{"id":32590736,"date":"2026-11-13T10:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T10:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:31:32","slug":"gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3%: Sweden&#8217;s Budget Flags a Shortfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background .15s,color .15s}\r\n.mfsh-trigger:hover,.mfsh-trigger:focus-visible{background:#0F1720;color:#fff;outline:none}\r\n.mfsh-trigger svg{width:18px;height:18px;display:block;flex-shrink:0}\r\n.mfsh-trigger.mfsh-bottom{margin:8px 0 28px}\r\n.mfsh-meta{position:relative;padding-right:190px}\r\n.mfsh-trigger.mfsh-inmeta{position:absolute;right:0;bottom:0;margin:0;height:30px;padding:0 8.9px;font-size:13px}\r\n.mfsh-trigger.mfsh-inmeta svg{width:16px;height:16px}\r\n.mfsh-overlay{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(15,23,32,.55);z-index:99999;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .2s}\r\n.mfsh-overlay.mfsh-open{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto}\r\n.mfsh-sheet{width:100%;max-width:520px;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;padding:18px 20px 28px;transform:translateY(24px);transition:transform .22s;box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(15,23,32,.25);font-family:inherit;max-height:92vh;overflow:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}\r\n.mfsh-overlay.mfsh-open .mfsh-sheet{transform:none}\r\n@media (min-width:640px){.mfsh-overlay{align-items:center}.mfsh-sheet{padding-bottom:20px}}\r\n.mfsh-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin:0 0 14px}\r\n.mfsh-head strong{font-size:18px;font-weight:800;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;line-height:1}\r\n.mfsh-head strong svg{width:18px;height:18px}\r\n.mfsh-close{background:none;border:0;padding:6px;margin:0;cursor:pointer;color:#0F1720;line-height:0;box-shadow:none}\r\n.mfsh-close svg{width:18px;height:18px}\r\n.mfsh-preview{display:grid;grid-template-columns:96px 1fr;gap:12px;border:1px solid #DCE3EE;background:#F5F7FB;padding:10px;margin:0 0 12px;align-items:center}\r\n.mfsh-preview img{width:96px;height:72px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:0}\r\n.mfsh-preview .mfsh-kicker{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5C91FF;margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.2}\r\n.mfsh-preview .mfsh-title{font-size:14px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:700;margin:0;display:block}\r\n.mfsh-list{display:grid;margin:0;padding:0}\r\n.mfsh-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;height:50px;width:100%;border:0;border-top:1px solid #DCE3EE;background:none;padding:0 4px;margin:0;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#0F1720;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;line-height:1}\r\n.mfsh-item:hover,.mfsh-item:focus-visible{background:#F5F7FB;outline:none}\r\n.mfsh-item svg{width:20px;height:20px;color:#5C91FF;flex-shrink:0;display:block}\r\n.mfsh-item small{margin-left:auto;color:#5B6674;font-weight:500;font-size:12px}\r\n.mfsh-item.mfsh-done svg{color:#1E9E5A}\r\n.mfsh-toast{position:fixed;left:50%;bottom:32px;transform:translate(-50%,10px);background:#0F1720;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .2s,transform .2s;z-index:100000}\r\n.mfsh-toast.mfsh-show{opacity:1;transform:translate(-50%,0)}\r\n@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.mfsh-overlay,.mfsh-sheet,.mfsh-toast,.mfsh-trigger{transition:none}}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<svg width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-share\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" d=\"M12 3v12M8 7l4-4 4 4M5 12v8h14v-8\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-close\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" d=\"m5 5 14 14M19 5 5 19\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-wa\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12 2a10 10 0 0 0-8.6 15.1L2 22l5.1-1.3A10 10 0 1 0 12 2Zm0 1.8a8.2 8.2 0 1 1-4.2 15.3l-.3-.2-3 .8.8-2.9-.2-.3A8.2 8.2 0 0 1 12 3.8Zm-3 4.4c-.2 0-.5 0-.8.4-.3.3-1 1-1 2.4s1 2.8 1.2 3c.1.2 2 3.2 5 4.4 2.5 1 3 .8 3.5.7.5 0 1.7-.7 2-1.4.2-.7.2-1.3.1-1.4l-.5-.3-2-1c-.3 0-.5-.1-.7.2l-.9 1.1c-.2.2-.3.2-.6.1-.3-.2-1.3-.5-2.4-1.5-.9-.8-1.5-1.8-1.7-2-.2-.4 0-.5.2-.7l.4-.5.3-.5v-.5l-.9-2.2c-.2-.5-.4-.5-.6-.5H9Z\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-x\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M17.8 3h3l-6.7 7.7L22 21h-6.2l-4.8-6.3L5.4 21h-3l7.2-8.2L2 3h6.3l4.4 5.8L17.8 3Zm-1.1 16.2h1.7L7.4 4.7H5.6l11.1 