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Sweden will host a NATO logistics headquarters within the city of Enkoping. File | Photo Credit: Reuters
“NATO presence in Sweden strengthens our security and deterrence. The logistics centre assists the defence of NATO’s northern flank,” Defence Minister Pal Jonson mentioned.
According to the federal government, the bottom may have round 70 personnel in peacetime.
“In a heightened state of alert and ultimately war, the headquarters will be able to expand to 160 personnel,” a authorities assertion mentioned.
The armed forces has been tasked with making preparations and establishing the bottom in order that it will be operable by the top of 2027.
Mr. Jonson informed public broadcaster SVT that the work on the centre would “involve transporting various supplies, such as fuel, ammunition and spare parts.”
“The aim is to be able to transport large amounts of equipment and personnel across Swedish territory,” Mr. Jonson mentioned.
The Nordic nation dropped two centuries of army non-alignment and utilized for membership in NATO within the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, turning into its thirty second member in March 2024.
Published – August 21, 2025 09:46 pm IST
