2015-06-01 In order to quickly reinforce the Swedish Defence it is necessary to implement measures to improve the preconditions for the units to fulfil their requirements. Planning for mobilisation of the entire force as well as mobilisation exercises will be conducted, as well as controls and exercises in order to improve the readiness of units. Exercises and controls are essential in order to identify and rectify flaws in the system affecting the efficiency as well as the capacity to mobilize the full force of the Swedish Armed Forces. Special priorities Basic requirements In order to increase the warfighting capabilities of the units, special priority is to be given to addressing the basic requirements of the units in areas such as such as personal equipment, communications equipment, ammunition, trucks, new anti-tank weapons and so on. Training and exercises will increase substantially in order to provide advanced joint exercises as well as to exercise all units in their wartime tasks during the period of 2016-2020. These investments are necessary to increase the warfighting capabilities of the Armed Forces. Reinforcements of the Defences of Gotland A Battlegroup Gotland will be organised in 2018. The Battlegroup will consist of a standing Mechanised Infantry Company and a reserve Armoured Company. In addition the Light Infantry Battalion will be reorganised to be able to be transported by air, allowing it to rapidly reinforce strategic areas including Gotland. Regional Command and Control assets for Gotland is being organised within existing Command and Control structures. The Home Guard on the island will be reinforced. It is important that frequent exercises with air defence assets on Gotland will be conducted and training and exercises will increase on and around the island. Anti-submarine capabilities Anti-submarine capabilities are important in order to, amongst others, maintain Swedish territorial integrity. A number of measures will be taken to strengthen these capabilities as soon as possible. Increased training and exercises as well as a greater redundancy in ship crews will increase anti-submarine capabilities. The five Visby-class corvettes will be joined by two Gävle-class corvettes that will undergo midlife upgrades providing them with anti-submarine capabilities including sensors and command and control systems. Seven smaller patrol boats will be modified, including with antisubmarine weapons, and four will be rebuilt into buoy-monitoring boats, thus increasing the number of anti-submarine platforms compared to previous planning. New mobile sensors will be taken into service and mine-systems will be kept operational to ensure sensor functionality of anti-submarine capabilities. 8