Stockholm, June 23, 2025 (AFP) - Sweden acquires German air defence systems for $930 mn

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Sweden's government on Monday announced that it was buying German-made air defence systems for nine billion kronor ($930 million), as the Nordic country has begun ramping up defence spending. The IRIS-T SLM, made by Germany's Diehl, is a medium range air defence missile system. "This air defence system is the first we are acquiring and perhaps one of the most important capabilities Sweden has acquired since our Patriot purchase in the 1990s," Pri......

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