The Swedish Armed Forces is a body subject to the Swedish Parliament and government. It is headed by the Supreme Commander who leads and supervises the Armed Forces through Armed Forces Headquarters.
Tougher penalties for mapping protection-worthy assets 26 February202113:21 Recent years have seen an increase of the number of reported breaches of access bans. In 2020, several court procedures were carried out against individuals that had breached the access ban to facilities of protective security interest, as well as against individuals that had engaged in mapping a large number of defence facilities. Several court procedures are on-going, and more are expected in 2021.
Sweden is facing complex threat situation 26 February202108:44 The current antagonistic threat situation that Sweden is facing is political, economic and military, all at once – not “either or”. Thus, the threat situation is now broader and more complex. The situation is described in the recently published Military Intelligence and Security Service's annual report for 2020.
Joint exercise with US bombers 22 February202118:15 Sweden has invited the US to a joint Swedish-led exercise. On Monday afternoon, an additional joint exercise was held with US bombers in Swedish airspace.
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