It's a week later and after many of you wanted a more in depth video on each country Sweden: ruclips.net/video/c5mfnKZQ3Yk/видео.html Finland: ruclips.net/video/3Dd4yudLUNA/видео.html
IMO you should have mentioned that the 155mm Cannon model 1998 has an auxiliary motor for driving the gun into the firing position and/or back to the truck quickly after firing.
A. All of the Nordics are highly industrialized. B. And more importantly. All of the products that are made, are of the highest quality. Not just the military equipment. And here in Finland it is an honour to make a quality product. So it must be the same in all of Nordic Countries.
This is what you get when your first priority is not to make money, but to make good (insert whatever). Anything from weapons to technical solutions to systems of governance, health care, education etc. - "But health care and education is shit in Sweden now" - Yeah wonder when that started.... about the same time they Americanized it and wanted to make profit from it by privatizing it? Yeah...
I think one of the main strengths is a cultural one. We are very informal in general leading to a pretty flat hierarchy or low social barriers, making it easier to collaborate and develop ideas. Someone just hired at any given company wouldn't think twice of having a chat with the CEO.
@@hglbrg ya i was making flagpoles for few years and i always made sure they were so good that i would buy it myself if i wanted one, couse thats how i see stuff when i make it, if the quality is below what i would buy, then my pride as a worker is broken and i cant call me a real worker anymore.
As a Swede, I'm excited to see further cooperation between the Fenno-Scandian cousins in Military endeavours. Seeing as we all now share a common uniform (cut, but not camouflage pattern), and Sweden/Finland also placing orders for a common suite of infantry weapons in the Sako M23 and TRG rifle families, with replacements for Medium Machine Guns, Anti materiel rifles, and grenade launchers still being decided on.
One important detail missed. During Soviet time, Kremlin dictaded Finland`s numbers of soldiers, vehicles, fighter jets and so on. With a limited number of production everything was focused on quality and innovation, not production volumes. This i was told by Finnish soldiers i met in Lebanon, who gave me a ride on their Sisu APC, a brilliant vehicle they where very proud of
Yeah, I mentioned it in my ending, it's one of the reasons why Finnish gear is so good. They needed it to be protecting their Soviet-mandated low army numbers. Too bad for Russia..
@@MilitaryRated Cheers! BTW, i have experienced close fire, close enough to be hit by gravel and soil raining from the sky. South Lebanese Army teased us with 155mm mortars for a whole night. Not very dramatic to me, but kind of ironic, we could read "Raufoss" from the shell fragments in the morning. (this was ten years prior to Nammo) Yes, i`m Norwegian :)
For Sweden three top military equipment I would include the stealth Visby Corvette, the stealth Gotland submarine and also improved MBT 122 from Leopard 2 chassis! All three top of the line in their respective fields! The one you choose are equally good!
@@mikkoj1977 122 has extra armor, upgraded systems for basically everything, barracuda camoflauge against IR etc etc. It really is quite different from a standard leopard 2
Having been in both a standard Leo 2 and a Strv 122, there's a heck of a lot of difference, especially in difficult terrain. It's similar in regards to the engine, caliber gun and chassis and that's about it.
@@MilitaryRated How would you say the 122 performs in difficult terrain? The extra armor surely helps with survivability but it is also a bit heavier than standard, right? 62 tons i think we used to say
That is true, back in the 80s and 90s most of our national defense industry was shut down, as politicians thought they could save some money by importing everything from NATO. But there are good signs, that that times are changing, and finally we might start opening up production of weapons again. The politicians have started realizing the weak position no strong national defense production has brought us in. Starting now, they have opened up for the production of artillery ammunition, and the production of new home-built warships.
The Danes have the infamous Lego mine, very effective on bare feet. And there's also the Gamle Ole cheese which must be one of the most effective bioweapons out there.
For Finland I would also have put the .338 Lapua Magnum, even for the honorable mentions, since its widely used and it also scored the longest sniper kill in the world (Which has been since broken)
If war brakes out, Finland will be responsible for the army as they have sisu, Sweden will be handling the air force as they have Gripen, and Norway will take care of the naval forces. Denmark will take care of diplomacy; they are jovial and after a "lille en" everybody will be friends.
All of the Nordic countries have their own specialty to bring to the table. And that's exactly what makes us a force to be reckoned, especially now that we're all officially allied, for the first time in written history by the way. The Nordics are an alliance within the alliance. An alliance that already kinda was, but now it's become official. Don't fuck with with us.
Good video, showing what these small Nordic Countries have accomplished and they have even more such as the Gotland submarine, another world class system
Very nice roundup. In the case of Denmark consider Sitaware which is probably the worlds most widespread software to create real time situational awareness in large military organisations used by over 50 countries including the US, Great Britain and Germany. Another contender is the Heidrun UAV from Sky-Watch has proved to be extremely robust in the Ukraine war being able to penetrate undetected into enemy territory and gather real time intelligence.
Btw you forgot that Denmark is now also going to invest 42,4 billion danish kroner in its own warship industry, and is going to produce 55 new warships towards 2040, where 15 of them is going to be larger ones.
Yes, Denmark is investing and finally waking up to the realities, which is good. Danish naval history dictates that they should be able to pull off a very successful industry in this regard.
det er alt sammen en generation eller mere ude i fremtiden. og 20 år for sent. til gengæld har vi lavet mange komponenter til flyindustrien og andre ting
Thaks for another great video on the Nordic military. I was a GRG shoter when i did my military service in the Swedish military so i think that Carl Gustav still is a great and versatile weapon, like a Swiss armyknife for the soldiers at the front. but otherwise it was a good list.
Thanks Hans! Yes, I agree that the Carl Gustaf is a great piece of kit, though with the advent of Javelin and NLAW it's got more competition than it used to. I expect that the next iteration of either the M4 or AT4 will be even more advanced. Have a great weekend brother!
Your list of Norwegian weapons is spot on. There is also a less advanced weapon that is widely used, the multipurpose rounds developed by Raufoss, currently Nammo.
