STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s military said on Monday it would deploy an updated ground-to-air missile defense system on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland in another sign of tension in the region with Russia. The new system, developed and built by defense firm Saab , replaces the mobile anti-aircraft guns the military on Gotland have previously been equipped with. Earlier this year, Sweden called in Russia’s ambassador after a Russian fighter buzzed a Swedish military plane in international air space over the Baltic, flying just 20 meters away. Sweden has in recent years complained over several incidents involving Russian military planes, including violations of Swedish airspace. Gotland lies around 330 kilometers from Kaliningrad, the headquarters of Russia’s Baltic Fleet.

Source: National Post July 01, 2019 10:30 UTC