Sweden contracts Saab to supply Sea Ceptor air-defence system for Visby corvettes

Sweden – through its defence materiel administration, Försvarets materielverk (FMV) – has contracted Swedish company Saab to supply the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) with MBDA’s Sea Ceptor air-defence system for the service’s Visby-class corvettes. The …

Sweden reaches deal with Estonia to rent prison cells to house inmates

Published on 05/06/2025 - 18:02 GMT+2 Sweden has reached an agreement with Estonia to house up to 600 inmates in rented prison cells in the Baltic country in a bid to alleviate its prison overcrowding crisis. The deal, which was confirmed on …

Amir sends congratulation to King of Sweden

Sweden striker Gyokeres open to Man Utd move - Friday's gossip

Sporting forward Viktor Gyokeres is open to reuniting with Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, Arsenal target Morgan Rogers and Igor Paixo, Tottenham will have to pay Ange Postecoglou £4m to leave the club. Sporting's 27-year-old Sweden forward Viktor …

‘Barracuda Queens’ Season 2 Netflix Review: Sweden’s ‘Bling Ring’ Is Slightly Better In Its Second Outing

If you watched Barracuda Queens season 2 as a stand-alone, you might actually find it quite entertaining. It’s about 5 young women trying to get their lives together by stealing from wealthy and mean people, who seem to have it coming. But if you’ve seen …

Canadian investment firm Brookfield pumps $10 billion into AI infra in Sweden

In sum – what you need to know: Swedish AI infra push – Brookfield will fund a major AI hub in Strängnäs, doubling data center capacity to 750MW and creating thousands of jobs. Government AI strategy – the initiative strengthens Sweden’s national AI goals …

Sweden boosts Nato support for Ukraine

The Swedish Armed Forces has been directed by the government to allocate Skr550m ($57m) towards Nato’s assistance efforts for Ukraine. This funding is sourced from the 19th support package for Ukraine valued at Skr16bn, which was unveiled by the government …

Tech transfer pledge steers Thailand to pick Sweden’s Gripen warplane

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Swedish government’s offset package has proved decisive in Thailand’s decision to purchase 12 Gripen E/F fighters in three phases. The economic and technology garnishes helped Saab’s Gripen offer defeat its American F-16 …

Sweden signs $104m TPY-4 radar deal with Lockheed Martin

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a Skr1bn ($104m) contract with Lockheed Martin for the TPY-4 ground-based long-range air surveillance radar. This fifth-generation radar system is set to replace the PS-861, which is approaching …

Sweden's IMY supports proposed national AI strategy

Sweden's data protection authority, the Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, supports the AI Commission's proposed roadmap that aims to promote innovation while protecting individuals' personal data. IMY claimed AI investments "that integrate a …