The interesting multi-role fighter | The Gripen
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Currently, Sweden's Gripen jet is possibly the best alternative to the United States’ costly F-16 jet. It's about $10 million cheaper, more cost-efficient to operate and just as effective. Watch our video to learn more interesting facts about it and to know if it's going to beat the F16.
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Sweden has an impressive aircraft technology.
Brazilian Air Force seems to be really happy with Gripen's performance.
Important facts missing in the video: Gripen E have supercruise, the lowest RCS of all non stealth combat airplanes, very high agility, longest range of all western fighters, extremely reliable engine, STOL, carrier capability, fastest operational tempo, complete sensor fusion, ai, most developed datalink developed and used for 44 years, 360 spherical degree GaN AESA advanced EW, 200 degree fire control AESA, unique fast upgrade avionics, HMD, IRST. Everyting is internal, except recce pod.
Gripen C have been flying with GaN AESA a long time and have that as an option. Upgrading of the engine to 20% more thrust is an option.
The very low drag give more useful thrust to the pilot. (Useful thrust)=(nominal thrust) - (drag).
Gripen are capable of doing more than 10 sorties a day. F-35 A only three. Who will deliver more weapons to the targets? Or be protecting the airspace enough?
Gripen is a international fighter airplane with production and developments of parts all over the world. But on commercial ground, not political.
Skönt att det är en STOL i. Jobbigt att stå i så små plan
Gripen is quite underrated compared to F16
@Drew Peacock that's right! All Gripen is carrier capable and a carrier optimized version with enhanced landing gear and hook is engeneered, but not built.
Recce pod is what? Recognition?
There's EW pods for the other JAS-39 at-least I assume they may be useful with the JAS-39E too but what do I know.
As for range I assume you include with fuel tanks but I don't know how the situation is with others there.
With fuel tanks and weapons it of course have higher RCS and lower power / kg and hence lose speed.
One can use F-35 with F-15EX and or the Valkyrie drones and delivery the weapons with the two later and get closer to and possibly take out radar and air-defense with the F-35. Also vs other planes F-35s could take more risk and find them and others take them out.
@ Recce=recoinassans. Gripen E have everything built in, except recce pod. The speed and range nr. for Gripen E is with normal load. The very powerful EW in Gripen E make it capable of missions inside area denial bubbles with minimal risks and it is made from the beginning to operate with drones, other Gripen or other airplanes. So the only significant tactical differences is that F-35 is slower, less agile, less avalability, less upgradability and higher logistic footprint. Not to mention much higher cost, which result in fewer airplanes and worse trained pilots.
The Hungarian Airforce has it in operarion since 2006, and they("we") are very satisfied with this tiny fighters capability :) Easy to maintain, has advanced avionics and a great pylons/size ratio.
I sure hope Canada picks this, it’s us!
I know, eh?
Lol, they decided sth else
F-35a was picked, as expected
@@honoramd6176 American interest groups run deep there.
Canada can afford the best so why not get the beyond visual range KING, the F-35.
Makes me a proud Swede its a great plane hear Them over My town then and then 🇸🇪
Sweden is one of the countries that has a highly-liberal hypocrite government.
Det är jävligt mäktigt när man sitter inne vid datorn eller så och hela huset plötsligt börjar skaka. Sen får man springa till fönstret och titta
And you should be proud of the Gripen E.
@@stingcobra8538 Sounds like you really don't know. Are you from Putin's Russia?
Sweden has a impressive aircraft technology.
Brazilian Air Force seems to be really happy with Gripen's performance.
We in Chile have excellent relations with the US and our Air Force (fully NATO compatible) is based on the F16 and F5 which will probably be replaced by the F35 Lightning II. But even knowing that this is a wise measure I would nevertheless consider the Gripen E as a complementary solution, because of its very good multi-role-fighter capabilities and purchase, maintenance and flight-hour costs!
Trust me, you don't want the F-35. It will bankrupt yoiur military and weaken your country. No matter how "advanced" a plane is, if it doesn't work, it is worthless.