14.5Z\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-fb\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M13.5 22v-8h2.7l.4-3.2h-3.1V8.8c0-.9.3-1.6 1.6-1.6h1.7V4.4c-.3 0-1.3-.1-2.5-.1-2.5 0-4.1 1.5-4.1 4.2v2.3H7.4V14h2.8v8h3.3Z\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-li\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M6.5 8.5H3V21h3.5V8.5ZM4.8 3a2 2 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0-4ZM21 13.4c0-3.4-1.8-5.2-4.5-5.2-1.6 0-2.7.8-3.2 1.7V8.5H9.9V21h3.4v-6.4c0-1.7.6-2.8 2.1-2.8 1.4 0 2 1 2 2.8V21H21v-7.6Z\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-rd\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M22 12.1a2.4 2.4 0 0 0-4.1-1.7 11.7 11.7 0 0 0-5.5-1.7l1-4.5 3.1.7a1.7 1.7 0 1 0 .2-1l-3.6-.8a.5.5 0 0 0-.6.4l-1.1 5.2a11.8 11.8 0 0 0-5.8 1.7A2.4 2.4 0 1 0 3 14.3v.5c0 3.4 4 6.2 9 6.2s9-2.8 9-6.2v-.5a2.4 2.4 0 0 0 1-2.2ZM7.5 13.8a1.7 1.7 0 1 1 3.4 0 1.7 1.7 0 0 1-3.4 0Zm8.9 4.5c-1.2 1.2-3.4 1.3-4.4 1.3s-3.3-.1-4.4-1.3a.5.5 0 0 1 .7-.7c.7.8 2.4 1 3.7 1s2.9-.2 3.7-1a.5.5 0 0 1 .7.7Zm-.6-2.8a1.7 1.7 0 1 1 0-3.4 1.7 1.7 0 0 1 0 3.4Z\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-tg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M21.9 4.6 18.7 19.9c-.2 1-.9 1.3-1.7.8l-4.9-3.6-2.3 2.3c-.3.3-.5.5-1 .5l.4-5 9-8.2c.4-.3-.1-.5-.6-.2L6.4 13.5 1.6 12c-1-.3-1.1-1 .2-1.5l18.8-7.2c.9-.3 1.6.2 1.3 1.3Z\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-mail\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" d=\"M3 6h18v12H3z\"\/><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" d=\"m3 7 9 6 9-6\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" d=\"M10 14a4 4 0 0 0 5.7 0l3-3a4 4 0 0 0-5.7-5.7l-1.5 1.5M14 10a4 4 0 0 0-5.7 0l-3 3a4 4 0 0 0 5.7 5.7l1.5-1.5\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n  <symbol id=\"mfsh-i-more\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/symbol>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<span class=\"mfsh-top-slot\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger\" data-mfsh-placement=\"top\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button><\/span>\r\n<script>\r\n(function(){\r\n  if (window.__mfsh) return; window.__mfsh = true;\r\n  var SECTION = 'afterburner';\r\n  function meta(p){ var m=document.querySelector('meta[property=\"'+p+'\"]'); return m ? m.getAttribute('content') : ''; }\r\n  function pageUrl(){ var c=document.querySelector('link[rel=\"canonical\"]'); return (c && c.href) || (location.origin + location.pathname); }\r\n  function pageTitle(){ var h=document.querySelector('h1.entry-title'); return (h && h.textContent.trim()) || meta('og:title') || document.title; }\r\n  function slug(){ return location.pathname.replace(\/\\\/+$\/,'').split('\/').pop() || 'home'; }\r\n  function kicker(){ var c=document.querySelector('.et_pb_title_container a[rel=\"category tag\"], .et_pb_title_container a[rel=\"category\"], a[rel=\"category tag\"]'); return 'Afterburner' + (c && c.textContent.trim() ? ' \u00b7 ' + c.textContent.trim() : ''); }\r\n  function shareUrl(ch, placement){ return pageUrl() + '?utm_source=share&utm_medium=' + ch + '&utm_campaign=' + SECTION + '&utm_content=sheet_' + placement; }\r\n  function track(ch, placement, extra){\r\n    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\r\n    var ev = { event:'share', share_channel:ch, share_variant:'sheet', share_placement:placement, page_section:SECTION, content_id:slug() };\r\n    if (extra) for (var k in extra) ev[k]=extra[k];\r\n    window.dataLayer.push(ev);\r\n  }\r\n  var CH = [\r\n    ['whatsapp','WhatsApp','mfsh-i-wa',''],\r\n    ['x','X','mfsh-i-x',''],\r\n    ['facebook','Facebook','mfsh-i-fb',''],\r\n    ['linkedin','LinkedIn','mfsh-i-li',''],\r\n    ['reddit','Reddit','mfsh-i-rd','r\/aviation, r\/WarplanePorn'],\r\n    ['telegram','Telegram','mfsh-i-tg',''],\r\n    ['email','Email','mfsh-i-mail',''],\r\n    ['copy','Copy link','mfsh-i-link',''],\r\n    ['native','More','mfsh-i-more','Instagram, Signal, AirDrop']\r\n  ];\r\n  var overlay, toastEl, toastT, placement = 'top';\r\n  function build(){\r\n    overlay = document.createElement('div'); overlay.className = 'mfsh-overlay'; overlay.setAttribute('role','dialog'); overlay.setAttribute('aria-modal','true'); overlay.setAttribute('aria-label','Share');\r\n    var img = meta('og:image');\r\n    var items = CH.filter(function(c){ return c[0] !== 'native' || !!navigator.share; }).map(function(c){\r\n      return '<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-item\" data-mfsh-ch=\"'+c[0]+'\"><svg><use href=\"#'+c[2]+'\"\/><\/svg>'+c[1]+(c[3]?'