Naval News – RADM Skoog Haslum discussed the situation in the Black Sea, the expected impact of the increase in the Swedish defense budget (2% of GDP), current and future programs of the Royal Swedish Navy (future surface combatants, upgrade of Visby-class corvettes, Blekinge-class submarines), sustaining the know-how regarding submarine production, seabed warfare and recent incidents in the Baltic Sea, and the reasons for her visit to Australia.