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[@michaausleipzig]

When faced with a military problem: Russia throws bodies at it. The US throws money at it. Sweden throws brains at it.

[@StianOlsenHarestad]

Sweden produces quality in everything, when it comes to plain and cars. Love and respect from Norway

[@Kimfakkel]

Ikea :D ?

[@AndreasStenius]

That’s good value for your money too!! Not top of the line, but perhaps barrier to entry is you need a bit of brain yourself to build it when you get home 😅 (Swedes don’t complain about that but rather the occasional missing screw 😂)

[@michaelmay5453]

Most impressive thing of all is that Gripen was delivered on time and under budget. That's just unheard of.

[@shill6449]

Yes. Had it been British, it would've been 6 times over budget, break down twice a year and then dropped by the government, at a cost of billions!!!!!!!!! Oh! and then the government would announce that it has saved us a fortune, of course!

[@michaelmay5453]

@@shill6449 Actually, you're not that bad, the Challenger followed the same path but then you fucked up and now you have to overpay for everything since you're not part of the EU. The US is "no negotiations, we'll pay you anything you ask" which is just... not a good way for the government to act given that they are the single payer negotiator. They could just say "this is what we want and this is what we'll pay, you can do that or go bankrupt"

[@dsludge8217]

You're happy Sweden is in NATO now. American carrier sailors are even more happy. The US Navy rented the HMS Gotland for two years to try to develop a countermeasure to it, and afterwards their conclusion was still "let's remain friends with Sweden, shall we."

[@andreaslindblom9140]

America: Sooo..a diesel submarine!?🤣 Sweden: Yep! Lets do this!👍 I know this was a wargame and not real real...but still kinda cool! ✌

[@dsludge8217]

@@andreaslindblom9140 Before going to sleep, the American carrier sailor checks under his bunk for HMS Gotland.

[@andreaslindblom9140]

@@dsludge8217 I too would check under my bunk!😁 U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan cost 4-6 billion dollar, HMS Gotland 100 million! If you don´t got the cash, at least get the punch! 😆

[@michaausleipzig]

Yeah, the US is caught in that bigger is better mindset that isn't always the best way to do things. They see nuclear powered submarines as the natural successor to diesel subs so they automatically see them as inferior. German class 209 subs also "sunk'" the carrier USS Enterprise in war games and the americans were absolutely oblivious to their presence until the sub surfaced. And that was a classic diesel sub, limited by the need to surface or snorkel to charge it's batteries. The new class 212 subs have a hydrogen fuel cell and can stay submerged for weeks without the need to run a noisy diesel or a nuclear reactor. The system has basically only one moving part: the propeller. Meanwhile US subs with their antiquated steam engines are noisy af! Also I once heard a german u-boat sailor say they can dive in waters so shallow, US subs couldn't even navigate them surfaced. 😅

[@secularnevrosis]

@@michaausleipzig Electric/diesel subs are stealthy and very good. But they are not good for power projection across the world or navy's that have to manage enormous coastlines with few ports along the coast. They are for protecting territorial waters. Germany and Sweden does not have that problem or the ambition to rule the world.

[@thehoogard]

Gripen has a turnaround tme of around 10-15 minutes, which can be done by a handful of comscripts and one technician. Most other planes requires hours or even a full day for turnaround. Imagine the consequence of that when you're under siege and need to keep your planes in the air.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

It boggles my mind that this capability isn’t Nato standard. The Grippen isn’t less capable because of it. I know the high tech stealth coated fighters needs more, but the F-16 should be like the Grippen

[@tannoys2008]

@@martinjrgensen8234 stealth is very weather dependent.

[@secularnevrosis]

@@martinjrgensen8234 The whole concept of structural stealth (like the F-35 and others) was considered. But it couldn't have that and meet the other more pressing demands on the JAS-39. STOL, rough airfields, low operating costs, field operations etc. and an superb aerodynamic air frame that allowed for super-cruise and M2+ with a less powerful and heavy engine. The solution was to build the 39 with a cutting edge EW suite. That way it could have the same advantages as stealth platforms without compromising the aerodynamics. The other point was that the EW suite could easily be upgraded as new radars and ways of using them would negate the advantages of conventional stealth aircraft. The systems could be upgraded and developed as the need arises while aircraft that rely on stealth geometry can not.

