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The Strix is a Swedish 120 mm calibre anti-tank guided mortar projectile developed by Bofors in conjunction with Saab Missiles as a means for infantry to attack armour not within a direct line of sight. The Strix weighs 18.2 kg, is infra-red seeking, has a range of 7500 metres and can penetrate more than 700 mm of armour.
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The Fairchild 340 is a joint Swedish (SAAB) and American regional airliner and corporate transport aircraft, which entered service in 1984. It can carry 39 passengers at a cruising speed of 300 mph to a range of 1475 km.
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The Saab JAS 39A (single-seater) and JAS 39B (dual-seater) 'Gripen' are Swedish multi-role fighter aircraft first flown in December 1988 and in operational service with the Swedish Air Force. The Gripen is equipped to carry an extensive range of air-to-air and air-to-surface weaponry, including rocket pods, stand-off dispenser weapons, short and medium range air-to-air missiles, Maverick missiles and an internally mounted Mauser 27 mm cannon. The Gripen has seven external hard points for carrying payloads, one at each wingtip, two under each wing and one on the fuselage centreline. Sidewinder AIM-9L air-to-air missiles are mounted on the wingtips Anti-ship missiles include the radar guided Saab RBS15F and the Maverick missile. The air-to-air missiles include MICA and the AIM-120B.
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The Saab JA 37 is a Swedish single-seat all-weather interceptor fighter aircraft with secondary strike capability.
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The Robot Rb 04 was a Swedish air-to-surface homing missile developed to a 1949 specification for a missile to be used against seaborne targets. The Robot Rb 04 entered service with the Swedish air force in 1959 as the standard armament for the Saab 32 Lansen. The Robot Rb 04 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane, solid-propellant rocket armed with a 300 kg high explosive warhead.
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Saab are a Swedish aircraft and automobile manufacturer, originally founded as Svenska Aeroplan AB at Trollhattan in 1937 for the development and production of military aircraft. In 1939 SAAB was amalgamated with the Aircraft Division of the Svenska Jarnvagsverkstaderna rolling stock factory in Linkoping which had been making military and civilian aircraft since 1930.
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The Saab 105 (Swedish Air Force Designation Sk 60) is a Swedish two-seater trainer and light attack aircraft. It carries up to 700 kg of disposable stores on six hard points, three under each wing. The Saab 105 was conceived as a multi-purpose civil and military aircraft, and first flew in June 1963 and entered production with two Turbomeca Aubisque turbofans for the Swedish air force, which operates the type as the Sk 60A basic trainer with light attack capability, the Sk 60B attack aircraft with a maximum of 700 kg of disposable stores, and the Sk 60C attack and reconnaissance aircraft with a KB-18 camera in the nose. An up-rated version for export, the SAAB 105XT, produced for Austria as the Saab 105O with General Electric J85-GE-17B turbojets and greater weapons carrying ability (2000 kg) is also produced.
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The Saab 17 was a Swedish two- or three-seater dive-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft and seaplane of the Second World War. The Saab 17 was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane which could be fitted with retractable wheels, retractable skis or twin-float landing gear. The Saab 17 was powered by a Swedish-built Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S1C3G 14-cylinder radial air-cooled engine. The Saab 17 carried a bomb load in an internal bomb-bay, under the fuselage and under the wings.
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The Saab 18 was a Swedish three-seater light horizontal and dive bomber and long range reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War. The Saab 18 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction powered by two Swedish-built Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S1C3G 14-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 550 kmh. Armaments consisted of one fixed forward-firing machine-gun in the starboard side of the fuselage and upper and lower flexible gun positions at the rear of the cabin. Disposable ordnance was carried in a fuselage bomb-bay and under the wings.
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The Saab 21 was a Swedish single-seater fighter aircraft developed in 1941 as a national fighter to replace American and Italian fighter aircraft in the Swedish air force. The Saab 21 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane that entered service after the end of the Second World War and remained in production until 1948. The
Saab 21 was powered by a Daimler Benz DB 605B 12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine providing a top speed of 640 kmh and a range of 750 km. Armaments consisted of one 20 mm cannon and two 13 mm machine-guns in the nose of the central nacelle.
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