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Swedish Visby frigates to get air defence system under $166 million contract

30th May 2025 - 14:52 GMT | by Damian Kemp in London

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The Swedish Navy operates five Visby class corvettes. (Photo: Jimmie Adamsson/The Swedish Armed Forces)

Saab announced in 2021 that it had signed an agreement with Swedish defence procurement for the development of plans for a Visby upgrade. One aspect of the upgrade is for the introduction of a surface-to-air missile capability.

The Swedish Navy’s Visby-class corvettes are to be equipped with an anti-aircraft capability under a SEK1.6 billion (US$166 million) contract placed by the Swedish Defence Procurement Agency (FMV) with Saab.

The addition of the capability is part of a mid-life upgrade for the ships which are expected to remain in service until 2040.

The corvettes will thus be equipped with the ship-based air defence missile system Sea Ceptor and Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM) and in 2023 the FMV awarded a contract to MBDA for the supply of CAMM missiles.

The upgrade will be carried out at Saab in Karlskrona

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