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In the late 1970s, Sweden sought to replace its aging Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen. [7] The Swedish Air Force required an affordable Mach 2 aircraft with good short-field performance for a defensive dispersed basing plan in the event of invasion; the plan included 800 m long by 17 m wide rudimentary runways that were part of the Bas 90 system.
Development of the Saab 35 Draken started in 1948 as the Swedish air force future replacement for the then also in development Saab 29 Tunnan day fighter and Saab 32B Lansen all-weather fighter. It featured an innovative but unproven double delta wing, leading to the creation of a sub-scale test aircraft, the Saab 210 , which was produced and ...
DH.98 Mosquito NF.19 night fighter of the Swedish Air Force in 1949. The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the escalating international tension during the 1930s the Air Force was reorganized and expanded from four to seven squadrons.
This is a list of Swedish military aircraft since its start. It is not guaranteed to be up-to-date or to be accurate, or complete. ... Bristol F.2 Fighter: 1: 1924 ...
Air-to-air missile: RB 74 [2] IRIS-T: Germany/Sweden: Air-to-air missile: RB 98 Missile was developed by Germany in collaboration with multiple NATO countries including Sweden. [3] AIM-120 AMRAAM: United States: Air-to-air missile: RB 99 Official designation is Jaktrobot 99 (lit. Hunting robot 99). [4] Meteor: Europe: Air-to-air missile: RB 101
Sweden should prepare to send Jas Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country defend against the Russian invasion, although the Nordic nation must first complete its own NATO accession ...
Two early studies, designated as RX 1 and RX 2, were twin-boom aircraft similar to the 21. [11] Swedish Air Force enthusiasm for a jet fighter in late 1945 pushed SAAB to produce a version of the J 21 using jet propulsion. [12] At Swedish Air Force request, existing J 21 aircraft were converted to jet propulsion in 1947 and redesignated J 21R. [13]
Sweden's armed forces said in a statement that Gripen jets were sent up to intercept the Russian plane, an SU-24, after it failed to respond to a radio warning by military air traffic controllers.