I think you missed the largest asset im swedish armed forces. A asset that have not been in use since 2008 but will go online in 2025 again. "Mönstringen". Or the pre conscription test. People often veiw conscription as a second class army, and that may very well be the case for some countires. But how it works in sweden and finland is very difrent to how ot works in a lot of other countries. The new system in sweden is slightly modified from the old system. But how it works is that every one go throw a inital theoretical test. Then 25% is selected for physical test and in depth theoretical test. This way swedish armed forced do not onlt choice the absolute cream of the cream, but also using a 100 year old experiance database to have test that reallt give high quality test results. This way the personell selected to each service. On top of that the armed forced.get first selection a head of universities. So they have the tools and ability to choise everything from fighrer pilot to ranger from a long aray of test that been homed in to be really conclusive. But ir dont end there. For example the cv90 and the cb90 have a scania V8 engine in it. This is by command. The thing is that scania is one of the most popular truck brands in sweden, hence we habe lots of scania mechanics. So if you are a scania mechanics in the civilian, you are one in the army as well. This benefit the cicilian, but also get a mecanic that have fresh knolage in case of war.. and a lot of spare parts. Its also true in the other direction. Many people from the armed forces goes on to be engineers. This is a huge bonus for the defence i industry. You want to develop the next gen artilery. You can actttually get people that are both engineers and trained artilerist. As far as i know, sweden and finland is the only nation where bassically every combination of engineer and military training exist in large quntities.
Five Russian trolls pooped their pants while watching this video and gave it a dislike. As a Finn who loves our Western neighbour and is so happy our countries now share even more alliances through NATO, I say to the Svenska folk, välkommen! But just wait for the hockey season though, because the fight is on!
@@Test4Echos har släktingar som stred i finsk rysska kriget flera dog i ditt land och några kom hem med andra ord så är vi så nära Finland man kan komma utan nato
Much appreciated! After 24 years of political psychosis and disarmament policy, it is good to see people wake up to reality finally. It was inevitable and 100% predictable. The tragedy of this past era of pacifism is that it is costing us dearly in human lives and suffering. With more resources and with a stronger Swedish military force we would have been able to help Ukraine that much more, instead we are now struggling to adapt to the rediscovered geopolitical landscape. What remains troublesome is that the entire west is so deeply infiltrated by Russia. Political Subversion, or in KGB's own terminology 'Active Measures' have been ongoing for well over 100 years to undermine the west politically.
@@33vortex Agreed, the trend is the same across Europe. I'm working on a video about Russia's 'active measures' as we speak. I'm glad my friends in the Swedish army was finally heard, some of the best people I've ever served with on peace-keeping missions, often with their hands tied behind their back due to politics at home. Here's to a brighter future!
@@MilitaryRated Making a video on the subject? This is good news! Awareness on this issue of political subversion is still very low and people struggle with understanding how the concepts of KGB/FSB translate into reality and how it affects them. Yuri Bezmenov is still a good source, his interview from 1983 is more relevant today than ever. However there is a lot more material to be found. This all needs to be exposed because there is a well established rot in all of Europe that is threatening our culture, identity and even existence.
A small dream I have as a Swede that loves history, is for Finland to take the Karelia region, with the Kola peninsula. I know it's not happening, but a dream is a dream.
Well you can’t start a war over it but who knows what will happen if Russia collapses. Who knows how many ethnic minorities will take the opportunity to seize independence. If - god forbid - Russia ever turned into an actual democracy, many things are possible. Maybe their hordes of medieval peasants in their rural regions will finally get a life.
Yeah, but that is due to how NATO counts isn't it? I think the plan is 2% by the old formula - not including spend for aid to Ukraine. 2% by the old formula is way better than NATO's 2%.
@@MilitaryRated Yeah, here in Sweden the commitment is talked about as to be in line with the old way of counting. I haven't heard anyone count the aid to Ukraine.
The point was that it took Vladimir Putin to do it, even if the rest were horrible dictators, some even worse than him. Says a lot about Putin’s foreign policy.
It was the US which forced Russia to invade Ukraine. Sweden and Finland joined NATO out of fear of the false narrative about Russian expansion plans. Truth is that NATO has expanded far more than Russia has during the last 35 years.
SAAB's airborne and naval surveillance systems should also be highlighted. While fighter jets and armored systems are vital, their effectiveness is greatly amplified when backed by accurate and timely intelligence.
I am proud to be Swedish, and I think everyone feels pride for their country, except for those fleeing regimes, despots, autocrats and power freaks. I think MilitaryRated makes interesting and watchable programs, and highlights eventful content objectively. A great shame and dishonour, that Sweden fell to Russia at the Battle of Poltava in 1709.... you certainly hear that from Putin from time to time.
Almost no one talks about what an asset the Swedish automotive industry is from a military perspective. Sweden boasts huge industrial plants today producing trucks (Volvo Trucks and Scania Group), buses (Volvo Buses), CE (Volvo Construction Equipment) as well as cars (Volvo Cars and worthy of mentioning is of course also Koenigsegg - I'd like to see what comes out of that factory in times of war!). Everyone with the slightest interest of economic history knows how much the performance of the American automotive industry meant during WWII as it successfully adopted to a new role. Sweden has, of course, a much smaller workforce. But in a severe crises, these giant plants could flood the territory of any opponent with tanks. What tank model? Who would drive them? In an all out confrontation with an adversary, there will be satisfying answers to these questions.
It was a naval exercise during which the Swedish Gotland class submarine scored kills on a USN aircraft carrier, not a simulation. The USN simply did not believe that the Swedish submarine had maneuvered so close to the carrier, so on their request it was surfaced. This was when the USN vulnerability to conventional diesel-electric submarines was exposed that led to the Littoral Warfare Ships that continue to be very troublesome projects for the USN, beset with a number of serious problems.
Denmark is building a large ammunition factory, but wont be ready until late 2025 or the beginning of 2026, and the military budget will be between 2,6% to 2,9% of GDP from 2025 and forward.
