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Swedish Armed Forces

A Swedish Air Force’s JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter in 2011. (Patric Soderstrom/AP)
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Swedish Air Force want to use fighter jets to launch satellites

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 11:30
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The Swedish Armed Forces are looking at whether they could use JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to take satellites into

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Swedish armed forces ready and waiting to join NATO as Finland becomes member

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:16
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As Finland officially joins NATO, preparation from the Swedish armed forces is essentially complete according to representatives. “It’s really the

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Sweden’s Armed Forces want exemptions to environmental rules

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 8, 2022 at 10:50
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Experiencing a state of growth, the Swedish Armed Forces say its environmental permits are affecting the number of days they

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Life as an LGBT person in the Swedish military

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 14:50
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The Swedish Armed Forces wants to be an inclusive organisation. In recruitment ad campaigns the Swedish Armed Forces says ‘come

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Sweden to buy U.S.-made Patriot air defence systems

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 11:26 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 11:27
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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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Sweden’s Armed Forces failed to recruit enough troops in 2017

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2018 at 14:07 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 16:11
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The Swedish Armed Forces continued to struggle attracting recruits in 2017, falling well below its own target of 3,500 troops required for basic training. Swedish

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Sweden’s biggest military exercise in 20 years criticised

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 14:10 — Last Updated: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 14:12
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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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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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