Here is a summary of this week's most important news from the Nordic defence sector.
Domains
Naval
- HMS Sälen Launched at Spanish Shipyard (2026-05-26) - The first of the Swedish Armed Forces' two new auxiliary vessels, HMS Sälen, has been launched at the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo... Read more
Air
- Gripen for Ukraine to Become Part of Support Package Worth 25.2 Billion SEK (2026-05-30) - Sweden will sell up to 20 new Gripen E/F aircraft to Ukraine and donate 16 Gripen C/D from the Swedish Air Force... Read more
- Kongsberg Delivers Satellite Ground Station to Poland (2026-05-30) - Norwegian defence company Kongsberg has signed an agreement with Poland's meteorological institute IMGW-PIB for the delivery of a satellite ground station... Read more
- Kristersson and Zelenskyy Meet in Uppsala (2026-05-28) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden and meeting Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at Uppland Air Wing (Uppsala, central Sweden)... Read more
- Canadian Government Chooses Saab GlobalEye (2026-05-27) - Canada has selected Saab as the preferred supplier of the country's future airborne radar surveillance system, GlobalEye... Read more
Land
- Finland and Latvia Begin Development of Common Vehicle Family (2026-05-30) - Finland and Latvia have signed an agreement for the joint development of a new family of protected military vehicles... Read more
- Lithuania Selects Patria 6x6 (2026-05-30) - Lithuania's state defence council has approved the purchase of 936 Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles to replace the older M113... Read more
- ADAPTOS EOD System Wins Swedish Procurement (2026-05-29) - MP-SEC International AB and US-based ADAPTOS have been awarded a contract worth 9.25 million dollars to deliver explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) systems... Read more
- Colonel Jørn Qviller New Commander of Brigade Nord (2026-05-27) - Colonel Jørn Qviller has been appointed the new commander of Brigade Nord, succeeding Brigadier General Terje Bruøygard... Read more
Cyber
- EU Approves New PESCO Project on Quantum Technology Under Finnish Leadership (2026-05-30) - The EU has approved eleven new Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) defence projects, including the Finnish-led QUEST project, in which Germany, Denmark, Italy and others participate... Read more
- NCSC: Sweden Should Be Quantum-Secure by 2035 (2026-05-30) - The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends that Sweden should be quantum-secure by 2035, with an earlier target of 2030 for organisations handling sensitive information... Read more
- SUPO Concludes AI Project for Intelligence Analysis (2026-05-29) - The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO) has concluded the three-year AI project INTER, which resulted in a tool for collecting and processing intelligence data... Read more
Policy & Strategy
- Finland Sends New Defence Package to Ukraine (2026-05-30) - Finland is sending its 33rd defence package to Ukraine, worth approximately 128 million euros, raising the country's total military assistance... Read more
- Norway Opens Allied Reception Centre in Trøndelag (2026-05-30) - Norway has inaugurated Camp Sleipner at Værnes Garrison in Trøndelag (central Norway), a new allied reception centre with capacity for 800 personnel... Read more
- Investigation to Review Fortifikationsverket's Financing Model (2026-05-30) - The Swedish government has commissioned an investigation to review how Sweden's military infrastructure is financed, following sharply increased costs... Read more
Industry
- EDA Chief Visited Finland for Talks on Defence Cooperation (2026-05-30) - European Defence Agency (EDA) Executive Director André Denk visited Finland on 27 to 28 May for meetings with Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen and other officials... Read more
- Confirmed: Gripen to Go to Ukraine (2026-05-28) - Sweden and Ukraine have officially announced that the JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft will be delivered to Ukraine... Read more
- Norway and France in Nuclear Weapons Cooperation (2026-05-28) - Norway and France have signed the bilateral defence agreement known as the Narvik Agreement, which includes a mutual defence clause... Read more
- FOI: Quantum Computing Can Solve the Defence's Optimisation Problems (2026-05-27) - Researchers at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) have, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, authored a report on how quantum computing can be used to solve defence optimisation problems... Read more
- New Website Gathers Information on Military Service and Civil Service (2026-05-27) - The Swedish Conscription and Assessment Agency, the Swedish Armed Forces, and the Civil Defence Agency have launched Pliktguiden (the Duty Guide), a joint website... Read more
- Saab Exhibits at Total Defence Expo 2026 (2026-05-27) - Saab is participating as an exhibitor at the Total Defence Expo (Totalförsvarsmässan), to be held at Stockholmsmässan (Stockholm, Sweden) on 20 to 22 October... Read more
- LEAD in Linköping Appointed as NATO Accelerator Within DIANA (2026-05-26) - NATO has designated the Linköping-based (southern Sweden) incubator LEAD as Sweden's accelerator within NATO's innovation programme DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic)... Read more
Summary based on articles published this week.