Yeah, the lowly 12.7mm/.50cal Raufoss rounds are _very_ popular all over the world. In my active and reserve position I was the commander of a 20mm AA gun, shooting a standard multipurpose round where you have tracers in every one so they are easy to see from the shooter's perspective, a 9 gram explosive load with a combined impact and time detonator. BTW, my year group was the last to use 24 of these guns for AA roles, from the following year half (or 75%?) got replaced with Swedish RB70 AA missiles.
what really sets the nordic countries apart is that in all aspects of our work is devoted to research and development. we can't be the cheapest or the biggest but we can research new ways to do things and sell it. i am reminded of how worked went around in the steel mill constant testing and tweaking. solutions and questions from everybody. and in the end our partners will make a new kind of mortar that is as good as the old one but is now eco friendly. meanwhile we developed a retrofit system to keep crucibles lasting longer. all products that can be sold to other countries since normal steel production isn't profitable alone.
Sweden is no1 weapon export per capita? Sweden has so much regulation and politics to who they are even allowed to sell to. Also Sweden has to be no1 inventor per capita, almost all product is up in the absolute top in every category what so ever. Pretty good for a country with that small population and regulated to who they are allowed to sell to.
But things are changing on the regulation side. Swedish defense industry was hampered by being outside NATO. Now we are in and Swedish products are making a very positive impact in Ukraine. Archer is a system that only Sweden and Norway bought but now the UK and US among others want it as well,
Not every category, Sweden currently do not produce MBT's, helicopters or drones. And while the small arms and infantry equipment is fine, I would not call it "absolute top". But yes, in many categories.
Sweden not producing drones is wrong. In the city of Linköping (5th largest town in Sweden) Europe's leading manufacturer/drone researcher of unmanned aircraft is located - UMS Skeldar (a SAAB company). They make unmanned helicopters. So not making helicopters or drones are both wrong, although unmanned. Look at Skeldar V-200. There are some other UAVs produced but I can't remember their names at the moment.
Great video! You should do another but with different types of missiles, ammunition from these countries. I know Sweden is a major player when it comes to this and is behind or part of development of some of the most important ones such as the beyond visual range air-to-air missile, 155 Excalibur, Taurus missile (in cooperation with germany), NLAW, Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, AT4, all the different ground/ship launched missiles named RBS such as Robot-15, GLSDB - the list goes on.
On the part about Finnish artillery you are showing 130k54, which were bought first from soviet union and then from ex-DDR warehouses. The predecessor for the current 155k83 and 98 is the 122k60 that was only a prototype. 155k83 and Soltam M-68 (and them M-71) were developed from that (Soltam was a joint venture between Israeli Solel Boneh and Tampella). That platform has seen a quite a lot of use with Israelis. Soltam also produced mortars based on Tampella design. That way the the Soltam K6 also used by the US Army is similar to Tampella mortars like 120krh92 used in Finland. So Tampella (now incorporated by Patria) had quite an influence on indirect fire of several nations, even if it doesn't show up as a huge export success. On the shipbuilding front Finland is also significant, building and designing most of the worlds ice breakers, large chunk of all naval diesel engines and worlds largest cruise ships. That gives Finland the shipbuilding capacity and know how to build these four new corvettes for Finnish navy. Also in the Finnish F-35 program the engines and front hulls are assembled in Finland (among others). With the F-18's the planes were assembled by Patria. WIth nokia Finland also has had some cutting edge communications networks for the military. For example already back in 1983 Nokia produced these communication devices that send fire commands (among others) as encrypted messages in the network to artillery. It also calculated the forward observer position from known point at map etc. Nowdays the forward observer has these integrated in a targeting system (with thermals etc). These are produced by Finnish company Senop who also produce sights for Carl Gustav. The sights are such that you mark the target and the sight moves the aiming point to correct position so the shooter doesn't have to estimate the range.
Another Swedish one that is really fascinating is the Swedish Visby class corvette. Although not as fast as the Norwegian counterpart (35 knots, public information), it still has a good amount of speed. However it specialises in stealth. Exactly how good the stealth is I think is classified. But from what I head from when some other nations visited with their boats, when they where parked next to the Visby, the radar signature shown would be that of a rowboat. And that was not with like all of the knickknacks folded in for optimal stealth.
Norway's biggest military export is information I would say. Sonar stations, radar stations and naval/aerial surveillance, watch over the Kola peninsula area. The key area where Russian subs, ships and bombers have to pass, on the way to the Atlantic ocean. Info the USA love to get, cause they then can track Russian forces, and capabilities in the north.
Good video, for Norway one should probably have mentioned the remote weapon systems, where it's the leading supplier in the world, having supplied automated turrets for 20000+ vehicles in 28 countries. Though most of this production happens at Kongsbergs US facilities. Kongsberg is mostly owned by the norwegian state.
Sweden really does build some badass stuff.. apart from the ones listed in the video, some other noteable candidates that I can think of are: Visby class corvette Gotland (and soon Blekinge) class submarines RBS15 anti-ship missile Carl Gustaf recoilless anti-tank rifle RBS70 MANPAD and some joint projects: Taurus cruise missile (joint swedish/german) Excalibur gps guided artillery round (swedish/american) Bonus artillery round (swedish/french) GLSDB Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomg (swedish/american) The US new T7 Red Hawk trainer aircraft (swedish american)
I don't want to be that guy but our Swedish submarines are unbeatable in combat scenarios on water. In a big military practice event just one Swedish sub took out a whole American fleet of ships (including an aircraft carrier and all of it's protective vessels) before they knew what was going on or where the "enemy" vessel was firing from. Just saying :)
Wow! NASAMS is Norwegian - I've totally missed that but now first on my list of Norwegian weapons. Pushing down their artillery munitions industry too second place.
NASAMS is a short/middle range air defense, but soon it will be a long range air defense version of this air defence system. Norway working on it, and im am sure they will succeed. Will probably be best in the class.
