{"id":31933806,"date":"2026-11-09T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/saab-105-sk-60-swedish-twin-jet-trainer-austria-retirement\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:23:58","slug":"saab-105-sk-60-swedish-twin-jet-trainer-austria-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/saab-105-sk-60-swedish-twin-jet-trainer-austria-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Saab 105 (Sk 60): Sweden and Austria&rsquo;s Side-by-Side Jet Trainer"},"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 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Generations of Swedish fighter pilots, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/saab-37-viggen\/\">Viggen<\/a> era to the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/saab-gripen\/\">Gripen<\/a>, had taken their first jet flights in it, sitting shoulder to shoulder with an instructor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The jet was the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/saab-105\/\">Saab 105<\/a>, known in Swedish service as the Sk 60. Austria had already said goodbye to its own fleet on the last day of 2020, after 50 years. Between them, the two air forces flew the little twin-jet for well over half a century, as a trainer, a light attack aircraft, a display jet and, in Austria&rsquo;s case, an interceptor.<\/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>Type:<\/strong> Twin-jet trainer and light attack aircraft, side-by-side seating<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Manufacturer:<\/strong> Saab, private venture launched around 1959<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>First flight:<\/strong> 29 June 1963<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Swedish service:<\/strong> Sk 60, 150 aircraft, 1967 to 18 June 2024<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Austrian service:<\/strong> Saab 105&Ouml;, 40 aircraft, 1970 to 31 December 2020<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Engines:<\/strong> Turbomeca Aubisque (later Williams FJ44) in Sweden; GE J85 in Austria<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Hardpoints:<\/strong> Six underwing<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Successors:<\/strong> Grob G 120TP and Gripen in Sweden; 12 M-346FA ordered by Austria<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A private venture that found its air force<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Saab began work on the 105 around 1959 as a private venture. The company had big ambitions for it: a jet trainer, a light attack and reconnaissance aircraft, and even a small business jet with four or five seats. The business jet customers never appeared, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/swedish-air-force\/\">Swedish Air Force<\/a> had promised to buy at least 100 if the prototype performed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It did. The first prototype flew on 29 June 1963, and test flying quickly showed good handling and a real aptitude for aerobatics. In March 1965 the Swedish government authorised an initial order for 130 aircraft, and the Sk 60 entered service in 1967. In the end Sweden bought 150.<\/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\/saab-105oe-austrian-air-force-in-flight.jpg\" alt=\"A silver Austrian Air Force Saab 105OE twin-jet trainer in flight with landing gear down\" 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\">An Austrian Air Force Saab 105&Ouml; in 2011, showing the high wing, T-tail and the engines tucked under the wing roots. Photo: Chris Lofting \/ Wikimedia Commons, GFDL 1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The design was neat and practical. The 105 is a small all-metal jet with a high, slightly swept wing, a T-tail and a pressurised cockpit. Its two small turbofans sit low on either side of the fuselage, tucked under the wing roots. Instructor and student sit side by side on ejection seats, so the instructor can see exactly what the student&rsquo;s hands are doing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Trainer, striker, taxi<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The Swedish fleet split into several variants. The Sk 60A was the basic trainer and liaison aircraft, the Sk 60B added a weapons sight for light attack, and the Sk 60C carried cameras in a lengthened nose for reconnaissance. Six underwing hardpoints could carry rockets, bombs or gun pods. In another trick, the ejection seats could be removed and replaced with four simple seats, turning the trainer into a small military taxi. In the mid-1970s ten Sk 60As were permanently converted this way as Sk 60D liaison transports, some of them painted in the splinter camouflage of the Viggen.<\/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\/iEKVZAckxfQ\" 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 Air Force Sk 60 solo display at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sweden&rsquo;s original jets used the French Turbomeca Aubisque, built under licence by Volvo Flygmotor as the RM9. Two engines were a real safety margin for students: the Aubisque reportedly gave the 105 good engine-out behaviour, allowing a takeoff to continue if one engine failed at the critical moment. By the 1990s those engines were reaching the end of their lives, and Sweden chose a cheaper fix than a new aircraft. The fleet was re-engined with Williams FJ44 turbofans, and the first upgraded Sk 60W went back to the air force in September 1996. A later cockpit upgrade made the old trainer a better stepping stone to the Saab JAS 39 Gripen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Sk 60 was also the jet of <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/display-teams\/team-60\/\">Team 60<\/a>, the Swedish Air Force display team. In its last years a single Sk 60 solo display became a favourite on the European airshow circuit, and in 2023 it won the King Hussein Memorial Sword at the Royal International Air Tattoo. That year, marking six decades since the first flight, Sk 60 number 60105 appeared in a bright red and yellow scheme with &ldquo;1963&rdquo; and &ldquo;2023&rdquo; painted on its nose.<\/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\/saab-105-sk-60-team-60-display-jet-2004.jpg\" alt=\"A Swedish Air Force Saab Sk 60 of the Team 60 display team in dark green with blue and yellow trim on a runway\" 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 Team 60 Sk 60 at an airshow in 2004. The Swedish Air Force display team flew the Saab 105 for decades. Photo: Rob Schleiffert \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Austria&rsquo;s little interceptor<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Austria was the only export customer. It bought 40 of an improved model, the Saab 105&Ouml;, with more powerful General Electric J85 engines, a strengthened wing for heavier loads and better performance from high-altitude bases. Training began in July 1970, and the jets were delivered between 1970 and 1972 to <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/horsching\/\">Linz-H&ouml;rsching Air Base<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Saab tried hard to sell more. A demonstrator re-engined with J85 turbojets, the 105XT, led directly to the Austrian version, but proposals for Switzerland and Finland came to nothing. Finland bought the British Hawk instead, and Sweden and Austria remained the only military operators.