@@AvroBellow I believe you, that is why I have not given up the Gripen, and for that matter we do not need that many F35...
I really like the F-5. If you consider that for the price of 1 F-35, you could get around 5 F-5's. If they were modernized, they could still be a winning option. F-5's are used in combat training for a reason.
@@puma1304 Rafale is your answer
@@AvroBellow Finland recently selected the F-35 finding it to be cheaper and equal or more effective in every mission area than the Gripen E
** "The Beauty and the Beast" - Actually, the SAAB JAS 39 Gripen E/F Version is truly a splendid, awesome combination of both of them - in its very own, indeed unique manner and style - and as a Swede person, I really cannot deny that I feel a strong, genuine pride of our Military Air Industry, that has got the Technical skills, professionalism and Aeronautical knowledges and capability, to enable us to create this very unique and "hard-to-beat" fighter!
Bring 'em on, Mr Putin! Feel the Swedish steel bite you - really hard!
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So, any chance we will see a few of those crossing Ukrainian skies?
i have to say i used to buy the hype that its only got 1 engine, not as powerful as the rest. im eating my words. today the best aircraft is the one you got in the air. hanger queens are useless. also with gripen you can buy more. having the best $300m per plane limits your ability to deploy to multiple places. the total cost flight hour is incredible. also the electric warfare system is pretty awesome as the chinese found out VS the thai's.
I love the Gripen and SAAB car.
Thank you Sweden, to my point of view.......Australia really needs this. 😘😘😘😘😘
This is the best choice for Philippine Air Force to MRF acquisition.
I’m definitely hoping that Canada does. Love the gripen!
We should. Canada has similar climate and requirements to Sweden IMO. I don't know why we are even considering the F35.
I also don't know why the new F-15EX is not in the running.
@@mbogucki1 the F-15 is off limits (I’m not sure why but it’s like the raptor) , yeah it would be great.
Canada will make the right decision and pick F-35.
@@johanlassen6448 maybe a couple, if it does what they say it will. But the cost, falling off the sides of aircraft carriers? That’s a lot of money to be doing stupid things like that. Had that been a gripen, big deal, grab another one. And for the f-35 to be taken out from some derelict missile system that’s been reported, what exactly is the reason to buy it?
I’d rather employ my own manufacturing then support the American firms. I’m sure they wouldn’t be buying off us if the roles were reversed.
@@missesmew F-35s are not falling off the sides of aircraft carriers. And the F-35 is cheaper to procure than the JAS 39E.
F-35s have not been taken out by enemy fire so I don't know what you are on about.
Hopefully, the Philippine Air Force will choose the Gripen as part of its modernization program.
But the Philippines can't do anything if Sweden will not approve the sale due to the country's human rights issues.
Sweden wont sell it to Philippines due to some violation they say
@@stingcobra8538 That won't be an issue to the US, if you're as great an ally as Saudi-Arabia.
Good buy coupled with attractive pricing and technology Transfer.
I wish Algeria acquired some of these beautiful planes ...
Making it upgradable is smart!
With only two bases to operate out of the F35 is a long way from Alert and the Arctic borders. Canada is vast and To patrol our northern borders you must first fly 1000s of KM from your base to do an intercept. The cost to tanker and fly patrols compared to aircraft based in the north already is huge. Gripen is STOL f35 and F18 are not. Canada could have aircraft within minutes of an intercept not hours. There are no bases north of 60 in the arctic the Gripen can't use while there are NONE the F35 can use...Inuvik Alert, Resolute, etc all have c130's operating there already and the Gripen needs less than they do. The new Gripen F414 engine is also getting an upgrade to 26Klbs from 22...(same as new engine in F18S block 4)
Still much weaker than an F16 engine.
@@DeltaAssaultGamingThe Gripen makes up for that bu having less drag (it can super cruise even when armed with missiles) and it's far less costly to operate than an F-16 is
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Some ignorant folks out there associate "cheaper to operate" with a less reliable, inferior fighter jet.