[@SayaViking]

Not to mention having small hideouts next to highways that Gripen can land on to rearm and refuel. It makes them even very difficult to find even on the ground!

[@JohanLofgren-jc4mh]

Yes, you are very right. It is the NUMBER OF JETS IN THE AIR, that matters. If you go to Battle of Brittain 1940, it seemed to be an easy victory for NaziGemany on the paper, but this fact (plus radar) changed it all.

[@tomeng9520]

J = Jakt = Hunt A = Attack = Attack S = Spaning = Recon A/B, C/D, E/F = model/series designation. A, C, E = Single seater. B/D/F = Two seater SAAB = Svenska Aeroplan Aktie - Bolaget (Swedish Aeroplane Corporation (acronym SAAB).

[@tonikaihola5408]

The big round thing under the fuselage is an external fuel tank.

[@Dumber0]

ye tnx

[@hellmalm]

Got to say that the times Gripen had such astonishing numbers in Red flag runs it’s important to note that, yes the Gripen is an impressive plane but also we have better pilots. I know that’s a very broad and hard to substantiate claim to make and also an extremely unswedish thing to say. So I will try to explain it. The simple explanation is practice makes perfect. Swedish pilots unlike Americans and other NATO pilots have more than double the flight hours yes that’s right and more over the career never takes them off flying the same fighter, so that’s years of experience that a US pilot don’t get. So of course you could probably find an exception amongst American and other NATO pilots but as a statical average a Swedish pilot will come out on top. This is also a very exacting way to take on a much larger enemy with much more numerous resources. Also the US nerfs their best fighter like the F-22 during combat tests like this so thats why shear skill can shine through. This is also common knowledge among the US Air Force and yet an other reason that the US wanted Sweden in NATO. I would not surprise me if we would see US pilots training in Sweden soon, because the US is very adept to making their alias strength their own. Also the US don’t like playing second fiddle to any one, but that’s just a matter of pride.

[@Johmpa]

It's worth noting that we swedes nerf the Gripens capabilities during wargames as well.

[@hellmalm]

@@Johmpa This is true, there's two reasons this done. One, you want to create a real challenge for you pilots. Two, it's not only your allies that's watching, having some surprises left for real engagements might just give you the edge.

[@tannoys2008]

The datalink capability of this aircraft is way beyond what anyone else produces and that means alot in today's air to air combat.

[@WolfHeathen]

All Swedish defense forces are integrated in the same information system. If, for example, a submarine detects an enemy, Gripen pilots (along with all command centers across all branches of the armed forces) automatically have instant access to that information. The Gripen's systems are also AI enhanced.

[@tannoys2008]

@@WolfHeathen I know and as in the video the F35 is supposed to be technically superior somehow but put 5v5 American pilots v Swedish pilots, who would you put your money on I know my choice.

[@dsludge8217]

The big thing about Gripen E is its ability to take on new systems without having to integrate them with the rest of the systems of the plane for it to work. Instead of it taking a year of starting to integrate a new system for it to be ready for a test flight, it could be ready the next day or even the same afternoon. It's like an app on a phone. As a matter of fact, the Gripen E has been compared to other fighter jets as a smart phone compared to flip phones.

[@Karl-Benny]

same with the CD model

[@Johmpa]

One comparison I like is that most fighters are built like gaming laptops: Really capable when they come out but when they inevitably get outdated they are hard to upgrade. The Gripen by contrast is built like a desktop - upgrading individual components is fairly easy. Another fun fact I've heard is that Gripen pilots just sighed when their datalinks were made NATO-compatible. Using those links was to them like going from an iPhone to an old Nokia.

[@Meatrose]

It's basically Android contra Apple and PC contra Mac.

[@stevevids1608]

We had the Gripen display in our airport. Absolutely stunning display.

