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Well-trained Soldiers 10 June 20088:20 AM

Even though money is tight and most of the fleet of armoured vehicles are locked up and out of use, Jan Mörtberg still does not quake in his uniform boots: "The soldiers training today will certainly...

Defence Ministers in favour of cooperation 2 June 20081:42 PM

Last Monday the Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland entered the debate in Dagens Nyheter on closer cooperation in defence matters. An initial report, which envisaged closer cooperation with Norway...

A Baptism of Fire 2 June 200810:00 AM

When Nordic Battlegroup was launched in autumn 2007 an intense debate broke out in the media concerning the Armed Force's capacity to take care of severely injured soldiers. In time for the launch of...

From the Editor-in-Chief: It hurts 2 June 200810:00 AM

"Can you understand what it’s like, every fourth year, to worry about tearing up the children from pre-school and school, selling up and starting over somewhere new, without any social network,...

"The spy has never been decommissioned" 2 June 200810:00 AM

There are agents working for the intelligence agencies of foreign powers. Active. In Sweden. Today."Levels of activity are about the same as they were during the Cold War. As regards interception of...

Helicopters – popular on mission 2 June 200810:00 AM

With squeaky clean new hangers and new training facilities, Helicopter Wing Malmslätt is prepared for the latest generation of helicopters. All twelve of model hkp 15 light helicopters are in place,...

Head of Chad mission gives his perspective on leadership 2 June 200810:00 AM

Lieutenant Colonel Peder Ohlsson is head of the TD 01 force currently stationed in Chad. For a week in spring he was back home in Sweden in order to meet with the friends and family of the soldiers...

Rapid reaction unit sent on a mission 29 May 20089:57 AM

At the end of last week, a platoon from a rapid reaction force trained at P 4 deployed to Afghanistan as a reinforcement for the existing Swedish force there. The platoon deployed is part of IA07 – a...

Fire Unit 23 delivered 26 May 20081:17 PM

A ceremony in Halmstad, home of the Air Defence Regiment Lv 6, has been held to mark the delivery by manufacturers Saab Bofors Dynamics of Fire Unit 23, also known as Bamse, to the Swedish Armed...

Restricted areas may be abolished 22 May 20082:18 PM

Military restricted areas may be abolished and military vehicles may be made 'protected objects'. These are among the proposals put forward by the so-called Protective Law Commission in its report...