Back in the day when it was debated that Hungary should get either F-16s
or Gripens I was kind of disappointed that we didn't get the much
better known F-16s which were my favourites at the time. I basicly
didn't know anything about the Saabs. Nowadays I have to admit the
Gripens are much more special, interesting and the most beautiful birds
currently flying.
Right now, in the Philippines, since there is already a green light to procure a MRF last June. There is already the same debate between F-16 Viper and Gripen C/D since the funding will be decided by the new president. Even though I am an F-16 fan, I am already contemplating to support the Gripen C/D given that it fits our budget and we are more on defensive war
It's already in brazillian skies!!!
very nice info. it will be more interesting if the AWACS like capabilities of Gripen, it smaller radar cross section and electronic jamming capabilities. that why we Filipino's around the world are much favor for Gripen C/D or E/F
Why don't most countries have their own fighter jets?
Well for my country it's not about price. It's because of political issues.
A modern fighter airplane is a wonder of very advanced technology that have to work for allowing survival and mission completion. Its a very complicated system of systems that need lots of competence. To build that competence is very expensive and take a long time. That's why few countries want to invest in fighter aircraft competence. India and Korea is the exceptions.
Why to talk much...
Most of the countries (except 2 or 3) are not allowed to make passanger or big cargo aeroplanes.
Because boeing and airbus dont want competition....they pay money to there gov. to force other countries gov. to stop any company that starts making such aeroplanes...thats why India and China like manufacturers also don't make them.
This process of paying money is called lobying..and thats even legal in US
China even tried...but couldnt sell those planes..although they were considered good by experts..yet some organisations claimed it unsafe...and thus there was no buyer...
And manufacturers need buyers..which they couldn't get.!
So it had to shut.
@@yashpandey3.3.3 Russia, Ukraine and Brazil make them. To recently Canada and to 20 years ago Sweden.
Would be interesting if most industrial countries could do it!
@@trevorlawrence310 yes, and it may be so in the near future. The biggest airplanes is not bought is high quantities though. So they will have only a few manufacturers. Aircrafts are not more difficult to produce than many other stoff. Fighter aircrafts are different though.
A great choice for developing countries IMHO. I wish India had bought these instead of the Rafale, we could have bought more at the same price. Although, the issue is the engine, if the USA sanctions your country, and you fly Gripens, things aren't looking good for your air force.
Okay I'm sold. Civilian market when?
This is why the Philippines wanted Gripen
Thumbnail shows an F16…
Check out Tejas fighter aircraft.
Bengali samosa
@@hassan6010901 Samosa design se tumhare junk fighter ki chatni zyaada acche se banegi.
@@hassan6010901 second hand Chinese Aircraft JF 17
Why?
@@AvroBellow it has almost the same features as Gripen C/D at half the cost.
The Gripen is an outstanding bang for the buck fighter jet, and is world class in many ways, not the least of which is it's leonardo Avionics and Radar, but it's a 4th generation fighter and is no match for the F-35 Lightning which employs stealth and has state of the art Ratheon Avionics and AESA radar, the most forward looking radar in the world, the modern arial battlefield is now BVR ( beyond visual range), and in this arena, the F-35 dominates, ( except for the F-22 raptor) there is no peer.
Yeah but...costs
@@imza5535 the reason the Gripen is such an appealing platform is it’s capability vs cost equation , it’s a world class fighter jet, and lowest cost to operate , a superb design, my point is that there simply is no equal to the F-35 in the sky today ( with the exception of the F-22 Raptor)
@@michaelmancini5773 oh right. I agree with that. Once in the sky it's good. Although, don't take my word on this, but I've heard Australia's new f35s are struggling to take flight. I'm not sure if it's more human error when operating or something.
@@imza5535 I've not heard that about Australian F-35s, I suspect it is not true, since these jets are the same ones exported to other nations without airborne issues, the only F-35s that we export to other nations with specific modifications, are those sent to Israel, and once they receive them, Israel heavily modifies them almost to the point that it is not even the same platform anymore.
