TSAMTO, December 22. The Swedish armed forces material support Agency (FMV) has announced the receipt of the first elements of the new patriot anti-aircraft missile system ordered for the country's Armed forces.
As stated, tools and test equipment were delivered from the United States in containers. This equipment will be used for the certification of the first Swedish battery, which will be held next year. Next in line are power plants and car chassis.
In addition to the transfer of tools and test equipment, representatives of the US ARMY came to Halmstad to prepare for technical certification. According to them, the conditions for the tests that they will conduct meet the requirements, and problems are not expected during the tests.
The technical review will be more extensive than usual, as Sweden will be the first country to receive the latest software configuration.
In the spring of 2021, the FMV Agency intends to deliver both heavy vehicles and powerful power plants that are part of the SAM.
As part of the project, it is planned to supply both American-made components and equipment that the Swedish armed forces purchase independently. After delivery of components purchased from non-us suppliers, FMV will check their integration with us system units.
As reported by TSAMTO, on August 2, 2018, the Swedish government, after summing up the results of the tender, authorized the Swedish armed forces material support Agency (FMV) to conclude a contract with the US authorities for the supply of four air defense system batteries/ABOUT patriot, missiles, related equipment and spare parts, maintenance tools, training and technical support services. The aim of the project is to supply the Swedish armed forces, starting in 2020, with a missile DEFENSE/air defense system, which should be ready for combat use no later than 2025.
In February 2018, the US State Department approved the potential supply of four upgraded patriot SAM batteries in the PAC-3+ configuration to Sweden under the Foreign military sales program, including the AN/MPQ-65 radar, 12 M903 launchers, 100 MIM-104E (GEM-T) missiles, 200 PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missiles, and other equipment and services. The total cost of the sale could be $ 3.2 billion.
In early August 2018, representatives of the governments of Sweden and the United States signed a letter of offer and acceptance of the offer to purchase the patriot basic kit. The final cost of the agreement was not disclosed, however, as previously reported, the cost of the initial package should be about $ 1.2 billion. The cost of the sale kit approved by the US state Department is significantly higher, since the FMV request specified the most complete list of equipment for equipping 4 batteries.
In particular, at the first stage, it is planned to purchase a minimum package of missiles necessary for the organization of combat duty and training of personnel. In the future, an option for the supply of the main batch of missiles may be implemented, which will increase the sale price to $ 3 billion.
An initial contract worth $ 692.9 million for the supply of patriot air defense systems to the Swedish armed forces was signed with Raytheon in December 2018.
