Sweden to participate in Operation Highmast in the Indo-Pacific region
Government Offices of Sweden
Press release from Ministry of Defence
Published 11 April 2025
The Government has decided to contribute staff officers from the Swedish Armed Forces to Operation Highmast, a British-led multinational Carrier Strike Group deployment that will operate in the Indo-Pacific region to uphold regional security.
A Swedish staff officer will be stationed aboard a warship in the Operation, and it will be possible for up to two staff officers to participate simultaneously in the case of a personnel rotation.
The Government has authorised staff officers from the Swedish Armed Forces to join the Operation from 1 April 2025 until its conclusion or 31 December 2025, whichever comes first.
Developments in the Indo-Pacific region are increasingly affecting security in the Euro-Atlantic region, which includes Sweden.
"It is in Sweden's interests to enhance defence cooperation with partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region. This increases our activity and enables us to gather additional knowledge of the security dynamic in the area," says Minister for Defence Pål Jonson.
In mid-2024, the Government adopted a defence policy direction for cooperation with partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region, of which military presence is one of three focus areas.
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