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Sweden Tests Faster Defense Buying

Sweden is taking newly contracted surveillance systems into military exercises, testing whether a faster purchasing process can deliver equipment soldiers can actually use.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 4

he Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, the government agency that buys and develops equipment for the armed forces, announced the trials on November 3, 2026.

During a battalion exercise in November 2026, soldiers from the South Scanian Regiment, known as P 7, will test systems designed to detect movement and turn sensor alerts into useful informatio…

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