Swedish Armed Forces

Swedish and Russian accounts diverge over Baltic Sea air incident

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Swedish Perspective: On Tuesday, Swedish Jas 39 Gripen jets intercepted and visually identified two Russian Tu-22 Backfire bombers escorted by two Su-27 Flanker...

Sweden orders 12 additional Black Hawk helicopters

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Sweden has announced the purchase of an additional twelve "Helicopter 16" units (Lockheed Martin Sikorsky UH-60M, also known as Black Hawk) for the Swedish...

Finland and Sweden enhance NATO Air Policing in Baltic Sea

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On July 15, NATO’s Combined Air Operation Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany, reported the detection of two Russian fighter aircraft flying over international waters...

Russian military plane violates Swedish airspace and is intercepted

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A Russian Su-24 plane (NATO code "Fencer") violated Swedish airspace near Gotland's southern tip on a Friday afternoon, according to the Swedish Armed Forces....

First joint NATO mission for Spain and Sweden: a historic aerial collaboration in Lithuania

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Spain and Sweden marked a historic milestone as they jointly participated in their first NATO mission in Lithuania. The mission saw an Airbus A400M...

Saab secures contract for Swedish future fighter concept studies

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Saab has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for conceptual studies on future fighter systems, spanning from 2024 to...

Swedish Gripen conduct first visual identifications over Baltic Sea as NATO member, together with Belgian and German allies

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Following Sweden's recent NATO membership, its air force engaged in multiple encounters with Russian planes over the Baltic Sea. The incidents involved Swedish Jas...

Swedish Armed Forces upgrade Gripen fighter jet

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Gripen C/D and Gripen E will fly together JAS 39 C/D and JAS 39E get new functionality and changed delivery plans after FMV renegotiated the...

Swedish and Danish air forces in joint action after Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea

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On Thursday 21 April, two Swedish Jas 39 Gripen and two Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets followed a Russian Ilyushin-20 military reconnaissance aircraft...

Swedish Armed Forces order two Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft with an option for two more

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Saab has today signed a contract with and received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning...

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