Sweden Arms Coast Guard Vessels With KSP 58 Guns as Baltic Tensions Rise
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 25
Sweden Arms Coast Guard Vessels With KSP 58 Guns as Baltic Tensions Rise
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 25
Summary
Sweden is installing KSP 58-type machine guns on civilian coast guard vessels, a step it says will strengthen crews’ ability to protect themselves at sea.
Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Sweden’s civil defense minister, said the move responds to what Stockholm sees as a growing threat from Russia-linked vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.
Bohlin announced the arming during a visit to the coast guard vessel Triton on Gotland, the Swedish island that has become a focal point in Baltic security planning.
The decision extends Sweden’s broader push to harden maritime defenses as regional tensions with Russia continue to shape security policy around the Baltic.