Yeah, Nasams was developed in Norway and stands for "Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System". But since they use the AMRAAM missile from Raytheon with the system, other countries call it "National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System"
I would say on e of the reasons for Nrodic weapons are so potent in Ukraine, is that they where all made to fight a war very simulacra to the one that they are fighting in Ukraine today. Both climate and Terain is fairly similar between Ukraine and the Nordic countries and the condition of the fight is very simullar to how at least Sweden and Finland was expecting a USSR attack during the cold war.
CROWs weapon system is also a Norwegian/Kongsberg product. Production in the USA secures orders from US Army and USMC as well as heaps of other nations.
Denmark also produces missile components, EW equity, communications systems and reworks on the AIM9, F16 and parts for F35. Radars, drones, optical targeting systems and lots more. We're just sneaky about it. You're probably only aware the Lower Extremity Grool Object (LEGO) causing pain when stepped on...
You forgot the Robot 15 aka RBS15 anti ship missile. About the Gripen: it can take of from road bases and conventional highways if needed... not gravel roads.
Denmark has managed to solve the problem the two American Litoral Class ships failed at: Make a modular system for war ships, so you don't need a ship for each mission profile, but can just swap out "containers" depending on whether you need more guns, more sensors, more EW capability or more missiles. Basically a Lego system for Naval assets.
Denmark does have a defense industy. The biggest company is Terma. They produce radar systems. For example for the F-35 fighter jet. There are also other smaller companies who are suppliers for other defense companies.
Yes, but compared to the other 3 there's not really much. That's not to say that there won't be now that people seem to have figured out that importing everything is a bad idea for jobs, money and quality.
@@MilitaryRated Denmark is running a huge surplus on its trade. And they have been doing that for many years. Sure we might have a deficit on defense. That is not a problem. I actually see it as a problem that Denmark will use its right to build ships for defense in Denmark. It's about 20 years ago the last ship was build. Surely it's smarter to buy the warships from NATO partners and then focus our economy on the things we do well. We are in need of high skilled workers. Building war ships in Denmark is a bad idea!
Multiple rounds simultaneous impact sounds so scary. Like one second you are walking around and the next numerous mortar rounds explode all around you. Must be so traumatizing as that can happen at any moment with no warning time at all. It's like the shell shock but on steroids I think.
And with the latest Norwegian rounds we are talking 80 - 120 km reach... The flight time alone is so long that by the time they impact the mobile artillery is already making ready to fire from a new position.
Perhaps you should have mentioned Sweden's submarines, we have few of them but they are said to be very good. And also the Bofors anti-aircraft gun (which yes is used for a little bit of everything), there are few weapons that began to be produced in the early 1930s that are still relevant in modern warfare.
Someone else has surely mentioned it. But you the Swedish Gotland class submarine should absolutely be counted to this list. It is not big in size compared to US or Russian nuclear subs, however this is also a positive. Due to its small size and use of a sterling engine to produce the electricity for the main motor, it is VERY silent and hard to track or even notice. And since no nuclear energy there is no way to track it though the radiation residue that nuclear subs leave behind. It can go without surfacing for over 14 days. So it’s not bad in that department either. An example of how effective it is has been shown in the NATO wargame exercises that Sweden has been a part of for a long time. In 2005 a lone Gotland class got so close to the US force it was able to “fire upon” and sink the USS Ronald Reagan supercarrier, and was then able to escape. This all without being discovered even once. Ps. Sorry for weird grammar or odd word choice. Just woke up not long ago lol and all language is bad lol
while Denmark doesn't really have any special native industry producing it's own variants of anything, Denmark has had a major role in development of many major weapons systems like the F-35 Lightning II, furthermore the Danish special forces are also often considered some of the most elite in the world. while Denmark rarely creates something on their own they just in general help and support other countries in their development of military industry which in and of itself is a very unique and special trait
Denmark has brought something bigger to the table than cool homebrewed military hardware; Lego. Hear me out, is there any better incubator for imagination and engineering than Legos? Creative play teaches kids many good things they'll carry with them for the rest of their lives. If you want an innovative population, give the kids Lego for Christmas
i came here for the CV90 which i know from games with armour and vehicle component simulation, that cannon is an absolute beast, and that survivability, magnificent
Im surprised you didnt even mention the Gotland class Submarines. Which completed muliple attackruns vs a US carrier group completely undetected during wargames around 2005. RBS 15 and RBS 17 are also worthy mentions.
It is good because a lot of expermentations happen. Quality products, the mind set is if you are going to make something, you are going to make it into a quality product, because honoring your craft is inbeded in the culture and the craftmens mindset. Also there is good raw meterials, thinking outside the box, talking a lot of gambles. Take the Swedish submarines as an example, there where some war games with the yanks, they didn't even see that submarine, one swedish submarine just skiped the yanks defence carrier group and sank a aircraft carier and they never knowed it was even there. It is due to internal motor, makes no sound or heat. My fav story is that big yank nuclear sub, the yank captain asked to the swedish captain we didn't see you, where you even in the water? The swedish captain just hands him a folder, pictures of the yank nuclear submarine, underwater. They where next to yank submarine the whole time and was never spoted.
Norway also invented the multipurpose ammunition for the 50.cal, it was being fazed out when that ammo came along and gave them new life. Same with the old M72 discardable rocket launcher, updated it with new features such as timed rounds and the ability to fire it out the window from inside a room.
The maximum fire rate of the AMOS is 16 rounds per minute, 12 rpm is its sustained fire rate, and the NEMO can fire at up to 10 rpm (purely theoretical, impossible in a real life scenario) and its sustained RoF is 6 rpm.
For Denmark, I think you forgot to add the StanFlex system for the navy ships. It might cost more to produce say a frigate with this system, but it will make the frigate into multirole. It will only have a day of downtime before it can be ready for the next mission, due to the StanFlex modules can be changed to tailor the ship for x missions. The up side with this system is also when we would need to decommission say Absalon class, then their StandFlex system could be taken off and stored to be reused on other or newer ships.
