AUSTRALIA will be using Sweden’s advanced submarines technology and expertise to modernize its existing underwater fleet.
Sweden’s submarine technology will help upgrade and extend the life of Australia’s Collins-class submarines developed in the 1980s and 1990s.
The vessels will get upgraded using new technology owned by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
The initiative will enable long-term collaboration between the shipyards of both countries.
Saab Kockums AB – a shipyard headquartered in Malmö, Sweden – developed the submarines for Australia decades ago.
Both countries look forward to long-term cooperation in the future.
Sweden owns one of the best submarines in the world and is one of the first countries to pursue a nuclear-powered submarine, starting development in 1957.
The Swedish submarine fleet was born in 1914 while the Swedish Navy marked its 500th anniversary last month.
