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How Sweden trains pilots for 20 years while NATO cuts corners

Sweden’s Gripen isn’t just a fighter jet—it’s the centerpiece of an entire national defense culture built for dispersed ...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, ending more than 18 months of delays that frustrated the alliance as it sought to expand in response to ...
The Gripen wasn’t created to look impressive - it was built to survive a real war with Russia. Sweden spent decades ...
Sweden said it possesses unique abilities to strengthen the NATO alliance. Its defense minister singled out its submarines to Business Insider. They are quiet, small, and can stay down for a long time ...
Sweden will become the 32nd country to join NATO's military alliance. Sweden's petition to join NATO was finally approved by Hungary's parliament after nearly two years of discussions. It follows ...
On March 7, almost two years after it first submitted its application and a year after Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Sweden officially became NATO’s 32nd member. Sweden ...
Sweden and Finland both abandoned long-standing neutrality that had been a hallmark of the Nordic states’ Cold War foreign policy after Russia invaded Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right ...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Sweden’s flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine persuaded its ...
Hungary's president signed a bill Tuesday approving the Nordic country's bid. Sweden's arduous path to joining the NATO alliance came to a successful close Thursday, as the Swedish prime minister and ...
Sweden officially joined the Western security alliance NATO on Thursday, ending decades of neutrality in Europe. The nation’s inclusion means the alliance has expanded to 32 members, a significant ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression ...
Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said after the Ukraine war, Europe must be ready for further Russian ...