The Netherlands and Sweden signed a letter of intent for the Dutch government to buy a Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, the Dutch Ministry of Defence announced September 10. The Netherlands does not currently operate an aircraft capable of this kind of long-range surveillance and instead relies partly on NATO’s aging AWACS fleet. The Dutch aircraft […]

Sweden has finalized a deal to buy Lockheed Martin’s HIMARS rocket artillery system, Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson announced Monday, with deliveries set to begin in 2027. The contract covers roughly 10 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems along with ammunition, valued at about 7 billion Swedish kronor ($728.8 million), Jonson told reporters. Ammunition for […]

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a Swedish-supplied Saab 340 airborne early warning aircraft (AEW&C), known as the ASC 890, has been flying combat missions over Ukraine since March 2026, according to information the ministry released detailing the country’s expanding fleet of Western combat aircraft. Sweden first announced it would transfer the aircraft in […]