<small>'+c[3]+'<\/small>':'')+'<\/button>';\r\n    }).join('');\r\n    overlay.innerHTML = '<div class=\"mfsh-sheet\"><div class=\"mfsh-head\"><strong><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share<\/strong><button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-close\" aria-label=\"Close\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-close\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>'\r\n      + '<div class=\"mfsh-preview\">' + (img ? '<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"'+img+'\" alt=\"\">' : '<span><\/span>') + '<div><div class=\"mfsh-kicker\">'+kicker()+'<\/div><span class=\"mfsh-title\">'+pageTitle()+'<\/span><\/div><\/div>'\r\n      + '<div class=\"mfsh-list\">'+items+'<\/div><\/div>';\r\n    document.body.appendChild(overlay);\r\n    toastEl = document.createElement('div'); toastEl.className = 'mfsh-toast'; document.body.appendChild(toastEl);\r\n    overlay.addEventListener('click', function(e){\r\n      if (e.target === overlay || e.target.closest('.mfsh-close')) { close(); return; }\r\n      var b = e.target.closest('.mfsh-item'); if (b) act(b.getAttribute('data-mfsh-ch'), b);\r\n    });\r\n    document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e){ if (e.key === 'Escape') close(); });\r\n  }\r\n  function open(p){ placement = p || 'top'; if (!overlay) build(); overlay.classList.add('mfsh-open'); track('open', placement); }\r\n  function close(){ if (overlay) overlay.classList.remove('mfsh-open'); }\r\n  function toast(m){ toastEl.textContent = m; toastEl.classList.add('mfsh-show'); clearTimeout(toastT); toastT = setTimeout(function(){ toastEl.classList.remove('mfsh-show'); }, 1600); }\r\n  function act(ch, btn){\r\n    var url = shareUrl(ch, placement), t = pageTitle(), enc = encodeURIComponent;\r\n    if (ch === 'copy') {\r\n      var done = function(){ toast('Link copied'); btn.classList.add('mfsh-done'); setTimeout(function(){ btn.classList.remove('mfsh-done'); close(); }, 900); };\r\n      track(ch, placement);\r\n      if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.writeText) navigator.clipboard.writeText(url).then(done, done); else done();\r\n      return;\r\n    }\r\n    if (ch === 'native') {\r\n      track(ch, placement, { share_result:'opened' });\r\n      navigator.share({ title:t, text:t, url:url }).then(function(){ track('native', placement, { share_result:'completed' }); close(); }).catch(function(){});\r\n      return;\r\n    }\r\n    var target = {\r\n      whatsapp: 'https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=' + enc(t + ' ' + url),\r\n      x:        'https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=' + enc(t) + '&url=' + enc(url) + '&via=MiGFlug',\r\n      facebook: 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=' + enc(url),\r\n      linkedin: 'https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=' + enc(url),\r\n      reddit:   'https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=' + enc(url) + '&title=' + enc(t),\r\n      telegram: 'https:\/\/t.me\/share\/url?url=' + enc(url) + '&text=' + enc(t),\r\n      email:    'mailto:?subject=' + enc(t) + '&body=' + enc('Thought you would like this, from Afterburner, MiGFlug\\'s magazine:\\n' + t + '\\n' + url)\r\n    }[ch];\r\n    track(ch, placement);\r\n    if (target) { if (ch === 'email') location.href = target; else window.open(target, '_blank', 'noopener,width=680,height=560'); }\r\n    close();\r\n  }\r\n  var mq = window.matchMedia('(min-width:981px)');\r\n  function place(){\r\n    var t = document.querySelector('.mfsh-trigger[data-mfsh-placement=\"top\"]'), slot = document.querySelector('.mfsh-top-slot');\r\n    var meta = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.et_pb_title_meta_container, .et_post_meta_wrapper .post-meta, .single .post-meta')).filter(function(m){ return m.offsetParent !== null; })[0];\r\n    if (!t || !slot) return;\r\n    if (meta && mq.matches) { meta.classList.add('mfsh-meta'); t.classList.add('mfsh-inmeta'); if (t.parentNode !== meta) meta.appendChild(t); var a = meta.querySelector('a'); if (a) { var pr = document.createElement('span'); pr.style.cssText = 'display:inline-block;width:0;height:0;vertical-align:baseline'; a.appendChild(pr); var base = pr.getBoundingClientRect().bottom; pr.remove(); var fs = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(a).fontSize) || 14, mb = meta.getBoundingClientRect().bottom; t.style.bottom = Math.max(0, mb - (base + fs * 0.12)) + 'px'; } }\r\n    else { t.classList.remove('mfsh-inmeta'); if (t.parentNode !