (K 35).
...With the CB 90, Saab offers a powerful combat boat. The integration of the Autonomous Ocean Core now opens up further potential uses. With the CB90 (CB stands for Combat Boat) from its subsidiary Docksta, Saab is demonstrating how a unit originally designed for manned operation can be used in a wide range of...
A section of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea at least 50 metres long is missing, the Swedish daily newspaper Expressen reported on Tuesday after taking what it said were the first publicly published pictures of the damage. Swedish police and the public prosecutor's office suspect that the leaks, which began on 26 September,...
The Swedish navy also reduced the number of its units after the end of the Cold War. However, Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014 prompted those responsible to change their minds. On 18 May, the Swedish government officially submitted its application to join the NATO defence alliance. At the same time, NATO headquarters in Brussels received the...
A land war has been raging in Ukraine since 24 February. What maritime conclusions can be drawn from this for the Swedish navy? Almost in step with the German government, Sweden has announced its intention to increase defence spending to two percent of gross domestic product over the next few years - from the current meagre 1.1...
The Swedish procurement authority Försvarsmaktens has commissioned Saab with the mid-life upgrade of "HMS Halland", the third submarine in the Gotland class. This was announced by the Swedish defence company on 18 March. "HMS Uppland" was the second submarine in the Swedish Navy's Gotland class to complete the refit in December 2021. The three Gotland-class submarines...
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