[@Perisa79]

The thing about Gripen that NO other airplanes in the world have or can do is that you can literally update it like a mobile-phone when new updates is available.. No need for building a new airplane.

[@vicolin6126]

As others have said, the external fuel tank sits on the bottom of the fighter. There is a video somewhere of a Swedish Gripen-tech just going around explaining all the outer parts of the aircraft (Gripen C-version), and then out of the blue just points at the external fuel tank and says "....and here is the nuclear bomb". Very funny joke for us nerds, but I don't think the guy doing the interview got the joke :)

[@Karl-Benny]

yes and the pointy thing at the front is a sword

[@orjanarthursson3604]

Sweden don’t have nuclear bombs/missiles officially but could put tenths together in a few hours. The parts are kept at different locations but could be put together in a few hours. SAAB makes the missiles and ABB the warheads.

[@SheapChit]

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[@Lex_Lupus85]

The letter "i" in Swedish is pronounced like the English letter "e". Gripen = GreePen.. It's like saying Green Pen, but dropping the N from Green. Gree (like in Agree or Green) and Pen (like a Pen you'd write with) is a way for English speakers to practice to pronounce Gripen :P

[@thormichaelpleym4975]

We are fine. Thanks for your welcoming. :-) / Micke P

[@retropaganda8442]

It is said most Western planes are too fragile to land on ukrainian bases. Also bases are hard to defend, so if you can operate a plane from anywhere, it's an insane advantage.

[@PedroConejo1939]

That was the deal with the Harrier, which the UK dumped.

[@matsv201]

Its really mostly the F16 and F15. F18 would probobly work... actually finland is currently using F18 in that way

[@evelynroadmedia9415]

But it is not a good idea to have aircraft so close to Russian soil, otherwise they be launched on by long ranged missiles the Russians have and used already in that war. You would be far better off using one of the multi billion pound/dollar aircraft carriers, in which only a dozen countries in the world have high now.

[@RobertClaeson]

@@evelynroadmedia9415 An aircraft carrier in the Baltic Sea would be even closer to Russian soil. We know that one of the first things Russia does is to target airfields, whether on land or aircraft carriers. The short distances around the Baltic Sea make it quite easy. Being able to use any straight stretch of paved road as an airfield is a tremendous advantage, as F-16's in Sweden would quickly become unusable should a war break out.

[@evelynroadmedia9415]

@@RobertClaeson but It won't be in the Baltic sea, and it won't need to be that close either. The point of stealth bombers is to be in and out without being seen so the further away from the target the better. It's not to say the Gripen is bad, it's designed to be quick because Sweden is so close to Russia too.

[@thoso1973]

At several locations inside Sweden, highways have been designed to act as intermediary landing and take-off strips for Gripen jets, should it be needed. I believe some of these roads have hidden hangers built into hill or cliff sides, from where the aircraft can refuel and rearm very fast and get back into the fight.

[@matsv201]

Those are pretty much no longer in use and they have been replaced with a fully mobile hangar

[@darkiee69]

Those strips have been there since J29 tunnan. They've been used by both Draken and Viggen too.

[@Ormathon]

Current gripen fighters just needs a single shipping container truck for all its stuff, and perhaps a tanker truck if its doing more then one refit. So its pretty much wherever there is a road thats around 15m wide now xD.

[@Mikeatthenet]