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For a neutral country with a small defence budget, the 105&Ouml; did far more than teach. It flew reconnaissance and ground attack, and it shared air policing duties with Austria&rsquo;s interceptors. The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/austrian-air-force\/\">Austrian Air Force<\/a> also flew it with its Karo As and Silver Birds display teams.<\/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\/gACjMspYU84\" 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 Austrian Bundesheer&rsquo;s own film of the fly-out ceremony marking 50 years of the Saab 105&Ouml;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>By 2019 the fleet was tired. In November that year the Bundesheer grounded the 105&Ouml;s over damaged bolts. According to ORF, the Saabs had been handling a quarter of Austria&rsquo;s air policing that year, at roughly 3,000 euros per flight hour, while an hour in a <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/eurofighter-typhoon\/\">Eurofighter<\/a> cost almost ten times as much. With the Saabs grounded, the Eurofighters had to cover everything.<\/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\/saab-105oe-1133-side-by-side-cockpit-waddington.jpg\" alt=\"Austrian Saab 105OE 1133 on the ground with its canopy raised, showing the two side-by-side ejection seats\" 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\">With the canopy raised, Saab 105&Ouml; 1133 shows the side-by-side seating that put instructor and student shoulder to shoulder. RAF Waddington, 2012. Photo: Aeroprints.com \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Saabs returned briefly, but their time was up. A ceremony marked 50 years of the 105&Ouml; on 11 December 2020, and on 31 December 2020 two aircraft flew the type&rsquo;s last operational sortie from H&ouml;rsching. Austrian jet pilots then trained in Italy until a replacement could be chosen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;By purchasing the jets, we are closing a significant capability gap in our air force. In this way, we are not only bringing 100 percent of the training of our pilots back to Austria, but we are also significantly strengthening airspace defense.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Klaudia Tanner<\/strong> &mdash; Austrian Defence Minister, December 2024 (as translated by Breaking Defense)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Who replaces the Saab 105?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Austria&rsquo;s answer came on 28 December 2024, when Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner announced the purchase of 12 Leonardo <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/m-346-master\/\">M-346<\/a>FA light fighters, to be bought from the Italian government. They are meant both to bring pilot training back home and to strengthen air policing alongside the Eurofighters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sweden took a different path. Its retirement was delayed several times while the air force searched for a successor. The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/grob-g-120tp\/\">Grob G 120TP<\/a> turboprop was chosen as the new basic trainer in 2021, and the Gripen itself takes over advanced training.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;In June this year, SK 60 will be phased out, which the Luftstridsskolan draws attention to with various activities during the spring and summer.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Swedish Air Force<\/strong> &mdash; Statement of February 2024 (as reported by This Is Flight)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Saab 105 did not quite disappear. The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight still flies one, SE-DXG. Its job was never glamorous. For more than half a century it simply turned students into jet pilots, one side-by-side lesson at a time.<\/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\/wE_kF2BbT5s\" 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\">Team 60, the Swedish Air Force display team, flying its Sk 60s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources: Wikipedia (Saab 105), Scramble, This Is Flight, Breaking Defense, ORF, Wikimedia Commons<\/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\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>What is the Saab 105?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Saab 105 is a Swedish twin-jet trainer and light attack aircraft with side-by-side seating, first flown on 29 June 1963. Saab developed it as a private venture. The Swedish Air Force bought 150 as the Sk 60, and Austria bought 40 as the Saab 105&Ouml;.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why is the Saab 105 called the Sk 60?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Sk 60 is the Swedish Air Force designation for the Saab 105. Sk stands for skolflygplan, Swedish for training aircraft. Sweden flew 150 of them from 1967 in training, light attack, reconnaissance and liaison versions until the type was retired on 18 June 2024.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When did Sweden retire the Saab 105?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Sweden retired the Saab 105, known as the Sk 60, at a ceremony at the Swedish Air Force Museum in Linkoping on 18 June 2024, after 57 years of service. The Grob G 120TP replaced it as the basic trainer, and the Gripen took over advanced training. One example still flies with the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Did Austria fly the Saab 105?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. Austria was the only export customer, buying 40 Saab 105&Ouml;s with more powerful General Electric J85 engines, delivered from 1970 to Linz-Horsching. They served as trainers, attack and reconnaissance aircraft and in air policing. The last operational flight took place on 31 December 2020.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What replaced the Saab 105 in Austria?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Austria is replacing the Saab 105 with 12 Leonardo M-346FA light fighters, announced by Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner on 28 December 2024. Until they arrive, Austrian jet pilots train in Italy. The M-346FA is intended to bring pilot training back to Austria and support the Eurofighters in air policing.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many seats does the Saab 105 have?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Saab 105 normally carries two crew side by side on ejection seats, so instructor and student sit next to each other. The ejection seats could be swapped for four simple seats, and in the mid-1970s ten Swedish aircraft were permanently converted into four-seat SK 60D liaison transports.<\/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\":\"What is the Saab 105?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The Saab 105 is a Swedish twin-jet trainer and light attack aircraft with side-by-side seating, first flown on 29 June 1963. Saab developed it as a private venture. 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