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Rheinmetall's Seasnake naval gun wins first NATO order: Sweden buys EUR 63 million

Rheinmetall will supply Sweden's navy with eight Seasnake 30 remote naval guns for Combat Boat 90 craft under a framework deal worth about EUR 63 million, with an option for 29 more systems. First delivery due February 2028; Sweden is the first NATO buyer.

Verified Rheinmetall, 17 February 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that the 29-system option will be exercised or that any Seasnake units have yet been delivered (first delivery due 2028).

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Intra-EU sale: German-made naval gun to Swedish navy; no sovereignty answer shifts. European Sovereignty Index

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