the F16, F18 and F15 they need long runways and landing strips and that these are clean otherwise these planes suck FOD into the engines The only western fighter aircraft that is manufactured from the drawing board to be able to operate from bases in the forest is the Swedish Gripen in wartime, Sweden must operate from bases in the forest to have any chance of operating our warplanes for any length of time The Gripen is made to take off and land from normal car roads Gripen can be refueling and rearming, including reloading the gun and attaching air-to-air missiles, can be completed in less than 10 minutes with only one technician officer and five conscript mechanics and costs much less in maintenance and in flight compared to the F16 The Gripen can handle both American and European weapons such as the IRIS-T, Meteor and the RBS15 anti-ship missile, Taurus cruise missile, etc. Gipen's RCS is of 0.5 to 0.1 sq.m depending on the model F15 of 25 sq.m F16 5 sq.m F18 0.5-2 sq.m depending on the model F35 0.05 sq.m F22 0.001 sq.m china's J-20 0.1-5 sq.m probably something in between Russia's SU57 0.1-1sq.m according to Suchoj, probably higher The F 22 Raptor RCS shows how far ahead the US is source Sandboxx thedtechind.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/rcs-of-4th-generation-fighter-jets/ The Gripen A and C have performed well when participating in the Read Flag exercise, better than the F16, F18 and F15 A Swedish Air Force pilot flying Gripen C at Red Flag in the US has never lost an engagement ever against a US designed fighter He has not flown against F-22 and F-35, but F-15, F-16 and F/A-18s have only been his prey, not his nemesis. the F-22 and F35 are the only operational American fighter that can give Gripen any substantial trouble in Red Flag exercise but Gripen C can also be dangerous for F22 In America Gripen C in an exercise against the F-22 Raptor the F-22 did not detect the Gripen until it was in a position to kill the F22 Raptor source of the above see links below www.quora.com/How-does-the-Saab-JAS-39-Gripen-compare-to-the-F-16-Fighting-Falcon www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11311&start=2880 www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/01/07/gripen/ the new SAAB 39 Gripen E model performs in a completely different class it is not fair to compare the SAAB 39 gripen E model with the F16 F15, F16, F18 F already have big problems with gripen A and C model The SAAB 39 Gripen E is more on par with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II in terms of sensors, radar, Supercruise, etc. now the F35 does not have Supercruise Gripen first participated in Red Flag 2006 with the Gripen A It was assigned to the red team. Reduced AWACS, reduced ground support. The Gripens connected their link systems and acted themselves as AWACs, got the battlefield awareness necessary and avoided all ground defense, scored 10 kills the first day including a Typhoon No losses were recorded on day one they remained undetected. One Gripen pilot knocked down five F-16 Block 50+ during close air combat in Red Flag Alaska. And the Gripen never lost any aerial encounter or failed their mission objectives. It was the only fighter that performed all planned starts, while others were sitting on the ground waiting for the weather to clear up. during a combat exercise with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, 3 Swedish Gripens went up against 5 RNAF F-16's. The result was 5-0, 5-0, 5-1 after having flown 3 rounds And no disrespect to any other fighters, including Norwegian pilots because they're just as well trained 'During Loyal Arrow in Sweden, 3 F-15C's from the USAF were intercepted by a Gripen acting as an aggressor. The result was 2 F-15's shot down and one managed to escape due to better thrust/weight source for the above see link below www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/01/07/gripen/ www.czdefence.com/article/the-gripen-e-is-comparable-to-the-f-35a-in-many-ways Or look at Professor Justin Bronk at RUSI, his particular areas of expertise is the modern combat air environment th-cam.com/video/q-lcu2kBXQI/w-d-xo.html eurasiantimes.com/jas-39-fighters-precisely-designed-to-fight-russia-british/?amp The SAAB E model has further improved the technology so that the Russian S400 has a very difficult time seeing the Gripen E before it is too late now some of this technology is based on technology from the USA that SAAB has integrated with its technology SAAB has developed a completely unique software that means that in the middle of a flight mission, the Gripen can change its combat task, for example from hunting to ground attack Sweden has applied for nato membership and the video below covers Sweden's arms manufacturing which nato is happy to include in the deal if you just want to see what the Gripen has to offer then go to 9.06 th-cam.com/video/YfHSJfKCFS4/w-d-xo.html Gripen what we have to learn from Sweden military aviation history see link below According to RUSI,
@@ospehu1 it's the whole package there, the SAAB 39 Gripen is completely unbeatable The F35, or F18 are not built to operate from a road runway for any extended period of time that they can take off and land from a long enough road runway it means nothing just being able to keep the F18 and even less the F35 in operational condition in these primitive conditions just doesn't work and these planes aren't designed for it either, so this is not something you can ask for will be interesting when theSAAB 39 Gripen E model practices against the F35 under Red Flag
@@6XCcustom For you to know F-18 is build to opeeate from aircrafy Carrier so there for they can also operate from the highway bases. Amd Finland did not ask for what purpose blain are build for but can they or can they not be used for that. Ans you can be 100% sure that those F-35 are beeing used at exact same way thaht F-18's are used today ftpm those highway bases.
@@6XCcustom And in fact there is already clip on TH-cam where Norwegian F-35 lands on highway base in Finland. And that was one of the criterias that they can be used on highway bases as well since that has been one of the basic operation doctrine of FiAF for degades.
@@ospehu1 you are completely wrong you'll find what I mean if you read the links I attached in my first post, I can't explain again look at Professor Justin Bronk at RUSI, his particular areas of expertise are the modern combat air environment Gripen what we have to learn from the Swedish military just because the F18 and F35 can land on an aircraft carrier does not mean that these planes are able to meet the requirements how many people are on an aircraft carrier and how much maintenance does F18, F35 require like i said its the whole package not a small part th-cam.com/video/ffGQLnlXks4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pn0fQgALMGWSkzhp
Beeing an old infantry man I still think that the army will anyway be in a sorry state. When I was in the army, the land army could mobilise about 800k men in war time. And then some for the navy and airforce as well. Sure, we were not professionals but just conscripts. I still think that 800k conscripts fighting for their families and home land will totally outmatch 30 or even 60k professionals with better equipment. For me (and surely many others) it was an obvious mistake when the general military service was canceller and the army wasw cut back by 90% or so. The airforce was also cut back but not as much as the army. The airforce has for decades been our strongest military force. It used to be the fourth biggest in the world. Considering also quality it was stronger than the numbers implied.
I agree, Sweden used to be stronger, but at least with 2% it'll be an armed force enough to contribute well to NATO. The reality is that Sweden doesn't need 800.000 soldiers (at least hopefully). NATO has several million in total, and now you're in an alliance.
@@MilitaryRated Yes. At that time we expected to fight alone. But also secretly under the US nuclear umbrella. I guess in return for cancelling our own nuclear weapons program. But at the time when we did the huge cut back of the military we were not in NATO. From politicians we heard things like they would monitor the situation and if needed build up again. For me that was already then absurd. It takes decades to build back what we let go. And the cost is enormous. When we see the need to build up, so does everyone else. We have done the same mistake several times throughout our history. Each time it has put our country in danger. The Finns did not make that mistake. They kept both their military and civilian defence intact. I wish that our politicians would learn from the Finns. And by the way, At the peak of the Cold War we spent at least 4,3% of GDP on our defence.
@@Edward-kb8iz Hur tänker du då? Ryssland tränger fram på grund av sina större resurser både vad gäller soldater och utrustning. Så klart spelar volymer roll. Fast säker vet vi båda att Sverige aldrig har kunnat besegra Ryssland genom större antal utan alltid genom högre kvalitet. Men en större armé med bättre kvalitet är då klart bättre än en mindre armé med bättre kvalitet.
