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Better conditions for improved security 21 December 20094:02 PM

Despite the increased number of attacks and homemade bombs, Afghan security forces have made progress. Amongst other things, the Afghan police and the army have made progress in their cooperation, and...

Staff officers conducting the final Command Post Exercise 26 November 200910:08 AM

NATO/PfP Junior Staff Officer Course at SWEDINT is conducting the final Command Post Exercise where the students are manning the different branches in a Nordic Battalion headquarters.

Air combat over the island of Gotland – but only simulated 19 November 20092:37 PM

Hungarians, Swedes, and Czechs in air-to-air combat and bombing runs over the island of Gotland. That was one of the scenarios when Gripen pilots and fighter controllers from several Gripen nations...

Skilled staff officers from SWEDINT 11 November 20092:01 PM

Monday 9th November 17 students from 6 different nations began studying at the NATO/PfP Junior Staff Officer Course at SWEDINT.

Premiere for Air Refuelling 11 November 20091:43 PM

For the first time ever, Swedish unit pilots have successfully refuelled the JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft in mid-air. Air refuelling has been possible ever since the C/D version of the Gripen...

Together we can do it 5 November 200912:48 PM

The Commanding Officer of the Swedish Armed Forces International Centre (SWEDINT), Colonel Thomas Karlsson expressed to the participants his best wishes and good luck to their future assignments...

Back at base 27 October 20098:29 AM

Corvettes HMS Stockholm and HMS Malmö together with support vessel HMS Trossö are now back in Karlskrona.

Gender Field Advisor Course at Swedint 8 October 20098:35 AM

The third of October 2009 Course Director Linda Johansson said welcome to the international participants at SWEDINT in Kungsängen to the first international Gender Field Advisor Course. The 25...

Finnish dominance in the Championship 23 August 20091:26 PM

The sun returned at long last on Saturday afternoon after an extremely rainy morning. The prize and closing ceremony ended an intense and eventful pentathlon week in style.

Wet and slippery on the last event of the championship 22 August 20094:14 PM

The hurdles on the obstacle course are slippery in the relentless rain when the contestants are getting themselves ready for the last event of the 2009 World Military Aeronautical Pentathlon...