The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) is acquiring a reconnaissance and loitering munitions system, a so-called Reconnaissance-Strike Complex, for the Swedish Armed Forces. The supplier is the Danish company Nordic Wing.
FMV states that the acquisition includes the ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) drone Astero and the loitering munition (attack drone) Raptor 2. The two platforms use shared software and are intended to complement each other, with Astero able to monitor areas, detect targets and relay information in real time, while Raptor 2 can be used to engage detected targets.
The purchase also includes operator stations with laptops and radio equipment, simulators for training and exercises, as well as purpose-built workshop containers for field maintenance.
The acquisition is being carried out under the special funds allocated for time-critical procurement, in cooperation between FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces. According to FMV, this arrangement means the agency can purchase fully developed and tested systems with a high level of technical maturity, in order to shorten the time to delivery and unit deployment.
"With this acquisition, the Swedish Armed Forces can continue to develop their capability in the field of loitering munitions," says Eric Holmberg, Head of Unit for Artillery and Mortar Systems at FMV, in the press release.
Deliveries to FMV and handover to the Swedish Armed Forces are planned for the second quarter of 2027.