the jazz 39 gripen certainly doesn't have brand recognition like the f-35 f-22 or even the russian
su-57 none of that matters because this cheap 4th generation fighter is feared all over the world
we're talking about saab here no not the cute looking swedish cars you remember
from the 1980s and 90s this is a fighter from saab is it right and it's super easy to fly
with great specs and live updatable software enter the story of jazz 39 gripen fighter
to be sure the saab ab jazz 39 gripen as a non-stealth fourth generation fighter
so don't be complacent but it's popular with the air forces of smaller nations like hungary
the czech republic and thailand because it's cheap at under 60 million dollars per plane
that's 4 million less than the f-16 in addition
maintenance is relatively inexpensive and it's sharp it looks like the fa18e f super hornet
sweden even considered buying an f-16 or f-a-18 from america in the early 1980s but the government
decided to build its own fighter it was a good decision because the gripen had durability
there have been a few crashes and plane losses along the way but the indigenous program has
made it this far in style the gripen has been in service with the swedish air force since 1997
sweden built the jazz 39 and decided against it with stealth characteristics to reduce costs
look at the specs and armaments and you can see why the gripen is so popular
all over the world the pilot like that no load maneuver
it has a large heads-up display and a quality decision support system
the number of easy-to-run software updates is endless the gripen can be refueled in the air
with a volvo rm12 after burning turbofan engine it can fly at mach 2 with a range of 932 miles
gripen carries meteor air-to-air missiles beyond visual range that can obliterate
targets from up to 80 miles away there is also a mouse or bk 2727 millimeters revolver cannon
it can also be armed with anti-ship missiles and precision guided bombs
the gripen e-series has a better engine a new radar and can carry a larger payload
countries can learn a lot from sweden on how to manufacture genuine fighter aircraft without
many different defense contractors so don't laugh when you hear the word saab and think of the car
the jazz 39 gripen may come to the nearest country and surprise you with its quality