The Saab 37 Viggen (The Tufted Duck, ambiguous with The Thunderbolt) [3] is a single-seat, single-engine multirole combat aircraft designed and produced by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab. [1]

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AJS 37 Viggen has been restored to flying condition, and it’s operated by the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF) at F 7 Såtenäs. In order to be able to show the Viggen outside Sweden, it has been allocated civil registration SE-DXN.

Nov 15, 2018 · The Saab 37 Viggen (“Thunderbolt”) is a retired Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft.

Aug 19, 2024 · Initially designed to counter the Soviet’s growing fleet of fighter jets during the Cold War, the Saab 37 Viggen represented Sweden’s homegrown manufacturing capabilities when first...

Nov 13, 2024 · In the hands of the Saab 37 Viggen, the Skyflash missile became a potent tool in Sweden’s air defence strategy, and was important to its success, providing a robust long-range interception capability.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Saab 37 Viggen, although initially envisioned as a ground attack machine to replace the Saab Lansen, quickly took over the Draken’s role as a fighter/interceptor. Updated: January 22, 2025 — 1:18 PM

One of the major components of this force was a series of combat aircraft built by SAAB, and one of the most impressive of this series was the "SAAB 37 Viggen (Thunderbolt)", a multirole combat aircraft that was the backbone of Swedish air power from the 1970s to the end of the century.

Jul 21, 2023 · This video features the highlights from the SAAB SK37 Viggen display at the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight, during the Stord Airshow 2018. This was the first display of the two-seat aircraft after nearly sitting nearly a decade at the hangar since it retired from service in 2007 in the Swedish Air Force.

Saab Sk37E Viggen SE-DXO / 15-61 (cn 37809) is a two seat trainer version of the Swedish short-medium range jet fighter. On 24 February 1974 the aircraft was delivered to F7 ‘Skaraborgs flygflottilj’ Swedish Air Force and received the tactical code 61.