The extension program was intended to keep the Draken flying into the 2000s but, as a consequence of budgetary cutbacks and high maintenance costs being incurred with the type, the Draken was phased out of Swedish service in December 1999, although the aircraft has since remained operational in limited numbers within both military and civilian roles.
Programmet var beregnet på at holde Draken flyvende efter år 2000, men som en konsekvens af nedskæringer i budgettet og flytypens høje vedligeholdelsesomkostninger, blev Draken taget ud af svensk tjeneste i December 1998, selv om nogle fly i begrænset omfang har tjent videre i militære og civile roller.