It’s a good article, just a dumb headline.
I have a few catchy alternatives to offer: Sweden’s slam dunk military… Sweden’s AI powered military… Sweden’s mystery military power…
The article has lots of good information though regarding Sweden’s leading edge military technology in multiple sectors, military structure & size and geopolitical opportunities for NATO with Russia’s aggression in mind.
Finland in NATO is already a huge gain for the defence alliance. Sweden would as well lift NATO’s abilities to new heights. Membership is not 100% guaranteed yet, just one step closer and a positive outlook in Turkey. Hungary already stated they would follow Turkey’s position.
I have read a few different takes in the last week. That this war shows how much an army needs to be able to fight a war of attrition if they want to fight Russia and that Sweden with its relatively small numbers heavy equipment might run into problems.
We have never believed that we could stand up against Russia. The plan has always been to delay an attack as long as possible to allow troops to head to the woods for guerilla operations. Oh and to blow up our own harbours.
That’s also why the Swedish military is trained to be flexible and make their own decisions. Even our air force is designed to work like that, with small ground crews capable of serving a plane out in the field. Jas39 gripen is able to land on roads and is low enough that you can perform service standing on the ground.
That has been an issue for many years now and will take many years to change. The previous supreme commander even stated that the armed forces could only sustain a limited operation for one week. That stated was highly controversial at the time for some reason. He was even investigated for treason by the police.
