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The New A-26 Blekinge-Class Submarine Has a Statement for the Russian Navy

Key Points and Summary: Sweden's next-generation A26 Blekinge-class submarine is poised to become the premier conventional hunter-killer of the Baltic Sea, despite a turbulent development history. The ...
The National Interest

Sweden Can Build a Killer Submarine. Why Can’t Europe Build a Real Navy?

The Blekinge-class A26 prioritizes stealth in every dimension—acoustic, magnetic, electric, hydrodynamic, even radar signature—for a reason. Sweden lives in the shadow of a Russian military that, ...
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Saab, FMV renegotiate troubled A26 submarine contract for second time

Sweden's new A26 Blekinge-class submarines will cost more and be delivered later under a contract amendment signed by Saab and FMV. (Saab) The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets ...
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Why Poland Wants to Buy Saab’s Upcoming A26 Diesel-Electric Submarine

Saab’s A26 submarine has not yet left the drawing board—but Poland has already expressed interest in the sub as a replacement for its aging Kilo class. Therefore, the A26 is being looked at as the ...
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World’s first 5th-gen submarine can deploy drones, drop to seabed for hiding

Swedish defense manufacturer Saab has unveiled what it calls the world’s first fifth-generation submarine, the A26, a stealth-focused vessel designed to meet NATO’s evolving requirements for ...
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Saab acquires Deform to help secure submarine supply chain

A hull section of the first of Sweden's A26 Blekinge-class submarines, at the vessel's keel-laying ceremony on 30 June 2022. (Saab) Saab has acquired Swedish company Deform AB to try and strengthen ...