US EditionSweden eyes purchase of combat vehicles with Norway, Lithuania, Finland
- Sweden, Lithuania, Finland, and Norway are planning a joint purchase of CV90 combat vehicles.
- These nations intend to enhance their military capabilities in the Baltic Sea region following security concerns.
- Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Lithuania's Gintautas Paluckas discussed this at a Stockholm press conference.
- Kristersson stated they are expanding their military defence budgets, but gave no specific price for the order.
- Sweden aims to increase its defense spending to 3.5 percent of its GDP by 2030, allocating $30 billion.
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Sweden eyes purchase of combat vehicles with Norway, Lithuania, Finland
Sweden, Lithuania, Norway and Finland are considering a coordinated acquisition of hundreds of CV90 infantry combat vehicles made by BAE Systems , Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday.
Nordics, Lithuania Plan Joint Purchase Of Combat Vehicles
Sweden, Finland, Norway and Lithuania plan to beef up military capabilities around the Baltic Sea with a joint order for several hundred CV90 combat vehicles, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Tuesday.
Planes from Sweden, ships from Norway, troops from Finland: How a pan-Nordic army could be Europe's "plan B" against Russia
The Nordic countries were once known for their peace efforts and comfortable living rather than militarism. But now they have become a defense model for Europe and a “Plan B” to counter Russian aggression if Trump continues to destroy Europeans’ trust in the United States’ security guarantees, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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