Stockholm, July 8, 2026 (AFP) - Sweden, Germany to deepen collaboration on air defence

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2026-07-08

Sweden on Wednesday announced it would ramp up collaboration with Germany on air defence, including development of unmanned systems. Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson told a press conference he and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, had signed a "letter of intent on a deepened cooperation in the area of air defence". The two ministers had signed the deal during the NATO summit in Ankara. "For example, we are looking at whether Sweden and......

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