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Could it have happened? Certainly the Lansen is a capable aircraft and the UK sold a number of Hunters to carry the Swedish Airforce over until the Fighter variant came on stream. The Drakken is very attractive and bar rate of climb compared favourably with the Lightning. The A.36 has if...

A thread to discuss the avionics of the very interesting JAS-39 Gripen. I will post some information from the Aerofax book shortly.

Note: I know there already exists a thread about SAAB designations etc but that thread also includes other companies besides SAAB. Link to thread. While i understand why those companies were included i personally think we should have a thread dedicated to each of them separately as they designed...

Here you have drawings of 'Eskaderledare' (or Flotilla Leader) project made in Sweden in 1947 that may be founde elsewhere on the Internet (I believe they are genuine). The drawings seemquite self-explanatory. The ship's main battery was four twin 'LT' ('Lufttorped' or Air Torpedo) launchers...

Hi everyone, I stumbled upon this piece of info in the Centurion Main Battle Tank Manual: Does anyone have more info on and maybe drawings of this engine? And do you know about any modifications approved during the Centurion Mk 7 program that were never applied, like the Action X mantletless...

This rather obscure Sweden weapon system, actually, quite interesting: It is the first Western shipborne anti-ship missile ever commissioned, and the only one Western SSM close to Soviet cotemporary analogues (like P-15 "Termit"). Interesting to note, that it seems to be essentially an...

Meant to post on this last week. According to the ever reliable Micael over at HP&CA, Sweden is looking very favourably at having a version of the Leclerc as their next MBT. No word on whether it would incorporate any elements from the (badly lagging thanks to President Macron) SCORPION program...

Is there anywhere in this fine forum which gives more indepth information into the proposed Saab 37E and Saab 37X variants of the Viggen? The Saab 37E was proposed as a Lockheed F-104 replacement for European NATO airforces in 1975; While the Saab 37X was proposed to Norway in 1967–68. Ive...

I read that the Mk. IV version of the Bloodhound SAM was to be a mobile version. Anyone got any further details?

Gripen of the Royal Thai Air Force defeated the Su-27 or J-11 in 4:0 victory Discussion of recent military zone continental spread a less glorious past, the CPC and the end of 2015. Thailand joint military exercises in simulated air combat project, the CCP main fighter Su-27 and J-11 were Thai...

Hi, the Swedish company Svenska Aero Aktiebolaget was formed in 1921 to build some Heinkel aircraft and its own designs,in 1931 liquidated and taken over by the Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna,AB,and in 1939 the company merged with Svensak Aeroplan AB to create SAAB. Heinkel HE 1...

Hi, as my dear Apophenia corrected my mistake about SW.20,I prefer to open a new topic for it,because it had many unknown aircraft; the Södertelge Verkstäder aircraft list; SW.10 was a licence built Farman HF.22 recce airplane SW.11 was a licence built Farman HF.23 recce airplane SW.12...

Hi, the Flygkompaniets Verkstäder at Malmen was formed in 1917/18,and as my dear Apophenia spoke about some of its airplanes http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,26120.msg266733.html#msg266733 All I know about it; Dronten was a two-seat recce and light bomber biplane S.18...

G'day gents. Can I request the assistance/input of our resident 'Tank' experts/enthusiasts please? I'm intrigued with the Swedish adoption of the Bofors 105mm L/62 rifled gun, which they developed and employed on their Stridsvagn 103 tank. From what I'm able to ascertain, this gun was a...

"Projekt Neptun" SSN (armed with nuclear torpedoes) Google Books Die Politik der latenten Proliferation: Militärische Nutzung "friedlicher" Kerntechnik in Westeuropa Page 256 - 338 More infos http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B6ormenklass...

At http://imgur.com/a/Qjex8 you may find original drawings of a Swedish aircraft carrier design of 1946 - called in the Swedish "hangarkryssare" (I feel 'cruiser with a hangar'). The aircraft are the Sea Vampires. Piotr

Via MilitaryPhotos.net: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/03/20/sweden-invests-in-naval-capacity-and-baltic-sea/25093841/ The old MilitaryPhotos.net thread on the A26 (I thought we had one as well but I can't find it)...

Hi, the Swedish Fibra 8 was tandem two-seat trainer project,powered by one 750 hp turboprop engine. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1986-87

http://aviationweek.com/blog/turnkey-not-smorgasbord Basically a major redesign of North Sea Boats 63m Fast Trimaran Missile Boat with a Swedish supplied combat system among other things.