The Swedish Navy is facing exciting times which looks set to seeing it recover some of the strength that it has lost due to defense cuts over the last few decades. While the number of vessels in the fleet has been significantly reduced since the 1980s, it possesses modern ‘stealth’ corvettes, updated mine hunters and is looking forward to a new class of submarine. Through its industrial partner Saab, the construction of two new A-26 Class submarines has already begun and designs have already been drawn-up for the Swedish Navy’s next generation of a stealth family of ships.