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Sweden to Assist Australia for Submarine Upgrade Program
Sweden and Australia have reached an agreement on the use of Swedish submarine technology for the Collins-class upgrade.
26 June 2023
Sweden and Australia have reached an agreement on the use of Swedish submarine technology for the Collins-class upgrade.
The Swedish group Saab received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) regarding modification of two existing naval underwater signature ranges. The order, valued at US$ 12 million, is a follow-up order to a contract signed in 2020 and the project will continue until 2026.
The Gรถteborg-class corvette HSwMS Gรคvle was handed over to the Swedish Navyโs 4th Flotilla on May 4 after a Mid-Life Upgrade.
Interview with Rear Admiral Ewa Skoog Haslum, chief of the Royal Swedish Navy, and Brigadier General Patric Hjort, head of naval division at FMV.
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Organisation (FMV) for the next phase of the life extension programme of Torpedo 62. The order value is SEK 145 million and deliveries will take place by the end of 2023.
Saab has today received a further order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to continue the development and production, as well as expand the capabilities, of the two A26 Blekinge class submarines previously ordered by Sweden.
Swedish Armed Forces Materiel Administration (FMV) delivered another upgraded Tapper-class patrol boat to the 1st Marine Regiment, the main combat unit of the Swedish Amphibious Corps. HMS รrlig joined the four patrol boats already handed over to the 17th Amphibious Patrol Boat Company based in Gรถteborg.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has recently signed a contract with navigation company iXblue for up to 172 FOG based Quadrans gyrocompasses.
First-in-class submarine “Gotland” has been delivered to the Swedish Navy (Svenska Marinen) following a series of platform upgrades including a new AIP system and a combat system similar to the one set to be fitted aboard the next generation A26 submarine.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed a contract agreement with Saab Dynamics for the development of a new “self-propelled sea mine” prototype.