It's a different age now. You have the most hardened soldiers on their knees begging for their lives to a teenager flying a drone with an xbox controller. I'd rather have nerds building drones with AI swarm technology than having them waste their lives (and more expensive equipment) in the field.
As you said, they're not soldiers and hunting rifles are no good against military grade rifles. And old men who are used of hunting from älgtorn, come on.
@@kristofferhellstrom Let me ask you this. In case of a war. Would you choose a hunting riffle or no weapon at all? And also most hunting riffles have a scope. Not all military weapons have that. A m/45 have 16 shots and is good up till 200 meters. Not all soldiers have the AK´s
@@l.h.3586 But come on now. Do you think people of 50+ with hunting rifles will make any difference against enemies with automatic carbines? You know you've lost that's a strategy.
This is due to a old mindset. We build things like we built the old Volvos; made to be easily serviced and to run forever. Thats why Swedish stuff at first glance seems rugged and unrefined. We aim for quality, not appearance. Just like the old Volvos. Undefined and simple, but damn near perfect mechanically. And starts every morning and runs a lifetime.
Before the Baltic became a NATO lake, one Russian threat was a sea-born invasion, but, like in the WWII D-day invasion, landing on a defended coast needs open shores Sweden ha very few of these, apat from the eastern shores of Gotland and Öland. Virtually the whole of the Swedish Baltic is protected by archipelagos, where defenders can hide and attack invaders long before they reach the mainland. The one excepion is the southernmost province of Skåne, with its open beaches.The defence plans in that region was- and probably still is - based on inland mobile artillery units , armoured and infantry units, not to mention the airforce attacking the hostile armadaof slow landing ships long before it comes close to the shores. Submarines of course wreaking havoc by laying mines and firing torpedoes In a NATO-lake scenario, the Russian navy had better not leave the port of Baltisk As to Kronstadt: few if any Russian ship will be able to ever leave the Gulf of Finland. Russia might just as well sell the Kronstadt fleet to any scrap-dealer willing to pay anything. At least the Russian navy will contribute to the Russian economy. Rusting hulks at the bottim of the Baltic will not. Hans Strömberg, journalist, Stockholm, Sweden
So as I understand it, the Russian plan for the Suwalki Gap is still on with the Navy, such as it is, serving as a sacrificial force to keep the Baltics from being resupplied across the Baltic sea. Simultaneously the air force and ground air defenses have to keep NATO planes busy enough for long enough that the mechanized divisions can roll over the Baltic States. Seems like this plan kind of depends on hostilities ending in a couple of weeks. Sound familiar ?
Remember, Sweden can be a regional powerhouse if it's people decide it. During the cold war, this nation of then 8mil people had at a time the third largest/strongest air force in the world and over a million soldiers ready incase of war. Sweden and Finland are also basicaly hollowed out by thousands and thousands of underground bunkers, fortifications, bases, to make any Russian ground invasion via Finland nigh impossible.
I am Swedish but our armed forces is a shadow of what it used to be. How can 4 subs, a handful of boats, 10.000 soldiers, 40 tanks and 40 jets be any threat against Putin?? We used to have that amount of forces multiplied by 10 or more
Well Putin pretty much has nothing. Those 4 submarines could probably take out the whole remaining russian navy. And the russians would have to fight a formidable foe in NATO. The nordic countries alone has a larger economy than Russia. And then add the rest of NATO. Intelligence sharing, supplies, ammunition, firing power etc. The free democratic west will prevail as always.
And the biggest hangar ship of the Baltic sea. Sweden is a top of the line military tech distributor. As a Swede you should know everything else Sweden do add. Slava Ukraini🇺🇦
@@MilitaryRatedt has never worked well to work together with Norway with military technology. They always give up early and have no endurance in the face of difficulties that always arise.
I think this issue is behind both the Danes and Norwegians now that they've realised that they can't just fool around. There's some real seriousness going on at the moment, and Norway has the money for RND.
@@MilitaryRated Norway have buggered out of a couple of joint programs and in one case refused to pay their share. This makes Sweden a bit reluctant to partner up with them again. I think Sweden will prefer to partner with Finland as much as possible instead. Norway could possibly also join, but I don't think Sweden will accept having Norway as a key partner that a program relies on for viability.
It was in 1610 that a mainly Finnish force led by Jakob de la Gardie that reached Moskow and occupied it. Jakob de la Gardie was called Laiska-Jaakko (ie Lazy-Jake) by the Finnish men, becasuse he was so slow to withdraw from the Muskowy when the winter set in. Finland was a part of the Swedish Baltic empire at that time. The Poles too reached Moskow because both the Swedes and the Poles tried to get their own candidate to become Tsar of Russia, This happened during the time of the false Dimitries.
Sure USA have a insanely BIG military defence industry, but lately i think we in Sweden are more advanced than USA, we just dont have the numbers of stuff like USA has. Dont forget, Gotland Submarine class sunk American carrier´s where sunk 3 times in a row during a NATO training before we where members of NATO. We have been training with NATO as partners sense the 1990is.
Even if Russia successfully makes a naval landing and takes out our main army bases and airfields, Sweden has thousands of outposts fully stocked with fuel, ammo, and maintenance supplies. This allows Sweden to deploy its jets and soldiers without relying on major airfields, as he stated. The Gripen jet is designed to land on roads, so Russia wouldn't have a chance to win unless they resort to using nukes like cowards.
Even though much of this is true I think it is better to down play it and give Moscow a real shock if and when then try something. As a Swede who has read a lot of history there is no doubt in my mind that Russia is our no 1 enemy. It used to be Denmark but after Charles X of Sweden settled the score in the mid 17th century it has been Russia. * Sweden under Jacob de la Gardie invaded Moscow in 1610 (the latest time)...
I think the Finns don't really understand our love for our neighbor to the east and that we are very keen to stand up if Putin sticks his ugly nose into the country. That's why it's a bit hurtful to often hear that many Finns have a grudge against Swedes.
As far as I can see, that grudge has mainly served a narrative after the Second World War, in which Finland was seen to have been and to always be alone without help from the West. The Soviet Union was naturally perceived as a huge threat in Finland, and the government tried to bend to its will and avoid the citizens from even dreaming about any closeness to the western countries or alliances, lest a Soviet military occupation take place (Finlandization), so the victim mentality and resentment towards the Swedes was most likely a psychological defense towards the collective war trauma and insecurity. Creating estrangement and discord between Finland and Sweden has also been Russia's goal for centuries. But since the current and future generations in Finland will not be alone, I believe we can forget the old notions and live as strong allies, and as an outpost of Western democracy and values. ❤
No, they've put in an order for the concept. The decision will be made on the back of this in 2025-26, or likely much further into the future. The Gripen E is Sweden's fighter until 2030, at least. After that it would be an idea for all the Nordic countries to lean in so they can develop a 6th generation fighter together.
