This Week's Defence News: Week 24, 2026

Here is a summary of this week's most important news from the Nordic defence sector.

Domains

Naval

• Norway and Sweden exercise in Bergen (western Norway) (2026-06-09) - The Norwegian Minedykkerkommandoen (Navy Diving Command) is conducting the Counter Sabotage exercise in the Bergen area from 1 to 12 June, focusing on managing ... Read more

Air

• Two JAS 39 Gripen pairs intercepted Russian combat aircraft over the Baltic Sea (2026-06-13) - Swedish quick reaction alert forces conducted two intercepts with JAS 39 Gripen fighters against Russian combat aircraft over the Baltic Sea on 13 June 2... Read more
• Norway contributes 1.2 billion kronor to naval drones in Ukraine (2026-06-11) - The Norwegian government is allocating 1.2 billion kronor from the Nansen programme for the development and procurement of naval dro... Read more
• Danish F-35s participate in the NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 2026 (2026-06-10) - Danish F-35 combat aircraft are participating for the first time in a mobile concept format in NATO's largest air exercise, Ramstein Flag 2026... Read more

Land

• Netherlands purchases mobile camouflage systems from Saab Barracuda (2026-06-11) - The Dutch defence ministry has signed a ten-year agreement with Saab Barracuda for the delivery of hundreds of mobile camouflage systems f... Read more
• Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) orders radar and spare parts from Saab (2026-06-10) - The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has placed a supplementary order worth approximately 1.2 billion kronor with Saab for medium-range radar and spare parts... Read more

Cyber

• Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI): VR and generative AI can increase soldiers' performance (2026-06-09) - The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) published a report on 8 June 2026 finding that VR and generative AI can improve soldiers' performance and mental resilien... Read more

Space

• NATO Innovation Fund participates in Isar Aerospace funding round (2026-06-12) - German company Isar Aerospace has secured 270 million euros in a new funding round with the NATO Innovation Fund as an investor, f... Read more
• Sweden and Norway among the signatories as the EU launches space mission (2026-06-10) - The EU signed a joint declaration with Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway in support of the pilot mission... Read more

Policy & Strategy

• Inquiry into drones in civil defence to be established (2026-06-12) - The government is establishing an inquiry into the role of drones in civil defence, led by former Swedish Air Force Chief Mats Helges... Read more
• Government proposes extended military service and expanded readiness duty (2026-06-10) - The government submitted a bill on 9 June 2026 proposing amendments to the Total Defence Service Act (Totalförsvarsplikt) to strengthen... Read more
• Norway and Japan strengthen defence cooperation (2026-06-08) - Norway's State Secretary Andreas Flåm visited Tokyo from 1 to 5 June to strengthen bilateral security and defence cooperati... Read more

Industry

• European Defence Agency (EDA) conducts first EU joint drone pilot training in Latvia (2026-06-12) - First-Person View (FPV) drone pilots from 14 EU countries completed a joint course in Latvia from 31 May to 5 June, organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the Latvi... Read more
• Rutte praises Norway's leadership in NATO at meeting in Brussels (2026-06-12) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Norway for the country's strong contributions to the alliance, including defence expenditure... Read more
• Finnish Defence Forces open new warehouse in Veitsiluoto in Kemi (northern Finland) (2026-06-12) - The Finnish Defence Forces' 3rd Logistics Regiment has opened a permanent warehouse in Veitsiluoto, Kemi (northern Finland), to support both national and allied... Read more
• NATO Secretary General: increased defence production rate necessary (2026-06-12) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on defence companies at an industry forum on 10 June 2026 to increase their production... Read more
• Swedish innovation environments receive 35 million kronor for dual-use development (2026-06-11) - Five Swedish innovation environments, including Kista Science City and Sting, have been granted 35 million kronor from sources including... Read more
• SR Entreprenør AS builds new radar facility in Norway (2026-06-10) - Norwegian Forsvarsbygg (Defence Estates Agency) has signed a contract worth 124 million Norwegian kronor with SR Entreprenør AS for the construction of a... Read more
• Finland and Poland enter into cybersecurity agreement (2026-06-09) - Finland and Poland have signed a cooperation agreement on cyber defence covering information exchange, joint traini... Read more
• Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) modernises Kvarn combat training facility (2026-06-09) - The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) is modernising the STA MOUT combat training facility in Kvarn with upgraded camera and audio systems to create more reali... Read more
• Finland and Brazil sign letter of intent on defence industrial cooperation (2026-06-09) - Finland and Brazil have signed a letter of intent on defence industrial cooperation. The agreement is intended to further... Read more
• Steen Defense acquires Mikromekanik AB (2026-06-09) - Steen Defense has acquired Mikromekanik AB in Eskilstuna (central Sweden) to strengthen its production capacity and more rapidly convert... Read more
• Swedish inquiry established to enable expropriation of properties (2026-06-09) - The government is establishing an inquiry to provide the state with new tools to expropriate properties that pose a threat to Sweden's security... Read more
• USA orders more Joint Strike Missiles from Kongsberg (2026-06-08) - Norwegian defence company Kongsberg has signed a contract worth approximately 2.7 billion NOK for the delivery of additional Joint Strike Missiles (JSM)... Read more
• Front Ventures invests 1.5 million euros in radar company Molfar (2026-06-08) - Swedish Front Ventures AB is investing 1.5 million euros in the Polish-Ukrainian radar company Molfar Defence Technologies... Read more
• NATO's Forward Land Forces Finland formally established (2026-06-08) - Forward Land Forces (FLF) Finland was officially established on 6 June 2026. The core element consists of a Swedish battalion battle group of approximately 600 soldiers... Read more

Summary based on articles published this week.