One thing missed from Norway, but skso understandable ss its only 1 built every 30 year or so, is the Majarata, made by Aker Langsten. Its the name of the main naval intelligence platform, and its scares the shit out of Putin. The previous one was made in the Ramform shape (looked like an iron) and when Kursk exploded, they were able to hear what actually happened inside the submarine. It's however not technology that is shared, and many of our allliede often use nuclear subs for the same purpose. Another thing madecin Norway, that's often overlooked, is 12,7mm multipurpose ammo. Not the most high tech however. Our naval mine sweepers are also something to mention ss they are howercrafts, and if U'm not wrong, made by the samithar made the corvettes.
I think it's important, though some people don't think so. Generally officers and staff, and people who want to save money. The CV90 was awesome to operate in with the heat in Afghanistan, especially due to the AC and bluetooth system.
@MilitaryRated you forgot as many said the Swedish Submarines both A20 and A26. And Also Bofors 40mm AntiArcraft guns that has been manufactured for many years now and all over the world and are still the best one in the world.
I didn't forget anything, I just didn't place them in my top 3. I'll do a full video on the best Swedish tech, airing later today, I'll be sure to include it. :)
For Sweden's military equipment so would credit having few limits in what type of design to use selecting what works best instead of what everyone else is doing.
RK 62 or RK 95 TP assault rifle. I don’t feel this needs any further reasoning than if you ask 100 random mercenaries about AK variant they have most trust on it’s either the RK’s or Galil.
I might have missed something you have the CG recoiless rifle on the thumbnail. While Gripen, Cv90 and archer are great and all, they are still just one among many in their categories. Carl Gustaf is the Swedish weapon that dominates it's nisch, and it's been in service for some 80 years. I would have thought this would be first weapon anyone associated with Sweden.
The Iceye satellites were originally developed for civilian purposes. But they have been succesfully used in Ukraine. There was a collection in Ukraine to buy two drones fom Turkey. They were able to collect more than 3 million euros, enough to buy 3 drones. But then Turkey gave the drones for free. So the organisation wondered, what to do with the money. So they decided to buy an Iceye satellite from Finland. Instead of waiting for launch af a new satellite, Iceye sold them one of their own satellites already on orbit. In addiktion, they gave Ukraine free feed from Iseyes own satellite cluster. Within just couple of weeks, Ukrain had detected and destroyed dozens of hidden Russian military targets. (Note that Iceye is a small startup company, created by some students just a few years ago.)
It's a week later and after many of you wanted a more in depth video on each country
Sweden: ruclips.net/video/c5mfnKZQ3Yk/видео.html
Finland: ruclips.net/video/3Dd4yudLUNA/видео.html
IMO you should have mentioned that the 155mm Cannon model 1998 has an auxiliary motor for driving the gun into the firing position and/or back to the truck quickly after firing.
Danish weapons export really took a hit, when the use of Lego-bricks in warfare got banned by the Geneva-Convention.
Nothing quite like running across a field of legos. YOU WERENT THERE MAN!!1
@@MilitaryRated 🤣
True story! But the Danes working on replacing Legos with abundant pig byproducts has seen great success in recent years 👍
Anyone who has step on lego never forget.
Ah yes, the danish autonomous anti personnel legos! They are feetseeking..
I think the Swedish submarines deserves a mention
they went under his radar
@@fredriks5090 Nice one :D
Lol.
I agree. They are top-notch.👍
His Sonar didnt catch them..
A. All of the Nordics are highly industrialized. B. And more importantly. All of the products that are made, are of the highest quality. Not just the military equipment. And here in Finland it is an honour to make a quality product. So it must be the same in all of Nordic Countries.
yea we are the same, as a swede i wanna make products i can be proud off, i think its our culture. we nordics , my brother
This is what you get when your first priority is not to make money, but to make good (insert whatever). Anything from weapons to technical solutions to systems of governance, health care, education etc. - "But health care and education is shit in Sweden now" - Yeah wonder when that started.... about the same time they Americanized it and wanted to make profit from it by privatizing it? Yeah...
I think one of the main strengths is a cultural one. We are very informal in general leading to a pretty flat hierarchy or low social barriers, making it easier to collaborate and develop ideas. Someone just hired at any given company wouldn't think twice of having a chat with the CEO.
I do trust Denmark is doing all the right things from now on, no doubt. Just remember that manpower is what Europe lacks the most…
@@hglbrg ya i was making flagpoles for few years and i always made sure they were so good that i would buy it myself if i wanted one, couse thats how i see stuff when i make it, if the quality is below what i would buy, then my pride as a worker is broken and i cant call me a real worker anymore.
You should have put Swedish submarines in the top 3. However the one you had in the top 3 is also worthy winners.
Would have should have. This is his video and it is what it is.
He literally asked what equipment we had have on the list and I reccon he only is happy when someone does because of the algorithm.
The Gotland class is too sneaky to get pinned on any list😂
Swedish submarines should have made the list 😁
-"If you ever served in a Nato naval force, you probably didn't see se the swedish submarine. But you felt it."
As a Swede, I'm excited to see further cooperation between the Fenno-Scandian cousins in Military endeavours. Seeing as we all now share a common uniform (cut, but not camouflage pattern), and Sweden/Finland also placing orders for a common suite of infantry weapons in the Sako M23 and TRG rifle families, with replacements for Medium Machine Guns, Anti materiel rifles, and grenade launchers still being decided on.
One important detail missed. During Soviet time, Kremlin dictaded Finland`s numbers of soldiers, vehicles, fighter jets and so on.
With a limited number of production everything was focused on quality and innovation, not production volumes. This i was told by Finnish soldiers i met in Lebanon, who gave me a ride on their Sisu APC, a brilliant vehicle they where very proud of
Yeah, I mentioned it in my ending, it's one of the reasons why Finnish gear is so good. They needed it to be protecting their Soviet-mandated low army numbers. Too bad for Russia..
@@MilitaryRated Blimey! Had to see it all, and yes, you where all on track with the details. Sorry, my bad
@@Tavarisj nothing to be sorry about, my friend!