Sorry but alll numbers are wrong. 1.2% of gdp is the lowest . Today old cost for 2024 is 2.2% but they have got way more so maybe over 2.4% before years end. Info from end of april 2024. And newst Gripen E whit upgrades its not gen clas 1 2 3 4 5 . Becues its deffens programs are so new that its not need any steelth , that is obsolete tech. For the Swedish air Force
Thank you, the numbers are confusing as some people count in the NATO way (with aid and investment in industry) and then there's the old neutral Swedish way which is just equipment and defense. Have a good weekend!
If we include The new Infrastructure for Transport of units from northern Norway to Finland its even more. (It will triple an already high transport capacity by 2030 )
Fiss i östersjön vi äger östersjön mot anfall. Våra ubåtar med torpeder samt korvetter med rbs15 samt söta gripen med rbs15 :) blir jobbigt på östersjön :)
What is laughable is that Swedes 1980 voted to phase out nuclear power, while having ambitions to protect the environment and produce cutting edge technology. Green Steel technology isn’t laughable, it’s cutting the power and relying only on 1980’s naive dreams of future technology that is laughable. It is the same naive Swedes who dismantled the military.
In active duty, perhaps. But we are rebuilding the armed forces, and we have a lot of reservists. Not to mention the state of the art equipment and the fact that it's a defensive force, while Russia is an offensive. It takes far more soldiers to attack than to defend. And the ratio with an agile force like the swedes compared to the outdated russian equipment and tactics, while they also have to attack in the air and over the sea... They wouldn't stand a chance when we are a NATO member.
8000 is not correct. Sweden have about 54k active soldiers. But more importantly over 500k in reserve. That is the idea behind mandatory conscription, it gives a massive reserve of trained soldiers that can be mustered in case of war.
@@luisalizondo4973 dem har sprängt 600 pansarvagnar i luften,dem har sprängt f16 plan dem har sprängt praktiskt taget allt i luften som Nato skickar på dem,4000.000 Ukrainare har flytt landet och runt 1000.000 har dött i kriget på Ukrainska sidan och Nato skickar in folk från west och dem spränger dem i luften också,vad är det som är så svårt att fatta,USA är inte kapabla till att kriga mot Ryssland och Ryssland producerar både mer och snabbare när det kommer till krigs medel än hela Nato alliansen ihop,west har inte en chans West borde gå ur Nato och starta en egen Allians ihop med Ryssland dem har aldrig varit vår fiende och USA nekade dem att gå med i Nato för massa år sedan och Ryssland anföll inte Ukraina oprovocerat dessutom är mr Zalensky jude,Black rock äger i stortsett hela Ukraina,Klaus Swab i W.E.F är Nasist
@@jimmyakerlund2143 Du kan inte skriva rätt svenska, skilj på "de" och "dem". Vidare är du antingen en nyttig idiot åt puttin eller avlönat troll åt samme.
We in sweden have been a neutral country for 200 years but dont let that fool y'all we have master the things we make here in sweden even more on military equpitment
As always I'd be honored if you hit that like button, it helps me get these videos out to a larger audience. Have a great weekend!
I think you missed the largest asset im swedish armed forces. A asset that have not been in use since 2008 but will go online in 2025 again.
"Mönstringen". Or the pre conscription test.
People often veiw conscription as a second class army, and that may very well be the case for some countires.
But how it works in sweden and finland is very difrent to how ot works in a lot of other countries.
The new system in sweden is slightly modified from the old system. But how it works is that every one go throw a inital theoretical test. Then 25% is selected for physical test and in depth theoretical test.
This way swedish armed forced do not onlt choice the absolute cream of the cream, but also using a 100 year old experiance database to have test that reallt give high quality test results. This way the personell selected to each service. On top of that the armed forced.get first selection a head of universities.
So they have the tools and ability to choise everything from fighrer pilot to ranger from a long aray of test that been homed in to be really conclusive.
But ir dont end there. For example the cv90 and the cb90 have a scania V8 engine in it. This is by command. The thing is that scania is one of the most popular truck brands in sweden, hence we habe lots of scania mechanics. So if you are a scania mechanics in the civilian, you are one in the army as well. This benefit the cicilian, but also get a mecanic that have fresh knolage in case of war.. and a lot of spare parts.
Its also true in the other direction. Many people from the armed forces goes on to be engineers. This is a huge bonus for the defence i industry. You want to develop the next gen artilery. You can actttually get people that are both engineers and trained artilerist. As far as i know, sweden and finland is the only nation where bassically every combination of engineer and military training exist in large quntities.
Five Russian trolls pooped their pants while watching this video and gave it a dislike. As a Finn who loves our Western neighbour and is so happy our countries now share even more alliances through NATO, I say to the Svenska folk, välkommen! But just wait for the hockey season though, because the fight is on!
Hockeyn älskar vi och våran viktiga matcher mot vårat broder land ❤
You could have done an alliance without NATO.
@@Test4Echos har släktingar som stred i finsk rysska kriget flera dog i ditt land och några kom hem med andra ord så är vi så nära Finland man kan komma utan nato
@@Test4Echos , there is one since a long time:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Defence_Cooperation
Stronger with NATO though.
@@hurri7720 Well, that remains to be seen....
To my buddies in the Swedish armed forces, I'm so glad you're finally getting the credit and funding you deserve - keep up the awesome work!
Much appreciated! After 24 years of political psychosis and disarmament policy, it is good to see people wake up to reality finally. It was inevitable and 100% predictable. The tragedy of this past era of pacifism is that it is costing us dearly in human lives and suffering. With more resources and with a stronger Swedish military force we would have been able to help Ukraine that much more, instead we are now struggling to adapt to the rediscovered geopolitical landscape.
What remains troublesome is that the entire west is so deeply infiltrated by Russia. Political Subversion, or in KGB's own terminology 'Active Measures' have been ongoing for well over 100 years to undermine the west politically.
@@33vortex Agreed, the trend is the same across Europe. I'm working on a video about Russia's 'active measures' as we speak. I'm glad my friends in the Swedish army was finally heard, some of the best people I've ever served with on peace-keeping missions, often with their hands tied behind their back due to politics at home. Here's to a brighter future!
@@MilitaryRated Making a video on the subject? This is good news! Awareness on this issue of political subversion is still very low and people struggle with understanding how the concepts of KGB/FSB translate into reality and how it affects them.
Yuri Bezmenov is still a good source, his interview from 1983 is more relevant today than ever. However there is a lot more material to be found. This all needs to be exposed because there is a well established rot in all of Europe that is threatening our culture, identity and even existence.
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Long live Sweden from India!!
A small dream I have as a Swede that loves history, is for Finland to take the Karelia region, with the Kola peninsula.
I know it's not happening, but a dream is a dream.