== slot) slot.appendChild(t); }\r\n  }\r\n  if (document.readyState === 'loading') document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', place); else place(); window.addEventListener('load', place); if (document.fonts && document.fonts.ready) document.fonts.ready.then(place); window.addEventListener('resize', place);\r\n  if (mq.addEventListener) mq.addEventListener('change', place); else mq.addListener(place);\r\n  document.addEventListener('click', function(e){ var b = e.target.closest('.mfsh-trigger'); if (b) { e.preventDefault(); open(b.getAttribute('data-mfsh-placement') || 'top'); } });\r\n})();\r\n<\/script><!-- \/mfsh:top -->\r\n\r\n<p>Sweden built the Gripen to be cheap to fly and easy to turn around on a road base. Its own budget now says the fleet is not flying enough. The 2027 budget bill, handed to the Riksdag on Thursday 12 November, shows that the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/swedish-air-force\/\">Swedish Air Force<\/a> logged 10,098 <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/saab-gripen\/\">JAS 39 Gripen<\/a> flight hours in 2025, down from 11,256 in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>That is a fall of 1,158 hours, or 10.3 per cent, and the lowest Gripen total since 2019. The figures sit in Table 4.1 of the defence chapter, Expenditure Area 6, and are taken from the Swedish Armed Forces&rsquo; annual report for 2025. Aviacionline highlighted them in a report on the same day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The number on its own does not mean Sweden&rsquo;s fighter force is weaker. What makes it news is the government&rsquo;s own verdict on it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Swedish budget bill for 2027 (Prop. 2026\/27:1), Expenditure Area 6, Table 4.1<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Published:<\/strong> Thursday 12 November 2026, by Sweden&rsquo;s caretaker government<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Gripen hours 2025:<\/strong> 10,098<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Gripen hours 2024:<\/strong> 11,256<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Change:<\/strong> Minus 1,158 hours, or 10.3%; lowest since 2019 (9,624)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Main reasons given:<\/strong> Shortage of aircraft technicians, ongoing aircraft development, more pilot training done externally<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Assessment:<\/strong> Armed Forces say Gripen hours do not fully meet long-term needs<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Not stated:<\/strong> Split between Gripen C\/D and E, or a fleet availability rate<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the budget bill says<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>In plain Swedish, the bill states that flight-time production in the JAS 39 system developed negatively in 2025. It adds that the Armed Forces assess that Gripen flying hours do not fully meet the long-term need to build and sustain all the capabilities of the fighter units at the pace required.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A year earlier the tone was very different. The 2026 budget bill, covering 2024, said Gripen flight-time production was continuing to develop positively. That was the year the fleet hit 11,256 hours, its second-best total since 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39211.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen 39211 banking to show its delta wing and canards from below\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen in a display banking turn in 2022. The C\/D fleet still flies most of Sweden&rsquo;s Gripen hours while the Gripen E is introduced. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:SWEDISH_AIR_FORCE_SAAB_JAS-39C_GRIPEN_39211_(52244545932).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simon butler \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Not enough technicians<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The bill names the main reasons in a footnote to the table: a shortage of aircraft technicians, the ongoing development of aircraft types, and pilot training that is now done to a greater extent outside the Air Force. Elsewhere in the same chapter it says flying hours for combat aviation, among others, are being hurt by a continued shortage of personnel, especially in aircraft maintenance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The table does not split the hours between the older Gripen C\/D and the new Gripen E, and it gives no availability rate for the fleet. So the fall cannot be pinned on any single