Sweden to Add Four New-Generation Frigates to Its Navy

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Sweden is to add four new-generation frigates to its navy, which it plans to buy from France for almost four billion euros. It is one of the largest defense purchases in the country's history, and Stockholm hopes that it will use them to strengthen security in the Baltic Sea region. The warships, the first of which is due to be delivered to Sweden in four years, are designed for both maritime operations and air defense - their importance has onl…

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It has not been possible. The public company Navantia has lost a contract of 3.7 billion euros with Sweden for the construction of four frigates. The Swedish government has finally opted for the French Naval Group . The British Babcock International also bid for this juicy contract.It should be remembered that the Spanish company had submitted a firm offer to deliver four ships of the Alfa 4000 family to the Swedish Navy before 2031, within the …