Sweden will spend 4 billion crowns on unmanned drone systems to be delivered over the next two years, Defence Minister Pal Jonson revealed on Monday.
Speaking at Sweden’s annual defence conference in Salen, Jonson said the NATO member would acquire a range of unmanned systems, including long range attack drones, electronic warfare platforms, surveillance drones, as well as marine surveillance and minesweeping drones.
“No one knows what the next war will look like but one thing is clear, the future battlefield will be characterised by unmanned systems and long range capacity,” Jonson said, adding that those who fail to adapt risk defeat.
The government will also invest a further 1.3 billion crowns in new military satellites, according to Jonson.
Sweden, a member of the European Union, formally joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization in March 2024 and has steadily increased defence spending since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
In addition, the Swedish government is borrowing 300 billion crowns to accelerate the procurement of new equipment, including air defence systems, submarines and surface ships.
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Sweden is sending a group of military officers to Greenland at Denmark’s request, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday, as Nordic countries and NATO allies step up coordination around the Arctic territory.
Finland and Sweden have called for tougher economic measures against Russia, proposing higher import duties, export restrictions, and an European Union ban on Russian energy shipments.
Swedish customs officials have boarded a Russian freighter anchored in Swedish waters after confirming that the vessel and its owners are subject to European Union and U.S. sanctions.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States has begun negotiations with European leaders over Greenland and that an agreement is already taking shape.
The United States accused Cuba of interfering with the work of its top diplomat in Havana on Sunday (1 February) after small groups of Cubans jeered at him during meetings with residents and church representatives.
Iran’s nuclear ambitions continue to shape regional tensions in the Middle East, particularly among key powers such as Israel and Türkiye, according to political analyst Dr Zaur Gasimov.
Dmitry Medvedev, said European countries have failed to defeat Russia in Ukraine and have instead inflicted serious economic damage on themselves, as he criticised EU policy, praised Donald Trump as a leader who seeks peace, and said Russia would “soon” achieve military victory in the war.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that any U.S. military attack on Iran would spark a wider regional conflict, Iranian semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
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At least 12 people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, government officials said on Sunday (1 February).
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Heavy snow continued to batter northern and western Japan on Saturday (31 January) leaving cities buried under record levels of snowfall and prompting warnings from authorities. Aomori city in northern Japan recorded 167 centimetres of snow by Friday - the highest January total since 1945.
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