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Winter combat – a capability that is melting away 25 March 200810:00 AM

The Swedish Armed Forces are in the process of losing a part of their capability to operate in a winter environment – snow, darkness and cold. Can it really be that bad? Yes, replies Magnus Ståhl,...

Record year 2008: A headache for the Armed Forces. 25 March 200810:00 AM

Following the recent media debate on the military’s financial "black hole" Supreme Commander Håkan Syrén intends to make himself clear: "We can’t go on like this anymore. Our politicians have to start...

Government decision on strategic transport aircraft 19 March 20089:22 AM

The Government has reached a decision on Swedish participation in the multinational Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) which gives Sweden access to three Boeing C-17 heavy transport aircraft.

Handle was cause of crash 25 February 20081:47 PM

The Gripen crash at Vidsel last April was caused by the shape and positioning of the ejection handle. That is the conclusion reached by the Swedish Accident Investigation Board in their report of the...

New analysis of sounds from submarine hunt 21 February 200810:28 AM

The Swedish Armed Forces have given FOI, the Swedish Research Agency, the task of re-analysing the tapes of sound recordings made during the submarine hunt in and outside Hårsfjärden bay in the...

Response regarding the financial situation 18 February 200810:02 AM

Last week the Swedish Armed Forces submitted a detailed paper to the Government setting out the consequences that would follow from a redistribution of funding between the different allocations and...

Multi-role vehicle project stopped 5 February 200811:32 PM

The Swedish Armed Forces have decided not to continue development of the Modular Armoured Tactical System known in Sweden as SEP. The reason for this is the lack of an international collaborative...

Nordic Battlegroup in service for the EU 1 February 20082:35 PM

The role of the Nordic Battlegroup as a part of the EU's crisis management capability was the main focus of a seminar arranged by the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, on Thursday morning.

EU resolution concerning mission in Chad 30 January 20089:34 AM

On Monday the EU foreign ministers resolved that the EU would carry out a mission in Chad. The Armed Forces continue to plan the transportation of the force to the operational area but the deployment...

The Armed Forces want to redistribute 850 million 24 January 20081:24 PM

The Armed Forces yesterday requested the Government's approval to redistribute SEK 200 million from the materiel and installations allocation, and SEK 100 million from the research and development...