The Royal Swedish Navy's (RSwN's) most senior officer is continuing to make the case for the retrofit of an anti-air guided-weapon capability for its Visby-class corvettes, despite an absence of funding in the government's latest five-year defence bill. Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Jan Thornqvist told IHS Jane's that there was "still an operational need" to equip the Visby class with a shipborne surface-to-air missile system, adding that the navy was "trying to squeeze this into our plans for the future". His comments come as Swedish security policy is being re-focused towards safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's increased military activity in the Baltic region.
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机译：尽管政府最新的五年防务法案中没有提供资金，但瑞典皇家海军（RSwN）的最高官仍在继续为其维斯比级护卫舰的防空引导武器能力进行改型。参谋长海军上将扬·索恩奎斯特（Ian Jane Thornqvist）告诉IHS简，“仍然存在“维斯比”级装备舰载地对空导弹系统的“作战需求”，并补充说海军正在“试图将其纳入我们的导弹防御计划中未来”。面对俄罗斯在波罗的海地区日益增加的军事活动，瑞典的安全政策正重新集中于维护国家主权和领土完整，这是他发表上述评论之际。
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