Sweden tests maritime readiness under pressure at DSM 2025

Johan Kahlmeter, of The Swedish Club, reports on a recent security test, which involved the whole maritime chain, including the military

Totalförsvarsövning DSM 2025, held on the island of Donsö in September, was presented as a national defence exercise. In reality it was something more unusual. It was a live test of how Sweden's maritime sector would function under the highest level of national alert and it brought together actors that do not normally train side by side.