Regarding the ”How much change is required to call it a next gen” question, the answer is that it very much is a scam and marketing thing. Obviously a fighter produced 2020 is better in many ways than a fighter produced 1939, but a lot of important info is classified and as well the answer relates to the ”It depends what you wants to do with it” question. The Gripen is optimized for dispersed fighting in contested airspace (Short take off and landing + a system very easy to maintain from mobile roadbases), while F35 is optimized for attacks into enemy land from areas with air superiority (stealth). F35 wouldn’t survive long during dispersed fighting in contested airspace and Gripen wouldn’t survive long while attacking into into enemy airspace. The scenarios they are optimized for are very different, and as always also it very much comes down to the skills of the pilots. In the case of Gripen, it is not just the fighter but the whole system around it to make it possible to maintain it easy from mobile roadbases. At the moment there is no fighter like it either in europe or US, and that is the reason why Ukraine begs for it, but the problem is the limited numbers. Regarding fighter charachteristics the F16 is similar but is not created for disperse fighting why it is not a good fit for dispersed fighting from roadbases. The F16 would quickly be ruined since it requires nicely swept and flat runways, else the landing gear will crack or the engine suck crap from the road and finally the maintenace will fail since it is designed for more skilled techs to maintain it as well as the F35. It’s like comparing a sledgehammer with a swiss army knife, and has nothing to do with generations and both F35 and Gripen are getting regular updates of hardware and software to keep up with the latest.

[@Chris-qs4xf]

To put it simple the big tank on the bottom of the fighter jet is called a drop tank it's for holding additional fuel incase they want to go further it has it's own story dating back to the Spanish war the drop tank can be used for other purposes as well as fuel like cyber electronics

[@alexandraSarnik]

I think Sweden's defense is as good as it is technologically because we have been specializing for a loong time. It is only defense. Not offense. We have no ambition to attack anyone, we just want to defend ourselves if attacked. And the threat we have seen and still see is Russia. These two factors combined with a lower budget than the US has led us to be quite specialized and economical. The swedish airforce is designed to be able to land and take fof from normal roads. Our road network has built in landing strips. You can see that dispersed through Sweden there are bits of road that is wider than the road needs to be. So the Gripen can hide quite well in the swedish forests because it doesn't have to land in a big airbase.

[@Chris-qs4xf]

In order for a next generation fighter jet to be considered a next generation it has to have certain components like electrical or cyber or unmanned or manned systems that the previous generation of fighter jet did not have

[@laves820]

Sweden doesnt use terms as 4,5 or 6-gen. Its all about speed. Gripen have probably the fastest tech in the cockpit, and if the computer gets old they just change to newer comp-tech. Since gripen is design that you can change all hard and software.

[@SheapChit]

"5th" generation is defined as having two major characteristics; supercruise and physical design stealth. One thing considered "5th" gen is also advanced networking, yet it has been adaopted to a lot of "4th" gen fighters. There are other capabilities that also encompases "5th" gen, but it varies a lot and are Hence many call the Gripen a "4.5" gen fighter, since it actually provides 2 out of 3 of those (at least with E/F variants). And as mentioned in the video Gripen does "stealth" a bit differently with its electronic warfare and advanced countermeasures technology. "6th" Gen, well that is still to be settled as it looks to probably include advanced AI (which still might find its way into "4th/5th" gen) and most likely drone technology (e.g. "Loyal Wingman") besides inheriting a lot of the "5th" gen capabilities that will be improved. The "6th" gen "killer" feature for combat aircraft hasn't yet been defined nor presented. Perhaps and airplane that does Mach 2+ with a 1000+ nautical mile range on a couple of AA batteries to an electric engine ?? ;)

[@bjornssecrets9299]

A friend of mine who was the head of Saab advertising account UK was invited to Sweden in 88/89 can't remember which. His wife as mine are Swedish. He went, played golf, ate well and generally had a great time. Saw SAAB Sweden and they were very proud, Swedes are very nationalistic but in a good way. So he was taken their to see the first flight of the gripen. He was watching when boom, it crashed...back to golf while everyone around him that were Swedes were red faced. And is part of Swedish TV history as it was all caught on camera... Twice! Today it is one of the great fighters for the environment it is needed and perfect for gerilla warfare with roads allover the country that go off into the woods where the gripen can be hidden.

[@thehoogard]

Crashes are common during development though. Gripen doesn't stand out more than any other plane as far as I know.

[@swedishmake-upgeek5650]

JAS stands for jakt (hunt), attack (no need to translate) and spaning (reconnaissance). When that Gripen crashed Swedes joked that the S stood for störtning (crashing)

[@dsludge8217]

@@swedishmake-upgeek5650 "The world's most expensive tiller." 🙂

[@swedishmake-upgeek5650]

@@dsludge8217 it really was for a while.

