Great Swedish Fighter Jets that did not fight in a war

Sweden. A great country from Northern Europe known for Ikea, Volvo, Scania, Minecraft, and tasty meatballs. It was also a Great Power in military terms. From Vikings and Caroleans to army personnel armed with Carl Gustaf m/45 submachine guns, Sweden made its mark on military history, and is one of the countries featured in Daisenryaku. But the days of Swedish military might may have been long gone, although aircraft manufacturer Saab continues to manufacture Gripen jet fighters for various customers.

Speaking of fighter jets made by Saab, the Lansen, Draken and Viggen did not see any combat action throughout their operational service in the Swedish Air Force, or in the Draken's case, any air force that operates them, namely Denmark, Finland and Austria. Maybe it's because Soviet Russia's Ministry of Defence had almost no interest in conquering Europe, which is actually a good thing given what is happening in Ukraine right now...

Despite having seen no action in a war zone, the Lansen's infamous safety record may have made this Swedish jet fighter a worthy opponent to the F-104 Starfighter in terms of having a bad safety record of plane crashes that were due to accidents. In fact, air accidents account for the loss of a third of all Lansens built in its production history. But we shouldn't talk about the dubious safety record of the Starfighter and the Lansen.

The Draken had more operators than the Lansen or Viggen, and there was a proposal to sell export versions of the aircraft to the Republic of Singapore Air Force. But it was unsuccessful, though. However, the Draken did see operational service in the air forces of Denmark, Finland and Austria, with the Austrian Drakens being retired in 2005.

The Viggen was known for the blocked export attempt to India. The reason the United States blocked the proposed export of the Viggen to India was because India could secretly share Western military secrets with Soviet Russia. This resulted in the Indian Air Force purchasing the SEPECAT Jaguar instead.

Because of Soviet Russia's lack of interest in conquering Europe during the Cold War, as well as Swedish military equipment rarely getting exported, many of Sweden's military hardware did not get to fire a shot in anger. But in military-themed video games such as War Thunder, the Lansens, Drakens and Viggens that did not get to fight in a real war do get to open fire on enemies. Guess staying neutral isn't all that great after all...