BAE Systems wins Swedish contract for four Bofors 57Mk3 naval guns and 3P ammunition
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver four Bofors 57Mk3 naval guns and associated 3P programmable ammunition. No contract value or delivery schedule was disclosed. The 57mm gun is a medium-caliber naval system fielded by multiple NATO and allied navies.
BAE Systems subsidiary Malloy Aeronautics' TRV-150 cargo drone shoots down attack drones with APKWS rockets in Pentagon test
A modified TRV-150 heavy-lift cargo drone built by Malloy Aeronautics, a BAE Systems subsidiary, successfully intercepted multiple one-way attack drones using BAE's APKWS laser-guided rockets during a U.S. Department of War experiment in Florida. The aircraft fired multiple rockets without landing to reload, demonstrating a low-cost counter-drone capability using a platform originally designed for cargo transport.
Why it matters: A logistics drone is now a kinetic interceptor — proof that the counter-UAS mission will absorb every available airframe before purpose-built platforms arrive at scale.
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Saab launches Allied Mission System cloud platform for space surveillance and command
Saab introduced the Allied Mission System, a cloud-based software platform that integrates space surveillance, mission management and command and control into a single interface. The system is designed to monitor space threats, understand the battlespace and coordinate responses. AMS aims to aggregate data from multiple sensors and provide a common operating picture for space domain awareness missions.
Swedish-Estonian firm Cross Water develops plug-and-play rigid inflatable boat for naval missions
Cross Water, a Swedish-Estonian boatbuilder also trading as XW Production, is developing a modular rigid inflatable boat platform with drones, sensors and mission equipment that lock onto the deck in minutes. Software will eventually enable remote control or autonomous operation. The company aims to turn the military RIB into a reconfigurable system for multiple mission types.
Sweden to extend Patriot deployment in Poland through spring 2027, plans broader NATO ground commitments in Finland and Latvia
Sweden intends to keep its Patriot air-defence systems in Poland until at least spring 2027, according to Defence Minister Pål Jonson. Stockholm is also preparing broader military commitments to NATO's eastern flank, including ground deployments in Finland and Latvia and maritime and air operations. Jonson stated Russia remains Sweden's most serious security threat.
Why it matters: Sweden is shifting from symbolic NATO participation to sustained eastern-flank burden-sharing—a tacit admission that Nordic defence now depends on Poland's air-defence umbrella holding.
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