Swedish Armed Forces/Försvarsmakten

Les 2 premières Visby, les HMS Helsingborg and HMS Härnösand sont maintenant opérationnelles au sein de la troisième flotille basée à Karlsrona

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Two Visby corvettes are operational

Navy News — By Kockums on January 25, 2010

Two of the Visby corvettes, HMS Helsingborg and HMS Harnosand, are now operational with the Royal Swedish Navy, as part of the Third Naval Warfare Flotilla, based in Karlskrona. Built by Kockums, they significantly enhance the Swedish Navy’s capability.

“With their stealth technology, the Visby corvettes are the right concept for the future, given the environment in which we shall be operating, namely the littoral zone. The ships will form the core of the Swedish Navy for years to come. And they have attracted considerable international interest,” states Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad, Inspector General of the Royal Swedish Navy.

The ships are built for service with Sweden’s rapid reaction force, designed primarily to operate in the Baltic, although also on international missions in the littoral zone. Featuring full stealth capabilities, these vessels are difficult to detect either with radar or other sophisticated detection technologies, offering numerous tactical advantages. They are constructed of carbon fibre.

It is also possible to exit the stealth mode, perhaps on an international mission where a temporary need to demonstrate some military muscle arises, after which the ship can ‘disappear’ again. The Swedish Navy has always operated in the littoral zone, an area in which it is specialised. Similar coastal waters exist in all parts of the world, of course, precisely those areas where maritime traffic is most intense.

The Visby concept has generated a lot of attention, and naval experts the world over are following developments with keen interest.

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Sweden to receive the IP-based communication infrastructure from Thales

Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Thales a contract to equip the Swedish Armed Forces with a next generation IP-based tactical communication infrastructure under the KomNod Programme. The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) is on its way to implement an IP-based communication infrastructure. One critical component in the overall infrastructure will be integrated voice and IP services in vehicle platforms.
Thales’s comprehensive solution offers a large number of communication services, such as radio gateway, telephony, alarms, routing, ETHERNET, intercom and management services. These services are based upon the next generation of the well-known, field proven SOTASIP system, a fully IP-based ruggedised multi-service vehicular platform with a small physical footprint.
As Glenn Pedersen, Managing Director of Thales Norway, explains: "We are extremely proud of the trust we have been given by FMV as part of this programme. Our success is a recognition of Thales’s technological excellence and expertise in modern tactical communication infrastructure, and a demonstration of Thales’s strong international presence as Thales’s companies in Norway and the Netherlands will work together, leveraging each other’s centre of excellence, creating synergies which are highly beneficial to the customer”.

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Une vue des futurs SM suédois


A part des gouvernails en croix de st andré, des sonars "phases array" sur les cotés et un kiosque légèrement modifié, une taille légèrement agrandie ( plus probablement une prop AIP amélioré ), ce design est très proche des GOTLAND, J'aurais crus que les suédois ( toujours assez en avant sur les SM ) tentent quelque chose "en rupture".

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Saab remporte un contrat de 200M€

Le groupe de défense suédois Saab a annoncé mercredi un contrat de 2 milliards de couronnes (205,9 millions d'euros) pour améliorer la flotte des avions de combat Gripen de l'armée de l'air suédoise.
La mise à niveau des chasseurs vise à augmenter leurs capacités opérationnelles, via de nouvelles armes, l'augmentation de la portée du radar ou encore l'amélioration des contre-mesures et des systèmes de communications.
Le montant du contrat est étalé sur quatre ans et la mise à niveau des avions sera effectuée par des usines suédoises, indique Saab, distinct du constructeur automobile du même nom depuis 1990.
Le Gripen, fleuron du groupe suédois de défense, est actuellement engagé dans une bataille commerciale acharnée pour vendre 36 avions de combat au Brésil, un contrat où le Rafale du groupe français Dassault est le favori.
Outre l'avion de combat, Saab commercialise une vaste gamme d'armes et de produits militaires, entre autres des missiles, des armes anti-chars, des simulateurs et des radars.

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BAE Producing 24 Archer Systems For Norway, Sweden Armies


The Norwegian and Swedish armies are each to receive 24 new Archer self-propelled artillery systems as a result of a 135 million pound ($200 million) launch order struck with the weapons developer BAE Systems.



