The Swedish government on Tuesday announced a deal to purchase four new frigates for its navy from France's Naval Group.
The Nordic country, neutral throughout the Cold War, applied for NATO membership in May 2022 alongside Finland, soon after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It joined the alliance in March 2024 and is seeking to rapidly improve its defense readiness and expand its military. What did the government say about the frigate purchase?
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the military had completed an analysis of three rival bids in search of the one best placed to meet its needs.
"Based on that analysis, the government has now decided that Sweden will purchase four new frigates in a very large international defense-industrial deal," Kristersson told a press conference.
