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Mikael Granholm Appointed as New FMV Director-General to Boost Sweden's Defence

Mikael Granholm becomes the new director-general for the Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). He comes most recently from four years as director-general for the Swedish Armed Forces and takes up his new position on Tuesday.
Mikael Granholm Appointed as New FMV Director-General to Boost Sweden's Defence

Rising Costs May Offset Sweden's Record Defense Investment

Sweden will invest a record amount in its defense in the coming years. But there is a risk that the increases will be eaten up by higher prices, warns the Swedish Armed Forces' chief of operations.
Rising Costs May Offset Sweden's Record Defense Investment

Sweden to Acquire Long-Range Weapons Capable of Striking Russia

The Armed Forces will soon make a decision to acquire long-range weapons that can strike targets within Russia. Supreme Commander Michael Claesson also wants significantly more drones and to expand the air defense.
Sweden to Acquire Long-Range Weapons Capable of Striking Russia

Sweden Develops New Anti-Drone System for Defense

Drones have quickly become a major threat on the battlefield. Now the defense has combined several weapon systems to stop the danger.
Sweden Develops New Anti-Drone System for Defense

Woman Arrested for Photographing Swedish Naval Base

A female foreign citizen has been arrested suspected of having photographed the Muskö base, reports P4 Stockholm. The woman was arrested during the Midsummer weekend when she was paddling with a kayak near the military facility.
Woman Arrested for Photographing Swedish Naval Base

Gripen Jets Monitor Russian Aircraft Over Skåne on Midsummer Eve

Two Jas Gripen planes flew over Skåne and among other things Malmö at 19 o'clock on Midsummer Eve. It was not an exercise.
Gripen Jets Monitor Russian Aircraft Over Skåne on Midsummer Eve

Saab Secures Billion-Kronor Radar Order from Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces are ordering several radar systems from the defense company Saab. The radar systems, which are of the model Giraffe 4A, will be delivered during 2026 and 2027.
Saab Secures Billion-Kronor Radar Order from Swedish Armed Forces

Stockholm Stock Exchange Sees Decline as OMXS Index Drops 0.9%

The Stockholm stock exchange had a Tuesday in a minor key. The broad OMXS index fell 0,9 percent.
Stockholm Stock Exchange Sees Decline as OMXS Index Drops 0.9%

Crown Princess Victoria Earns Second Lieutenant Title After Officer Training

Crown Princess Victoria has completed her officer training and can now call herself a second lieutenant. The pace was higher than I perhaps believed, she says.
Crown Princess Victoria Earns Second Lieutenant Title After Officer Training

Swedish Armed Forces Account Hacked to Spread Cryptocurrency Ad

One of the Swedish Armed Forces' accounts was hacked on Thursday evening, reports [Aftonbladet](https://www. aftonbladet.
Swedish Armed Forces Account Hacked to Spread Cryptocurrency Ad

King Carl XVI Gustaf Highlights Historic Role of Swedish NATO Battalion

Sweden and Latvia have a common history that stretches far back. When King Carl XVI Gustaf visited the Swedish battalion at NATO's multinational brigade, he emphasized that the soldiers are part of something historic.
King Carl XVI Gustaf Highlights Historic Role of Swedish NATO Battalion

Swedish Military May Assist Police in More Situations Under New Proposal

The Defence Forces should be called in to support the police in more cases than today, proposes a government inquiry. The threat picture against Sweden has broadened and we see that internal and external threats are increasingly intertwined, says investigator Rikard Jermsten.
Swedish Military May Assist Police in More Situations Under New Proposal

Sweden Considers Reintroducing Reserve Police for Crisis Situations

Sweden should establish a modernized form of preparedness police, a so-called "reserve police", which should be able to be called in at heightened preparedness and war. .
Sweden Considers Reintroducing Reserve Police for Crisis Situations

New Wind Power Projects Face Major Hurdles in Sweden

Last year, only two new permits for wind power on land and at sea, according to reports from the industry organization Svensk vindenergi. Of 16 applications for land-based wind power that were decided in 2024, one project was granted partial permission.
New Wind Power Projects Face Major Hurdles in Sweden

Saab Secures 1.3 Billion Kronor Order for Light Torpedoes in Sweden

The defense group Saab is receiving an order for light torpedoes and torpedo tubes from the Defense Materiel Administration (FMV). The order is worth approximately 1.
Saab Secures 1.3 Billion Kronor Order for Light Torpedoes in Sweden

Ulf Elfving Knighted with Royal Order of Vasa for Journalism Contributions

The actor Marie Göranzon Malmsjö and the opera singer Nina Stemme are also among the 20 who are awarded the Royal Order of Chivalry this year, announces the Royal Palace. .
Ulf Elfving Knighted with Royal Order of Vasa for Journalism Contributions

Sweden's Esrange Space Base Prepares for Next Satellite Launch Steps

The Swedish launch base Esrange is ready for the next step in the space race. Despite the launch of a satellite-carrying rocket being delayed, there is hope.
Sweden's Esrange Space Base Prepares for Next Satellite Launch Steps

Swedish Defense Boosted by Innovation and Collaboration Efforts

A little tape, a little Swedishness and an experimentation office. The Swedish defence capability is to be strengthened and innovation needs to be improved.
Swedish Defense Boosted by Innovation and Collaboration Efforts

Sweden Boosts Defense Innovation with Creative Solutions and Collaboration

A little tape, a little Swedishness and an experimental office. The Swedish defence capability needs to be strengthened and innovation needs to be improved.
Sweden Boosts Defense Innovation with Creative Solutions and Collaboration

Man Jailed for Missing Military Exercise to Care for Children

A 40-year-old man who failed to attend a so-called repetition exercise is sentenced to 14 days in prison, reports [P4 Västerbotten](https://www. sverigesradio.
Man Jailed for Missing Military Exercise to Care for Children

Soldiers involved in accident at the palace – bayonet in calf

Two soldiers were taken to hospital after an accident at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Friday, according to Aftonbladet. The accident occurred when the soldiers were about to relieve each other.
Soldiers involved in accident at the palace – bayonet in calf

Podcast Trio Launches New Book on Swedish Military History

The men behind "The War History Podcast" have busy days. This summer, they are releasing the TV series "The War Machine Sweden" on SVT.
Podcast Trio Launches New Book on Swedish Military History

Kristersson Calls for Doubling Sweden's Conscription Numbers

Jämtland's Ranger Corps and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson sneaked on Wednesday forward in the forests on Frösön outside Östersund. There, he met conscript soldiers who are being trained at the newly re-established regiment in Västernorrland.
Kristersson Calls for Doubling Sweden's Conscription Numbers

Swedish Armed Forces Ordered to Pay for PFAS Cleanup in Uppsala

The Swedish Armed Forces are forced to pay damages in the matter of PFAS contamination from the airfield at Ärna in Uppsala, reports [P4 Uppland](https://www. sverigesradio.
Swedish Armed Forces Ordered to Pay for PFAS Cleanup in Uppsala
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