I think even though F-35's are unbeatable it turns out most fourth generation jets are almost unbeatable since nuclear powers won't fight against each other and countries not in alliance with nuclear powers won't have the ability to take down gen 4 jets. Also if a war between NATO and russia or china for example happened nuclear capabilities from submarines and hypersonic missiles are probably more important than jets anyway. Since both jets will serve the same purpose against poorer countries unable to buy gen 4 jets many customers will likely just look for the cheapest option that will get the job done.
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Awesome
My country has chosen Gripen but Sweden didnt want to sell it to us because of some violations. We are being left with no choice and might soon choose F16 instead 😥
@@Anonymous-td2mr we getting the viper variant so its new not the older falcons. But if Saab could sell it to us well we"ll gladly accept
Philippine Air Force
@@Anonymous-td2mr No its not.
I hope philippine airforce can purchase this magnificent aircraft
Its been selected over f16 by the afp
The first Gripen for the Philippines is expected to be delivered in 2023, earlier than the F16 promised 2025 that's one of the reasons why Philippines picked the Gripen.
Canada should have got these instead of the the F 35.
Wow I was in the market for a Ford F-150 but I think I'll go for a Gripen instead.
🤣
I was going for a Calzone and a coke, but now I'm starting to feel like I should go for a Gripen instead.
F16 : WHAT I DID TO YOU?
How to calculate cost per flight hour for jet?
Thanks.
I could be way off here but I believe cost is a full stop equation that ends at delivery. Then operating cost is a sum of variables such as fuel cost, wages of pilots and maintenance crew, repairs, cost of ordinance expended and several others all divided by total time spend in the air. Then total cost or CPFH is absolutely everything added together divided by flight time, this includes research and development as well as the actual building cost required to meet the delivery specifications.
Ask Jane's. They do those calculations.
Well, if you're Saab, you just take the real number, take out the cost of expensive pods and other things, then cut that number in half and advertise it.
HAL Tejasmk2 just like Gripen best in price with modern avionics, semi stealth and digital cockpit tracking and jamming with on board oxygen gen system.
No. Tejas mk 2 is a different airplane that is planned to fly in the future. Gripen is under delivery by numbers to 2 air forces now. The next SAAB fighter under development is planned to be flying 2030.
@Drew Peacock it's under development, have no name and design is probably not decided on. Historically SAAB have worked with several designs before the ultimate descision.
Every antiship missile can easily be adopted to the Gripen system. Service ceiling is about pilot safety and may be enhanced for extra $. A customer don't want to pay for thing that isn't needed.
I hope Bangladesh go for it 🇧🇩
And we are suppose to believe the F-35 is cheaper than both The F-16 which they have made over 4000 units
India LCA Tejas is Also a Cheaper and Versatile Option 🇮🇳
Tejas?? 🤣
Dont bring that garbage into this
@Interesting Engineering India is developing its own Fighter Aircraft Tejas MK1 and MK2 . Tejas MK1 is also semi stealth .
Vegetable samosa
@@hassan6010901 the Jews are coming for you. Booooo!
No it iisn't! LOL
If gripen meets the need of IAF india may purchase gripen in future but saab already have some deal with pak airforce so its un clear india may go for grippen otherwise india may go for more rafale or F15 or super hornet in otherhand india is having its own ongoing mark 2 tejas programme...
India's Tejas would fail like the way insas failed . Every made in India program fails since it lacks standards.
lol the amount Sweden spends on Gripen advertisements would be included in the purchase costs. so sit down and enjoy the Tejas with similar capabilities at half the price.
@Ryan French Rafale is a twin engine bigger fighter to complement India's Light Combat Tejas.
No one cares about Gripen here .
Pakistan is also buying Gripen E/F version
This MRF the best for 🇵🇭🇵🇭
Please also make a video on Indian fighter jet Tejas
Gripen makers PAY a lot for advertisements. HAL does not.
I love gripen
It be great if Saab made a bigger twin engine variant for bigger payload etc.
Lower cost and reliability great for defence.
