European countries need to strengthen their defence ties in Nato without the US and invest more in their own military capabilities in areas such as space and satellites, Sweden’s defence minister has said.
Pål Jonson told the Financial Times that Sweden had a strong defence industrial collaboration with the US amid an intense debate in Europe about whether the continent is too dependent for military solutions on an ally that is suddenly withdrawing support from Ukraine.
“There are some autonomous capabilities that we have developed,” he said, mentioning the Kiruna rocket base in northern Sweden and the launch of the country’s first military satellite in August. “That is something that is helpful as well.”
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