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Under Aurora 23 sattes JEF-samarbetet på prov när Försvarsmakten tillsammans med soldater från Storbritanniens marinkår övade i Oskarshamn. Momentet gick ut på att säkra och försvara Oskarshamns flygplats.De brittiska soldaterna från Royal Marines Commando anlände under natten i ribbåtar med en rekognoseringsstyrka och möttes upp av hemvärnssoldater ur 354:e underrättelsekompaniet.
JEF force secured Oskarshamn airport 30 April 20236:37 PM

During Aurora 23, the JEF cooperation was put to the test as Swedish and British Royal Marines exercised together in Oskarshamn. The features involved securing and defending Oskarshamn airport.

Militärfordon på väg från Luftvärnsregementet för att delta i försvarsmaktsövning Aurora 23.
Aurora 23 gains momentum 27 April 20236:35 PM

Defence exercise Aurora 23 is well underway. Additional personnel have been drafted in the past days and several units are on the roads. An air defence battalion from Halmstad, among others, has...

Det svensk-isländska laget vann Locked Shields, världens största cybersäkerhetsövning. Försvarsmakten sammanhöll det svenska deltagandet under genomförandet på Ledningsregementet i Enköping. Förutom deltagande från Försvarsmakten deltog representanter från finanssektorn och sektorn för elektronisk kommunikation från båda länderna.
The Swedish Armed Forces' team is world champions in cyber security 27 April 20231:14 PM

The Swedish - Icelandic team won Locked Shields, the largest cyber security exercise in the world. The Swedish Armed Forces headed the Swedish participants during the exercise at the Joint Signal...

Nya rekryter på väg tillbaka till sina logement med all utrustning.
Mobilisation exercise conducted during Aurora 23 25 April 202311:25 AM

On Monday 24 April, a mobilisation message was broadcast on the radio nationwide. The message was sent as part of the Aurora exercise currently conducted in Sweden.

The Swedish Armed Forces supports the evacuation in Sudan 24 April 20234:51 PM

A few days ago, the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) reached forward deployment near Khartoum in order to support the evacuation of Swedish citizens. The SwAF is cooperating with partners in order to...

aurora us marines går in i Sverige
Aurora 23 has been launched 19 April 20233:18 PM

Defence exercise Aurora 23 has now been launched. With the arrival of the US Marine Corps across the border from Norway into Sweden and the town of Östersund yesterday, the exercise was formally...

deltagare logistikkommando
Swedish Armed Forces tests Logistics Command during AURORA 23 6 April 202312:06 PM

During defence exercise Aurora 23, there will be a new way to control and command the Swedish Armed Forces’ logistics. A part of a so-called Logistic Command is to be located in Halmstad, where...

Radio
Radio broadcast mobilisation message in connection with AURORA 23 6 April 202311:59 AM

In order to exercise mobilisation measures in a realistic way, a mobilisation message is to be broadcast on the radio at the start of the exercise AURORA 23. Swedish Radio P4 will broadcast the...

Flygplan i luften.
Armed Forces Exercise AURORA 23 about to start 5 April 202310:32 AM

In two weeks time, the Armed Forces’ exercise Aurora 23 begins. The exercise is part of the continued enhancement of the Swedish Armed Forces’ operational capability. In total, some 26 000 people...

World Championship in a real winter environment
World Championship in perfect winter conditions 31 March 20233:21 PM

On 31 March, the patrol competition in Pagla was decided. The competition ended with two more golds for France, who won both the women's and men's classes. The patrol competition was the last...