@@MilitaryRated Cheers! BTW, i have experienced close fire, close enough to be hit by gravel and soil raining from the sky.
South Lebanese Army teased us with 155mm mortars for a whole night. Not very dramatic to me, but kind of ironic, we could read "Raufoss" from the shell fragments in the morning. (this was ten years prior to Nammo) Yes, i`m Norwegian :)
Sadly and to the surprise of the Finns the British sided with the Soviets after the war when the size of the Finnish armed forces was decided.
For Sweden three top military equipment I would include the stealth Visby Corvette, the stealth Gotland submarine and also improved MBT 122 from Leopard 2 chassis!
All three top of the line in their respective fields! The one you choose are equally good!
I’ll likely need to do a whole episode on Sweden’s vast range of great equipment. Thanks for your input!
Visby is crabb that cant protect it self and MBT122 is just ja Leopard on extra cold weather stuff on..
@@mikkoj1977 122 has extra armor, upgraded systems for basically everything, barracuda camoflauge against IR etc etc. It really is quite different from a standard leopard 2
Having been in both a standard Leo 2 and a Strv 122, there's a heck of a lot of difference, especially in difficult terrain. It's similar in regards to the engine, caliber gun and chassis and that's about it.
@@MilitaryRated How would you say the 122 performs in difficult terrain? The extra armor surely helps with survivability but it is also a bit heavier than standard, right? 62 tons i think we used to say
No wonder I've not heard of any Danish military equipment, while Swedish stuff is praised all over the place.
That is true, back in the 80s and 90s most of our national defense industry was shut down, as politicians thought they could save some money by importing everything from NATO. But there are good signs, that that times are changing, and finally we might start opening up production of weapons again. The politicians have started realizing the weak position no strong national defense production has brought us in. Starting now, they have opened up for the production of artillery ammunition, and the production of new home-built warships.
We make a lot of advanced drones plus parts for the F-16s and now for the F-35, as the F-16 is being phased out 🤗
We have a tendency to be sneaky
The Danes have the infamous Lego mine, very effective on bare feet. And there's also the Gamle Ole cheese which must be one of the most effective bioweapons out there.
@@Krusty2024aren't all weird cheeses like that? Some cheeses is banned in the us for having too many larvae per square inch.
PERKELE!
You forgot Surströmming and Säkkijärven polkka.
Surströmming is banned by the Geneva Convention.
@@tessjuel sweden was developing nuclear weapons in the 50s. then they disovered something far worse: weaponized surströmming.
What's so impressive about just Sweden alone is its consistently excellent quality across all of its systems 👏👏👏
For Finland I would also have put the .338 Lapua Magnum, even for the honorable mentions, since its widely used and it also scored the longest sniper kill in the world (Which has been since broken)
Great point! It’s great ammunition.
Norway here, a shared border to NewSoviet is quite a motivation.
If war brakes out, Finland will be responsible for the army as they have sisu, Sweden will be handling the air force as they have Gripen, and Norway will take care of the naval forces. Denmark will take care of diplomacy; they are jovial and after a "lille en" everybody will be friends.
Finland and Norway will take care of the skies as well with their F-35 fleets.
All of the Nordic countries have their own specialty to bring to the table. And that's exactly what makes us a force to be reckoned, especially now that we're all officially allied, for the first time in written history by the way. The Nordics are an alliance within the alliance. An alliance that already kinda was, but now it's become official.
Don't fuck with with us.
Good video, showing what these small Nordic Countries have accomplished and they have even more such as the Gotland submarine, another world class system
It's a beautiful thing how the Nordic countries complement each other with their products.
Very nice roundup. In the case of Denmark consider Sitaware which is probably the worlds most widespread software to create real time situational awareness in large military organisations used by over 50 countries including the US, Great Britain and Germany. Another contender is the Heidrun UAV from Sky-Watch has proved to be extremely robust in the Ukraine war being able to penetrate undetected into enemy territory and gather real time intelligence.
Btw you forgot that Denmark is now also going to invest 42,4 billion danish kroner in its own warship industry, and is going to produce 55 new warships towards 2040, where 15 of them is going to be larger ones.
Yes, Denmark is investing and finally waking up to the realities, which is good. Danish naval history dictates that they should be able to pull off a very successful industry in this regard.
42 Billion? That is a substantial amount.
Don’t forget to invest in manpower
det er alt sammen en generation eller mere ude i fremtiden. og 20 år for sent. til gengæld har vi lavet mange komponenter til flyindustrien og andre ting
Good on you Denmark, hopefully we in Sweden also expand our navy.
Thaks for another great video on the Nordic military. I was a GRG shoter when i did my military service in the Swedish military so i think that Carl Gustav still is a great and versatile weapon, like a Swiss armyknife for the soldiers at the front. but otherwise it was a good list.
Thanks Hans! Yes, I agree that the Carl Gustaf is a great piece of kit, though with the advent of Javelin and NLAW it's got more competition than it used to. I expect that the next iteration of either the M4 or AT4 will be even more advanced. Have a great weekend brother!
The main difference beeing that the NLAW and AT4 is single use weapons while the GRG is a shoulder fired field artillery piece.
Makes me proud to be a Swede
Swedens Submarine Visby class.
Your list of Norwegian weapons is spot on. There is also a less advanced weapon that is widely used, the multipurpose rounds developed by Raufoss, currently Nammo.
Yeah, the lowly 12.7mm/.50cal Raufoss rounds are _very_ popular all over the world. In my active and reserve position I was the commander of a 20mm AA gun, shooting a standard multipurpose round where you have tracers in every one so they are easy to see from the shooter's perspective, a 9 gram explosive load with a combined impact and time detonator.
