The decision to set up the air wing was made in 1936, but disagreements in choosing a location delayed the commissioning.

The Såtenäs estate was chosen for its good location and close proximity to suitable target ranges, and was purchased for 685,000 Swedish krona in 1938.

F 7 is the main center for the entire Gripen system, and all training of pilots (including that of foreign operators) is carried out here.

The former privately owned estate Tun in Såtenäs on the southeastern part of Lake Vänern was purchased by the state in 1938.

Blazon: "The provincial badge of Västergötland, per bend sinister sable and or, a lion rampant counterchanged, armed and langued gules between two estoiles argent in the first field, a chief azure over a string or, charged with a winged two-bladed propeller or.

Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper, all in yellow.

In the first corner the lion of the provincial badge of Västergötland; bended sinister in yellow and white, armed and langued red.