Sverige indleder forhandlinger om fire fregatter

Sverige vil købe fire fregatter fra franske Naval Group for at dominere Østersøen. Statsminister Ulf Kristersson har meddelt, at forhandlingerne nu går i gang.

Det svenske forsvar sigter mod at styrke deres tilstedeværelse i Østersøen med de nye fartøjer. Forsvarschef Michael Claesson udtalte, at missionen er at dominere området.

Naval Group har kapacitet til at bygge to fregatter om året. Den første levering til Sverige er planlagt til 2030, efterfulgt af én fregat årligt.

Guillaume Weisrock, salgsdirektør hos Naval Group, fremhævede vigtigheden af et langsigtet partnerskab. Han sagde, at virksomheden er klar til at levere til tiden.

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