variant or a technical fault. The technician gap is the reason the document itself puts first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kj9YKu7_oXc\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\">The Swedish Armed Forces&rsquo; own footage of a JAS 39 Gripen landing on a road base in Finland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The trainer column tells part of the training story. The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/saab-105\/\">SK 60<\/a>, the Saab 105 jet trainer that flew 1,673 hours in 2024, logged none in 2025; the type was retired in June 2024. Its turboprop successor, the SK 40, flew 787 hours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A busy air force in transition<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>All this comes as Sweden&rsquo;s workload grows. Since joining NATO in March 2024, the Air Force has had to guard Swedish airspace around the clock while also flying operations over and surveillance of allied airspace. The bill says the Air Force quickly built up an ability to detect and destroy drones, which it used operationally in 2025 during its deployment to Poland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-gripen-takeoff-kallax-2021.jpg\" alt=\"A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen of the Norrbotten Wing taking off at dusk from Kallax Air Base\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Gripen of the Norrbotten Wing takes off from <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/lulea-kallax\/\">Lule&aring;-Kallax<\/a> during Arctic Challenge Exercise 2021. Since joining NATO, Sweden&rsquo;s Gripen units carry a heavier allied workload. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ali Stewart \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Arctic_Challenge_Exercise_2021_kicks_off_(6672819).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons, public domain<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The fleet is also changing. According to the bill, the first Gripen E was delivered to the Air Force in October 2025, and deliveries during the year included four JAS 39 Es. The C\/Ds are getting block updates, and work on a future fighter continues under the Armed Forces&rsquo; concept study known as V&auml;gval Stridsflyg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A caretaker budget<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The timing adds a twist. After the September 2026 election Sweden still has no new government, so the bill was submitted by a caretaker government. According to the government&rsquo;s press release, a caretaker budget should not contain new policy, but the previously planned build-up of total defence remains, with some adjustments, and all parties in the Riksdag back that.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>So the planned build-up continues. The harder problem is people. More advanced jets need more trained technicians, not fewer, and Sweden&rsquo;s budget now says so in writing. Until those positions are filled, the most important number for the Gripen force may be the one in the hours column.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources: Government of Sweden (Budget bill for 2027, Prop. 2026\/27:1, Expenditure Area 6; budget bill for 2026; press release of 12 November 2026), Swedish Armed Forces, Aviacionline<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<p class=\"mf-photo-credits\" data-no-translation style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;margin:6px 0 18px\">Header photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:39213_SAAB_Gripen_JAS-39C_Swedish_Air_Force_(14672785855).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aceebee \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>How many hours did Swedish Gripens fly in 2025?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Swedish Air Force logged 10,098 JAS 39 Gripen flight hours in 2025, according to Sweden&rsquo;s budget bill for 2027, published on 12 November 2026. That was down from 11,256 hours in 2024, a fall of 1,158 hours or 10.3 per cent, and the lowest total since 2019.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why did Gripen flight hours fall in 2025?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Sweden&rsquo;s 2027 budget bill blames the fall in Gripen flight hours mainly on a shortage of aircraft technicians, the ongoing development of aircraft types and more pilot training being done outside the Air Force. It does not say how much of the drop comes from each cause.