Sweden signed air defense contracts worth US$916 million for the delivery of around 70 vehicles, systems Tridonunits Trackfire and electronic warfare and command assets between 2027 and 2028.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Defense Paul Jonson in a statement released this week, according to the Defence Blog. According to him, the agreement covers several air defense systems and related command and control assets.
“Today we can announce that several air defense contracts worth 8.7 billion [de coroas suecas] were completed with deliveries in 2027-2028. Air defense systems will be used to protect critical infrastructure and against drones,” Jonson said.
Jonson said the systems will support a new mobile defense concept known as GOODjointly developed by the defense industry and the Swedish defense authorities. The concept is intended to provide anti-drone capability that can be rapidly moved to meet changing threat conditions across Sweden.
“Sweden is big and we cannot defend all sites with air defense at the same time. The defense industry, together with the defense authorities, has therefore developed a mobile concept called GOOD. The idea is to be able to quickly move anti-drone capabilities to address different threat scenarios,” Jonson said.
The acquisition is part of Sweden’s broader military rearmament effort as the country responds to a more uncertain regional security environment and the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial systems.
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According to the minister, Sweden’s air defense investments will reach around 50 billion SEK (approximately US$5.27 billion) in 2025 alone, a number he said is roughly equivalent to the country’s entire 2018 defense budget.
Jonson said this change was encouraged by lessons learned during the ongoing war in Ukraine. “Through this, we will be able to bring back important experience and data from the battlefield in Ukraine to our drone defense,” he said.
“No task is more important for a government than the protection of Sweden and the Swedish population. We have a clear picture of the uncertainty of the global security situation and will continue to maintain a high pace of rearmament. Reality demands it.”
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