His significant career milestone came in 1982 when he was promoted to rear admiral and appointed head of the Main Navy Materiel Department at the FMV.
During his tenure at the FMV, Backman oversaw the development of several critical defence projects, including coastal artillery, anti-submarine technology, and the Stockholm-class corvette, amounting to a budget of 1.2 billion Swedish krona.
[3] Backman was admitted to the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1949 but experienced a diving accident and had to interrupt his training.
[10] With a budget of 1.2 billion Swedish krona, the 12 cm mobile coastal artillery gun m/80, anti-submarine technology,[11] and the Stockholm-class corvette were developed, among other things.
This work was carried out within FMV in close collaboration with the Navy Command, units, and a significant portion of the Swedish defence industry.
The close cooperation between the stakeholders, FMV, and the industry led to a highly successful and internationally acclaimed development of new ships, submarines, and weapons.
In particular, the new stealth technology for ships that was developed during Backman's tenure, including the new trial platform HSwMS Smyge, attracted significant international interest.
During this time, significant changes occurred within the Swedish defence forces, including the introduction of the Ny befälsordning (NBO) ("New Command System") reform in 1983.
Backman was deeply involved and led this effort, and in January 1990, the approval and decision to amend the statutes were granted by the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency.
Substantial capital assets that had been tied up in the Society's funds began to be actively utilized within the framework of the foundation's statutes for the benefit and enjoyment of the members and their families.