Swedish military ramps up presence in Baltic Sea due to Russian activity
Sweden has ramped up its military readiness this week in the Baltic Sea and on Gotland in response to what
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COVID-19 Roundup: Sweden discusses virus’ impact on the military; Norway’s COVID reproduction rate falls to 0.61
COVID-19 and its effect on the military dominated discussions at the Northern Group meeting of defence ministers this week, said
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Swedish soldiers take part in Finnish naval exercise
400 Swedish soldiers are taking part this week in a naval battle exercise in Finland, as part of an ever
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Over 100 aircraft take part in multinational exercise in Arctic Europe
The biennial air force exercise Arctic Challenge is in full swing with more than 100 aircraft from nine nations. Arctic
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Sweden: Cross-party talks to expand military marred by political feud
The cross-party talks on Sweden’s defence have called for big changes on Tuesday, described as the biggest increase since the
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Sweden-Russia relations hit new low after diplomats expelled
Sweden Russian relations are at rock bottom after two Swedish diplomats were expelled from Russia last week, says an expert
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Arctic Sweden to welcome thousands of international troops for Northern Wind exercise
Winter warfare capabilities are in focus when Northern Wind kicks off in Norrbotten in March. The exercise takes place in
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Faced with Trump’s wavering support for NATO, Nordic nations stick together
Norway and Sweden support a proposal from Finland to hold regularly joint Nordic cross-border military exercises with army troops. Discussing
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Sweden’s Defence minister responds to Russia’s “false” claims about NATO deal
Sweden’s Defence Minister has hit back at claims by his Russian counterpart that NATO has been given access to Swedish
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Sweden to buy U.S.-made Patriot air defence systems
The Swedish government will approve buying the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system on Thursday. The deal is said to be
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Should Gov be able to call on Finns if Sweden attacked?
Sweden and Finland have deepened their military ties over the past few years and a proposal announced on Friday would
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Sweden Prime Minister tells Donald Trump U.S. tariffs “will hurt us all”
In a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven underscored how possible steel and aluminum tariffs could
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Swedish military wants to double in size
The Swedish Armed Forces says in a study presented on Friday, they need far more capacity to be flexible enough
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Sweden to buy American Patriot missiles
Sweden’s government has chosen the American Patriot system in a major defence contract, deciding not to buy a French-Italian product.
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Sweden’s biggest military exercise in 20 years criticised
The largest military exercise in Sweden in over 20 years begins on Monday, but critics argue that it is likely to
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