This dream lives even stronger in this side of border
The Nystadt Treaty of 1721? 100 Concentration camps in Karelia
Include the whole of Ingria in that too. Without Russians.
Kola peninsula lol. Are we sure that's not part of the Mushroom Kingdom?
Well you can’t start a war over it but who knows what will happen if Russia collapses. Who knows how many ethnic minorities will take the opportunity to seize independence.
If - god forbid - Russia ever turned into an actual democracy, many things are possible.
Maybe their hordes of medieval peasants in their rural regions will finally get a life.
Actually Sweden broke 2.2% already, with a target of 2.6% in 2028...
Yeah, but that is due to how NATO counts isn't it? I think the plan is 2% by the old formula - not including spend for aid to Ukraine. 2% by the old formula is way better than NATO's 2%.
@@MilitaryRated Did not know that.. good to know.
@@MilitaryRated2% is still the set budget. But before Swden reduced the military budget it was 3,5%
Sweden’s new “Green” steal-plant will consume 40% of today’s Sweden’s total electricity! 😅
@@MilitaryRated Yeah, here in Sweden the commitment is talked about as to be in line with the old way of counting. I haven't heard anyone count the aid to Ukraine.
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Franco, Hoxha, Pol Pot, Ceausescu - no one managed to make Sweden break its neutrality until Putin. Well done Vladimir!
Hitler and Stalin are understable on the list. But the others?
Hussein, Gaddafi, Pinoche, and the whole thing with Asia. Don't forget Mao
Most of this list is ridiculuous, but I laughed hard at Hoxha and Ceausescu especially. They truly tried to break Sweden's neutrality very hard lol
The point was that it took Vladimir Putin to do it, even if the rest were horrible dictators, some even worse than him. Says a lot about Putin’s foreign policy.
It was the US which forced Russia to invade Ukraine. Sweden and Finland joined NATO out of fear of the false narrative about Russian expansion plans. Truth is that NATO has expanded far more than Russia has during the last 35 years.
SAAB's airborne and naval surveillance systems should also be highlighted. While fighter jets and armored systems are vital, their effectiveness is greatly amplified when backed by accurate and timely intelligence.
Yeah, the airborne surveillance is way more exported than the Gripen, unfortunately.
shus, dont tell them our "secrets"...
I am proud to be Swedish, and I think everyone feels pride for their country, except for those fleeing regimes, despots, autocrats and power freaks. I think MilitaryRated makes interesting and watchable programs, and highlights eventful content objectively.
A great shame and dishonour, that Sweden fell to Russia at the Battle of Poltava in 1709.... you certainly hear that from Putin from time to time.
Thank you for the feedback. Yes I agree about Poltava, a shame!
Almost no one talks about what an asset the Swedish automotive industry is from a military perspective. Sweden boasts huge industrial plants today producing trucks (Volvo Trucks and Scania Group), buses (Volvo Buses), CE (Volvo Construction Equipment) as well as cars (Volvo Cars and worthy of mentioning is of course also Koenigsegg - I'd like to see what comes out of that factory in times of war!). Everyone with the slightest interest of economic history knows how much the performance of the American automotive industry meant during WWII as it successfully adopted to a new role. Sweden has, of course, a much smaller workforce. But in a severe crises, these giant plants could flood the territory of any opponent with tanks. What tank model? Who would drive them? In an all out confrontation with an adversary, there will be satisfying answers to these questions.
Volvo is Chinese in all but name.
It was a naval exercise during which the Swedish Gotland class submarine scored kills on a USN aircraft carrier, not a simulation. The USN simply did not believe that the Swedish submarine had maneuvered so close to the carrier, so on their request it was surfaced. This was when the USN vulnerability to conventional diesel-electric submarines was exposed that led to the Littoral Warfare Ships that continue to be very troublesome projects for the USN, beset with a number of serious problems.
I think the Swedish sub "sank" the US carrier twice during those exercises.
The LWS is just a shame of a ship class
@@Groza_Dallocort The projects have been very poorly managed, likely the effects of high level corruption.
@@33vortex I also think that two companies was building them which also complicates things
Denmark is building a large ammunition factory, but wont be ready until late 2025 or the beginning of 2026, and the military budget will be between 2,6% to 2,9% of GDP from 2025 and forward.
Sweden its a terrific and a formidable enemy to have.Russia now afther 27 wars during history.
the F16, F18 and F15 they need long runways and landing strips and that these are clean otherwise these planes suck FOD into the engines
The only western fighter aircraft that is manufactured from the drawing board to be able to operate from bases in the forest is the Swedish Gripen
in wartime, Sweden must operate from bases in the forest to have any chance of operating our warplanes for any length of time
The Gripen is made to take off and land from normal car roads
Gripen can be refueling and rearming, including reloading the gun and attaching air-to-air missiles, can be completed in less than 10 minutes with only one technician officer and five conscript mechanics
and costs much less in maintenance and in flight compared to the F16
The Gripen can handle both American and European weapons such as the IRIS-T, Meteor and the RBS15 anti-ship missile, Taurus cruise missile, etc.
Gipen's RCS is of 0.5 to 0.1 sq.m depending on the model
F15 of 25 sq.m
F16 5 sq.m
F18 0.5-2 sq.m depending on the model
F35 0.05 sq.m
F22 0.001 sq.m
china's J-20 0.1-5 sq.m probably something in between
Russia's SU57 0.1-1sq.m according to Suchoj, probably higher
The F 22 Raptor RCS shows how far ahead the US is
source Sandboxx thedtechind.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/rcs-of-4th-generation-fighter-jets/
The Gripen A and C have performed well when participating in the Read Flag exercise, better than the F16, F18 and F15
A Swedish Air Force pilot flying Gripen C at Red Flag in the US has never lost an engagement ever against a US designed fighter
He has not flown against F-22 and F-35, but F-15, F-16 and F/A-18s have only been his prey, not his nemesis.
the F-22 and F35 are the only operational American fighter that can give Gripen any substantial trouble in Red Flag exercise
but Gripen C can also be dangerous for F22
In America Gripen C in an exercise against the F-22 Raptor the F-22 did not detect the Gripen until it was in a position to kill the F22 Raptor
source of the above see links below
www.quora.com/How-does-the-Saab-JAS-39-Gripen-compare-to-the-F-16-Fighting-Falcon
www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=11311&start=2880
www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/01/07/gripen/
the new SAAB 39 Gripen E model performs in a completely different class
it is not fair to compare the SAAB 39 gripen E model with the F16
F15, F16, F18 F already have big problems with gripen A and C model
The SAAB 39 Gripen E is more on par with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II in terms of sensors, radar, Supercruise, etc.
now the F35 does not have Supercruise
Gripen first participated in Red Flag 2006 with the Gripen A It was assigned to the red team. Reduced AWACS, reduced ground support. The Gripens connected their link systems and acted themselves as AWACs, got the battlefield awareness necessary and avoided all ground defense, scored 10 kills the first day including a Typhoon
No losses were recorded on day one they remained undetected.
