Tag: Sweden

SAO PAOLO, Brazil – The skies over Sao Paulo state are roaring with low-altitude flights of the Saab-designed Gripen-E military aircraft being built by the Swedish company but completed and serviced at a nearby Embraer plant and Brazil’s National Aircraft Development Center. The airplanes are part of a $4.5 billion order for 36 aircraft by … Read more

Sweden is fortifying its island against potential incursion by Russia. They are conducting military exercises on the island. The island was demilitarized 12 years ago, assuming then that Russia had become weak or non-threatening. But in light of recent Russian military activity in Crimea and Ukraine, Sweden has stepped up defenses. Gotland has a strategic … Read more