With just a cursory look at the Swedish Armed Forces, you can find some kit that is streets ahead of what we have in the UK, and the US.
Ever seen the similarities in design between the Saab Gripen and the Eurofighter Typhoon? I don’t think its a coincidence.
Working closely with BAE Systems they are producing much of their own weapons and equipment for their forces such as;
* Stridsfordon 90 IFV.
* Saab JAS 39 Gripen.
* Visby Stealth Corvette (streets ahead of what the US is trying)
And they have some hundreds of personnel deployed to Afghanistan as we speak.
Sorry, I must have been on vacation...
Did Sweden recently join NATO, or are non-NATO countries contributing militarily in Afghanistan?
And have these "hundreds" of Swedish "troops" (?) been right there in the thick of the fighting -- they must have suffered lots of casualties, right?
So, why is all this not in the news?
Let's get real. Sweden spends about 1.7% of her GDP on defense. That's 35% less than our ally Greece, which has roughly the same population and GDP.
Sorry, but no one ever said the Swedes weren't smart enough, only that in recent centuries, they've done NOTHING to help defend the west militarily. Shame on them!