[@bjornssecrets9299]

@thehoogard. I take it you're Dutch from your name? Yes I know they crash as that was my father's job to pick up crashed aircraft in W. Europe in NATO nations. I lived right next to the Netherlands and know my father went into the country picking up crashed NATO planes, many were Starfighters that I know crashed regularly, none were SAAB built planes. But yes new planes do but rarely in front of the world as that advert never leaves you. In fact the frozen crashed twice due to how it was flown, they had difficulty with stability that the electronics took a while to fix...thanks Ericsson!

[@FlankerB3]

that on the bottom is usually an external fuel tank (that can be dropped as it's fuel is the first to be used). Sometimes instead of that Gripen can cary an additional electronics pod or even a gun pod (the E varian't doesn't have a built-in air combat cannon which is present in the A and B variants (Mauser Werke BK-27 27mm cannon, so it has to be fitted in the removable pod with all it's ammunition)

[@tonikaihola5408]

The fighter jet generations are made up. To be considered 5th generation, a jet should have (in addition to 4th gen features) : - stealth / low observability - advanced avionics / sensor fusion The debate continues.

[@leifiseland1218]

Basically, it's a marketing term, mainly established by Lockheed Martin. A somewhat funny thing is the F-35 actually doesn't meet the Supercruise criteria, that was originally one of the criteria L-M stated as a requirement to qualify as Gen 5, while a number of other aircraft, including Gripen, does Supercruise.. 🤪 Gripen actually already incorporates some criteria that has usually been referred to as upcoming Gen 6 technologies.. & ofcourse the debates get intense.. Meanwhile, L-M has put a lot of effort into changing their old narrative of Supercruise as a requirement for Gen 5 (which was important for the marketing of the F-22, which can Supercruise) since their F-35 can't achive that..

[@BJ-lw3vz__Björn_sweden]

Under the plane sits the latrin bomb, poop from the pilot, if its full it could be used as a stink bomb with powerful explosive gases.

[@almostyummymummy]

You make a good point about military budgets. It's the same with movies. Hollywood blockbusters with their hundred million plus budgets compared to the independent scene. The indies have to stretch every dollar they get. Which means not just thinking outside the box, but destroying the box outright. And, invariably coming out with a superior end result.

[@Bobmeanstreak]

Sweden and SAAB aren't new in this. Their Lansen, Draaken and Viggen aircraft were all exceptional. They identify the problem and design the best cost effective solution. The US however often over engineers and delays and shortcomings are numerous. KC46 tanker based on 767 still has issues years after it entered service. The F35 is in limbo with the latest software update being unreliable and ineffective to the point where new aircraft haven't been delivered in months.

[@darkiee69]

Gripen is a gen 4,5. The fuselage and engine is gen 4, but the avionics is gen 5

[@paul1979uk2000]

A stricter budget very likely makes you more creative and less careless with the resources you have, whereas if it feels like you have a blank cheque, you're more likely to get wasteful and use a more brute force approach, so having a stricter budget can have better bang for bucks if used right, so having the best would be nice but not if the best is only a bit better and ends up costing 5 times more, and I suspect if a war were to break out, you would want something that can offer better bang for bucks as you can build more with less resources, which, if the capabilities are close to the better one, it will likely give you the edge.

[@hakannorlings2439]

The big thing hanging under the Gripen is a tank with extra fuel that they can drop when it's empty. You can clear it with new weapons in less time and with minimal training and fewer personal than other aircraft. It can stop and lift off on short dash, like roads, get refueled and get new weapons quickly that others can't. There's videos here in KZbin that shows that if you're interested.

[@rickybuhl3176]

Chaff - the best use of Glitter the boomers ever came up with lol Edit: Good analogy on the comparison there tbh Conor - I think of it like an old Muscle car Vs a new one. The old one we could get Dad to fix it with a wrench (ahem spanner), ran on anything that burnt and just worked. The new one needs special oils, a particular lubricant and a technician to plug in the laptop for any repairs.

