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Luftbron Afghanistan
Airlift to Afghanistan fully operational 27 August 20219:41 AM

The Swedish Armed Forces’ airlift for the evacuation of people from the Afghan capital Kabul is now fully operational, according to plan. Transport aircraft TP 84 Hercules and freighter aircraft...

Jas 39 Gripen startar i mörker.
Fighter and reconnaissance operations from the air 23 July 202110:59 AM

Year round, day and night they stand prepared to protect Swedish borders. For more than 70 years, Swedish Air Force fighter aircraft have maintained incident preparedness.

I juni 2021 deltog HMS Karlstad och en ubåt i den stora marinövningen Baltops. I år var det femtionde gången som övningen genomfördes.
International Baltops 50 exercise concluded 23 June 20212:19 PM

Baltops 50 has been concluded, with good results. Together with a submarine, the Naval Warfare School and the Naval Base, HMS Karlstad participated in the naval exercise that celebrates its 50th...

Stridspilot cyklar till sitt flygplan.
The Swedish Armed Forces takes   additional steps towards a sustainable defence 18 June 20213:40 PM

In 2020, the Swedish Armed Forces’ sustainability efforts contributed to achieving the UN sustainability goals. The previous environmental report has now been upgraded to a sustainability report in...

JAS 39 Gripen eskorterar amerikanskt bombflyg av modell B52.
Coordinated naval armed conflict with US heavy bombers 11 June 20213:53 PM

Hostile targets in the Baltic Sea must be destroyed. A force comprising of helicopters, aircraft and vessels is assigned to solve the task, together with a vehicle-borne missile unit. This was the...

Adapted Veterans' Day celebrations
Adapted Veterans' Day celebrations 31 May 20213:57 PM

This year’s Veterans’ Day was held at Berga castle at the 1st Marine Regiment. As last year, the ceremony was a digital event broadcast live on the Swedish Armed Forces’ Youtube channel. The ceremony...

hemkomst fs40
The last Swedish troops return from Afghanistan 27 May 20212:44 PM

On 25 May, the last of the FS 40 Swedish troops landed at Jönköping airport, escorted by two JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft. The troops were then transported to Göta Engineers, their home regiment....

Flag lowered after 20 years in Afghanistan
Flag lowered after 20 years in Afghanistan 20 May 20212:23 PM

On Saturday 15 May, a historic flag ceremony was held in Kabul, in the presence of the head of the multi-national force, Resolute Support Mission, US General Scott Miller and large parts of his staff....

Vaccine for all personnel serving abroad 19 May 20213:44 PM

The government has announced that the Public Health Agency will ensure that all Armed Forces personnel serving abroad is vaccinated against Covid-19.

2008-10-04 till 2008-10-05, Söder Mazar-e Sharif Patrull under två dygn med plutonen CQ. Foto: Kn John Lidman/Combat Camer
The Swedish Armed Forces to terminate the mission in Afghanistan 4 May 20217:37 PM

Following the US decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, NATO confirms that the Resolute Support Mission, RSM, in which Sweden participates, will be terminated.