The government is investing four billion kronor in the purchase of attack, reconnaissance and naval drones. They will be delivered between 2026 and 2028.
Swedish politicsForeign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard says she is provoked by rich Russians drinking fine French wines and shopping for expensive Italian clothes. Together with Finland, Sweden now wants to stop exports of luxury goods to Russia, as well as purchases of Russian fertilizer in the EU.
Swedish politicsSince Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022, production has increased fivefold and Saab has 10,000 more employees. But now it is also necessary to change a culture embedded in the walls. We need to rethink both the industry and the contracting authorities, says Saab CEO Micael Johansson.
BusinessThe state is ordering 20,000 protective masks for personnel in critical sectors, Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M), Minister of Civil Defense, said at the People and Defense National Conference.
Swedish politicsThe strategic importance of the Arctic is only growing, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich, noted; Sweden plays an important role there.
SwedenThe government wants to expand Sweden's air defense so that the civilian population also receives protection against air attacks. Construction of a new territorial air defense is to begin at a cost of 15 billion kronor.
Swedish politicsThe Social Democrats want a NATO-based multinational force on Gotland. "I want us to build a bastion in the northern corner of Europe," Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson says.
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