The Archer self-propelled artillery system. (BAE SYSTEMS)




The first of the 155mm guns will be delivered in October 2011 with production continuing for two additional years. Related Topics
The Archer system has been developed under a 100 million pound contract awarded by the two governments in 2003. It's the first major result of an effort across the Nordic nations to increase collaboration on weapons development and procurement.
The weapon primarily comprises BAE's Swedish produced FH77 B05 52 caliber cannon with a modified Volvo 6x6 commercial articulated vehicle. The Norwegian Protector remote weapon station produced by Kongsberg will be fitted to the cab of the Volvo vehicle.
The Global Combat System Weapons arm of BAE said in a statement issued March 26 that the automated weapon system can respond to calls for fire within 30 seconds while the ordnance can be stowed and ready for rapid redeployment within 30 seconds of the completion of a fire mission.
News of the Nordic artillery award comes at the end of a bad week for BAE's land systems business following the loss of a major armoured vehicle order in the U.K. to rivals General Dynamics. BAE was offering the Swedish built CV90 vehicle.
The British contract announcement earlier this week did offer some small consolation to BAE. The MoD reconfirmed its intention to use the 40mm cannon developed by the BAE/Nexter joint venture CTA International.
Use of the cannon has been previously mandated by the Ministry of Defence for the scout version of the new British armoured vehicle and a Warrior infantry vehicle update. Speculation recently circulating in the U.K. had hinted at the British having second thoughts about the cannon.

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Sweden to Acquire Two Submarines
Sweden is planning to acquire two new state-of-the-art submarines and upgrade two aging vessels, according to Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors.
In February 2010, Swedish shipbuilding company Kockums AB signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to construct the next-generation submarines, according to barentsobserver.com.
The two new submarines will replace the navy's two aging Södermanland Class submarines and are scheduled to be delivered to the Swedish Navy in 2018-2019.
Two of the navy's Gotland Class attack submarines will also receive major upgrades as part of the proposed government investment.

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un bon Sub que je verrai bien chez nous

les singapouriens ont eu pas mal de soucies avec les gotlands, il semblerait que ces sous-marins conçu pour les eaux des mer du nord, connaissent quelques difficultés en eau chaude...

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Saab Awards AAI $31.4 Million to Provide Combat-Proven Shadow Tactical UAS for the Swedish Armed Forces

14:11 GMT, May 20, 2010 HUNT VALLEY, Md. | AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that Sweden's lead system integrator,
Saab AB (publ), has selected AAI's Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) for use by the Swedish armed forces. As the winner of a competition conducted by Saab on behalf of the Swedish Ministry of Defence, AAI has contracted to provide two Shadow 200 systems and associated services under the $31.4 million award.

Primary among Sweden's TUAS requirements was the need for a mature, proven system. AAI's Shadow systems have established their capabilities for a number of customers, including the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, during more than 500,000 flight hours, the majority of which have taken place in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Our Shadow systems have amassed a record-breaking number of combat flight hours," says Vice President of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Steven Reid of AAI. "Having years of operational proof to confirm the system's capabilities and performance, customers like the Swedish armed forces can invest confidently in a Shadow unmanned aircraft fleet."

The Shadow TUAS leverages AAI's interoperable One System(R) Ground Control Station (OSGCS) to receive and disseminate battlefield video. The OSGCS is NATO Standardization Agreement 4586 compliant, meaning that it enables interoperability among international military forces by supporting the operation of numerous different unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used by allied forces. As a result, Sweden's Shadow 200 systems will provide the added benefit of working with equipment and capabilities in common with those of other NATO forces.

A single Shadow system includes four aircraft; two OSGCS systems and ground data terminals; four One System Remote Video Terminals, or OSRVTs; a One System portable ground control station; and associated components and support equipment.

With decades of experience designing, manufacturing, fielding and supporting UAS, AAI's capabilities extend beyond system delivery, with an emphasis on a comprehensive UAS strategy for each customer.

"AAI is a full-service UAS provider," says Senior Vice President and General Manager Ellen Lord of AAI. "We take a partnership role in helping customers determine the correct system for the mission, then go a step further to build a total-value solution. This might include training devices or instructional services, in-field logistics support or even operational services. We are equipped to build all of these components into a UAS solution so customers are set up for success."

je comprend rien,la suede achete 2 systemes directement a 31M$ et l´australie a 218M$

Yakuza a écrit:

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2010 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of two RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support for an estimated cost of $218 million.

des Gripens ( 18 ) durant la cérémonie de mariage de la princesse héritiére suédoise avec son prof de Gym. Hier :

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Swedish Parliament votes in favor of procuring new submarines
On June 16 the Swedish Parliament voted in favor of allowing the government to procure two new submarines during 2010.

"I am not surprised that the parliament decided to make this decision as it was a part of the proposed spring budget presented earlier this year by the government. The decision is however very important since it formally allows the government to continue the process of procuring these submarines. The parliamnets decision is therefore positive from a Kockums perspective," says Ola Alfredsson, CEO of Kockums AB

Kockums AB has earlier received the government contract to design and propose a construction of a new submarine. The company has also started to prepare for this by hiring new employees like system and development engineers.

