saab jas 39 gripen e are designed to fight russia's sukhoi fighter jets

saab jas 39 gripen e are designed to fight russia's sukhoi fighter jets
Sweden’s air force says its Gripen E fighter jets are designed to fight Russia’s fearsome Sukhoi fighter jets, and that they have a “black belt” in that type of combat.

The Gripen E can’t carry the most weapons and has no real stealth. And it isn’t the longest-range, fastest, or even cheapest jet. But it has a massive and respected electronic-warfare capability.

The Gripen E is Sweden’s cheap solution to fighting Russia’s fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles, and Russia probably can’t do much about it.

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The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. It was designed to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet). The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls. It is powered by the Volvo RM12, and has a top speed of Mach 2. Later aircraft are modified for NATO interoperability standards and to undertake air to air refuelling.

A further version, designated Gripen JAS 39E/F, is under development as of 2014; it has been referred to as Gripen NG or Super-JAS. The changes include the adoption of a new powerplant, the General Electric F414G, an active electronically scanned array radar, and significantly increased internal fuel capacity. Saab has proposed other derivatives, including a navalised Gripen Maritime for carrier operations and an optionally manned aircraft for unmanned operations. Sweden and Brazil have ordered the Gripen E/F and Switzerland initially selected it for procurement. As of 2013, more than 247 Gripens have been built.

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