Nerdic Defence

Still under ITAR, though?

Lastbilsförare för att skydda Sveriges kulturarv Som lastbilsförare hos Riksantikvarieämbetet är du en förstärkning vid höjd beredskap men det kan även vara aktuellt under fredstida kriser för stötta undanförsel av kulturföremål. Efter genomförd utb...

You can now train to be a wartime truck driver for the Swedish State Antiquities Board (Riksantikvarieämbete).
Your wartime placement would be evacuating important cultural objects such as museum collections.

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Finnish forces to test laser-guided artillery The types of artillery shells rely on a laser designator on the ground or another platform, such as a drone, to illuminate the target with a laser beam.

www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Thailand approves $774 million deal for Swedish fighter jets Purchase of 4 Gripen jets part of long-term plan to modernise Thai air force’s combat capabilities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...

🇩🇰Denmark, 🇳🇴Norway and 🇸🇪Sweden takes part in funding a 500m USD US weapons package for 🇺🇦Ukraine including Patriot missiles.
According to Danish Minister of Defence the Danish share will be 580m DKK (90m USD) and Denmark is ready to look into further funding.
www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...

KONGSBERG awarded full-rate production contract for ACV-30 turrets The United States Marine Corps has awarded a full-rate production contract to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) valued at up to $330 million for the 30mm remote turret for the Amphibious Com...

Big contract for Kongsberg remote autocannon-equipped turrets. www.kongsberg.com/kda/news/new...

NATO Should Not Replace Traditional Firepower with ‘Drones’ Over-reliance on uncrewed aerial systems or ‘drones’ is leading to significant problems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and is not something Western militaries should attempt to replicate

NATO Should Not Replace Traditional Firepower with ‘Drones’
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

Vene saladokumendid pajatavad: kuidas ja mille jaoks töötab Kremli supersegaja Balti riikide piiridel? Forteni jõudis detailne tehniline ülevaade Venemaa salajasest elektroonilise sõjapidamise süsteemist Tobol, mille mõju ulatub Eesti ja Soome ning NATO satelliitideni välja.

Estonian outlet Delfi has an article on the Russian GPS/GNSS jamming, confirming whereabouts in Kaliningrad (very close to my previous localizations) and adding technical details.

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If someone has a liberated non-paywalled version I'd be most grateful.

Thread worth reading for some Finnish perspectives on the Ukrainian situation.

Swedish GBAD once again after 20 years using conscripts to fill the ranks.

Ruotuväki: Puolustusvoimat lisää lennokkikoulutustaan

All branches of the Finnish Defence Forces are now getting UAV training. puolustusvoimat.fi/-/ruotuvaki-...

Shadow fleet tankers have been carrying military staff actively documenting critical infrastructure as they pass through Danish (and likely European) waters.

Danish pilots have seen several instances of it and notified authorities.

Despite loss in court, Barents Observer sees case against Russian General Prosecutor as victory The Russian regime has spent major resources on the case against the small newspaper from northern Norway. 'I’m amazed by the number of high-ranking officials involved,' says Editor Thomas Nilsen. Amo...

As expected, our claim was turned down. But we achieved what we wanted: access to the files. 295 pages, by top bosses in FSB and the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Holy banana …

Danish Dynamite AR-117 d. 09. jun. 1986 (Foto Flyhis). The aircraft is flying, and painted in red and white Danish flag colours.

Vintage Friday: A _very_ Danish Saab Draken (the OG F-35) from 729 Squadron flying in 1986.

Influence Attempts Against Norway:

"Can Reach Drinking Water"
Fake News About "Ecological Catastrophe" and Mass Deaths in Nitelva River Outside Oslo Has Been Spread to Millions. Russian Revenge, Analysts Say.

Danish submarines sometime after 1 September 1939, where all Danish warships had 🇩🇰national flags painted on the side to show the neutral status. Denmark had 11 submarines at the start of the war, but none were allowed to attack the German fleet during the invasion 9 April 1940
#navalhistory

NATO group sailed the Barents Sea as Russia launched multiple missiles in exercise Three frigates, a navy tanker and maritime surveillance aircraft have over the last week sailed inside the Arctic Circle, including the Barents Sea where Russia on Sunday launched multiple missiles fr...

Russia is no longer the only showing military muscles at high latitudes.

Please do!

Poland’s Eycore teams with Kongsberg on sovereign ISR satellites Eycore, a Polish space defense startup specializing in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technologies, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) ai...

Poland’s Eycore teams with Kongsberg on sovereign ISR satellites

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Skarp optik i verdensklasse til Forsvarets soldater FMI køber 10.000 nye feltkikkerter fra førende producent af kikkerter og optisk glas. De nye kikkerter skal ud til hele det danske forsvar.

Danish Armed Forces to receive new binoculars, 10k ordered from Swarovski. www.fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2...

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”
― Anatole France

Well, your browser presumably has a bookmark feature?

The article states that these are orders for the AMV, when it presumable should Patria 6x6, which is of the same class as the Fuchs.

Bloomberg: Germany orders up to €5b worth of armoured vehicles from Finnish defence firm Patria The deal is aimed at replacing Germany's aging Fuchs armoured vehicles, according to the business publication.

The deal is aimed at replacing Germany's aging Fuchs armoured vehicles, according to the business publication.

🇩🇰Denmark has via the 🇩🇪-led European Sky Shield Initiative signed an agreement with 🇩🇪Diehl Defence for the delivery of a IRIS-T SLM fire unit following the decision of 10 June 2025 to acquire NASAMS, VL MICA & IRIS-T SLM short-range GBAD. This agreement finalises the plan.
www.fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2...

Moscow threatens Oslo over Barents fisheries The Russian foreign ministry summons Norway's chargé d'affaires and falsely claims that new sanctions against Murmansk-based seafood companies constitute a violation of the Norwegian-Russian fishery a...

The Russian foreign ministry summons Norway's chargé d'affaires and falsely claims that new sanctions against Murmansk-based seafood companies constitute a violation of the Norwegian-Russian fishery agreement of 1976

Not just live missiles, there's countermeasures in the dispensers.
The other aircraft look like they have blanking plates in their countermeasure dispensers.

Might be that Putin considers a limited war in the Baltics just the ticket for exposing any cracks in NATO resolve, while depriving Ukraine of vital aid as a fractured and non-confident Europe scramble to respond. Any Western security arrangements should prevent him from coming to that conclusion.

Puolustusmenot | Suomi kiinnostunut hakemaan lainaa EU:n yhteisvelkavälineestä Lainaa haettaisiin puolustusmenoihin. Lähteiden mukaan lopullisia päätöksiä tehdään marraskuun loppuun mennessä.

Finland is planning a EU SAFE loan for military spending. www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...

STOCKHOLM – The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has confirmed that Saab Gripen fighter aircraft were used against Cambodia over the weekend, marking the first-known weapons launch in combat from the Swedish jet.

➡️ breakingdefense.com/2025/07/afte...