Sweden buys military equipment from Germany and South Africa

Stockholm, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The Swedish Defense Materiel Agency (FMV) reported today the purchase of ammunition from German and South African firms.

July 8, 2025
11:02

FMV said it awarded contracts for a total amount of more than 525 million dollars to ammunition manufacturers Nammo and Rheinmetall Denel Munition.

The Swedish Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that the orders include a considerable amount of artillery shells and represent the largest investment in this type of ammunition since the 1980s.

The head of this ministry, Pål Jonson, stressed that it is a crucial investment for the security of Sweden and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The contract with Rheinmetall Denel Munition – a subsidiary of Germany’s Rheinmetall and South Africa’s Denel – provides for the supply of shells and propellant charges for Archer self-propelled howitzers, for four billion Swedish kronor (421.7 million dollars).

Deliveries of projectiles will begin in 2025 and continue in 2026 and 2027.

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