Equals great for the tax payers,and canada should
Buy some of these fighter
Jets.
Philippines want this
Modern F-5 be like, PHAF would love it.
aaaand it looks cool
Only 12 Gripens sold in all of Asia 🤔
Good Swedish jets
excelllents god bless federal state philippines modernized more to the futures arm forces of the federal state of the philippines ..........good luck to all god be with us federal philippines........yes we votes 1000% to nuclear power plants to the future of the federal philippines.............thank u SWEDEN ur the man................
I can advertise the Tejas mk1A the same way, free of cost ;)
-70-80mil$ for F-16. Tejas mk1A costs 43 mil$, almost half.
-Cheaper to operate and arguably just as effective
-Lightweight single engine fighter jet made by India's HAL.
-Originally introduced in 2015, after 14 years of flight tests with no incidents.
- The latest Tejas mk1A comes with all modern features including 2458 kgs of internal fuel, the advanced Uttam AESA radar. Couple that with Air to Air refuelling and top speed of over Mach 1.6 and you have a modern versitale fighter jet.
-Thanks to its advanced terrain navigation system, it can also fend off enemy attempts to interfer with its radar and nav system, it uses the litening pod for advanced relatistsic 3D imagery of the earth to aid in navigation.
- In times of conflict the Tejas , tejas's multirole capability allows it to take on a multitude of mission. Currently its being integrated with the 100 kms+ Astra missile and the BrahMos -NG supersonic cruise missile , giving it unmatched capabilities on both Air to Air and Air to Ground roles....
Yada
Yada
Yada..
Get the point..
Tejas is nothing compared to f16. It’s nice that India is making their own fighter jets but you gotta be realistic.
@@observantmagic4156 yeah yeah..keep dreaming lol
Ok bro, you got me, i'm gonna take 2 then
@@rohitb5834 How Many Samosas Are Operational? A Fighter Jet Which Failed To Impress It's Own Airforce.. Hahaha
@@blackmamba1025 jf17 is 5th gen jazid Tayara. Source;trust me vro
Philippines is excited to see it delivered 😅.
Keep dreaming.
Sweden will not approve to sale this aircraft to the Philippines due to Duterte's human rights issues.
Nice sales pitch
I heard Gripen E cost $75 million in the deal with Brazil.
More for Canada. It's not as chesp as it looks
Well there is a difference in cost of just buying 1 fighter jet, and buying the whole infastructure that goes with it. Training, sims, building factories, importing specialist equipment, buying up spares etc etc the list can be made long. It's difference if you already have a fleet of that exact aircraft and just wanting to buy more. Also it will generate money in all the jobs it creates in Brazil, which in turn will make the price cheaper.
3:49 nice
Im hoping philippines will get this multi role fighter jet
Hopefully not, its expensive and 80kN thrust is not suitable on a very open airspace like the Philippines. F-16V blk 70 is the most suitable with its 145kN.
Instead of putting all you cards on one technologie that can one day be overcome by defensive systems (stealth as an example) we built a platform that can be updated over time, sweet.
Meanwhile there aren’t any systems to overcome with the Gripen.
The F/A-18 leaves the chat
All those bumps on helmet give me anxiety
Well shit I didn't know I wanted to buy a Fighter Jet. Where's the nearest dealer....
Wait wait.
India have Dassault rafale f4 variant and planning to get 114 more
Inda no. Way to purchase a single engine jet
F16:- not only costly but non reliable also .
😂
You're right, ot as reliable as the JAS-39. Look at the operational numbers. The JAS-39 has had ZERO engine failures and only one fatality (which wasn't the plane's fault) in 25+ years of service across five air forces. No other fighter jet can boast a record that good, not even proportionately.
@@AvroBellow lol really? Ever counted the number of crashes the Gripen had?
The fighter jet with the best safety today is the Tejas with 7000 sorties with no incidents. Except Sweden spends tons on advertising and India doesn.
@@rohitb5834 All but one of the Gripen accidents was because of pilot error.
