Sweden’s Bold Leap: Transforming Defence in a New NATO Era

In an interview held at Future Land Forces 2024, Major General Jonny Lindfors, Commander of the Swedish Army, discusses Sweden’s rapid military transformation following its entry into NATO — including plans to double the size of its army by 2030, modernize legacy systems, support Ukraine, and integrate with allied forces. He highlights the challenges of digitizing outdated equipment, building new brigades and homeland defence units, and enhancing command and control systems in partnership with nations like Finland, Germany, the UK, and the US.

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