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ÖB Micael Bydén i grön uniform på kajkant med vatten i bakgrunden
Sweden is a member of NATO 7 March 20247:19 PM

Sweden is now a member of NATO. The Chief of Defence of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Micael Bydén, has made the following statement.

bomber task force
US bombers over central Stockholm and Uppsala 6 March 20241:08 PM

The Swedish Armed Forces will conduct a joint exercise with the US Bomber Task Force on Wednesday, March 6. The aircraft, a B-1B Lancer and a B-52 Stratofortress escorted by Swedish Jas 39 Gripen...

Winter Sun 2024 continues with undiminished strength
Winter Sun 2024 continues with undiminished strength 28 February 202410:51 AM

Winter Sun encompasses about 2,000 participants from Revingehed in Skåne to Boden in the north. Throughout the week, the participating units have continued to develop their ability to operate in...

Fyra personer framför en Archer.
Partnership in support of Ukraine 16 February 202411:32 AM

Less than a year ago, the Swedish government presented a strategic partnership between Sweden and the United Kingdom in support of Ukraine. The partnership was further strengthened when the British...

Dag 2 av CR 22 genomförs övningens första flygpass i ett soligt och vindstilla snötäckt landskap.
The Swedish Armed Forces participates in NATO exercise 24 January 202411:35 AM

During the spring, Sweden participate in NATO's major exercise, Steadfast Defender 24. It is the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War. All 31 NATO member countries are involved, totalling...

Swedish soldiers to go to the Baltics
Swedish soldiers to go to the Baltics 11 January 20241:26 PM

With the upcoming Swedish Nato accession, the Swedish Armed Forces is planning to contribute land forces to Latvia within the scope of Nato’s FLF concept. Nato Forward Land Forces (FLF) are...

Samverkan mellan svenska och amerikanska soldater under övning Defender Europe 22 i Polen. Övning Defender Europe 2022 är en USA-ledd övning som genomförs på olika platser i Europa. Försvarsmakten deltog med ett reducerat kompani från Ing 2, Göta ingenjörregemente som tillsammans med amerikanska förband byggde två förbindelser över två olika vattendrag i Polen.
New defence cooperation agreement between Sweden and the US 8 December 20235:00 PM

The new defence cooperation agreement between Sweden and the US means that the US military forces gains access to 17 Swedish military bases. This enables the prepositioned stocks of military equipment...

ÖB besöker Ukraina
The support to Ukraine makes a difference to the war 8 December 20234:47 PM

Swedish Armed Forces Supreme Commander, Micael Bydén, recently visited Ukraine where he met the defence minister and his Ukrainian counterpart, Valeriy Zaluznyy. He also visited the front where he met...

archer
State-of-the-art artillery now in Ukraine 14 November 20233:59 PM

As a result of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sweden decided to donate defence equipment to Ukraine earlier this year, including the state-of-the-art Archer artillery system. Just over eight...

Glada miner när general Hokanson fick chansen att provköra ett stridsfordon under ledning av personal från Norrbottens pansarbataljon vid I 19.
Closer military cooperation with the US 19 October 20231:51 PM

In April, Sweden initiated the application process to be nominated to the SPP, a cooperation framework comprising several countries and the US National Guard. "We can learn a lot from you. More...