Canada would be better suited with super hornets as the training regiment from legacy c/d hornets to super e/f is not that different easy to train new pilots ground crews and existing pilots. Altho the gripper could easily work for our needs I think the super hornet is a better fit with artic sovereignty. What I would really love to see since the f35 is a giant question mark is the f15x that is being developed but that is a pipe dream.
Arctic sovereignty? The Gripen works fantastically well in Arctic conditions. It was designed for it!
@@Kexchoklad373 yea Sweden has very similar climate but the original plan was two engine plane because of how inhospitable the artic is if you lost one. However we were going to buy f35s which makes it confusing.
Thins stands no where in front of indian jet tejas..don’t believe just compare the flight radius turn around time weapon package and maintenance cost of tejas is far cheaper and way superior than gripen..
Tejas also has superior flight controls, better stealth, higher composite usage and better TW ratio.
Though Gripen is superior in some other areas, it costs much higher than Tejas.
Talk to the point..
From where to buy..??
Amazon??
maybe Philippine Air Force aquired these MRF jets soon 🇵🇭🇵🇭 Philippine Air Force
That will never happen.
Sweden will unlikely approve to sale this aircraft to this country due to Duterte's alleged human rights issues.
Bagay dito yan sa pilipinas mora na pro astig
SAAB JAS - 39 GRIPEN E FIGHTER JET 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 💪🔥💪🔥
Pakistan ko b yh jahaz Lena chahye ,J 10 CE version k sath Saab Gripen E/F b ek behtreen addition ho ga
So its the Toyota of fighter jets
Its like Mercedez vs Toyota
gripen is the best plane. it has lower rcs than su57 wich is a stealth aircarft and has supercruise and all 5th gen shit
The gripen should be bigger ,I know it has great features and technology but it looks too small ,so it could carry more weapons and fuel and to have more autonomy ! Probably that's why most countries underrate it , although it has great capabilities!
Well...big jets aren't Stealthy. And Gripen E is more stealthy than China's J20 and by the way it has more leathal weaponry than any other jet on the planet.
One jet can direct 54 Meteor misiles from 5 other fighters. It's capabilities are as offensive as anything can possibly get
@@christopherchristianvanlan1809 That's a good point !
costs 45 thousand an hour to fly the f-35
Geez, Sweden spends a lot of money for advertising lmao.
Rafael is best 👍💯
The rascals are getting active, please make your decision soon.
Whats interesting about it, honestly?
Given the move towards stealth by the major powers is the Gripen not just a flying target?
It depends on the mission profile you want for your aircraft. The Gripen has enough countermeasures to be relevant in air to air on the defense but stealth gives a real advantage if you want to penetrate the opposing sides airspace. Canada, like Australia, would be best served with a mix of F 35, Growler and Super Hornet for air to air, electronic warfare and naval strike.
Could you please explain why electronic counter measures could not be used for entering enemy airspace? Its not connected to a specific area code....
It's difficult for india to go for gripen because Sweden sells many defence articles to Pakistan !
lol, India, a to be superpower talking about buying things from tiny Gripen. LOL .
Gripen sounds like a great fighter jet and I am sure it is. The only thing is that it has not really been in real warfare situations.
It was used in Afghanistan my boy..and guess what? It performed as expected
@@aminnima6145 in Afghanistan hitting ground targets? There was no opposition fighter jet. No dog fight. If that's the case,it is not a real test.
Neither has the F-22. Do you doubt its abilities also or are you just being biased?
@@54031f Then it would follow that F-22 nor the F-35 haven't been involved in real combat either. I guess they're also unproven by your oddball standards.
@@AvroBellow So emotional! Get a grip, and calm down. If you disagree, it is fine. My standards can be wrong. But being overzealous, is just a little off. So you are right! Happy?
E/F is not for sale and Croatia picked Rafale
They bought second hand Rafales for a price of U.S. $1.2 billion $. The price includes missiles training maintenence. This is realy cheap for what they got. However this is not a good deal since the Rafale uses only French weapons. So when the missile they bought has been used they will find that only having one nation delivering missiles can be rather expensive.
