


The latest plans describe growth when it comes to the Army, relative stagnation for the Air Force, and a slow decline for the Navy.Ī bit of background is needed to understand exactly which papers we are looking at.

Following Crimea the homeland defence mission again took centre-stage, and a growth process was started. The short version of a complex dynamic is that prior to Crimea the Swedish Defence Forces were focusing rather heavily on international missions and peacekeeping abroad, including serious contributions to a number of missions in Europe and Africa, as well as in Afghanistan. The long-term planning of the Swedish Defence Forces, SVFM, has been in quite some flux during recent years.
