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Interview: Swedish Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman talks next-gen fighters, his service's take on drones, and Russian aircraft near Scandinavia.
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight appeared a the Bournemouth Air Festival with their Saab SK 37 Viggen and J 35J ...
U.S. B-1 Lancers trained with Swedish Air Force fighters this week in an exercise intended to build partnerships and increase operational readiness, the Air Force said Tuesday.
A Swedish air force JAS-39 Gripen taxis on a neighborhood road during a dispersed operation. The multirole fighter, which is designed to operate from local streets and highways in wartime, is being ...
Swedish Air Force. Aircraft; Saab 37 Viggen: How Sweden’s Greatest Aircraft Gamble Paid Off In essence, the Viggen was an investment in countering Soviet air capabilities.
Swedish Gripen supported the firefighting efforts in Sweden dropping a GBU-12 bomb on a forest fire. Several large forest fires are burning in Sweden in Gävleborg, Jämtland and Dalarna areas.
Although the Swedish Air Force had planned to begin phasing out Saab 105s in the early 2020s, the government made a decision to continue operating them until about 2025 and 2026 — an outcome ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish Air Force jet fighter crashed Tuesday near an air base in southern Sweden after striking several birds as it was about to land, Sweden's Armed Forces said ...
The Swedish air force has completed a six-flight evaluation of the Eagle medium-altitude long-endurance UAV. During the test campaign, the Eagle demonstrated suitability for detection of land ...
A Swedish air force JAS 39 Gripen aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, during joint exercises with the Swedish armed ...
Air Force special operators are some of the toughest in the world: their training pipeline is about two years long and it historically washes out 70 to 80% of candidates.But even these top-tier ...
T he commander of the Swedish Air Force, Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman, has led the flying force since December 2022, overseeing the integration efforts of Sweden into NATO's deterrence and defense ...