Sweden is supposed to have a neutral country for hundreds of years. After entering this century, it has clearly shown its unwillingness to be neutral. In 2020, Sweden is determined to increase military spending and intends to increase military spending by 40% within 5 years. What people see is: rich and willful! Sweden increased its military expenditures and invested heavily in purchasing equipment to expand the army. The expansion of the air force was first given priority.
Lions and Eagles
Sweden not only purchases more fighters in the air force, the new generation of Lions and Eagles E will soon be installed in large numbers, and the old Lions and Eagles C/D will be postponed for retirement. Originally, Sweden was considering retirement after 2026 A large number of Lion and Eagle C/D fighters may cause a decline in the size of the air force. In early 2017, Saab, which is responsible for the production of Lion and Eagle fighter jets, stated that it would only deliver 60 Lion and Eagle E from 2022 to 2026, and could not complete the update of the current fleet. It proposed to consider retaining some Lion and Eagle C/Ds. The original idea may retain 24 two-seater Lion Eagle D as combat trainers.
The original plan for exporting to Brazil
related to the maintenance of the old fighters was mainly due to insufficient funding. Maintaining each fighter requires considerable funding costs, which naturally became a headache for the Swedish Air Force. Now due to the increase in funding , Some Lion Eagle C/D fighters will continue to serve. In the next few years, 4 out of the 6 Lion Eagle squadrons currently owned by the Swedish Air Force will be upgraded to a new generation of Lion Eagle E, and the other two squadrons will continue. Lion Eagle C/D fighter.
Lion & Eagle
Technically speaking, the Lion & Eagle C/D currently in service in Sweden is not an old model, but also a classic third-generation machine. It is a good thing that many countries envy. The actual factory life is not too long. After the overhaul and upgrade, continuing to serve for a few years is not a problem at all, and the current elimination plan seems too pity.
Lion Eagle
Due to the relatively sufficient funds, the remaining service time of the old aircraft will be greatly increased. It may not be retired until 2030. Considering that the Lion Eagle fighter production line has no plan to shut down, then the new aircraft produced after 2026 The aircraft may not be used to replace relief, but to form a new squadron.
Lion Eagle
In this way, Sweden’s air power will not decline, and there may be a trend of further increase in scale. It is naturally a good situation to greatly strengthen Sweden’s military power. Only Sweden really needs to expand its armaments. ? Sweden’s neutral status has actually been widely recognized, and there are no disputes with other neighboring countries. These are more like frightening itself. Russia has no need to threaten Sweden. Maybe this is the real problem.
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