19 juin 2020 | International, Aérospatial
The Swedish government on Tuesday revealed its plans to improve its military capabilities including development of a new fighter jet to replace the JAS 39 Grippen.
“The development of the next generation fighter aircraft will commence,” Swedish Carl Anders Peter Hultqvist said in a statement June 16, without divulging any more details.
Swedish Air Force JAS 39/D combat aircraft will be maintained, as the new fighter JAS 39 E is integrated into the squadrons and becomes operational. This will allow the service to keep six fighter squadrons.
The Army will be reorganized and consist of three mechanized brigades, one smaller motorized brigade and, on the island of Gotland, one mechanized battalion with support elements. Additional ranger, intelligence, security, artillery, engineer, logistics and air defence units will be added.
When it comes to the Navy the existing corvettes will be upgraded with new air-defence missiles. Two new corvettes will be acquired in order to replace two older ones after 2025. One existing submarine will get a mid-life upgrade and therefore the number of submarines will increase from four to five. A new amphibious battalion will be established on the west coast of Sweden.
In 2020, the government will also establish a national cyber security centre. This centre will strengthen Sweden's ability to prevent, detect and handle antagonistic cyber threats and reduce cyber related vulnerabilities. It will also provide support to private and public actors on how to improve their cyber security and protection against cyber attacks.
In July 2019, Governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom (UK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop future combat aircraft capabilities and combat aircraft systems. The collaboration offers the opportunity to further insert advanced technologies into JAS 39 Gripen.
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29 septembre 2021 | International, C4ISR
Thales et Weibel Scientific ont signé hier un accord visant à travailler sur les nouveaux radars de haute performance Xenta, conçus pour les missions terrestres à courte portée. Formalisée en présence de la ministre des Armées française et de son homologue danois, cette coopération confirme le positionnement international de Thales dans ce domaine et la supériorité des radars Doppler de Weibel qui se conjuguent pour offrir le meilleur produit du marché. Elle renforcera les activités des deux partenaires en leur ouvrant de nouvelles opportunités à destination des forces armées. Cette nouvelle collaboration instaurée entre Thales et Weibel Scientific pose un nouveau jalon dans les futures relations commerciales européennes entre les industriels de la défense danois et français, et confirme la nouvelle stratégie de l'industrie de la défense danoise. « Avec l'intégration des radars Doppler de pointe de Weibel Scientific, Thales, qui figure parmi les leaders des solutions de défense, renforcera son portefeuille dans le segment terrestre à courte portée. Nous sommes ravis de cette opportunité de développer notre expertise commune au service de nos clients », déclarait Serge Adrian, vice-président exécutif des activités Radars de surface chez Thales.