#sweden

Ukraine plans to buy 20 new Saab Gripen E fighters while Sweden moves to donate 16 older Gripen C/D aircraft sooner, creating a near-term stopgap and a longer-term fleet transition.

Sweden says Ukraine will acquire up to 20 Gripen E/F fighters and is set to receive 16 older Gripen C/D aircraft as bilateral assistance.

Sweden plans to acquire four French-built FDI frigates from Naval Group, a major naval modernization step that officials say will sharply strengthen air defense, including ballistic missile interception.

A Swedish pilot backed by Vattenfall, Energy Bank, and Volkswagen will install 200 bidirectional chargers to test how parked EVs can feed electricity back to the grid.

A University of Gothenburg study found both physicians and the public in Sweden expect AI in health care to be more accurate than human clinicians, even as trust in the technology remains only moderate.

Pål Jonson says northern Europe is entering an era of more serious regional defense planning, arguing that allies can no longer remain “addicted” to American military capabilities.

The Swedish Navy intercepted a suspected Russian reconnaissance drone approaching a French aircraft carrier in the Baltic Sea, in a tense incident reflecting rising NATO-Russia aerial surveillance competition.

A heated accusation of cheating between Sweden and Canada during the 2026 Winter Olympics curling match has sparked a global conversation about sportsmanship and the finer points of curling rules. The incident, which involved profanities and a formal investigation, has turned casual viewers into amateur curling referees.