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Does the Gripen flight-hour drop mean Sweden is weaker?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Not on its own. The 2027 budget bill does not give a fleet availability rate or split the hours between Gripen C\/D and E. But the Swedish Armed Forces assess that Gripen flight hours do not fully meet the long-term need to build and sustain all fighter-unit capabilities at the required pace.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When did Sweden receive its first Gripen E?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">According to Sweden&rsquo;s 2027 budget bill, the first Gripen E was delivered to the Swedish Air Force in October 2025, and deliveries during 2025 included four JAS 39 E aircraft. The older JAS 39 C\/D fleet is meanwhile receiving block updates.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why was Sweden&rsquo;s 2027 budget a caretaker budget?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Sweden&rsquo;s 2027 budget bill was submitted on 12 November 2026 by a caretaker government, because no new government had been formed after the September 2026 election. A caretaker budget should not contain new policy, but the planned build-up of total defence continues with some adjustments.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What happened to the Swedish SK 60 trainer?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The SK 60, the Swedish Air Force designation for the Saab 105 jet trainer, was retired in June 2024. Sweden&rsquo;s 2027 budget bill shows it flew 1,673 hours in 2024 and none in 2025, while its turboprop successor, the SK 40, flew 787 hours in 2025.<\/div><\/details><\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many hours did Swedish Gripens fly in 2025?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The Swedish Air Force logged 10,098 JAS 39 Gripen flight hours in 2025, according to Sweden\u2019s budget bill for 2027, published on 12 November 2026. That was down from 11,256 hours in 2024, a fall of 1,158 hours or 10.3 per cent, and the lowest total since 2019.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Why did Gripen flight hours fall in 2025?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Sweden\u2019s 2027 budget bill blames the fall in Gripen flight hours mainly on a shortage of aircraft technicians, the ongoing development of aircraft types and more pilot training being done outside the Air Force. It does not say how much of the drop comes from each cause.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Does the Gripen flight-hour drop mean Sweden is weaker?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Not on its own. The 2027 budget bill does not give a fleet availability rate or split the hours between Gripen C\/D and E. But the Swedish Armed Forces assess that Gripen flight hours do not fully meet the long-term need to build and sustain all fighter-unit capabilities at the required pace.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When did Sweden receive its first Gripen E?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"According to Sweden\u2019s 2027 budget bill, the first Gripen E was delivered to the Swedish Air Force in October 2025, and deliveries during 2025 included four JAS 39 E aircraft. The older JAS 39 C\/D fleet is meanwhile receiving block updates.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Why was Sweden\u2019s 2027 budget a caretaker budget?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Sweden\u2019s 2027 budget bill was submitted on 12 November 2026 by a caretaker government, because no new government had been formed after the September 2026 election. A caretaker budget should not contain new policy, but the planned build-up of total defence continues with some adjustments.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What happened to the Swedish SK 60 trainer?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The SK 60, the Swedish Air Force designation for the Saab 105 jet trainer, was retired in June 2024. Sweden\u2019s 2027 budget bill shows it flew 1,673 hours in 2024 and none in 2025, while its turboprop successor, the SK 40, flew 787 hours in 2025.