Sweden to provide Ukraine with $1.2 billion military aid package

PARIS — Sweden will provide Ukraine with 13.5 billion kronor (US$1.23 billion) in funding and equipment in its biggest military aid package yet, the government said on Thursday.

The Nordic country will double the amount of Stridsbåt 90 combat boats it’s donating from Swedish armed forces stocks to 32 boats, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson said in a post on X . Other equipment will include 1,500 TOW anti-tank missiles and 200 AT4 anti-tank weapons, with total donations from stocks amounting to about $294 million, or around 25% of the aid package.

Sweden will provide about 5.9 billion kronor to buy newly produced defense equipment for Ukraine from Swedish and international manufacturers, the government said in a statement . That financing can be directed to priority needs such as artillery, long-range strike capabilities and drones, according to Jonson.

“A short delivery time is important,” the minister said.

The latest aid package, Stockholm’s 18th, brings Sweden’s military support for Ukraine to about 61.9 billion kronor, the government said. The country has been one of the top donors of military aid to Ukraine, ranking sixth in terms of the absolute level of material support provided, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy’s Ukraine Support Tracker .

Another $71 million will go to repair and maintenance of equipment already donated by Sweden. The Swedes have previously provided Ukraine with gear including Leopard 2 battle tanks, CV90 combat vehicles and Archer self-propelled howitzers.

The country will provide about $250 million towards different international funds, and allocate $178 million for the Danish model of ordering weapons from Ukraine’s defense industry, according to Jonson.

“This also builds sustainability and resilience within Ukraine,” he said.

The intention is to allocate about 1 billion kronor to the production of Ukrainian long-range missiles and long-range drones, according to the government.

Rudy Ruitenberg is a Europe correspondent for Defense News. He started his career at Bloomberg News and has experience reporting on technology, commodity markets and politics.

巴黎——瑞典政府周四表示，瑞典将向乌克兰提供135亿瑞典克朗（12.3亿美元）的资金和装备，这是瑞典迄今为止规模最大的军事援助计划。

瑞典国防部长帕尔·约翰逊在X网站上发帖称，这个北欧国家将从瑞典武装部队库存中捐赠Stridsbåt 90型战斗艇的数量增加一倍，达到32艘。其他装备包括1500枚TOW反坦克导弹和200门AT4反坦克武器，这些库存捐赠的总价值约为2.94亿美元，约占援助总额的25%。

瑞典政府在一份声明中表示，瑞典将提供约59亿瑞典克朗，用于从瑞典和国际制造商处购买乌克兰新生产的国防装备。约翰逊表示，这笔资金可用于优先需求，例如火炮、远程打击能力和无人机。

部长表示：“交货时间短非常重要。”

瑞典政府表示，最新一轮援助计划是斯德哥尔摩向乌克兰提供的第18笔援助，使瑞典对乌克兰的军事支持总额达到约619亿瑞典克朗。根据基尔世界经济研究所的“乌克兰援助追踪报告”，瑞典一直是向乌克兰提供军事援助的主要国家之一，按提供的物资援助绝对值计算排名第六。

另有7100万美元将用于维修和保养瑞典此前捐赠的装备。瑞典此前已向乌克兰提供过包括豹2主战坦克、CV90装甲车和“弓箭手”自行榴弹炮在内的装备。

据约翰逊称，该国将向不同的国际基金提供约 2.5 亿美元，并拨款 1.78 亿美元，效仿丹麦模式，从乌克兰国防工业订购武器。

“这也有助于增强乌克兰的可持续发展能力和韧性，”他说。

据政府称，计划拨款约 10 亿克朗用于生产乌克兰远程导弹和远程无人机。

鲁迪·鲁伊滕贝格是《防务新闻》的欧洲记者。他的职业生涯始于彭博新闻社，拥有报道科技、大宗商品市场和政治方面的经验。