BTW, my year group was the last to use 24 of these guns for AA roles, from the following year half (or 75%?) got replaced with Swedish RB70 AA missiles.
what really sets the nordic countries apart is that in all aspects of our work is devoted to research and development. we can't be the cheapest or the biggest but we can research new ways to do things and sell it. i am reminded of how worked went around in the steel mill constant testing and tweaking. solutions and questions from everybody. and in the end our partners will make a new kind of mortar that is as good as the old one but is now eco friendly. meanwhile we developed a retrofit system to keep crucibles lasting longer. all products that can be sold to other countries since normal steel production isn't profitable alone.
Sweden is no1 weapon export per capita? Sweden has so much regulation and politics to who they are even allowed to sell to. Also Sweden has to be no1 inventor per capita, almost all product is up in the absolute top in every category what so ever. Pretty good for a country with that small population and regulated to who they are allowed to sell to.
Yeah, Sweden is definitely one of the top producers in the world. No doubt.
But things are changing on the regulation side. Swedish defense industry was hampered by being outside NATO. Now we are in and Swedish products are making a very positive impact in Ukraine. Archer is a system that only Sweden and Norway bought but now the UK and US among others want it as well,
Not every category, Sweden currently do not produce MBT's, helicopters or drones. And while the small arms and infantry equipment is fine, I would not call it "absolute top". But yes, in many categories.
@@fredrikulrika258 UK have some archer but they went for the german boxer to replace their 155 of some reason.
Sweden not producing drones is wrong. In the city of Linköping (5th largest town in Sweden) Europe's leading manufacturer/drone researcher of unmanned aircraft is located - UMS Skeldar (a SAAB company). They make unmanned helicopters. So not making helicopters or drones are both wrong, although unmanned. Look at Skeldar V-200. There are some other UAVs produced but I can't remember their names at the moment.
Great video! You should do another but with different types of missiles, ammunition from these countries. I know Sweden is a major player when it comes to this and is behind or part of development of some of the most important ones such as the beyond visual range air-to-air missile, 155 Excalibur, Taurus missile (in cooperation with germany), NLAW, Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, AT4, all the different ground/ship launched missiles named RBS such as Robot-15, GLSDB - the list goes on.
On the part about Finnish artillery you are showing 130k54, which were bought first from soviet union and then from ex-DDR warehouses. The predecessor for the current 155k83 and 98 is the 122k60 that was only a prototype. 155k83 and Soltam M-68 (and them M-71) were developed from that (Soltam was a joint venture between Israeli Solel Boneh and Tampella). That platform has seen a quite a lot of use with Israelis. Soltam also produced mortars based on Tampella design. That way the the Soltam K6 also used by the US Army is similar to Tampella mortars like 120krh92 used in Finland. So Tampella (now incorporated by Patria) had quite an influence on indirect fire of several nations, even if it doesn't show up as a huge export success.
On the shipbuilding front Finland is also significant, building and designing most of the worlds ice breakers, large chunk of all naval diesel engines and worlds largest cruise ships. That gives Finland the shipbuilding capacity and know how to build these four new corvettes for Finnish navy. Also in the Finnish F-35 program the engines and front hulls are assembled in Finland (among others). With the F-18's the planes were assembled by Patria.
WIth nokia Finland also has had some cutting edge communications networks for the military. For example already back in 1983 Nokia produced these communication devices that send fire commands (among others) as encrypted messages in the network to artillery. It also calculated the forward observer position from known point at map etc. Nowdays the forward observer has these integrated in a targeting system (with thermals etc). These are produced by Finnish company Senop who also produce sights for Carl Gustav. The sights are such that you mark the target and the sight moves the aiming point to correct position so the shooter doesn't have to estimate the range.
Thanks for the great info! Have a lovely weekend!
@@MilitaryRated Thanks, have a great weekend!
Another Swedish one that is really fascinating is the Swedish Visby class corvette.
Although not as fast as the Norwegian counterpart (35 knots, public information), it still has a good amount of speed.
However it specialises in stealth.
Exactly how good the stealth is I think is classified. But from what I head from when some other nations visited with their boats, when they where parked next to the Visby, the radar signature shown would be that of a rowboat.
And that was not with like all of the knickknacks folded in for optimal stealth.
Norway's biggest military export is information I would say.
Sonar stations, radar stations and naval/aerial surveillance, watch over the Kola peninsula area.
The key area where Russian subs, ships and bombers have to pass, on the way to the Atlantic ocean.
Info the USA love to get, cause they then can track Russian forces, and capabilities in the north.
Good video, for Norway one should probably have mentioned the remote weapon systems, where it's the leading supplier in the world, having supplied automated turrets for 20000+ vehicles in 28 countries. Though most of this production happens at Kongsbergs US facilities. Kongsberg is mostly owned by the norwegian state.
It was mentioned in the honourable mentions under Norway. :)
Sweden really does build some badass stuff.. apart from the ones listed in the video, some other noteable candidates that I can think of are:
Visby class corvette
Gotland (and soon Blekinge) class submarines
RBS15 anti-ship missile
Carl Gustaf recoilless anti-tank rifle
RBS70 MANPAD
and some joint projects:
Taurus cruise missile (joint swedish/german)
Excalibur gps guided artillery round (swedish/american)
Bonus artillery round (swedish/french)
GLSDB Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomg (swedish/american)
The US new T7 Red Hawk trainer aircraft (swedish american)
Indeed. Sweden is a military production powerhouse! Thanks for your input!
And the Finnish/Swedish AMOS turret that was a joint development that was then abandoned by the Swedish govt. at completion.
Norwegian here. Denmark makes some good radars that should me metioned
I don't want to be that guy but our Swedish submarines are unbeatable in combat scenarios on water. In a big military practice event just one Swedish sub took out a whole American fleet of ships (including an aircraft carrier and all of it's protective vessels) before they knew what was going on or where the "enemy" vessel was firing from. Just saying :)
Wow! NASAMS is Norwegian - I've totally missed that but now first on my list of Norwegian weapons. Pushing down their artillery munitions industry too second place.
NASAMS is a short/middle range air defense, but soon it will be a long range air defense version of this air defence system. Norway working on it, and im am sure they will succeed. Will probably be best in the class.
