Zitat:Five misconceptions about Swedish soldiers

Ahead of Swedish Veterans Day, international defence PhD candidate Annelie Gregor lists some common misconceptions about the country's soldiers.

Zitat:Saab to start work on Tp 45 torpedo replacement

Saab Dynamics' Underwater Systems business unit has been awarded a SEK43 million (USD6.4 million) contract by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to undertake initial development of a New Lightweight Torpedo (NLT) to replace the Royal Swedish Navy's (RSwN's) current Torpedo 45 (Tp 45) weapon.

Zitat:Mittwoch, 17. September 2014. Zwei russische Jagdbomber vom Typ Suchoi Su-24 steigen in der russischen Exklave Kaliningrad auf. ...

Gegen 12 Uhr dringen sie südlich der Insel in den schwedischen Luftraum ein,...

Als daraufhin mehrere schwedische Kampfjets vom Typ Saab JAS 39 Gripen aufsteigen, verlassen die Su-24 umgehend den schwedischen Luftraum.

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17 October

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SWEDEN
"Foreign submarine activity" near Stockholm, well inside territorial waters … naval ships (a.o. corvette VISBY), helicopters and several ground units involved in operation to locate and identify possible intruder … intercepted communication on a special radio frequency used only by Russian vessels in emergency situations … Russian commercial tanker noticed circling in a narrow area of Swedish waters … media speculating a Russian submarine may have run into trouble while conducting “reconnaissance” mission to Swedish waters.
(rmks: 1981 “Whiskey on the Rocks” comes to mind …)

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19 October

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SWEDEN
Update: Swedish navy continues investigating “unusual underwater activity” …in Kanholmsfjorn near Stockholm … picture of partially-submerged object published … Russia-owned (Liberia-flagged) tanker NS CONCORD, originally bound for Denmark, still “zigzagging” there … Russian MoD: “no emergencies with Russian military vessels in the area”.
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Zitat:19.10.14
Versteckte sich das russische U-Boot im Öltanker?

Ein "unbekanntes Unterwasserobjekt" versetzt die schwedische Marine seit Freitag in Aufregung. Seltsame Schiffsbewegungen in der Ostsee erhärten den Verdacht. Jetzt zeigt das Militär ein Foto.

Zitat:Mit zusätzlichen Maßnahmen zieht das Verteidigungsministerium Konsequenzen aus dem “Eindringen fremder U-Boote” des letzten Jahres.

Man habe nach Auswertung aller Daten und Fakten keinen Zweifel mehr, dass sich im Oktober 2014 „mindestens zwei, möglicherweise sogar vier fremde Unterwasserfahrzeuge“ in schwedischen Territorialgewässern befunden hätten.

Um bei möglichen zukünftigen ähnlichen Vorfällen bessere Fähigkeiten zu Ortung und Verfolgung von Unterwasserfahrzeugen zu haben, sollen die FK-Korvetten GÄVLE und SUNDSVALL nun nachgerüstet werden. Die 400-ts-Korvetten verfügen von Beginn auch über U-Jagdfähigkeit, sind mit Sonaranlagen und U-Jagdtorpedos ausgerüstet und können über Minengestelle auch Wasserbomben werfen. Nun sollen sie u.a. neue Sensoren (modernste Sonaranlagen) erhalten. Die Boote der GÖTEBORG-Klasse sind seit gut 25 Jahren in Dienst, nähern sich also allmählich dem Ende ihrer Dienstzeit; zwei Schwesterboote sind auch schon ausgemustert (Reserve). Die neue erweiterte U-Jagdrolle könnte ihnen eine „Lebensverlängerung“ bescheren.

Mit noch weiteren Maßnahmen reagiert das Ministerium auf die unerwünschten - offenbar aus Russland vermuteten – Eindringlinge. Vor zehn Jahren waren im Lichte der zunehmend besseren Beziehungen zu Russland und im Rahmen von Einsparungen die letzten Soldaten von der vorgelagerten Insel Gotland abgezogen und die dortige Garnison aufgelöst worden. Nun soll eine etwa 150 Mann starke Heereseinheit dorthin zurückkehren. Außerdem sind auf der Insel und den sie umgebenden Gewässern vermehrt Übungen geplant.