E/F is for sale.
@@sorennilsson9742 For once I agree with you. Buying French is a terrible idea since they will fleece you on logistics.
I wish Pakistan will try to buy these alien planes
you will see in the red flag wargames that gripen came out on top
A publicity stunt sponsored by SAAB !
So?
@@strikebr So ?????
Even if it were, at least it's not lying. Sure, Croayia chose the Rafale but that was after this was made. Have you seen the idiots fawning over the defective and horrifically expensive F-35? Compared to them, this is downright tame!
@@AvroBellow f35 might be downright expensive ! But F35 is intended for supremacy in every department! And its a 5th gen stealth fighter
@@F139 F35 standing on the ground, because it’s to expensive to fly. So an expensive sitting 🦆
Sweeden, push for Ukrainian airforce purchasing Grippens!
F-16 is a great jet fighter and one of the best in military aviation history aside by the legendary mig-21 , but sure it`s not an air supremacy jet as described in the video ,according to my small knowledge and i may be wrong please correct for me if i am , an air superiority airplane must be a two engined , so as fascinating as the gripen is but it can`t play an air superiority , p.s. i`m only an amateur fan and follower as it`s obvious .
I don't believe an air superiority fighter *has* to have 2 engines, it can just be beneficial as an air superiority fighters only really objective is to eliminate the skies of enemy aircraft. Therefore, multi-engine set ups are beneficial from a power perspective which is useful in an air-combat scenario. Both the F-16 and Gripin are very capable multi-role fighters, which means that while they sacrifice a little bit of air-to-air combat ability, they can still keep up with most air superiority fighters. But the primary difference is that they are able to switch to an air to ground role, rather than a purely air-to-air role. Most modern fighters are multi-role for this reason, as they normally don't give up much in comparison to the pure air-superiority fighters of old, whilst offering much more ground support capability.
Even though the Gripen is a participant in India's MMRCA/MMRFA 2.0, the likelihood of India choosing Gripen are low as its a single engine jet and according to me the only single engine jet the IAF might be interested to buy for MMRFA 2.0 would be the "Checkmate" but it could be a bad choice as MMRFA jets must be Made in India and the "Checkmate" is already not in production and the setup would take till 2030. Then we have the option for F-21 which is also a single engine jet but might get selected because of the "push" Lockheed Martin is presenting for "Made in India" and promises advanced features. Then we have the Eurofighter Typhoon which is also a good option but would most likely not support the "Made in India" initiative under MRFA because its already constructed by 3 different countries and then its for the Rafale which already has infrastructure and training which will reduce cost and time.
No mpre Russian equipment for India.
@@psingh007 Why not?
@@quietkid-aashish3209 Russian tech has fallen back.. weapons no longer contemporary
According to me? yeah si reliable
The Rafale is not a cheap fighter to own and fly. It is dependent on French weapons. But it is a good fighter with long legs. Choosing F16 is rather pointless since it has a large RCS and shorter legs than a Jas 39. Much can be said on what fighters India needs, my only thought is that India being a large nation needs a fighter with a 4000 km transport range and a minimum of 1400 km combat range. The latter to have the reach to cover the area of Pakistan. As for spead supercruise and Mac 2 is a good start. From those two perspectives Jas E and Rafale are both good fighters for India. Fighters lacking those capabilities is a no go.
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THIS is the best plane for Canada and ir's not even close.
I know right.
Its a terrible plane for Canada.
@@johanlassen6448 elaborate
@@toad0720
1. Lackluster range without external tanks.
2. Extremely poor TTW and anemic kinematic performance
3. Limited payload
4. Weak sensors, total reliance on AWACs to remain effective
5. Limited weapons variety
Its basically a propped up light fighter. Thats not what you need when chasing Russian bombers or supporting NATO operations abroad.
@@johanlassen6448 I thought the latest iteration increased internal fuel storage AND payload? Canada has a crappy budget to work with and our flying squirrel squadrons are getting tired of working for peanuts.
The gripin is sad
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