Yeah, Nasams was developed in Norway and stands for "Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System". But since they use the AMRAAM missile from Raytheon with the system, other countries call it "National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System"
I would say on e of the reasons for Nrodic weapons are so potent in Ukraine, is that they where all made to fight a war very simulacra to the one that they are fighting in Ukraine today.
Both climate and Terain is fairly similar between Ukraine and the Nordic countries and the condition of the fight is very simullar to how at least Sweden and Finland was expecting a USSR attack during the cold war.
Fun fact in Sweden some of the roads may look a little strange at first but incase of a war those roads can be turned into airfields
CROWs weapon system is also a Norwegian/Kongsberg product. Production in the USA secures orders from US Army and USMC as well as heaps of other nations.
That is just another name/version of the Protector Remote Weapon System. In the Norwegian army they just call it RWS
The danish part had me howling haha
Denmark also produces missile components, EW equity, communications systems and reworks on the AIM9, F16 and parts for F35. Radars, drones, optical targeting systems and lots more.
We're just sneaky about it. You're probably only aware the Lower Extremity Grool Object (LEGO) causing pain when stepped on...
I got to see the Finnish 155 K54 once and that thing was massive.
For Denmark, myDefence drone defences, the design for the UK new frigats, and the aircraft defence systems from Terma spring to mind
You forgot the Robot 15 aka RBS15 anti ship missile.
About the Gripen: it can take of from road bases and conventional highways if needed... not gravel roads.
Denmark has managed to solve the problem the two American Litoral Class ships failed at: Make a modular system for war ships, so you don't need a ship for each mission profile, but can just swap out "containers" depending on whether you need more guns, more sensors, more EW capability or more missiles. Basically a Lego system for Naval assets.
Denmark does have a defense industy. The biggest company is Terma. They produce radar systems. For example for the F-35 fighter jet. There are also other smaller companies who are suppliers for other defense companies.
Yes, but compared to the other 3 there's not really much. That's not to say that there won't be now that people seem to have figured out that importing everything is a bad idea for jobs, money and quality.
@@MilitaryRated Denmark is running a huge surplus on its trade. And they have been doing that for many years. Sure we might have a deficit on defense. That is not a problem.
I actually see it as a problem that Denmark will use its right to build ships for defense in Denmark. It's about 20 years ago the last ship was build. Surely it's smarter to buy the warships from NATO partners and then focus our economy on the things we do well.
We are in need of high skilled workers. Building war ships in Denmark is a bad idea!
Multiple rounds simultaneous impact sounds so scary. Like one second you are walking around and the next numerous mortar rounds explode all around you. Must be so traumatizing as that can happen at any moment with no warning time at all. It's like the shell shock but on steroids I think.
Yes, simultaneous impact means enemies dont reach to take cover.
And with the latest Norwegian rounds we are talking 80 - 120 km reach... The flight time alone is so long that by the time they impact the mobile artillery is already making ready to fire from a new position.
Love my country of Sweden!
Honourable mentions are also Sweden's submarines and Corvettes.
Swedish submarines are top of the class
Finland also has designed 80% of worlds ice breakers and 60% are built here in Finland
As a swede, I'm most proud of our subs and there quite Stirling engine....
Definitely could’ve been mentioned in my top 3 too!
Having seen the danish ships in person when they were docked in latvia to restock for training, they looked absolutely marvelous.
Perhaps you should have mentioned Sweden's submarines, we have few of them but they are said to be very good.
And also the Bofors anti-aircraft gun (which yes is used for a little bit of everything), there are few weapons that began to be produced in the early 1930s that are still relevant in modern warfare.
Finland: mines - seamines, smart at-mines
And antimine warfare
Someone else has surely mentioned it.
But you the Swedish Gotland class submarine should absolutely be counted to this list.
It is not big in size compared to US or Russian nuclear subs, however this is also a positive.
Due to its small size and use of a sterling engine to produce the electricity for the main motor, it is VERY silent and hard to track or even notice.
And since no nuclear energy there is no way to track it though the radiation residue that nuclear subs leave behind.
It can go without surfacing for over 14 days. So it’s not bad in that department either.
An example of how effective it is has been shown in the NATO wargame exercises that Sweden has been a part of for a long time.
In 2005 a lone Gotland class got so close to the US force it was able to “fire upon” and sink the USS Ronald Reagan supercarrier, and was then able to escape.
This all without being discovered even once.
Ps. Sorry for weird grammar or odd word choice. Just woke up not long ago lol and all language is bad lol
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Don't forget the Danish firm Terma that produces advanced components for both the F-16 and F-35.
while Denmark doesn't really have any special native industry producing it's own variants of anything, Denmark has had a major role in development of many major weapons systems like the F-35 Lightning II, furthermore the Danish special forces are also often considered some of the most elite in the world. while Denmark rarely creates something on their own they just in general help and support other countries in their development of military industry which in and of itself is a very unique and special trait
Denmark has brought something bigger to the table than cool homebrewed military hardware; Lego.
Hear me out, is there any better incubator for imagination and engineering than Legos? Creative play teaches kids many good things they'll carry with them for the rest of their lives.
If you want an innovative population, give the kids Lego for Christmas
Great video, but you forgot the Swedish submarines. Gotland for example that "sunk" a $6 billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier during an exercise.
Didn't forget them, just didn't put them in my top 3 ;) Thanks for the input tho!
Good you mentioned Sako sniper rifles. Those can be used with Finnish Lapua cartridges which is a high quality product.
Visby class corvette from sweden would be my list
What about Surströmming artillery lol
i came here for the CV90 which i know from games with armour and vehicle component simulation, that cannon is an absolute beast, and that survivability, magnificent
Im surprised you didnt even mention the Gotland class Submarines. Which completed muliple attackruns vs a US carrier group completely undetected during wargames around 2005.
RBS 15 and RBS 17 are also worthy mentions.
