The Saab 37 Viggen was Sweden's first canard-equipped combat aircraft and one of the first in the world to feature an integrated digital central computer, automating tasks that had previously required a dedicated navigator. Designed to operate from short, dispersed road bases, it entered service with the Air Force in 1971 as the AJ 37 — a dual-role attack and fighter aircraft aimed primarily at Soviet landing forces. During the 1990s, Saab modified surviving AJ 37s into the multi-role AJS 37 standard, adding reconnaissance capability alongside attack and fighter duties.

This aircraft, individual number 37009, was one of the first series-built AJ 37s. It was later modified to AJS 37 standard and is now displayed at F15 Flygmuseum in Söderhamn — fittingly, since F15 (Hälsinge Wing) converted to the Viggen from 1974 and flew it as its final aircraft type until the wing's closure in 1998.