Veckans försvarsnyheter – vecka 39, 2026

Här är en sammanfattning av veckans viktigaste händelser inom den nordiska försvarssektorn.

Mest lästa (senaste 30 dagarna)

• Sverige och Finland inleder samarbete om raketartilleri (2026-09-07) – Sverige och Finland har undertecknat en avsiktsförklaring om samarbete kring raketartilleri, samtidigt som Sverige beslutat att köpa det ame… Läs mer
• Sverige stärker Finlands territoriella försvar (2026-08-28) – Sverige ska under hösten avdela militära enheter till stöd för Finlands territoriella övervakning. JAS 39 Gripen, Visbykorvetter samt radar-… Läs mer
• Johan Pekkari besökte Finland på sin andra dag som arméchef (2026-09-04) – Sveriges nye arméchef Johan Pekkari besökte sin finska motsvarighet Pasi Välimäki redan på sin andra dag på posten, där de diskuterade gemen… Läs mer
• Sverige satsar 100 miljoner på kompetenscentrum för krut (2026-09-02) – KTH satsar tillsammans med FMV, FOI och industrin 100 miljoner kronor på ett nytt kompetenscentrum, Svenskt Krut, för att bygga upp svensk k… Läs mer
• NOTE tar försvarsaffär värd cirka 160 miljoner kronor (2026-09-03) – NOTE har tilldelats en affär värd cirka 160 miljoner kronor över tre år från en europeisk kund inom Security & Defence. Läs mer

Domäner

Marin

• EU's MARSUR network exchanges data live with NATO systems at REPMUS (2026-09-25) – EDA demonstrated at the REPMUS exercise in Portugal that MARSUR, the EU's maritime surveillance network, can exchange real-time data with na… Läs mer
• Sweden brings 28 unmanned systems to NATO's REPMUS exercise (2026-09-25) – Sweden is testing 28 uncrewed aerial, surface and underwater systems, including an uncrewed Stridsbåt 90, at NATO's REPMUS 2026 exercise in … Läs mer
• Terma signs contract with Cornes Technologies in Japan to promote and supply C-Guard MK II (2026-09-23) – Danish company Terma has signed an agreement with Cornes Technologies to promote and supply its C-Guard MK II decoy system to new naval vess… Läs mer
• Sweden lends Stridsbåt 90 combat boats to Canada (2026-09-21) – The Swedish Navy has loaned two Stridsbåt 90 combat boats to the Canadian Armed Forces for evaluation, after Canadian crews were trained by … Läs mer

Luft

• Element Metech joins Lockheed Martin's F-35 support network in Finland (2026-09-25) – Element Metech has signed a five-year agreement with Lockheed Martin, making it part of PSPn, the F-35's global support network. The agreeme… Läs mer
• Denmark orders more Weibel radars for drone shield (2026-09-22) – Denmark's procurement agency DALO has signed a contract with Weibel Scientific for additional radars to detect, classify and track drones, a… Läs mer
• Finnish F-35 pilot flies first mission with European allies (2026-09-22) – On 17 September 2026, a Finnish F-35A pilot flew in Europe for the first time, as part of a six-nation mission over Ørland Air Base in Norwa… Läs mer
• Swedish air force and navy trial drone tactics together (2026-09-21) – The Swedish Air Force and Navy held a two-day workshop where they jointly tested how tactical drones can support surface combat capability a… Läs mer

Mark

• Six firms test infrastructure protection at FMV's Battle Week (2026-09-23) – Six companies tested technology to protect military ground infrastructure against physical attacks, sabotage, electronic warfare and cyberat… Läs mer
• Finland proposes wider police powers over unmanned vehicles (2026-09-21) – Finland's government has submitted a bill that expands police powers to stop unmanned vehicles on land, on water and underwater, not just in… Läs mer
• Norway's Home Guard trains 5,000 soldiers in Oslo region (2026-09-21) – Norway's Home Guard held its largest exercise of the year, Hovedstad 2026, in which nearly 5,000 soldiers from across the HV-02 district tra… Läs mer

Cyber

• FOI advances AI methods for event-camera drone detection (2026-09-21) – FOI has developed new AI methods for processing data from event cameras to detect and track drones, with five research papers published in t… Läs mer