Mondgesicht schrieb:...
Gerade bin ich über diese Meldung gestolpert. Die Russen checken offenbar systematisch die Schweden ab. Mal sehen, ob Sie sich eine der Inseln schnappen wollen. ...

Zitat:P R E S S R E L E A S E 2015-07-27

A Russian mini-submarine has been discovered at Swedish territorial waters not far from the Swedish coast. The submarine is about 20 meters long and three and a half meters wide. It is unclear how old the submarine is and how long it has been laying at the sea floor, but the Cyrillic letters on the hull indicates that it is Russian.

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Zitat:ich frage mich, wieso die schwedische Marine das Wrack so nah vor der Küste nicht schon früher gefunden hat

Zitat:Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, (FMV), have signed two agreements concerning the next generation of surface ships and corvettes. A Product Definition Phase for the Mid-Life Upgrades (MLU) of five Visby-class corvettes, as well as a Product Definition Phase for the next generation; Visby Generation 2 corvettes. The collected value of the contracts is 190 MSEK.

Zitat:Saab Lays Keel Of First A26 Blekinge-Class Submarine

The Keel laying ceremony for HMS Blekinge took place on 30 June 2022 at Saab Kockums’ shipyard in Karlskrona, Southern Sweden. Blekinge is the first of two A26 type submarines on order for the Royal Swedish Navy. [...] According to the FMV, the next generation submarine of the Blekinge class is currently being built at Saab Kockum’s shipyard in Karlskrona. These are two submarines that are manufactured in five main sections. At Thursday’s keel laying ceremony, the first two main sections of the first submarine, HMS Blekinge, were placed next to each other to be joined. [...]

Blekinge-class main specifications:

Length: 66,1 m
Beam: 6,75 m
Deplacement: 1 925 tons
Propulsion: 3 Diesel- and 3 Stirling engines
Complement: 17-26, maximum 35
Armament: Torpedos, mines, AUV, ROV, MSF

Zitat:Swedish Marines Get Shipboard Mortars

The Swedish Marines (Amfibiebataljonen) are set to receive a new capability through the acquisition of vessels with integrated heavy mortars - but the project is already hit by delays and shrinking numbers.

The Swedish Marines are made up of two battalions, and currently, a major program to modernize the force is underway. This Amfbat 2030-program looks at the capabilities of the units as a whole, with the stated goal being to increase lethality and mobility for the littoral units. One of the key capability requirements has been the ability to fight from their organic vessels, without the need to disembark.

Up until now this has manifested itself in heavier and more accurate direct fire support abilities for the CB 90 landing craft which constitute the mainstay of the force, but now an order for an indirect fire solution has been placed with Swedish boatyard Swede Ship Marine AB. This calls for eight “seaborne artillery platforms with stabilised mortars” able to fire while the unit is on the move, and the boat is to have sensors able to also provide firing solutions for direct fire in the self-defence role.

The Swedish Navy first launched a similar program back in the late 90’s with the idea of using the ubiquitous CB 90 as the platform paired with the Patria twin 120 mm AMOS-turret, a project which eventually led to the larger Stridsbåt 2010 being designed for the purpose. The vessel was however canceled while still on the drawing board in 2009. Swede Ship Marine has however delivered similar solutions to the United Arab Emirates in the form of their 24 m landing craft fitted with Patria-built 120 mm mortar turrets. The single-barrel 120 mm NEMO turret does seem the most likely candidate for the Swedish order, and it has been tested by the Swedish Navy back in 2018. In that case the container-mounted NEMO-variant was employed aboard a Swedish Trossbåt-class transport. [...]

Last year the plan was for twelve vessels to be delivered between 2025 and 2030, preceded by two training systems in 2024 and 2025. This has now been adjusted to just eight vessels delivered starting in 2027 and finishing in 2028.