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"Altering European borders by force of arms, in the twenty-first century, is a surprising turn of events" 24 October 200812:48 PM

General conscription and Armed Forces capable of defending all of the nation's territory. That remains Finland's defence doctrine, even in the future."But increasing costs mean that we have to...

Defence against terrorist bombs is spelt C-IED 24 October 200812:40 PM

The explosive device was no greater than an ordinary packet of margarine, hidden under a piece of sack cloth and a pile of logs. Just refuse lying at the side of the road. A flash of light, a bang,...

A unique Forestry carrier conversion 24 October 200812:30 PM

The Swedish artillery hasn't fired its final salvo yet. Archer, Sweden and Norway's new howitzer, is to be seen and heard charging along the roads of Karlskoga at 70 km/h in the midst of shocked...

Netherlands mine clearance personnel in training 13 October 20082:07 PM

Over four intensive weeks this autumn, a Netherlands mine clearance team has been undergoing training with Sweden’s Göta Engineers Ing 2 demining platoon in Eksjö. The focus of the training includes...

Sweden nominates the Supreme Commander 25 September 20089:57 AM

Sweden has nominated the current Supreme Commander, General Håkan Syrén, as its candidate for the chairmanship of the EU Military Committee (EUMC) after General Henri Bentégeat.

Nordic meeting in Enköping 23 September 20089:42 AM

The second Working Group Course Directors Meeting 2008 has been held in Enköping. The aim of the meeting is to discuss the courses that we have within NORDCAPS. To this meeting the main focus was on...

WMSC 2008 – a triumph for Swedish military shooting 22 September 20083:32 PM

Brigadier General Bengt Axelsson, the most senior representative for the national Swedish team, was positively beaming by the end of the World Military Shooting Championships in Boden. One individual...

World Military Shooting Championships over 22 September 20083:25 PM

The World Military Shooting Championships were concluded with the prize-giving ceremony in Boden Arena on Saturday afternoon. ”We are extremely proud to have been called upon to arrange these...

Chinese 1-2-3 in rapid fire pistol 21 September 20081:32 PM

The men’s individual rapid fire pistol event on the final day saw a Chinese grand slam. The medals were all won by the Chinese marksmen, all on high scores. In the women’s pistol event, it was again...

Last series sealed it 21 September 200812:41 PM

It was down to the very last shot in the individual event in 300-metre military standard rifle. Rajmond Debevec of Slovenia won by the smallest possible margin. Vebjørn Berg from Norway finished on...