\"}}]}<\/script><div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/sweden-additional-gripen-e-replace-ukraine-bound-jets-2026\/\">Sweden Wants Twelve More Gripens Back<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/saab-gripen-new-flight-control-computer-fmv-sek-1-3-billion-2026\/\">Gripen Flight Control Computer: Saab Wins SEK 1.3 Billion Order<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/swedish-air-force-flygvapnet-100-years-centenary\/\">Flygvapnet at 100: How Sweden Built Its Own Air Force<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/saab-ai-agents-gripen-e-bvr-ai-fighter-pilot-academy-2026\/\">Saab AI Agents: In-House AI Flies Gripen E in BVR Combat Trials<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--mfcred1-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden&#8217;s 2027 budget bill shows the Swedish Air Force flew 10,098 Gripen hours in 2025, down 10.3% from 2024, and blames a shortage of aircraft technicians.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":32590666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32590736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3% in Sweden | MiGFlug<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gripen flight hours: Sweden&#039;s 2027 budget bill shows 10,098 hours in 2025, down 10.3% from 2024, with a shortage of aircraft technicians to blame.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3% in Sweden | MiGFlug\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gripen flight hours: Sweden&#039;s 2027 budget bill shows 10,098 hours in 2025, down 10.3% from 2024, with a shortage of aircraft technicians to blame.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Afterburner - MiGFlug&#039;s Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-11-13T09:31:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-13T09:31:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@migflug\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@migflug\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8de428a67c070c9b49afaa026328a4e3\"},\"headline\":\"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3%: Sweden&#8217;s Budget Flags a Shortfall\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-13T09:31:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-13T09:31:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1173,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Military Aviation\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3% in Sweden | MiGFlug\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-13T09:31:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-13T09:31:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"Gripen flight hours: Sweden's 2027 budget bill shows 10,098 hours in 2025, down 10.3% from 2024, with a shortage of aircraft technicians to blame.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39C Gripen 213 taxiing at RIAT 2014 at RAF Fairford\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3%: Sweden&#8217;s Budget Flags a Shortfall\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/\",\"name\":\"Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine\",\"description\":\"for those interested in flying military jets and aviation related  topics\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MiGFlug GmbH\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:0e0_.b970\\\/w:897\\\/h:278\\\/q:mauto\\\/ig:avif\\\/https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:0e0_.b970\\\/w:897\\\/h:278\\\/q:mauto\\\/ig:avif\\\/https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png\",\"width\":897,\"height\":278,\"caption\":\"MiGFlug GmbH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/MiGFlug\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/migflug\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/migflug\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/MiGFlug\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/migflug.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.ch\\\/migflug\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8de428a67c070c9b49afaa026328a4e3\",\"name\":\"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/24d828074a1cc6684638b2dcfc98a9dd85a2e06b37adfd74d20fae209f234190?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/24d828074a1cc6684638b2dcfc98a9dd85a2e06b37adfd74d20fae209f234190?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/24d828074a1cc6684638b2dcfc98a9dd85a2e06b37adfd74d20fae209f234190?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy\"},\"description\":\"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy covers French and European aerospace, from Rafale and Airbus to NATO strategy and the continent\u2019s defence industry.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/de\\\/author\\\/fortuneleroy\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3% in Sweden | MiGFlug","description":"Gripen flight hours: Sweden's 2027 budget bill shows 10,098 hours in 2025, down 10.3% from 2024, with a shortage of aircraft technicians to blame.