Sweden and Brazil Deepen Aviation Cooperation
The Brazilian and Swedish governments negotiated the procurement of the F-39 Gripen fighter jet and the KC-390 Millennium multirole transport aircraft.
Sweden News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Sweden Equips its Corvettes with CAMM Missiles
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk/ FMV) orders CAMM missiles from MBDA for its 5 Visby-class corvettes.
Air
Sweden Leaves UK’s 6th-Gen Fighter Jet Program
While reportedly Germany joins the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), Sweden leaves the UK-led sixth-generation fighter program.
Weapon / Missile
Sweden to Equip the Gripen E with Anti-Radar Missiles
Sweden will equip its next-generation Gripen JAS39 E fighter jet with Anti-radar Missiles (ARM) to counter enemy air defence systems.
Air
Modernisation
Saab Continues to Upgrade Gripen C/D
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) awarded Saab a 579 million Swedish Krona order to continue the capability enhancement of Gripen C/D.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
A New Step on Sweden’s Path to NATO
Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Erdoğan sent Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
Air
Brazil Offers KC-390s to Sweden in Exchange For Gripens
Brazil has offered Embraer KC-390 Millennium multirole transport aircraft to Sweden in exchange for more Saab Gripen fighter jets.
Air
Sensors
E/W
Saab Presents the First Saab 340 AEW on Polish Order
Saab of Sweden has presented the first of two Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft ordered by Poland two months after the contract.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Babcock and Saab team up for 100 m-long Corvette
A deal between two major manufacturers, Britain's Babcock and Sweden's Saab, was announced at the DSEI defence exhibition in London.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Saab Invests at AI in Unmanned Systems
Swedish defence giant Saab invests in autonomy. The company bought all shares of BlueBear, which specialised in such systems.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Bilateral Relations
Sweden is One Step Closer to NATO Membership
NATO made a press release about Sweden’s candidacy for membership and Turkiye’s security concerns.
Engine and Transmission
Sweden Buys 250 AMRAAM
Sweden buys AIM-120C-8 with a 160 km range from the U.S. The DSCA approved and delivered the $605 million cost request to Congress.
Air
Thailand Prefers Gripen Over F-16
Rejected by the US to buy F-35s, Thailand prefers Swedish Gripen fighter jets over U.S. F-16s.
Homeland Security
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
At the Doorstep of NATO, Sweden Enacted New anti-terror Law
Last month's Swedish parliament anti-terror measure took effect. It was one of Türkiye’s primary conditions for Sweden’s NATO membership.