"The procurement of two new submarines will mean an essential upgrade of the Swedish submarine capacity. Our new submarine construction represents the latest in marine technology. The submarine will, among other things, be strengthened in its role as an information gatherer being equipped with refined stealth technology that will enable it to see and hear everything within a large diameter without being detected. It is constructed in order to operate effectively in the Baltic Sea and other littoral waters," Ola Alfredsson concludes.

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Saab wins $12 million contract to design combat system for new Swedish submarines

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from Kockums AB for overall design of the combat management system as well as solutions for integrating the system aboard next-generation submarines. The order is worth approximately MSEK 100($12 million).

The order follows the contract recently signed between Kockums and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the overall design of Sweden's next-generation submarines. Saab’s contract includes a combat management system as well as solutions for integrating the system and subsystems on board.

"Saab has world leading expertise within the area of naval command and control systems and our strategic cooperation with Kockums is very important for us. We look forward to being part of the development of Sweden's next generation of submarines," says Gunilla Fransson, Head of business area Security and Defence Solutions within Saab.

The next generation of submarines represents several steps forward in technical development within the underwater field, while the submarines are adapted to current and future threats as well as to the international efforts relevant to the Swedish Armed Forces today. Among other things, the role of the submarine for intelligence gathering is to be enhanced, and stealth technology shall be further improved.

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La Suède abandonne le service militaire

Antoine Jacob


La conscription, pilier d’une société souhaitée égalitaire, est abandonnée à compter du 1er juillet. L’initiative du gouvernement conservateur suscite cependant de nombreux remous politiquesIl y a 40 ans, la Suède comptait plus de 50 000 appelés sous les drapeaux. L’an dernier, ils n’étaient plus que 7000 (dont 9% de femmes). Et aujourd’hui, ils ont officiellement cessé d’exister: d’une durée de onze mois, le service militaire basé sur la conscription est supprimé à compter du 1er juillet. Même si l’évolution a été progressive, c’est une page significative de l’histoire du pays qui vient d’être tournée

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La Suède retire ses hélicoptères de la lutte contre la piraterie

Régissant au manque d’hélicoptères en Suède, les Forces Armées Suédoises ont décidé de retirer les 2 hélicoptères embarqués AgustaWestland HKp-15B (AW109-E) sur le HMS Carlskrona dans le golfe d’Aden.
Actuellement, le HMS Carlskrona est le bâtiment amiral de la force navale européenne déployée au large de la Somalie.
Ces hélicoptères doivent être rapatriés pour servir dans le Nordic Battle Group (NBG), qui prend son alerte le 1er janvier 2011.
La Suède a commandé 18 hélicoptères NH-90. A cause de retards dans la livraison, le premier ne devrait pas être opérationnel avant 2011 et le dernier vers 2020.

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Patria wins the Swedish armoured wheeled vehicle contract

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has today announced that the contract for 113 armoured vehicles goes to Patria. The contract includes an option for another 113 vehicles. The value of the deal is approximately SEK 2.5 billion [$336 million, €263 million - Ed.].
"I am very pleased that the FMV has found our AMV vehicle to best meet their requirements. We offer the Swedish soldiers a safe and field-proven vehicle which can be of vital importance in the extreme conditions the soldiers operate. At the same time we offer Sweden a true Nordic solution as well as 100% offset. Since the operating principle of Patria is strongly networked this contract is significant to our co-operators in Finland and abroad – especially in Sweden where Patria has also had a long cooperation in the area of the armoured military vehicle supply. Patria’s focus on its key competencies will be also strengthened further since the final assembly of AMVs will take place in Finland," states Mr Seppo Seppälä, President of Patria Land & Armament Oy.
The 113 vehicles ordered by the FMV will be delivered by the end of 2013 to enable the Swedish Army to have an operating capability with the AMVs by 2014.
Patria AMV was launched in 2004. Until today Patria has contracts for some 1300 vehicles with among others Finland and Poland

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3M$ pour un AMV,pas mal le prix

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The
Royal Guards perform state ceremonial duties on behalf of the Swedish
Armed Forces. They also take part in royal ceremonial occasions,
official state visits, the opening of parliament, Swedish National Day,
formal audiences, the official opening of the Swedish Academy, naval
visits etc.
The Royal Guards are responsible, in cooperation with the police and
palace authorities for guarding The Royal Palace of Stockholm and
Drottningholm Palace. The Royal Guards are also part of the defence
force of the centre of Stockholm. When guard duties are required, The
Royal Guards also act as honorary guard to HM the King.
Changing the Guard takes place every day of the year. However the
march through the city of Stockholm with military band is usually only
during the summer months from May to August.

http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/en/Organisation/The-Royal-Guards/