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/","og_locale":"de_DE","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3% in Sweden | MiGFlug","og_description":"Gripen flight hours: Sweden's 2027 budget bill shows 10,098 hours in 2025, down 10.3% from 2024, with a shortage of aircraft technicians to blame.","og_url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/","og_site_name":"Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/","article_published_time":"2026-11-13T09:31:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-11-13T09:31:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@migflug","twitter_site":"@migflug","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/"},"author":{"name":"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/8de428a67c070c9b49afaa026328a4e3"},"headline":"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3%: Sweden&#8217;s Budget Flags a Shortfall","datePublished":"2026-11-13T09:31:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-13T09:31:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/"},"wordCount":1173,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg","articleSection":["Military Aviation","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/","name":"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3% in Sweden | MiGFlug","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg","datePublished":"2026-11-13T09:31:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-13T09:31:32+00:00","description":"Gripen flight hours: Sweden's 2027 budget bill shows 10,098 hours in 2025, down 10.3% from 2024, with a shortage of aircraft technicians to blame.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/swedish-air-force-jas-39c-gripen-39213-riat-2014.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39C Gripen 213 taxiing at RIAT 2014 at RAF Fairford"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/gripen-flight-hours-drop-10-percent-sweden-budget-2027\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gripen Flight Hours Fall 10.3%: Sweden&#8217;s Budget Flags a Shortfall"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#website","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/","name":"Afterburner \u2013 MiGFlugs Magazin","description":"F\u00fcr alle, die sich f\u00fcr das Fliegen von Milit\u00e4rjets und verwandte Luftfahrtthemen interessieren.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#organization","name":"MiGFlug GmbH","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:897\/h:278\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:897\/h:278\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png","width":897,"height":278,"caption":"MiGFlug GmbH"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/","https:\/\/x.com\/migflug","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/migflug\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MiGFlug","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/migflug.com\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.ch\/migflug\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/8de428a67c070c9b49afaa026328a4e3","name":"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/24d828074a1cc6684638b2dcfc98a9dd85a2e06b37adfd74d20fae209f234190?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/24d828074a1cc6684638b2dcfc98a9dd85a2e06b37adfd74d20fae209f234190?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/24d828074a1cc6684638b2dcfc98a9dd85a2e06b37adfd74d20fae209f234190?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy"},"description":"Fortun\u00e9 Leroy berichtet \u00fcber die franz\u00f6sische und europ\u00e4ische Luft- und Raumfahrt, von Rafale und Airbus bis hin zur NATO-Strategie und der Verteidigungsindustrie des Kontinents.","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/author\/fortuneleroy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32590736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32590736"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32590736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32590823,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32590736\/revisions\/32590823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32590666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32590736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32590736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32590736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}