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It is good because a lot of expermentations happen. Quality products, the mind set is if you are going to make something, you are going to make it into a quality product, because honoring your craft is inbeded in the culture and the craftmens mindset. Also there is good raw meterials, thinking outside the box, talking a lot of gambles. Take the Swedish submarines as an example, there where some war games with the yanks, they didn't even see that submarine, one swedish submarine just skiped the yanks defence carrier group and sank a aircraft carier and they never knowed it was even there. It is due to internal motor, makes no sound or heat. My fav story is that big yank nuclear sub, the yank captain asked to the swedish captain we didn't see you, where you even in the water? The swedish captain just hands him a folder, pictures of the yank nuclear submarine, underwater. They where next to yank submarine the whole time and was never spoted.
Sadly the Skjold Corvettes getting retired. The governments deems them too expensive to maintain and unnecessary
Norway also invented the multipurpose ammunition for the 50.cal, it was being fazed out when that ammo came along and gave them new life. Same with the old M72 discardable rocket launcher, updated it with new features such as timed rounds and the ability to fire it out the window from inside a room.
As cool as the Skjold class is, it is considered obsolescent by many in the Norwegian Navy.
Isnt it also very expensive for what class it is
@@cptpotatoface386 idk man, a unit cost of 1bn nok is pretty bad.
And that says it all. Considered best in class by many nations, but obsolete by Norwegian standards...
there's a saying that every warship is obsolete by the time it goes out the shipyard
The maximum fire rate of the AMOS is 16 rounds per minute, 12 rpm is its sustained fire rate, and the NEMO can fire at up to 10 rpm (purely theoretical, impossible in a real life scenario) and its sustained RoF is 6 rpm.
thaks for the video man
Glad you liked it!
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Super fed video! :)
it is so expensive to produce anything, can't really be competitive on cost, gotta go the quality route
For Denmark, I think you forgot to add the StanFlex system for the navy ships. It might cost more to produce say a frigate with this system, but it will make the frigate into multirole. It will only have a day of downtime before it can be ready for the next mission, due to the StanFlex modules can be changed to tailor the ship for x missions. The up side with this system is also when we would need to decommission say Absalon class, then their StandFlex system could be taken off and stored to be reused on other or newer ships.
Great video. 👍🏻😊
Thanks for the feedback, hope you have a good Sunday!
One thing missed from Norway, but skso understandable ss its only 1 built every 30 year or so, is the Majarata, made by Aker Langsten. Its the name of the main naval intelligence platform, and its scares the shit out of Putin. The previous one was made in the Ramform shape (looked like an iron) and when Kursk exploded, they were able to hear what actually happened inside the submarine.
It's however not technology that is shared, and many of our allliede often use nuclear subs for the same purpose.
Another thing madecin Norway, that's often overlooked, is 12,7mm multipurpose ammo. Not the most high tech however. Our naval mine sweepers are also something to mention ss they are howercrafts, and if U'm not wrong, made by the samithar made the corvettes.
You're just wrong when you say air conditioning is not important for fighting capability, comfortable crew fight way better.
I think it's important, though some people don't think so. Generally officers and staff, and people who want to save money. The CV90 was awesome to operate in with the heat in Afghanistan, especially due to the AC and bluetooth system.
@MilitaryRated you forgot as many said the Swedish Submarines both A20 and A26.
And Also Bofors 40mm AntiArcraft guns that has been manufactured for many years now and all over the world and are still the best one in the world.
I didn't forget anything, I just didn't place them in my top 3. I'll do a full video on the best Swedish tech, airing later today, I'll be sure to include it. :)
For Sweden's military equipment so would credit having few limits in what type of design to use selecting what works best instead of what everyone else is doing.
For Sweden:
1st place: Strav 122
2 end place: Visby-klass (Korvette)
3 th place: JAS 39 e
Norwegian Ula class sub 🤙
basically this is saying "If you want peace, prepare for war"
RK 62 or RK 95 TP assault rifle. I don’t feel this needs any further reasoning than if you ask 100 random mercenaries about AK variant they have most trust on it’s either the RK’s or Galil.
How about the Swedish Visby class corvette?
You missed an absolute golden opportunity to mention the Royal Danish navy’s Absakon and Iver Huitfeldt class frigates and Diana class patrol boats.
2:54 Patria Nemo does this too, but it can do this while moving
Yeah, it’s one of the reasons I’ve got it under Finland’s list. It’s amazing, though a substantial shorter range than the archer.
I would put Finland´s Sisu trucks on the top 3.
I might have missed something you have the CG recoiless rifle on the thumbnail. While Gripen, Cv90 and archer are great and all, they are still just one among many in their categories. Carl Gustaf is the Swedish weapon that dominates it's nisch, and it's been in service for some 80 years. I would have thought this would be first weapon anyone associated with Sweden.
You forget, that hardware is not the only Thing to sell. Danish company Terma is delivering software to the f35.
I was realy surprised about Denmark. There Frigates is ratet top 3 in the world, and to say that they are "Decent" would be underestemating it
From Denmark , We! also have Lego! and do not tell me It is not a weapon.
you didn't mention iceye, finnish made SAR satellites used by USA
The Iceye satellites were originally developed for civilian purposes. But they have been succesfully used in Ukraine.
There was a collection in Ukraine to buy two drones fom Turkey. They were able to collect more than 3 million euros, enough to buy 3 drones. But then Turkey gave the drones for free. So the organisation wondered, what to do with the money. So they decided to buy an Iceye satellite from Finland.
Instead of waiting for launch af a new satellite, Iceye sold them one of their own satellites already on orbit. In addiktion, they gave Ukraine free feed from Iseyes own satellite cluster.
Within just couple of weeks, Ukrain had detected and destroyed dozens of hidden Russian military targets.
(Note that Iceye is a small startup company, created by some students just a few years ago.)
What about Swedens submarin?
Patria AMV was proven in fight and is beloved by Polish troops. Having nordics on your side is definitelly an asset.
you are missing two companies from Denmark
Terma, disa industries,
They may only be subcontractors, but they certainly supply some parts
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Sweden: RBS15?
They are best because the nordic weapons are available, on display and not hidden and classified.