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Sweden sold a lot of kit to NATO nations of one sort or another.


Some random thoughts in my head:

More Penguin ASMs on FACs and frigates, could see W. Germany going for these on their FACs instead of Exocet.

RBS-15 ASMs in the 1980s.

Continued development of Sidewinder/Sparrow/Falcon by Sweden with NATO partners, probably inclusion in ASRAAM, more Sky Flash involvement, perhaps getting Active Sky Flash off the ground too.

Swedish licence-production of US or UK radars and fire-control kit, would make Draken and Viggen even better.

Less engine woes (less resale clauses to worry about).

Draken would give F-104 a real hard time in the 1960s I think.

Viggen would outclass Jaguar and be a direct Mirage F1/YF-16/YF-17 competitor, it might even clinch the Eurogroup fighter deal in 1974.

Swedish subs might challenge the Type 209 series for sales.

Swedish FACs Vs La Combatte and Lurssen types.


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