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With the larger budget, Swedish Air Force Chief Maj. Gen. Carl-Johan Edstrom said his service is developing a strategy that will inform future fighter aircraft requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to put out a new strategy, as a nation, for our fighter systems,\u201d Edstrom said in a July 17 speech at the Royal Air Force Club in London. The service expects to complete the work in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration awarded a 250 million krona ($23.8 million) contract to Saab to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saab.com\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2022\/saab-receives-order-for-studies-on-future-fighter-aircraft-development\" target=\"_blank\">study future fighter aircraft development<\/a>. Headquartered in Sweden, the aerospace company manufactures the Gripen aircraft flown by the Swedish Air Force. The service plans to begin retiring its C\/D-model Gripens in 2035 and Saab\u2019s study will inform its strategy for replacing those jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked whether the country\u2019s NATO membership will require the service to specialize in any areas, Edstrom said it\u2019s too soon to tell. The alliance\u2019s 30 member countries just approved Sweden and Finland\u2019s entry this month and the move will not be formalized until the decision is ratified by each member nation\u2019s legislative body \u2014 a process that could take a year to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edstrom said that because of Sweden\u2019s position as one of three Western countries, alongside France and the U.S., with the proven ability to build a domestic fighter aircraft, he expects NATO \u201cwould like us to stay in that position and be a leading nation when it comes to developing the future fifth-generation systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the service makes plans for future aircraft development, it is also working on a near-term strategy to strengthen its fleet. Edstrom said he is \u201cquite positive now\u201d that the Swedish Air Force will establish a seventh fighter squadron. 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