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Visningsbild för film. Försvarsmaktens intensiva vår.
Exercises, assistance and border protection – the Swedish Armed Forces has had an intense spring 8 June 20201:46 PM

During the ongoing pandemic, the Armed Forces has been assisting the community, while at the same time performing its regular duties, conducting readiness checks, exercising on its own and together...

Grattisfilm för Hemvärnet 80 år.
The Home Guard's 80th anniversary 29 May 20202:09 PM

It was on this day, 29 May 1940, that the Swedish Parliament passed the bill to establish the Home Guard. And so today, the Home Guard celebrates 80 years of service. “The Home Guard is a major and...

Revingefältet.
Biological diversity thrives thanks to the Armed Forces 29 May 202012:08 PM

The many exercise and firing ranges of the Armed Forces around the country all have high natural values and are home to many different red list plants and animals.

US bombers exercise in Sweden 20 May 20204:41 PM

The Swedish Air Force today conducted a combined air exercise with parts of the US Air Force, an exercise that had been planned for a long time, in which all air force units with fighter aircraft as...

HMS Gotland.
Modified submarine to enhance Swedish striking power in the Baltic Sea 18 May 20202:37 PM

HSwMS Gotland is currently the most modern, silent and efficient submarine in the Baltic and North Seas. Last Thursday, the Swedish Armed Forces and the First Submarine Flotilla received the upgraded...

Gemensam sjömålsstrid.
The Swedish Armed Forces protects our coastline 11 May 202010:30 AM

The Swedish Armed Forces is exercising joint anti-surface warfare in a one of a kind readiness check. The adversary is simultaneously fought from the ground, the sea and the air.

Övningen Northern Coasts 2019 genomförs i södra Östersjön under september. Totalt deltar 30 fartyg från 13 nationer och 4000 sjömän. Sverige deltar med sju fartyg och 400 personer.
This is the reason why the Swedish Armed Forces continues to exercise 5 May 20204:24 PM

Recently, the decision was made to postpone the extensive military exercise Aurora 20, which was planned for May. However, that does not mean that the Swedish Armed Forces is halting all of their...

Rekryt vid Luftstridsskolan övar ned kulsprut 58.
Civilians risk their lives at military firing ranges 29 April 20209:24 AM

The Swedish Armed Forces sees a growing problem with civilians who accidentally or negligently enter military firing ranges during ongoing firing exercises. Despite the fact that it is prohibited as...

Utbildning av personal för hämtning av hemprovtagning covid 19 på P18.
Conscript soldiers assist the Public Health Agency of Sweden in mapping Covid-19 22 April 20202:34 PM

This week, the Public Health Agency of Sweden is conducting a national investigation of the occurrence of Covid-19 among the population. The Swedish Armed Forces is assisting in the collection of...

200417 Försvarsmakten levererar efterfrågad ny förmåga - militär helikoptertransport av Covid-19 patienter. En förmåga som under mycket kort tid har byggts upp av flera förband i Försvarsmakten och FMV som tillsammans med civila sjukvården kommer bistå civila samhället. Nationell resurs. Helikopter 14 har en bakre lastramp i samma höjd som bårvagnen vilket gör att båren kan skjutas in direkt i helikoptern.
Corona-infected patients can now be transported by military helicopter 20 April 20208:53 AM

At 20:37 on Good Friday, one of the Swedish Armed Forces helicopters landed for the first time with a brand-new capability; to transport and treat critically ill corona-infected patients, with...