[@TomasMisura]

The distinction between 5th generation planes lies in their stealth capabilities, sensor fusion-which integrates data from various sensors for improved situational awareness-and advanced avionics, as seen in the F-22 and F-35. In contrast, 4th generation aircraft like the F-15, F-16, and F-18 are equipped with Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars.

[@RobertClaeson]

It's top speed is more than Mach 2, and it can supercruise which the F35 can't. The F-35 is generally a slower plane.

[@miafranlund6982]

I think your learning curve is good sinc you seem to grasp the idea behind the development. I enjoyed watching your reaction as always, and may I say that we in Sweden are happy to be on board at last.

[@TheAlkochef]

I never knew a fighter jet had to keep the nose in the direction of their radar guided missiles... I thought when u were locked on a target and fired, it would be done domingo. But it now makes sense how in movies these missiles sometimes miss their target... huh, i learned something new today, i think lol. ty internet...

[@PatrikNielsen]

I have one in my garage. Ok, it's a SAAB. Same same but different. :)

[@chrisv384]

it is kinda weird that small country as sweden produces almost everything of it own military from small weapons, tanks, artillery, anti-tank to ships and fighters.

[@FlankerB3]

gen 5 - stealth, thrust vectoring, EW (electronic warfare) suites, more advanced sensors, etc.

[@FreeRangeHuman1]

Also a little incorrect,the roughly 8 000 gripen capable road bases will re arm and refuel,do maintenance with 1 tech and 2-4 conscrips. Not 20-25.😅 One Swedish pilot had some free yime during an exercise here and landed,re fueled and re armed alone and was airborne again in 20 minutes 😂 ( the fuel and municipon trucks or depot already being in place).

[@Poison669]

Im no expert in air but i also have a hard time understandig why Finland did not bought Gripen-E. Because i think it would have given so mutch, not just the plane but also alot of jobs and perhaps also some new factroys that have combine our military strenght.

[@TheSlugslinger]

to quote one of the test pilots "the hard part is to get a plane to fly in low speeds since once you get past 300km/h(186mph) you can get a rock to fly as long as it has some wings. the first Grippen was flown in 1988 and the development of the E was started in 2008 and the first E was delivered in 2023 the the full replacement/refitting of C and D to E standard is planed to be "done" in 2026

[@kumlacharlie9076]

Pls keep in mind Swedens geography, study it and you´ll very soon realize it makes it quite much more easy for us to focus on whats actually needed/relevant. In short; Its not a walk in the park for RU to even reach Sweden, esp now when the Baltics are independent (Its actually more or less impossible).

[@FenrisUlfven]

Swedish --> English Grip = Griffin Gripen = The Griffin

[@andreasselling4825]

it's an external fuel tank that you can also arm into a very potent fire bomb

[@factsy7042]

Sweden: Population 10 Million People. USA: Population 341 Million People. Sweden: Military Budget 7 Billion Dollars. USA: Military Budget 816.7 Billion Dollars.

[@warlordmel]

Wonder if that's including or excluding Area - 52 stuff.. If it's not included I bet those Devs get x2 the known budget..

[@redroostermcmlxxl]

I don't know a lot about this aircraft, but the Swedes are excellent engineers and that aircraft is going to be one very good aeroplane.

[@groglas]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

[@andreas89824]

He missed about gripen e:s combatlink where one gripen can give radar data to all other gripen so they can run whiout there radar on and be imun to radartracing

[@christofferlahrin5149]

Made in my hometown, Linkopia (Linköping), the (military) Airplane City of Sweden! In swedish you almost always sat the whole name; Jas Gripen. It’s pronounced Jaas Greepen (with a bit of a rolling R, but I know you just can’t with them…😂😉). In the 50s, due to our absence of (formal) alliances (which is now a memory after more than 200 years of world record peace, as we just got ourselves accepted into NATO…😬) we had the 4th strongest/biggest airforce in the world! Built mostly in my original hometown!