Rymd

• Terma signs contract to supply ground equipment for MDA Space (2026-09-24) – Danish company Terma has signed a contract with Canadian company MDA Space to supply ground-based test equipment for the AURORA satellite li… Läs mer
• Spacemetric wins SEK 7 million order from NATO defence force (2026-09-24) – AAC Clyde Space subsidiary Spacemetric has received an order worth about SEK 7 million from the armed forces of a NATO member country for it… Läs mer
• FFI report warns satellite-navigation failures threaten Norway's total defence (2026-09-21) – A new report from Norway's defence research institute FFI warns that the loss of satellite-based navigation and timing signals (GNSS) could … Läs mer

Policy & Strategi

• Swedish defence research agency publishes nuclear weapons primer (2026-09-25) – The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) has published a new guide on nuclear weapons aimed at the public, decision-makers and total defenc… Läs mer
• Nordic parliaments and defence chiefs review NORDEFCO integration (2026-09-24) – Leaders of the Nordic countries' defence and foreign affairs committees met with the region's defence chiefs in Oslo to evaluate Nordic defe… Läs mer
• Danish intelligence sees rising risk of limited Russian attack on NATO (2026-09-24) – Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service (FE) warns of a low but rising risk that Russia will carry out limited military attacks on a NATO cou… Läs mer
• Lars Lervik takes over as head of Norway's intelligence service (2026-09-24) – Lieutenant General Lars Lervik took over as head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service on 24 September 2026, after leading the Norwegian Arm… Läs mer
• NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €11m seed round in Swedish start-up TERASi (2026-09-23) – Swedish start-up TERASi has raised €11 million in a seed round co-led by the NATO Innovation Fund and JOIN Capital, marking NIF's first-ever… Läs mer
• Denmark, Greenland and US set to sign Arctic security agreement (2026-09-22) – Denmark, Greenland and the US are expected to sign a security agreement for the Arctic and North Atlantic, recognizing Greenland's self-dete… Läs mer
• EDA launches pilot Defence Innovation Course for EU officials (2026-09-22) – EDA has launched a pilot course, the Defence Innovation Course, in which 40 officials are being trained to manage defence innovation, from c… Läs mer
• Carsten Breuer elected to chair NATO Military Committee (2026-09-22) – Germany's General Carsten Breuer has been elected the new chairman of NATO's Military Committee and will take over the post from Italy's Giu… Läs mer
• Norway to merge logistics and medical branches into new command (2026-09-21) – Norway's Armed Forces are merging the logistics organisation FLO and the medical service FSAN into a new command, Forsvarets operative støtt… Läs mer
• NATO Allied Reaction Force team completes reconnaissance visit to Denmark (2026-09-21) – A NATO team from the Allied Reaction Force has carried out a three-day visit to Denmark under the exercise Deployex Steadfast Discovery, to … Läs mer

Industri

• Export control issues delay Brave Norway funding calls (2026-09-25) – Brave1, Ukraine's defence innovation platform, warns that international funding calls may be delayed. This includes the Norwegian-Ukrainian … Läs mer
• NATO launches first Executive Resilience Course for senior leaders (2026-09-25) – NATO launched its first Executive Resilience Course on 23 September 2026, training senior civilian and military leaders to manage crises and… Läs mer
• Ukraine opens competitive tender for radio-controlled drones (2026-09-24) – Ukraine's procurement agency DOT has opened a competitive tender for radio-controlled drones, and Sweden's FMV has published the details so … Läs mer
• NATO agency awards Bofors framework agreement for 40mm 3P ammunition (2026-09-24) – NSPA has signed a framework agreement with BAE Systems Bofors for 40mm 3P ammunition, allowing NATO member nations to buy the rounds through… Läs mer
• Ukraine's parliament ratifies EU defence fund agreements (2026-09-22) – On 16 September 2026, Ukraine's parliament ratified two agreements opening the EU's defence funds, EDF and EDIP, to Ukrainian companies, pro… Läs mer
• Finland and South Korea sign defence quality assurance MoU (2026-09-22) – Finland and South Korea signed an agreement on 11 September 2026 on mutual recognition of quality assurance for defence materiel, a continua… Läs mer

Pressmeddelanden

• Nordic Defence Sector: Nordic Defence Sector attends DALO Industry Days and Innovation Day in Herning (2026-09-27) – Nordic Defence Sector attended DALO Industry Days 2026 in Herning, Denmark, bringing together representatives from the defence sector and in… Läs mer
• Panasonic TOUGHBOOK: TOUGHBOOK DRIVER NÄSTA GENERATIONS FLYGPLANSDIAGNOSTIKLÖSNING FÖR GE AEROSPACE (2026-09-27) –

