Sweden is moving ahead with another major investment in its ground-based air defense network, announcing new spending totaling 3.5 billion SEK ($365 million) as part of a renewed push to strengthen protection against drones, helicopters, missiles, and fast-moving aircraft.
The announcement was made on November 25 at the Air Defence Regiment in Halmstad (Lv 6), where Defense Minister Pål Jonson appeared alongside senior leaders from the Swedish Armed Forces and the Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
According to FMV, the agency has now signed a 2-billion-SEK ($210 million) contract to purchase new short-range IRIS-T SLS launchers, expanding Sweden’s inventory of ground-launched air defense weapons.
Sweden recently purchased CAMM missiles, new counter-drone systems, improvements to Gripen fighter capability, and additional IRIS-T SLM medium-range systems, resulting in more than 20 billion SEK ($2.1billion) in air-defense spending over the past six months.
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