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Spot and strike. The Scandinavian drone offensive
The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) are consistently building capabilities to conduct multi-domain combat operations. The government in Stockholm has just placed an order for reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles from Denmark.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk, FMV) has announced an order for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) placed with the Danish company Nordic Wing. The contract covers the delivery of Astero ISR reconnaissance UAVs and Raptor 2 strike drones. These effectors will be used to form an unmanned search-and-strike system, which the Swedish Armed Forces refer to by the English term Reconnaissance-Strike Complex, or Recce-Strike for short.
As highlighted in the FMV communique, the Astero ISR and Raptor 2 aircraft possess complementary capabilities. According to Nordic Wing, the UAVs can form independent search-and-strike teams, where the reconnaissance Astero locates targets and the Raptor 2 engages them. The primary payload of the Astero ISR consists of two cameras: daytime and day-night. In turn, the Raptor 2 features a warhead weighing approximately 1.1 kg, filled with plastic explosive. Both UAVs are hand-launched, and the Astero ISR belly-lands by stalling just above the ground.
Photo. Nordic Wing
Along with the aircraft, the FMV has also contracted operator terminals, communication systems, simulators, and workshop containers, where technical maintenance of the purchased equipment will be carried out in field conditions. Deliveries of the UAVs, equipment, and other materiel are scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. The FMV deliberately chose a system with a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL), which has been introduced into service in another country and is being used in combat in Ukraine.
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In the background, Försvarsmakten is investing significant effort and resources into building capabilities for conducting combat operations in a multi-domain environment. For instance, in recent days, the FMV published a communique regarding the purchase of the Lockheed Martin ACES (Advanced Centre for Experimentation and Simulation) platform. The system is used to simulate multi-domain operation scenarios and conduct training in a virtual environment. Furthermore, on 3 May, the first Swedish military satellite, provided by the company Planet Labs, was launched into orbit.