  Robusta TOUGHBOOK G2 valdes för en ny version av branschledande rotorspår- och balansapplikation, vilket ökar effektiviteten och … Läs mer

• W5 Solutions: W5 Solutions provides preliminary earnings update for the third quarter of 2026 and preliminary outlook for the full year 2026 (2026-09-27) – W5 Solutions AB (publ) ("W5 Solutions" or the "Company") today provides a preliminary earnings update for the third quarter of 2026 and a pr… Läs mer
• W5 Solutions: W5 Solutions lämnar preliminär resultatuppdatering avseende tredje kvartalet 2026 och samt preliminära utsikter för helåret 2026 (2026-09-27) – W5 Solutions AB (publ) (”W5 Solutions” eller ”Bolaget”) lämnar idag en preliminär resultatuppdatering avseende tredje kvartalet 2026 samt pr… Läs mer
• BAE Systems Bofors: BAE Systems Bofors awarded NSPA framework agreement for 40mm 3P ammunition (2026-09-24) – BAE Systems Bofors has been awarded a framework agreement by NSPA, enabling NATO member nations to procure its versatile 40mm 3P ammunition … Läs mer
• Flexotrap: Flexotrap and Continest join forces for modular shooting ranges (2026-09-24) – Flexotrap and Continest have entered into a strategic cooperation combining Flexotrap’s bullet trap technology with Continest’s manufacturin… Läs mer
• Expando: Backup is not enough. What happens when critical data can no longer be reached? (2026-09-23) – Artikeln belyser att traditionell backup och redundans inte räcker för verklig dataresiliens. Den centrala frågan är inte om data finns kvar… Läs mer
• SSH Communications Security: Sisäpiiritieto, tulosvaroitus: SSH Communications Security Oyj muuttaa vuoden 2026 käyttökatetta koskevaa ohjeistustaan; liikevaihdon ja liiketoiminnan rahavirran ohjeistus säilyy ennallaan. (2026-09-22) – Pressmeddelande. Läs mer
• SSH Communications Security: Inside information, profit warning: SSH Communications Security Corporation revises its 2026 EBITDA guidance; net sales and cash flow guidance remains unchanged. (2026-09-22) – Pressmeddelande. Läs mer
• Echo Alpha AB: Echo Alpha joins Cybercampus Sweden (2026-09-22) – Swedish cybersecurity company Echo Alpha becomes a member of Cybercampus Sweden and joins its Startup Program, strengthening its engagement … Läs mer
• Trelleborg: Återköp av aktier av serie B i Trelleborg under vecka 38, 2026 (2026-09-21) – Pressmeddelande. Läs mer
• Trelleborg: Buybacks of shares of series B in Trelleborg during week 38, 2026 (2026-09-21) – Pressmeddelande. Läs mer

Evenemang

• Washington Update (2026-10-08, Washington DC) – The Washington Update is an annual, top-rated program offering exclusive insights and curated, high-level networking at the heart of global … Läs mer
• AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition 2026 (2026-10-12, Washington, D.C.) – The premier land power exposition and professional development forum in North America. The three-day event brings together over 44,000 atten… Läs mer
• Totalförsvarsmässan 2026 (2026-10-20, Stockholmsmässan i Älvsjö, Sverige) – Totalförsvarsmässan brings together the key actors shaping Sweden's total defence – from the Armed Forces, government agencies and municipal… Läs mer
• Global Defence Aviation (2026-10-20, Warsaw) – Europe’s premier event for the military Aviation community Global Defence Aviation is the leading annual event on rotary-wing aircraft and … Läs mer
• Innovation & Leadership Study Tour (2026-11-02, Washington DC) – The Study Tour is an annual, top-rated program offering exclusive insights and curated, high-level networking at the heart of global influen… Läs mer
• EURONAVAL 2026 (2026-11-03, Paris ) – EURONAVAL brings together a professional audience of political and military decision-makers, expert buyers, prescribers and manufacturers. T… Läs mer
• Future Land Forces (2026-11-03, Warsaw) – To meet future challenges, nations must swiftly identify and address capability gaps. This is essential to deter conflict and, if needed, de… Läs mer
• Defence Tech Days (2026-11-05, Stockholm) – Panasonic TOUGHBOOK brings Defence Tech Days to the Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm on 5 November 2026. The event will focus on rugged IT s… Läs mer

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