The Swedish Navy has placed an additional order with Saab for blekinge-class Stirling AIP submarines.

S??? ??s t???? ??c?iv?? ? ???t??? ????? ???m t?? Sw??is? D???nc? M?t??i?l A?minist??ti?n (FMV) t? c?ntin?? t?? ??v?l??m?nt ?n? ?????cti?n, ?s w?ll ?s ?x??n? t?? c????iliti?s, ?? t?? tw? A26 Bl?kin?? cl?ss s??m??in?s ???vi??sl? ??????? ?? Sw???n. T?? ????? v?l?? is SEK 5.2 ?illi?n ?n? t?? ??liv??? ?? t?? tw? s??m??in?s will t?k? ?l?c? in 2027 ?n? 2028. T?? n?w s??m??in? ???j?ct w?s int?n??? t? ?? ?n im???v?? v??si?n ?? t?? G?tl?n? cl?ss, w?ic? will ?? c?nsi????? ??s?l?t? ????n? 2015–2017 ?cc???in? t? P?? Sk?ntz, ??v?l??m?nt c?-???in?t?? ?t t?? M??in? ????????t??s in St?ck??lm.

“S??? is c????ntl? c?nst??ctin? t?? w??l?’s m?st ??v?nc?? c?nv?nti?n?l s??m??in?. T?? n?w c????iliti?s t??t ??? t? ?? ????? t? t?? A26 will ?iv? ?n ???iti?n?l ???? wit?in t?? w????n s?st?m ?n? st??lt? t?c?n?l??? ?m?n? ?t??? t?in?s. Wit? s?????t ???m S???’s skill?? ?m?l????s ?n? inv?stm?nts, t?? im???t?nt in??st?i?l s??m??in? c????ilit? in Sw???n ??s ???n ??st????,” s??s Mic??l J???nss?n, S???’s P??si??nt ?n? CEO.

T?? n?w s??m??in? ???j?ct w?s int?n??? t? ?? ?n im???v?? v??si?n ?? t?? G?tl?n? cl?ss.
T?? A26 Bl?kin?? cl?ss s??m??in? ???j?ct w?s int?n??? t? ?? ?n im???v?? v??si?n ?? t?? G?tl?n? cl?ss s??m??in?.
In J?n? 2015, Sw???n ??????? t?? n?w A26 Bl?kin?? cl?ss s??m??in?, w?ic? is t?il??-m??? ??? Sw??is? c?n?iti?ns. T?? c????ilit? t? c?nst??ct ?n? ??il? s??m??in?s ?l?c?s Sw???n ?m?n? t?? ??w c??nt?i?s in t?? w??l? wit? t?? ??ilit? t? ??v?l?? ??v?nc?? s??m??in?s. T?? Sw??is? s??m??in? c????ilit? is ?m?n? t?? m?st c?st-???ici?nt ?n? m????n in t?? m??k?t. T?? s??m??in? w??l? ?is?l?c? 1,900 t?nn?s ?n? ??v? ? c??w c?m?l?m?nt ?? ??tw??n 17 ?n? 31 m?n.[13] T?? 2008–2010 milit??? ?????t m?m???n??m t? t?? Minist?? ??? D???nc? ?? t?? S????m? C?mm?n??? Håk?n S??én w??l? ????i?? t?? t??? t? c?st n? m??? t??n t?? c????nt G?tl?n? cl?ss (????t 1.5 ?illi?n SEK).

T?? n?w s??m??in? w??l? ??v? ?l?? w?t?? c????ilit?, s?m?t?in? ???li?? Sw??is? s??m??in?s ??v? l?ck??. It will ?? ???i???? wit? m??i?i?? AIP sti?lin? ?????lsi?n ?n? ɡһoѕt (G?n?in? HOlistic ST??lt?) t?c?n?l???, m?kin? t?? s??m??in? ?xt??m?l? ??i?t. It will ?ls? ?? ??si?n?? t? wit?st?n? si?ni?ic?nt s??ck l???s ???m ?n???w?t?? ?x?l?si?ns ?n? w??l? ?? ??l? t? “L??nc? ?n? ??c?v?? v??icl?s” t?????? its t?????? t???s. T???? ??? t???? v??i?nts ?v?il??l?: t?? P?l??ic, Oc??nic, ?n? Oc??nic (Ext?n??? R?n??). T?? ?nti?? Bl?kin??-cl?ss s??m??in? ??mil? ??s ???n ??????? ??? ?x???t ???i???? wit? 18 vls-c?lls ??? T?m???wk c??is? missil?s.