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Jonas Olsson

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Defence Correspondent @BreakingDefense | Nordic/Baltic security & breaking stories | Former SVT journalist (Sweden’s public broadcaster, 30+ years)

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Defence Correspondent | Security & Military Analyst | Stockholm-based

🔍 Specializing in:
- Regional security analysis
- European military forces
- Global nuclear dynamics
- North Korean affairs

🌍 About Me:
With over three decades at Swedish Public Broadcaster SVT, I've honed my skills in investigative journalism, breaking news, and in-depth research. My work spans across the former Soviet bloc, Western Europe, and North America, where I've delivered:

  • Reliable reporting: Ensuring accuracy in ev…

Jonas Olsson’s Journalist Portfolio

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After Thailand's Gripen's combat mission, questions of future sales - Breaking Defense

After Thailand's Gripen's combat mission, questions of future sales - Breaking Defense

Thailand and Cambodia appear to have halted hostilities, which raised eyebrows in the Gripen's homeland of Sw…

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Sweden commits $500M to artillery ammo in biggest munitions boost since Cold War - Breaking Defen...

Sweden commits $500M to artillery ammo in biggest munitions boost since Cold War - Breaking Defen...

One agreement with Rheinmetall Denel Munition includes shells and propellants for Sweden's Archer artillery s…

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Sweden inks $900M IRIS-T air defense deal through European Sky Shield Initiative - Breaking Defen...

Sweden inks $900M IRIS-T air defense deal through European Sky Shield Initiative - Breaking Defen...

The procurement is for the Swedish army brigades and for the battle group on Gotland to "better defend the mi…

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Sweden delays 3.5% GDP defense spending target, predicts 2032 deadline out of NATO summit - Break...

Sweden delays 3.5% GDP defense spending target, predicts 2032 deadline out of NATO summit - Break...

Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson told Breaking Defense that Stockholm hoped NATO would set at 2030 goal, b…

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Scandinavia bolsters missile and air defense to align with new NATO target - Breaking Defense

Scandinavia bolsters missile and air defense to align with new NATO target - Breaking Defense

"It's more challenging to defend than to attack," when it comes to air defense, Swedish Defense Minister Pal …

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China's nuclear arsenal surges 20% in one year, reaching over 600 warheads: SIPRI - Breaking Defe...

China's nuclear arsenal surges 20% in one year, reaching over 600 warheads: SIPRI - Breaking Defe...

The Chinese arsenal is still much smaller than that of Russia and the US, but Moscow is watching Beijing's bu…

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Saab shows off loyal wingman drone it hopes to offer Swedish Air Force

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By Jonas Olsson Verified
| Breaking Defense Verified
A full-scale model of the A-3 is pictured here outside Saab’s hangar on Malmen Air Base, in southern Sweden. (Photo by Jonas Olsson) MALMEN AIR BASE — Saab is developing three unmanned aircraft — the A1, A2 and A3 — as stepping stones toward a potential new loyal wingman fighter system, the company announced Saturday during an air show for the Swedish Air Force’s centennial.
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Swedish opposition party, ahead in polls, could push for state ownership in Saab

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By Jonas Olsson Verified
| Breaking Defense Verified
Peter Hultqvist, seen in a 2022 file photo, served as Minister of Defense for eight years. (Photo by David Lidstrom/Getty Images) STOCKHOLM — The next Swedish government may consider bringing back an old idea: the government taking an ownership stake in national defense champion Saab.
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Macron’s nuclear pact expands across Scandinavia as global forces surges

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By Jonas Olsson Verified
| Breaking Defense Verified
STOCKHOLM — The number of deployed nuclear warheads worldwide has increased over the past year, the Swedish think tank SIPRI found in its annual report released today. The expansion comes as Europe wrestles with its own nuclear future amidst a French plan that is drawing interest from nine countries, most recently Norway.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Trainee as a reporter Swedish Television regional news.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Constantly new tools in the pipe.