One Gripen pilot knocked down five F-16 Block 50+ during close air combat in Red Flag Alaska.
And the Gripen never lost any aerial encounter or failed their mission objectives. It was the only fighter that performed all planned starts, while others were sitting on the ground waiting for the weather to clear up.
during a combat exercise with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, 3 Swedish Gripens went up against 5 RNAF F-16's. The result was 5-0, 5-0, 5-1 after having flown 3 rounds
And no disrespect to any other fighters, including Norwegian pilots because they're just as well trained
'During Loyal Arrow in Sweden, 3 F-15C's from the USAF were intercepted by a Gripen acting as an aggressor. The result was 2 F-15's shot down and one managed to escape due to better thrust/weight
source for the above see link below
www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/01/07/gripen/
www.czdefence.com/article/the-gripen-e-is-comparable-to-the-f-35a-in-many-ways
Or look at Professor Justin Bronk at RUSI, his particular areas of expertise is the modern combat air environment
th-cam.com/video/q-lcu2kBXQI/w-d-xo.html
eurasiantimes.com/jas-39-fighters-precisely-designed-to-fight-russia-british/?amp
The SAAB E model has further improved the technology so that the Russian S400 has a very difficult time seeing the Gripen E before it is too late
now some of this technology is based on technology from the USA that SAAB has integrated with its technology
SAAB has developed a completely unique software that means that in the middle of a flight mission, the Gripen can change its combat task, for example from hunting to ground attack
Sweden has applied for nato membership and the video below covers Sweden's arms manufacturing which nato is happy to include in the deal if you just want to see what the Gripen has to offer then go to 9.06
th-cam.com/video/YfHSJfKCFS4/w-d-xo.html
Gripen what we have to learn from Sweden military aviation history see link below
According to RUSI,
Psst Finland operate from highway bases just fine with F-18's and soon with F-35's as well.
@@ospehu1 it's the whole package there, the SAAB 39 Gripen is completely unbeatable
The F35, or F18 are not built to operate from a road runway for any extended period of time that they can take off and land from a long enough road runway it means nothing
just being able to keep the F18 and even less the F35 in operational condition in these primitive conditions just doesn't work and these planes aren't designed for it either, so this is not something you can ask for
will be interesting when theSAAB 39 Gripen E model practices against the F35 under Red Flag
@@6XCcustom For you to know F-18 is build to opeeate from aircrafy Carrier so there for they can also operate from the highway bases. Amd Finland did not ask for what purpose blain are build for but can they or can they not be used for that. Ans you can be 100% sure that those F-35 are beeing used at exact same way thaht F-18's are used today ftpm those highway bases.
@@6XCcustom And in fact there is already clip on TH-cam where Norwegian F-35 lands on highway base in Finland. And that was one of the criterias that they can be used on highway bases as well since that has been one of the basic operation doctrine of FiAF for degades.
@@ospehu1 you are completely wrong
you'll find what I mean if you read the links I attached in my first post, I can't explain again
look at Professor Justin Bronk at RUSI, his particular areas of expertise are the modern combat air environment
Gripen what we have to learn from the Swedish military
just because the F18 and F35 can land on an aircraft carrier does not mean that these planes are able to meet the requirements
how many people are on an aircraft carrier and how much maintenance does F18, F35 require
like i said its the whole package not a small part
th-cam.com/video/ffGQLnlXks4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pn0fQgALMGWSkzhp
Well, no one else has fought more wars than the Scandinavians.
Since Putin thinks it's OK to "take back" land, why shouldn't the finns take back the karelia? As a swede, I'd think that'd be okay.
Beeing an old infantry man I still think that the army will anyway be in a sorry state.
When I was in the army, the land army could mobilise about 800k men in war time.
And then some for the navy and airforce as well.
Sure, we were not professionals but just conscripts.
I still think that 800k conscripts fighting for their families and home land will totally outmatch 30 or even 60k professionals with better equipment.
For me (and surely many others) it was an obvious mistake when the general military service was canceller and the army wasw cut back by 90% or so.
The airforce was also cut back but not as much as the army.
The airforce has for decades been our strongest military force.
It used to be the fourth biggest in the world.
Considering also quality it was stronger than the numbers implied.
I agree, Sweden used to be stronger, but at least with 2% it'll be an armed force enough to contribute well to NATO. The reality is that Sweden doesn't need 800.000 soldiers (at least hopefully). NATO has several million in total, and now you're in an alliance.
I dagens fält spelar siffror ingen roll. Det har bevisats i Ukraina flera gånger om.
@@MilitaryRated
Yes.
At that time we expected to fight alone.
But also secretly under the US nuclear umbrella.
I guess in return for cancelling our own nuclear weapons program.
But at the time when we did the huge cut back of the military we were not in NATO.
From politicians we heard things like they would monitor the situation and if needed build up again.
For me that was already then absurd.
It takes decades to build back what we let go.
And the cost is enormous.
When we see the need to build up, so does everyone else.
We have done the same mistake several times throughout our history.
Each time it has put our country in danger.
The Finns did not make that mistake.
They kept both their military and civilian defence intact.
I wish that our politicians would learn from the Finns.
And by the way,
At the peak of the Cold War we spent at least 4,3% of GDP on our defence.
@@Edward-kb8iz
Hur tänker du då?
Ryssland tränger fram på grund av sina större resurser både vad gäller soldater och utrustning.
Så klart spelar volymer roll.
Fast säker vet vi båda att Sverige aldrig har kunnat besegra Ryssland genom större antal utan alltid genom högre kvalitet.
Men en större armé med bättre kvalitet är då klart bättre än en mindre armé med bättre kvalitet.
It's a different age now. You have the most hardened soldiers on their knees begging for their lives to a teenager flying a drone with an xbox controller.
I'd rather have nerds building drones with AI swarm technology than having them waste their lives (and more expensive equipment) in the field.
I've had a bit of a brain fart in regards to the year Sweden occupied Moscow. It's 1610, not 1498.
Ljuger du din jävla mupp! Jacob de la Gardie var allierad med Ryska armén för att driva bort den polska belägringen av Moskva! Skäms jävla råtta!
great vid. Nato brothers are important for sure. And our Scandi brothers are always by our side.
Yes, as a Swede: All true except for Gripen, its much better than told here. The E class is superior
Most agile with the right pilot!
Finland and Norway has a border.
He knows that.
That border is tiny, and there's a bunch of mountains and valleys in the way.
Bordershop?
also vi have over 300 k registred hunters with knowledge of weapons. Maby not soldiers. But stil people that would defend their country
As you said, they're not soldiers and hunting rifles are no good against military grade rifles. And old men who are used of hunting from älgtorn, come on.
