Swedish Armed Forces: Winter Sun 2024 continues with undiminished strength
Winter Sun encompasses about 2,000 participants from Revingehed in Skåne to Boden in the north.
Winter Sun encompasses about 2,000 participants from Revingehed in Skåne to Boden in the north.
The harsh winter months of Swedish Lapland are the ideal location for the British Army to test, trial, train and push their soldiers and equipment beyond the limits.
Swedish Armed Forces will be carrying out their Leopard 2 training using the latest generation of cutting-edge Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KNDS) simulators.
During the spring, Sweden participates in NATO’s major exercise, Steadfast Defender 24. It is the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a contract with KNDS Germany (KMW) for advanced main battle tank simulators.
In anticipation of its NATO membership, Swedish Armed Forces announced plans to contribute army units to Latvia as part of NATO’s Forward Land Forces (FLF).
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has reported a remarkable increase in its operational activities.
The Swedish Armed Forces recently took delivery of two upgraded NH90 helicopters, known as Helikopter 14 in Sweden.
Swedish Armed Forces Supreme Commander, Micael Bydén, recently visited Ukraine where he met the defence minister and his Ukrainian counterpart, Valeriy Zaluznyy.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces submitted his military advice to the government, providing crucial input for Sweden’s defence strategy.