Sweden and NATO are closer than ever as the country prepares to join the Alliance. Watch Swedish forces train alongside Allied soldiers in Sweden’s largest military exercise in over 30 years.
Synopsis
Sweden and NATO are long-standing partners, counting decades of cooperation on a variety of issues, including political dialogue, contributions to NATO’s operations and missions, and joint training. Sweden applied for NATO membership following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As a NATO Invitee, Sweden is cooperating with NATO more closely than ever and its security has been strengthened. Sweden is participating in NATO military and civilian activities and in the NATO defence planning process. It is sitting at the NATO table and is integrated into NATO structures. NATO has also increased its presence and exercises in the region. Recently, soldiers from various NATO Allies including Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States trained side by side with Swedish forces. They took part in Sweden’s largest defence exercise in over 30 years, Aurora 23, as part of further increased cooperation on the Alliance’s collective deterrence and defence. The exercise’s main goal was to demonstrate Sweden’s ability to defend itself in case it was ever to come under attack.
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SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – GENERAL MICAEL BYDÉN, SUPREME COMMANDER, SWEDISH ARMED FORCES
GRAPHIC: GENERAL MICAEL BYDÉN, SUPREME COMMANDER, SWEDISH ARMED FORCES — TEXT ON SCREEN —
“Swedish military capabilities will add to NATO deterrence.”
SWEDEN AND NATO ARE CLOSER THAN EVER AS THE COUNTRY PREPARES TO JOIN THE ALLIANCE
SWEDISH SOLDIERS TRAINED SIDE BY SIDE WITH NATO ALLIES
DURING SWEDEN’S LARGEST DEFENCE EXERCISE IN OVER 30 YEARS SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – LT. COL. ADAM HAWKINS, 56TH RESCUE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
GRAPHIC: LT. COL. ADAM HAWKINS, 56TH RESCUE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
‘There's been a lot of learning both ways on how they do things versus how we do things.’
FORCES ARE SHARING EXPERTISE BUILDING TRUST AND STRENGTHENING DEFENCE SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – LT. COL. ADAM HAWKINS, 56TH RESCUE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE.
“It helps us be better integrated and be ready to fight whatever threats each other face down the road.”
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