@@kristofferhellstrom Let me ask you this. In case of a war. Would you choose a hunting riffle or no weapon at all? And also most hunting riffles have a scope. Not all military weapons have that. A m/45 have 16 shots and is good up till 200 meters. Not all soldiers have the AK´s
@@kristofferhellstromI'd rather have these old men than most of today's youth. 😏
@@kristofferhellstrom Still, a bit over 500k Swedes do have military training and have wartime military positions.
@@l.h.3586 But come on now. Do you think people of 50+ with hunting rifles will make any difference against enemies with automatic carbines? You know you've lost that's a strategy.
Your voice is 10/10 brother.
This is due to a old mindset. We build things like we built the old Volvos; made to be easily serviced and to run forever. Thats why Swedish stuff at first glance seems rugged and unrefined. We aim for quality, not appearance. Just like the old Volvos. Undefined and simple, but damn near perfect mechanically. And starts every morning and runs a lifetime.
I am from sweden and i can confirm thats everything is true except the GDP its already over 2
Very good over all and I think right thoughts about the tactical efforts Sweden will acheve! Thank Yoy.
What do you mean by Kalininegrad "should" be called Królewiec? Kaliningrad has never been polish, it was prussian and proto-prussian.
Before the Baltic became a NATO lake, one Russian threat was a sea-born invasion, but, like in the WWII D-day invasion, landing on a defended coast needs open shores Sweden ha very few of these, apat from the eastern shores of Gotland and Öland. Virtually the whole of the Swedish Baltic is protected by archipelagos, where defenders can hide and attack invaders long before they reach the mainland.
The one excepion is the southernmost province of Skåne, with its open beaches.The defence plans in that region was- and probably still is - based on inland mobile artillery units , armoured and infantry units, not to mention the airforce attacking the hostile armadaof slow landing ships long before it comes close to the shores. Submarines of course wreaking havoc by laying mines and firing torpedoes
In a NATO-lake scenario, the Russian navy had better not leave the port of Baltisk As to Kronstadt: few if any Russian ship will be able to ever leave the Gulf of Finland. Russia might just as well sell the Kronstadt fleet to any scrap-dealer willing to pay anything. At least the Russian navy will contribute to the Russian economy. Rusting hulks at the bottim of the Baltic will not.
Hans Strömberg, journalist, Stockholm, Sweden
Very nicely said. The Finns have the man power though.
So as I understand it, the Russian plan for the Suwalki Gap is still on with the Navy, such as it is, serving as a sacrificial force to keep the Baltics from being resupplied across the Baltic sea. Simultaneously the air force and ground air defenses have to keep NATO planes busy enough for long enough that the mechanized divisions can roll over the Baltic States.
Seems like this plan kind of depends on hostilities ending in a couple of weeks. Sound familiar ?
Remember, Sweden can be a regional powerhouse if it's people decide it. During the cold war, this nation of then 8mil people had at a time the third largest/strongest air force in the world and over a million soldiers ready incase of war.
Sweden and Finland are also basicaly hollowed out by thousands and thousands of underground bunkers, fortifications, bases, to make any Russian ground invasion via Finland nigh impossible.
I am Swedish but our armed forces is a shadow of what it used to be. How can 4 subs, a handful of boats, 10.000 soldiers, 40 tanks and 40 jets be any threat against Putin?? We used to have that amount of forces multiplied by 10 or more
Well Putin pretty much has nothing. Those 4 submarines could probably take out the whole remaining russian navy. And the russians would have to fight a formidable foe in NATO. The nordic countries alone has a larger economy than Russia. And then add the rest of NATO. Intelligence sharing, supplies, ammunition, firing power etc.
The free democratic west will prevail as always.
And the biggest hangar ship of the Baltic sea. Sweden is a top of the line military tech distributor.
As a Swede you should know everything else Sweden do add.
Slava Ukraini🇺🇦
@@Kingdom_Of_Sweden what do you mean, we have never had any hangar ship, do you mean Russia?
@@PetterIvarssonGotland
@@PetterIvarssonGotland
I am a swede and we handled Russia under The coled war.with thanks to US that helped us with technoligi.Thankyou❤
Sweden need to upgrade and produce the SAM Bamse system
Agreed, alternatively work with Norway on the NASAMS, it’s also a great system. 👍
@@MilitaryRatedt has never worked well to work together with Norway with military technology. They always give up early and have no endurance in the face of difficulties that always arise.
I think this issue is behind both the Danes and Norwegians now that they've realised that they can't just fool around. There's some real seriousness going on at the moment, and Norway has the money for RND.
@@MilitaryRated Not a new thing
@@MilitaryRated Norway have buggered out of a couple of joint programs and in one case refused to pay their share. This makes Sweden a bit reluctant to partner up with them again. I think Sweden will prefer to partner with Finland as much as possible instead. Norway could possibly also join, but I don't think Sweden will accept having Norway as a key partner that a program relies on for viability.
Snyggt! Och Moskva 1498 kom med den här gången... 😄
It was in 1610 that a mainly Finnish force led by Jakob de la Gardie that reached Moskow and occupied it. Jakob de la Gardie was called Laiska-Jaakko (ie Lazy-Jake) by the Finnish men, becasuse he was so slow to withdraw from the Muskowy when the winter set in. Finland was a part of the Swedish Baltic empire at that time. The Poles too reached Moskow because both the Swedes and the Poles tried to get their own candidate to become Tsar of Russia, This happened during the time of the false Dimitries.
i see like so many videos about sweden. Can someone tell me what is happening to sweden.
Still we didn't get to vote for the Nato membership.
I’m Swedish 🎉
Sure USA have a insanely BIG military defence industry, but lately i think we in Sweden are more advanced than USA, we just dont have the numbers of stuff like USA has.
Dont forget, Gotland Submarine class sunk American carrier´s where sunk 3 times in a row during a NATO training before we where members of NATO. We have been training with NATO as partners sense the 1990is.
Have a great day! - Хорошего дня! 🙂🙂
And by this kind of patriotism, you just helped those that not are your alliance and gave them the tools of...
Haha Russia is silly
Swedish army have been in a coma,.but swedish arms production habe actually expanded during that period.
Even if Russia successfully makes a naval landing and takes out our main army bases and airfields, Sweden has thousands of outposts fully stocked with fuel, ammo, and maintenance supplies. This allows Sweden to deploy its jets and soldiers without relying on major airfields, as he stated. The Gripen jet is designed to land on roads, so Russia wouldn't have a chance to win unless they resort to using nukes like cowards.
Even though much of this is true I think it is better to down play it and give Moscow a real shock if and when then try something.
As a Swede who has read a lot of history there is no doubt in my mind that Russia is our no 1 enemy. It used to be Denmark but after Charles X of Sweden settled the score in the mid 17th century it has been Russia.
* Sweden under Jacob de la Gardie invaded Moscow in 1610 (the latest time)...
