SwAF Gripens seen operating from a dispersed location somewhere in Sweden. The US Air Forces in Europe is keen to learn the techniques to apply to its own Agile Combat Employment doctrine. (Saab)

The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is to learn how the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) conducts the wartime dispersal of its fighter forces.

Speaking to Janes and other defence media on 26 August, the Commander of USAFE, General James B Hecker, said at the Uppsala Airshow that he is sending personnel to Sweden “to see how they do this so well”.

“The ability to disperse aircraft is a speciality of theirs,” Gen Hecker said of the SwAF, adding, “Sweden has got Agile Combat Employment (ACE) down better than any other air force in the world, and we are going to exploit that [knowledge for NATO]. It's very exciting!” According to Gen Hecker, a team from the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) should arrive in Sweden in the coming days.

SwAF Gripens seen operating from a dispersed location somewhere in Sweden. The US Air Forces in Europe is keen to learn the techniques to apply to its own Agile Combat Employment doctrine. (Saab)

The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is to learn how the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) conducts the wartime dispersal of its fighter forces.

Speaking to Janes and other defence media on 26 August, the Commander of USAFE, General James B Hecker, said at the Uppsala Airshow that he is sending personnel to Sweden “to see how they do this so well”.

“The ability to disperse aircraft is a speciality of theirs,” Gen Hecker said of the SwAF, adding, “Sweden has got Agile Combat Employment (ACE) down better than any other air force in the world, and we are going to exploit that [knowledge for NATO]. It's very exciting!” According to Gen Hecker, a team from the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) should arrive in Sweden in the coming days.

SwAF Gripens seen operating from a dispersed location somewhere in Sweden. The US Air Forces in Europe is keen to learn the techniques to apply to its own Agile Combat Employment doctrine. (Saab)

The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is to learn how the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) conducts the wartime dispersal of its fighter forces.

Speaking to Janes and other defence media on 26 August, the Commander of USAFE, General James B Hecker, said at the Uppsala Airshow that he is sending personnel to Sweden “to see how they do this so well”.

“The ability to disperse aircraft is a speciality of theirs,” Gen Hecker said of the SwAF, adding, “Sweden has got Agile Combat Employment (ACE) down better than any other air force in the world, and we are going to exploit that [knowledge for NATO]. It's very exciting!” According to Gen Hecker, a team from the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) should arrive in Sweden in the coming days.

SwAF Gripens seen operating from a dispersed location somewhere in Sweden. The US Air Forces in Europe is keen to learn the techniques to apply to its own Agile Combat Employment doctrine. (Saab)

The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is to learn how the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) conducts the wartime dispersal of its fighter forces.

Speaking to Janes and other defence media on 26 August, the Commander of USAFE, General James B Hecker, said at the Uppsala Airshow that he is sending personnel to Sweden “to see how they do this so well”.

“The ability to disperse aircraft is a speciality of theirs,” Gen Hecker said of the SwAF, adding, “Sweden has got Agile Combat Employment (ACE) down better than any other air force in the world, and we are going to exploit that [knowledge for NATO]. It's very exciting!” According to Gen Hecker, a team from the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) should arrive in Sweden in the coming days.

SwAF Gripens seen operating from a dispersed location somewhere in Sweden. The US Air Forces in Europe is keen to learn the techniques to apply to its own Agile Combat Employment doctrine. (Saab)

The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is to learn how the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) conducts the wartime dispersal of its fighter forces.

Speaking to Janes and other defence media on 26 August, the Commander of USAFE, General James B Hecker, said at the Uppsala Airshow that he is sending personnel to Sweden “to see how they do this so well”.

“The ability to disperse aircraft is a speciality of theirs,” Gen Hecker said of the SwAF, adding, “Sweden has got Agile Combat Employment (ACE) down better than any other air force in the world, and we are going to exploit that [knowledge for NATO]. It's very exciting!” According to Gen Hecker, a team from the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) should arrive in Sweden in the coming days.

SwAF Gripens seen operating from a dispersed location somewhere in Sweden. The US Air Forces in Europe is keen to learn the techniques to apply to its own Agile Combat Employment doctrine. (Saab)

The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is to learn how the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) conducts the wartime dispersal of its fighter forces.

Speaking to Janes and other defence media on 26 August, the Commander of USAFE, General James B Hecker, said at the Uppsala Airshow that he is sending personnel to Sweden “to see how they do this so well”.

“The ability to disperse aircraft is a speciality of theirs,” Gen Hecker said of the SwAF, adding, “Sweden has got Agile Combat Employment (ACE) down better than any other air force in the world, and we are going to exploit that [knowledge for NATO]. It's very exciting!” According to Gen Hecker, a team from the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) should arrive in Sweden in the coming days.