The assessments behind the act were not entirely dominated by defence policy considerations, but were also motivated by factual factors such as socio-economic development and the financial situation.
In the years 1967–1971, 290 wagons of Tank S (which in the army was named Stridsvagn 103) were delivered and distributed within the armoured troops.
The idea with the defence act was to have the opportunity to meet an attacker at a longer distance and thereby the air force came to be prioritized due to its operational mobility.
The bases would be of three different types: For Navy, the act meant that the share of the defence budget was reduced from 18 to 12 percent.
At the same time, submarines would have a greater area of responsibility and increased efficiency In other words: a transition to a light fleet.