Königsberg ! 1256 -> 1946, 20XX ->
Nordic nations keep their heads cool.
I think the Finns don't really understand our love for our neighbor to the east and that we are very keen to stand up if Putin sticks his ugly nose into the country.
That's why it's a bit hurtful to often hear that many Finns have a grudge against Swedes.
As far as I can see, that grudge has mainly served a narrative after the Second World War, in which Finland was seen to have been and to always be alone without help from the West. The Soviet Union was naturally perceived as a huge threat in Finland, and the government tried to bend to its will and avoid the citizens from even dreaming about any closeness to the western countries or alliances, lest a Soviet military occupation take place (Finlandization), so the victim mentality and resentment towards the Swedes was most likely a psychological defense towards the collective war trauma and insecurity. Creating estrangement and discord between Finland and Sweden has also been Russia's goal for centuries. But since the current and future generations in Finland will not be alone, I believe we can forget the old notions and live as strong allies, and as an outpost of Western democracy and values. ❤
A lot of warriorlike people had their roots in Sweden, like goths, gepids, scirs and vandals(from West Sweden and South Norway.....
That was then. Sweden is softer than we think.
@@richardbarry7003 Probably, but it is remarkable how many fierce tribes had their roots in Sweden...
Sverige! Du gamla du fria!
It must be a nightmare for Russia that Gotland now is nato territory
🤣🤣🤣 That´s was a funny one. Skål för fan.
Is it a danish accent i can hint?
SAAB
Before, Russia was a threat to Sweden.
Now, Sweden is a threat to Russia 😂
Or well, Sweden and NATO together...
R is a factual threat to its neighbours
👍🌟👍
For your facts Sweden has allready pt in a new order sab for a next gen fighter said to be ready in 2028
No, they've put in an order for the concept. The decision will be made on the back of this in 2025-26, or likely much further into the future. The Gripen E is Sweden's fighter until 2030, at least. After that it would be an idea for all the Nordic countries to lean in so they can develop a 6th generation fighter together.
SAB arospace got a order in match 2024 to develop a new fighter jet to faceout the jas39 grippen but at speaking time 350 gripen E is to be sold
Ngl swdens leader Ulf kristerson is like 4 ft 5
Sorry but alll numbers are wrong. 1.2% of gdp is the lowest . Today old cost for 2024 is 2.2% but they have got way more so maybe over 2.4% before years end. Info from end of april 2024. And newst Gripen E whit upgrades its not gen clas 1 2 3 4 5 . Becues its deffens programs are so new that its not need any steelth , that is obsolete tech. For the Swedish air Force
I did 👍 Because i like video nice picture much ❤
Thank you, the numbers are confusing as some people count in the NATO way (with aid and investment in industry) and then there's the old neutral Swedish way which is just equipment and defense. Have a good weekend!
If we include The new Infrastructure for Transport of units from northern Norway to Finland its even more. (It will triple an already high transport capacity by 2030 )
@@MilitaryRated Yea understand. 👍
Sweden😅😅😅 The imperial of femenism.
Hobby fleet LMAOOO 😂
Is this a joke? Sweden has dismantled its defence the last 30 years! It will take many years before we has any good defence as Finland has!
Im Sweden
Jag är svensk
Sweden has never been neutral...
No, but free of alliance.
Sweden is a fart, and barely that. I say that as a swede.
Fiss i östersjön vi äger östersjön mot anfall. Våra ubåtar med torpeder samt korvetter med rbs15 samt söta gripen med rbs15 :) blir jobbigt på östersjön :)
In army numbers yes not in military tech
What a strange way to speak of our fantastic country.
Sweden’s new “green” steal-plant will consume 40% of Sweden’s present total electricity consumption! 😂
What is laughable is that Swedes 1980 voted to phase out nuclear power, while having ambitions to protect the environment and produce cutting edge technology.
Green Steel technology isn’t laughable, it’s cutting the power and relying only on 1980’s naive dreams of future technology that is laughable. It is the same naive Swedes who dismantled the military.
But Sweden uses less then 1% fossil fuels for power generation making electricity in Sweden almost completely green.
@@znail4675 And it shows on your electric bills, right? 😂
@@Test4Echos Yeah, sometimes the electricity actually have a negative cost. Did you for some reason think electricity would be expensive in Sweden?
@@znail4675 I don't think, I know. The price has basically doubled in the last 5-6 years according to you own statistics.
Sweden have 8000 soldiers hahaha putin over 1 miljon
In active duty, perhaps. But we are rebuilding the armed forces, and we have a lot of reservists. Not to mention the state of the art equipment and the fact that it's a defensive force, while Russia is an offensive. It takes far more soldiers to attack than to defend. And the ratio with an agile force like the swedes compared to the outdated russian equipment and tactics, while they also have to attack in the air and over the sea... They wouldn't stand a chance when we are a NATO member.
Well since 600000 russians now are fertilizing Ukraines soil, it does not look to good for these millions of russians does it?
8000 is not correct. Sweden have about 54k active soldiers. But more importantly over 500k in reserve.
That is the idea behind mandatory conscription, it gives a massive reserve of trained soldiers that can be mustered in case of war.
At least Sweden doesn't lose 1 soldier per minute like Russia does 😂
Russia is like a fart when it come to war, it just smells
Still Russia is strong
So strong they are losing to an under developed country, lol, Russia is a massive joke and always has been since year 1300
Is it a fear, hope or wish?
Dröm vidare
@@luisalizondo4973 dem har sprängt 600 pansarvagnar i luften,dem har sprängt f16 plan dem har sprängt praktiskt taget allt i luften som Nato skickar på dem,4000.000 Ukrainare har flytt landet och runt 1000.000 har dött i kriget på Ukrainska sidan och Nato skickar in folk från west och dem spränger dem i luften också,vad är det som är så svårt att fatta,USA är inte kapabla till att kriga mot Ryssland och Ryssland producerar både mer och snabbare när det kommer till krigs medel än hela Nato alliansen ihop,west har inte en chans
West borde gå ur Nato och starta en egen Allians ihop med Ryssland dem har aldrig varit vår fiende och USA nekade dem att gå med i Nato för massa år sedan och Ryssland anföll inte Ukraina oprovocerat dessutom är mr Zalensky jude,Black rock äger i stortsett hela Ukraina,Klaus Swab i W.E.F är Nasist
@@jimmyakerlund2143 Du kan inte skriva rätt svenska, skilj på "de" och "dem". Vidare är du antingen en nyttig idiot åt puttin eller avlönat troll åt samme.
We in sweden have been a neutral country for 200 years but dont let that fool y'all we have master the things we make here in sweden even more on military equpitment
Eigen schuld poetje!
Just read that Sweden and Norway is buying 120 rail cars for denfense logistics, perfekt for all three in terms of logistics between our neighbors.