Summary and Key Points: The Saab 37 Viggen, a Cold War-era Swedish fighter, was designed to deter Russia and stands out for its innovative features. Named after “thunderbolt” and “tufted duck,” it was ...

Most military observers and aerospace enthusiasts are quite familiar with the fact that the 1960s-era SR-71 Blackbird remains as the fastest known plane in existence. Available specs remain quite ...

Meet the Saab 37 Viggen: Many car enthusiasts reflect fondly on Saab automobiles, which have maintained something of a cult following in America, despite not being sold in the last decade. I learned ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in the world. It is also one of the most fearsome reconnaissance aircraft, able to outrun threats from the Soviet Union at ...

Here’s an interesting video, showing the SAAB J-37 Viggen at work in Sweden some years ago. The footage brings you in the cockpit of the Swedish Air Force’s delta wing plane, at very low level, over ...

I definitely have a bias toward Saab vehicles. I don’t know whether it’s the quirky design cues, or how the vehicles handle or feel, or just my own feelings going back to the early 1960s and my first ...