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Sweden's defense committee issued updated advice advising increased focus on air defense, prompted by the war in Ukraine and Sweden’s new role within NATO.

Sweden has awarded contracts to Saab and GKN Aerospace to begin studies into future combat aircraft and propulsion development.

Seventy percent of European missile manufacturer MBDA’s exports in 2023 were for ground-based air defenses, the company’s CEO has revealed.

Sweden has ended its more than two-century-long policy of nonmilitary alignment by joining NATO.

Hungarian lawmakers have voted in favor of Sweden’s entry into NATO.

Sweden’s Saab received its first order for the Gripen C/D in 14 years when Hungary decided to expand its air force’s fleet of the combat aircraft.

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Swedish firm MilDef to strengthen the U.S. OEM’s bid to sell the C-130J Hercules into Sweden.

Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.

France is to study Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning (AEW) platform as a potential replacement for its Boeing E-3 Sentry.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will urge his country’s national assembly to ratify Sweden’s entry into NATO.

Swedish student pilots will train with the Italian Air Force in Lecce, then transition to advanced jet training, flying in the IFTS’ fleet of Leonardo T-346s.

Sweden has joined the growing list of nations to adopt MBDA’s Sea Ceptor missile system to protect its Visby-class corvette warships.

The proposals to develop further missions for the Gripen are part of updated military advice provided to Stockholm by commander-in-chief General Micael Bydén.

A Saab official tells Aerospace DAILY that Bangkok says procurement of an F-16 replacement is "going to be a competition."

Sweden’s government appears to be softening its stance toward a potential transfer of Saab Gripen combat aircraft to Ukraine.

A consortium of companies led by Swedish drone and vertiport startup Kookiejar plans to demo drone delivery of goods from Monaco to a superyacht.

Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.

Armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office of Defense Procurement, has engaged Switzerland’s Dufour Aerospace to study a smaller version of its Aero2 eVTOL.

The world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund, led by NATO, closed €1 billion ($1.09 billion) in funding for defense startups on Aug. 1.

The demonstrator is to be built under Phase 3 of the Electric Aviation in Sweden (Elise) program.

Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.

The carrier is growing its New York market presence using the A321LR.

Sweden’s capital Stockholm will join the LCC’s network from next March.

The airline has increased from two to four the number of aircraft based at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

The market between the capitals of Egypt and Sweden was last served nonstop eight years ago.