Sweden committed 4.8 billion kronor ($504,599,520) in new military assistance to Ukraine through multilateral defense initiatives, according to a government announcement published on 26 May.
The funding represents part of the country's 19th support package, which parliament approved on 29 April.
"These disbursements will make Ukraine's armed forces and defense industry stronger in defense against Russia," Defense Minister Pål Jonson stated regarding the allocation.
Sweden will allocate money for:
- Drone coalition - 300 million kronor ($31 million)
- Mine clearance operations, including sensors, vehicles and protective equipment - 100 million kronor ($10 million)
- Maritime security through Operation Intercharge, a multinational initiative focused on enhancing Ukraine’s maritime security by training personnel of the Ukrainian Navy - 50 million kronor ($5 million).
- IT security systems, specifically to establish Ukraine's Delta command system, a cloud-based situational awareness and battlefield management platform developed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and partners - 30 million kronor ($3 million).
- Danish procurement model, which sources military equipment directly from Ukrainian defense manufacturers, aiming to strengthen Ukraine's domestic defense industrial capacity - over 1 billion kronor ($105 million).
- Czech-led initiative purchasing artillery ammunition on global markets - 550 million kronor ($57 million)
- Similar Estonian program purchasing artillery ammunition - 546 million kronor ($57 million).
- Armored vehicle procurement through Danish-led coordination with Nordic and Baltic partners to enhance ground combat systems - 418 million kronor ($43 million).
- Air defense systems and long-range strike drones - 1 billion kronor ($105 million).