Brigadier General Lars Helmrich

Director Air and Space Systems Division FMV - Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

Director Air and Space Systems Division, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration since 2023-01-01 Member of Swedish Royal Academy of War Science.

Previous Assignments:

• 2021–2022 Head of Combat Air Systems, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
• 2019–2020 Military Assistant to Force Commander MINUSMA, additionally as SNR part of the time
• 2016–2019 Commander 7th Airwing, Commander Skaraborg Wing, Commander Såtenäs Garrison
• 2013–2016 Head of GRIPEN Project Management, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. Responsible for the Gripen development; Meteor, Gripen C/D MS20 & Gripen E
• 2012–2013 Staff Officer, HQ Long Term Defence Planning. Areas including Arctic Strategy, Long Term Defence Studies and future Gripen development
• 2011–2012 Staff Officer, HQ Operational Staff. Areas including Armed Forces Capability Development 2010–2011 Staff Officer, HQ Air Force. Areas including Long Term Air Force development
• 2008–2009 Commander Air Operations / Wing Commander Flying, F 7 Wing
• 2008–2008 Head of Swedish RED FLAG Project and Detachment
• 2004–2007 Squadron Commander, F 7 Wing
• 2000–2004 Operational Pilot, F 7 Wing
• 1999–2000 Pilot, Gripen Operational Test and Evaluation Unit, F 7 Wing
• 1997–1999 Operational Pilot, F 7 Wing
• 1995–1997 Pilot, Viggen Operational Test and Evaluation Unit, F 15 Wing
• 1992–1995 Operational Pilot, F 15 Wing
• 1989–1990 Conscript, Army I 1 Base