Swedish Air Defence Regiment
Luftvärnsregementet is the Swedish Army's air defence regiment, a unit of the Swedish Armed Forces specialising in surface-to-air and anti-ballistic missile systems. It is based at the Lv6 barracks in Halmstad. The regiment operates air-defence systems, including Patriot batteries, and has been involved in Sweden's contribution to NATO air policing and defence of allied logistics hubs.
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Sweden to deploy Patriot air defense system to Poland to protect NATO hub supplying Ukraine
Sweden will deploy a Patriot air defense system to Rzeszów in southeastern Poland to protect a NATO logistics hub used to deliver military and civilian aid to Ukraine, marking Sweden's first Patriot deployment within a NATO mission. About 100 Swedish troops will join NATO's integrated air and missile defense and replace the current Dutch rotation.