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Sweden Just Bought Four French Frigates

Sweden has selected Naval Group as the supplier for its four new Luleå-class frigates, announced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at a press conference in Stockholm on Tuesday. Defence Minister Pål Jonson cited rapid delivery, cost-sharing with France and Greece, and a proven air defence system as the reasons for choosing the French bid.

The deal is worth around $5 billion and represents Sweden’s first acquisition of large warships since the early 1980s. Two frigates are expected by 2030, with two more following by 2035.

Not a single bolt from a Lockheed Martin catalogue. Not a syllable of Pentagon influence. Stockholm looked at what was on offer, decided it wanted something that actually exists and already works, and wrote a cheque to Paris.

The FDI class is already in service with the French Navy and has been ordered by Greece. Crucially, crews can begin training on the vessel immediately – a detail that rather undermined the British and Spanish pitches, which largely involved ships that hadn’t been built yet......