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200417 Försvarsmakten levererar efterfrågad ny förmåga - militär helikoptertransport av Covid-19 patienter. En förmåga som under mycket kort tid har byggts upp av flera förband i Försvarsmakten och FMV som tillsammans med civila sjukvården kommer bistå civila samhället. Nationell resurs. Helikopter 14 har en bakre lastramp i samma höjd som bårvagnen vilket gör att båren kan skjutas in direkt i helikoptern.
Corona-infected patients can now be transported by military helicopter 20 April 20208:53 AM

At 20:37 on Good Friday, one of the Swedish Armed Forces helicopters landed for the first time with a brand-new capability; to transport and treat critically ill corona-infected patients, with...

Rek inför Aurora 20.
Exercise Aurora 20 is postponed 3 April 20203:34 PM

The Swedish Armed Forces has made the decision to postpone the Aurora 20 exercise, planned to take place in May, due to the current situation in Sweden and the world, caused by the covid-19 pandemic...

Den 18 december 2019 besökte överbefälhavare, general Micael Bydén sin finske motsvarighet, general Timo Kivinen i Helsingfors. Under besöket undertecknade försvarschefer ett militärstrategiskt koncept för det fördjupade finsk-svenska försvarssamarbetet.
Sweden and Finland signs Military Strategic Concept for the deepened defence cooperation 18 December 20192:33 PM

On Wednesday 18, December Finnish Chief of Defence, General Timo Kivinen met with Swedish Chief of Defence, General Micael Bydén at the Defence Command in Helsinki. The main event for the meeting was...

International Search Advisor Course.
International collaboration reinforces the military search ability 16 October 20192:43 PM

From 16 th of September to 11 th of October an Advanced Search Advisor Course were facilitated by Göta Engineer Regiment. The course is a part of a project that European Defence Agency (EDA) started...

Ubåt
Finding a Swedish submarine is close to mission impossible 17 June 20191:22 PM

Somewhere beneath the surface of the Baltic Sea, a submarine moves slowly through the water. The sonar operators report to the officer in charge what ships are moving on the surface. Hunting a Swedish...

JAS 39 Gripen at Luleå-Kallax during the first day of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019. Photo: Jesper Sundstroem/Swedish Armed Forces
The Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 is underway 28 May 20193:01 PM

For over a week now, foreign units have been in place in Lulea, Orland, Bodo, Rovaniemi, Jokkmokk, Hakkas and Gallivare to carry out the final preparations for the start of the exercise.

ÖB Micael Bydén håller anförande på Folk & Försvars rikskonferens i Sälen.
The Supreme Commander comments on the report of the Government Defence Commission 24 May 20199:58 AM

On 14 May, the Government Defence Commission, a working group consisting of representatives of all political parties, presented their report to the Defence Minister. The report contains proposals on...

Ordförande för arbetsgruppen överste Zac Scott, från Storbritannien och kommendör Fredrik Peedu, chef för Swedec.
SWEDEC hosted NATO working group 23 May 201911:21 AM

The Swedish Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining Centre (SWEDEC) has hosted NATO’s working group for standardization within the subject matter of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), during five...

Svenska enheter på väg att fylla upp drivmedel under återhämtningsfasen.
Stronger defence together 29 March 201912:00 PM

Northern Wind 2019 is over, after almost two weeks of intensive exercise activity in a large exercise area in eastern Norrbotten. – I had hopes that this would be a good exercise, but the outcome is...

1921:a pansarskyttekompaniet under övning Höstlöv, november 2014.
Fatal accident during exercise Northern Wind 25 March 201911:33 AM

At 00.55 a.m. on 25 March, a serious accident occurred during exercise Northern Wind in eastern Norrbotten in northern Sweden. One person has been confirmed dead after having been hit by a combat...