Sweden ready to use force to surface sub

The Local ^ | October 21, 2014 | Staff

[C19fan]

UPDATED: Sweden's military has announced that if it finds a suspect foreign vessel in the Stockholm archipelago, it is prepared to force it to the surface "with weapons if necessary". Battleships, minesweepers, helicopters and more than 200 troops are scouring an area about 30 to 60 kilometres from the Swedish capital after a "man-made" and foreign object was spotted in the waters.

"The most important value of the operation - regardless of whether we find something -- is to send a very clear signal that Sweden and its armed forces are acting and are ready to act when we think this kind of activity is violating our borders," Supreme Commander General Sverker Göranson said.

[C19fan]

The Swedes seem to not have very good ASW as they never caught a Soviet/Russian sub except for the one that ran aground back in 1981. I doubt the new Leftie Swedisn government has the guts to use weapons.

[dfwgator]

“One ping only.”

[MeganC]

The Swedes have a ‘battleship’?

[Red Badger]

Battleships?....................

[Red Badger]

[C19fan]

Assume bad google or similar translation, hee hee.

[MeganC]

LOL!

[ColdOne]

Will they use Ikea weapons?

[tcrlaf]

Anybody remember the submarine tractor incident from the 80’s, in the waters off Sweden??

We know the Russians have continued research with “Super-Small Submarines”. Could this be another one?

[massgopguy]

So why is Jack Ryan speaking with a Welsh accent when he’s repeating what an Estonian sub commander said about things not reacting well to bullets?

[Gay State Conservative]

You sold me,Jonesy

[pogo101]

Although I have no wish for war or even a battle, I would LOVE for something to “wake up” the sleeping Swedish military know-how. They could be like Israel, tiny yet remarkably tech-savvy in defensive warfare. But just as you suggest, they must first have the will.

[thackney]

They had more than one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_submarine_incidents

[tcrlaf]

More on my previous post:

Russian Navy develops mini submarines

Russian shipbuilders are developing new “super mini” submarines, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) state holding company said Friday.

Work on the sea craft was in progress at the St. Petersburg-based Malakhit naval machine manufacturing bureau and that Navy command has been showing interest in the project, the company`s vice president Igor Zakharov said.

Alexander Terenov, an advisor to Malakhit`s general director, said the Project 865 Piranha submersible (NATO reporting name Losos) could go beyond just “hit and run” operations.

“They have a broad range of applications and can carry full-fledged missile and torpedo systems,” Terenov said.

He said the Piranha could also be deployed for the protection of naval installations, and would be operated by small crews and cost little to maintain.

Piranha is a midget submarine designed for special operations and is almost completely silent. Only two Piranha-class submarines were reportedly ever built in Russia.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/russian-navy-develops-mini-submarines_838656.html

[SgtHooper]

I can’t believe the Swedish chef hasn’t surfaced with some snide remark! :-)

[tcrlaf]

Piranha Mini-subs's from the late-70's. As the article above states, the Russians have been working on a new version.

[Boogieman]

The Russians probably infiltrate their waters as a routing training exercise.

[SkyDancer]

Sweden going to use force? Heavens ...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[dfwgator]