Sweden has expanded its previous agreement with MBDA regarding anti-aircraft missiles for the Visby-class corvettes. This involves additional units of the CAMM missile, used in the Sea Ceptor system, which will be installed from 2026.
According to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), the agency has signed an addendum with MBDA for further deliveries of Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM) to the Visby-class corvettes. The missiles will be integrated into the ship-based anti-aircraft missile system Sea Ceptor, which will be installed during the mid-life upgrade of the vessels starting in 2026.
In MBDA's press release, the company's sales director for the Nordic region, Peter Bäckström, comments on the order.
– Sweden continues to demonstrate its confidence in MBDA's world-leading expertise through this order of additional CAMM missiles, he says.
The CAMM missile, used in both land and sea-based air defence systems, has a range of up to 25 kilometres according to MBDA and can engage multiple simultaneous targets with a low risk of detection upon launch.
The Sea Ceptor system is delivered by MBDA and integrated by Saab. The integration work involves an order valued at approximately 1.6 billion SEK, which NDS previously reported on. FMV's project manager for the modification, Per Sundström, has previously stated that the focus is on making the system operational as soon as possible. A first ship delivery to the Navy is expected to occur just over a year after the installation begins.
The system is already in use in other NATO countries, including the United Kingdom.