Sweden orders 4 frigates from French company Naval Group

"“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. “It is a tripling of Sweden's air defense capability compared with today,” the prime minister said, calling the deal “one of the largest Swedish defense investments since the Gripen fighter jet was introduced in the 1980s.”"

"Sweden is buying four of the French Defense and Intervention (FDI) frigate models sold by Naval Group in what Kristersson described as the country's biggest military investment since the 1980s. It expects the first delivery by 2030, with the remaining three following by 2035. Sweden expects each ship to cost “just over 10 billion” Swedish crowns (roughly 0.9 billion or $1.05 billion), depending on the exact weapons systems on board, for a likely total of more than 3.5 billion, but the ministers stressed these figures remained estimates."

"The government requested that the ships be outfitted so that several weapons developed in Sweden, including by Saab, can be used on them, Defense Minister Pal Jonson said. Sweden's Saab is better known for its aerospace business and particularly its Gripen multirole combat jets, but it also has naval subsidiaries."

Sweden announced a deal to purchase four new frigates from France’s Naval Group. The government said it completed an analysis of three rival bids and decided on the international defense-industrial deal. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the purchase would triple Sweden’s air defense capability compared with current levels and described it as one of the largest Swedish defense investments since the Gripen fighter jet entered service in the 1980s. Sweden will buy four French Defense and Intervention (FDI) frigate models. The first delivery is expected by 2030, with the remaining three by 2035. Each ship is estimated to cost just over 10 billion Swedish crowns, with total costs likely above 3.5 billion, depending on installed weapons. The government requested integration of Swedish-developed weapons, including those from Saab.

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