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Saab has awarded contract for fighter aircraft for Sweden

Defense and Security company Saab has awarded Terma a 55 MDKK contract for the development and production of an upgrade of the Reconnaissance Pod System for the Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter aircraft.
Terma will deliver software and components for the upgrade to secure full day and night operability and thus support an enhanced flexibility and capability of the tactical surveillance system. The program comprises design, production, and installation of new software functionality for the management of the sensors, structural modification of the pod lay out, upgraded functionality of the Power Distribution Unit (PDU) plus wiring harnesses.
The first upgraded pods will be delivered in late 2011 followed by a test phase and additional delivery of the remaining pods.
The update program continues the close and long-standing cooperation between Terma and Saab. In 2001, Terma was contracted by Saab to supply the round-structured pod, the Environmental Control System (ECS), the electrical systems, and the Reconnaissance Management System for the Reconnaissance Pod System for the Swedish Air Force Gripen Aircraft.
The Modular Reconnaissance Pod System (MRPS) from Saab provides customers with a maximum of flexibility in tailoring the sensor suite to operational requirements for airborne tactical reconnaissance. It has provisions for both day and night capability, is designed for optimum performance, and can be carried on various aircraft platforms. The Gripen MRPS made its first flight in 2005.
Gripen is a new generation fighter aircraft which employs the latest technology and the latest weapons, which delivers the capability for an extensive variety of air-to-air and air-to-surface operational missions, including reconnaissance missions. Gripen is in service with the Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, and South African air forces and is also ordered by Thailand for deliveries next year. The UK Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) is operating Gripen as its advanced fast jet platform for test pilots worldwide.

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La Finlande et la Suède se sont entendus

la Finlande se reserve la production de blindes à roue et
la Suède celle des chenilles

c'est pour ça que la Finlande est équipée de chenillettes BV206 et de CV90 et que la Suéde a acheté le Sisu et des AMV !

Bel exemple de coopération !

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Sweden Awards Gripen Meteor Contract

LONDON — Saab has secured the contract to fully integrate the MBDA Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile on the Gripen fighter.

The 312 million Swedish kronor ($43 million) deal covers a four-year period, Saab says.

Gripen has been serving as the launch platform for all Meteor test flights. Those trials were not undertaken with a full integration into the Gripen weapon systems, however. The new contract is to rectify that, and assure the Meteor is fully functioning with the Gripen radar, displays, planning systems and other tools.

A separate round of test firings also are funded under the contract, with four shots planned starting in 2012.

Eurofighter is awaiting a similar contract, although talks between the partner nations and industry are still ongoing.

The first production Meteors are due for delivery in 2012.

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/asd/2010/09/09/05.xml&headline=Sweden%20Awards%20Gripen%20Meteor%20Contract

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Sweden Signs Meteor Missile Contract
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a production order contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the Meteor missile, which will equip the JAS39 Gripen.
The Meteor will significantly increase Gripen's capability to operate against air targets at long distances.
A Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile, Meteor is resistant to electronic countermeasures and also radar-guided. It is powered by a ramjet engine and can adjust thrust, speed and range during flight.
The missile subsystems will be produced in Sweden during the production phase and the final assembly will take place in the UK.
The Meteor missile system is expected to be operational within the Swedish Air Force in 2015.

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tres bon deal(normal,pas des saoudiens lol)

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Sweden– UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters

WASHINGTON, September 30, 2010 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Sept. 29 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Sweden of 15 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters and associated parts, equipment and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $546 million.

The Government of Sweden has requested a possible sale of 15 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters, 34 T700-GE-701D General Electric Engines (30 installed and 4 spares), 15 AN/AAR-57(V)3 Common Missile Warning Systems, AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Sets, AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Sets, Aviation Mission Planning Station, transportable operations simulator, communications equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and support equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $546M.

This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country, which has been, and continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in Europe. Swedish forces are currently deployed in support of coalition efforts in Afghanistan. This sale will enable the Swedish Forces to address an urgent shortfall in Combat Search and Rescue and Medical Evacuation transport capability while in the area of operations.

Sweden’s acquisition of these helicopters is consistent with recently adopted defense and modernization priorities focused on both international threats to Swedish security as well as regional threats to Swedish sovereignty. This proposed sale will contribute to Sweden’s need to expand its existing army architecture to rapidly deploy forces to counter territorial threats, or in support of coalition efforts in Afghanistan. The purchase of UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters will contribute to Sweden’s goal to update its capability while enhancing interoperability between Sweden, the U.S., and other allies.

The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The prime contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in Stratford, Connecticut; and General Electric Aircraft Company in Lynn, Massachusetts.

There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of at least two contractor representatives to Sweden for a period of two years.

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