Sweden

By Robert Wall
The Swedish government says it will implement export credit guarantees for deals with Ukraine to help provide extra financial security to potential exporters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
AAC Clyde Space wants to double the size of its Vireon Earth-observation constellation and lure more European military space business, the Swedish company says.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is mulling the transfer of its civilian search and rescue helicopter capabilities to another government department.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden's new fleet of Saab Gripen E combat aircraft will be built largely without reusing components from earlier models of the fighter, FMV says.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
A new sense of urgency is fueling European tanker, transport and special-mission initiatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO’s aerial refueling fleet is set to be boosted with two more Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports after Denmark formally signed up to the initiative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Sweden is joining the club of users of the Diehl IRIST-T SLM medium-range surface-to-air missile system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Artificial intelligence trained through reinforced learning has been allowed to take control of a Saab Gripen fighter aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Five additional NATO members have joined a coalition of western countries aiming to help Ukraine bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force’s use of the Saab Gripen E/F in exercises involving foreign air forces—such as China’s—appears subject to certain limitations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Defense Ministry has agreed to a proposed offer from Sweden for the continued lease of Saab Gripen combat aircraft, prior to replacement by the F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is acquiring two used Global 6500 business jets for the VIP mission, replacing a long-serving fleet of Gulfstreams.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Finland’s Patria’s and Sweden’s ACC Innovation have teamed up to market ACC’s heavylift uncrewed quadcopters for military use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Stockholm's raft of new measures to bolster funding for both its own armed forces and Ukraine represents a post-Trump adjustment to previously established plans.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to raise Spain’s defense spending to 2% of GDP.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Swedish government has asked its parliament for approval to further pursue export sales of GlobalEye AEW aircraft to Denmark and Saab JAS 39E/Fs to Peru.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The Loke system brings together Saab’s Giraffe 1X surveillance radar, a lightweight command-and-control system and the Trackfire remote weapon system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab says it has secured an order to support the German modernization of MBDA-made Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The country’s defense materiel agency, FMV, has been commissioned to acquire the missile from Germany.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Turbulence canceling; deep learning controls flow; stratospheric test flight; and imaging manufacturing defects.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Nordic Air Defence (NAD) is developing the first in a family of modular interceptors that could engage rapidly proliferating small drone threats.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Across America initiative is planned to begin at the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, in April.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson has disclosed the August 2024 launch of its first military satellite, GNA-3, and detailed plans for future missions.
Satellites