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planned by Saab during the 1970s. The project was a collaboration between Saab and the

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aircraft manufacturer

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. It was to replace the older Saab 105 jet trainer in the

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, but the aircraft never got past the drawing board and was canceled in 1979 in favour of the more advanced

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fighter.

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1970s Swedish military trainer aircraft 1970s Swedish attack aircraft 38 Abandoned military aircraft projects of Sweden Shoulder-wing aircraft Single-engined jet aircraft {{Aero-1970s-stub

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