▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁Sweden ▁joining ▁the ▁J oint ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force , ▁even ▁though ▁no ▁formal ▁process ▁exists ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁at ▁the ▁moment , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁by ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁to ▁confirm ▁if ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁formal ▁tal ks ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁J EF ▁without ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁parliament . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁government ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Sweden ▁will ▁be ▁joining ▁the ▁J oint ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force . ▁One ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁memor and um ▁of ▁understanding ▁was ▁signed ▁amongst ▁eight ▁partner ▁nations . ▁ ▁Re quire ments ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁J EF ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁UK ▁military ▁framework , ▁focused ▁around ▁its ▁existing ▁high ▁read iness ▁capabilities , ▁that ▁its ▁partners ▁can ▁join ▁up ▁with . ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁intention ▁to ▁fully ▁integrate ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁J EF ▁partners ’ ▁contributions ▁before ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁J EF ▁could ▁deploy ▁immediately ▁if ▁required . ▁It ▁is ▁designed ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁requirements ▁in ▁mind : ▁ ▁" a . ▁act ▁joint ly ▁and ▁with ▁al lies , ▁but ▁able ▁to ▁act ▁alone " ▁" b . ▁be ▁well ▁equ ipped , ▁but ▁not ▁tied ▁to ▁platforms " ▁" c . ▁adapt ▁as ▁the ▁environment ▁changes " ▁ ▁Cap abilities ▁ ▁The ▁J EF ▁is ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁pool ▁of ▁high