Sweden Gains Valuable Battlefield Insights from Ukraine on Its Weapons Systems
Sweden’s defense industry is drawing crucial lessons from Ukraine’s front lines, where Swedish-made weapons are being tested.
The Gaze reports this, referring to Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson’s interview with Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT.
According to Jonson, Ukrainian forces have provided extensive and constructive feedback on Swedish military systems, including Archer howitzers, combat vehicles, and fast assault boats, offering Stockholm a rare opportunity to evaluate and refine its technologies in active warfare.
“We’ve learned a great deal. Ukrainian soldiers are very generous in sharing their reports, allowing us to see how our systems perform in real combat and how we can adapt them for the future,” Jonson explained.
The minister emphasized that Sweden’s collaboration with Ukraine has also reshaped its understanding of how defense innovation can operate at wartime speed.
“In Ukraine, we achieve things in weeks or months that would take years or even decades at home,” Jonson noted. “When I talk to my Lithuanian colleagues, we all agree that bureaucracy slows us down. Ukraine shows what’s possible when urgency drives action.”
Jonson described Sweden’s continued military support for Kyiv as both a moral responsibility and a strategic investment.
“Helping Ukraine is not only the right thing – it’s a smart investment in our own security,” he said. “Ukraine today is a shield against Russian military expansion. Putin won’t stop until he’s stopped – and our Ukrainian friends are doing that right now.”
The minister dismissed the notion that Russia is making meaningful progress in the war, pointing to Moscow’s massive losses and economic decline.
Jonson has also called for deeper military and security cooperation among the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltic region, saying they must act as one in the face of growing Russian threats. “I see the entire Nordic-Baltic region as one operational zone. We will either row together or sink together,” the minister emphasized.
As The Gaze reported earlier, Sweden is considering financial support for a major deal with Ukraine to purchase up to 150 Gripen E fighter jets.
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