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  9 May 2026 08:10

  Defending Gotland and the Baltic Sea: Sweden conducts major exercise with allies and Ukraine

  Sweden is currently conducting exercise Aurora 26 - rehearsing the reinforcement and defence of Gotland and the Baltic Sea together with Danish, American, British, and Ukrainian forces. The military exercise marks a historic development as Sweden conducts exercise Aurora for the first time as a NATO Ally.

• NATO Allied Air Command and Swedish Air Force to Host Ramstein Flag 26 Media Day at Kallax Air Base, 16 June

  8 May 2026 13:00

  Ramstein, Germany - The Swedish Air Force, supported by NATO Allied Air Command (NATO AIRCOM), will host a media event at the Norrbotten Wing, Kallax Air Base, on 16 June as part of Ramstein Flag 26 (RAFL26).

  

• U.S. Army conducts coordinated Micro High-Altitude Balloon training during exercise Aurora 26

  4 May 2026 11:27

  During the Swedish-led exercise Aurora 26 - U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Multi-Domain Command – Europe will conduct a training event with Micro High-Altitude Balloons in coordination with NATO Allies in early May.
  The activity supports ongoing experimentation with emerging technologies and allows Soldiers to validate procedures for launching, monitoring, and recovering high-altitude platforms

• Ukraine participates in exercise Aurora 26 as part of an Enhanced Partnership with the Joint Expeditionary Force

  28 April 2026 13:15

  The Swedish Armed Forces has invited the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ contribution to exercise AURORA 26 to be conducted within the framework of JEF-Ukraine Enhanced Partnership.

  

• New Nordic defense education to strengthen leadership for tomorrow’s security challenges

  24 April 2026 06:27

  As the security landscape grows increasingly strained, both the Nordic region and Europe at large face growing pressure. This places higher demands on leadership and collaboration in defense and security. The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is now partnering with the Swedish Armed Forces to launch the SSE Nordic Defense MBA for future leaders in the Nordic defense sector.

  

• The Swedish Armed Forces collaborating with outdoor company to develop underwear for women

  23 April 2026 14:03

  The Swedish Armed Forces is initiating a unique collaboration with Astrid Wild, a Swedish outdoor company, to develop underwear for women as well as pregnancy adaptations to the uniform system.
  All employees need to have the same conditions to carry out their duties for a robust and resilient defense. A central part of this is functional and durable personal equipment.
  — Women should, of cou

  

• Sweden to take command of NATO Forward Land Force Finland

  23 April 2026 06:39

  “NATO’s Forward Land Forces [FLF] in Finland is the Alliance’s foremost line of defense in the north,” says Swedish Colonel Daniel Rydberg, who will take command of the FLF with Sweden as a Framework Nation this summer. “We stand together with Finland and our allies to deter and defend in the High North.”

  

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