The government today presented the total defense bill 2025-2030 at a press conference where Defense Minister Pål Jonson and Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin participated along with Mikael Oscarsson from the Christian Democrats and Anna Starbrink from the Liberals. The bill contains proposals on how Sweden will strengthen both its military and civil defense in the coming years.

The bill proposes, among other things, an increase in the number of conscripts from 8,000 to 10,000 per year and that the number of employees in the Armed Forces should increase to 115,000 by 2030 and 130,000 by 2035. The government prioritizes the development of four brigades and the strengthening of air defense and rocket artillery capabilities.

Furthermore, investments in research, development, and defense innovation are proposed, with an emphasis on increased cooperation between the civil and military sectors. Supply security and Sweden's economic resilience are also in focus, with measures to ensure the production of defense equipment and society's essential goods and services.