[@ela83a]

I know they can't help it but everytime he said "Grippen" my soul twitched and my brain said JAS 39 Gripen

[@greenhighlander7]

In WWII they used as I know, aluminium ribbons dropped from a bomber to make radars seeing thousands of planes

[@TheAlkochef]

I guess a next gen aircraft would be such a leap in technological advancement, it being either a new design + speed, interface, weapons or stealth capabilities, that its not really just an upgrade anymore.

[@petrairene]

What makes it so good? You can start and land it on long and straight enough roads and service and arm it from a truck. It's still operational even if the enemy bombs the airports.

[@boxen76]

Been following you for a while and always appreciate the Swedish related videos, this one was no exception.

[@rikardottosson1272]

For Sweden the presumption is that the enemy will strike all known air strips, power stations and comms nodes first, and cover large parts of the country with SAM radars, so our systems have to deal with a tremendous disadvantage. The whole of the airforce isn’t expected to last long in a full scale conflict, if necessary. All the sorties all the time until either the invasion force has been stopped or the navy and airforce have been destroyed. Then it’s marines and the army. Until the last man. Any transmission announcing our surrender is false. The assumption was always that if the muscovites risked losing hundreds of thousands of men and most of the Baltic fleet trying to invade Sweden, they wouldn’t bother. Especially since Sweden itself probably wouldn’t be the main objective. Ukraine showed that Russia doesn’t care about Russian lives at all, so no amount of deterrence on our own could guarantee safety.

[@Sammy-forgetaboutit-Tony]

You don't need to be fast anymore, range rules the day... A gripen can lock on to targets 20-30k distance, with some AA missiles even further.

[@johanloof7953]

Buying a f16 or a f35 is like buying a Ferrari in a speedbump area, u are there but not going anywhere fast. Gripen wont mind a few speedbumps along the way

[@BrianMac2601]

I have no Swedish connection, I'm Scottish, but if you look into all branches of their military they're fuckin top tier and you don't want to fck around and find out.

[@ArvidZackrisson-sx3hk]

I am from Sweden, so i se those things in the air often.

[@Halli50]

The i in Gripen is pronounced like the i in "video". Perhaps the most important issue with the Gripen is not cutting-edge technology but operational affordability! The Gripen is no slouch in technological terms, but to be able to operate at almost 1/10th the per-hour operational costs of a F35 ($4,700 pt.hr vs. $40,000 pr. hr.) is an eye-opener. The 'Murican Military-Industrial complex is a runaway, money-sucking monster, other NATO member countries will be unwilling to partake in mindless military expenditure designed to enrich very few individuals. Add to that the ability to operate from selected bits of ROADS! It takes a bit of planning, but not being limited to special military airports is a REAL game-changer. Wanna bet that the 4% of US GDP spent on offense will turn out to be less efficient than, say, 2% of GDP spent on Swedish/German/British/French equipment?

[@SweDaneDragon]

Because Gripen is specifically built for dispersed operations, the air intakes don't pick up debree from the roads. Other jets are capable of dispersed operations, but has to shield the air intakes which makes them more cumbersome to work with in that way. That is one of the huge reasons why Gripen is a good choice for Ukraine. If you don't have to work out of airfield, you are not as easy to attack. As said in the video, Gripen needs a roadstrip that is 600 metres long and 16metres wide.

[@FenrisUlfven]

The "Bomb" is either a drop tank to extend its range or a sensor pod for recon operations.

[@warlordmel]

Fuel 👍

[@Mimer6]

The F16 has the disadvantage that they have the air intake below, close to the ground so it can suck in everything possible when they taxi on the ground. Gripen has them on the side so it sits much higher up so the chance of them sucking something in is much less. Russian planes have an addition so they can take in air on top of the wing when they taxi. But the whole concept of the air base is different. The US has well protected bases with anti-aircraft defenses and they are far from the front line so they have to air refuel on the way to the combat area. Sweden has atomic bomb protected bases but above all they are spreading out. When a Russian satellite sees where the plane landed for reloading, the plane must be reloaded and in the air again and the 2 service trucks driven away before the Russians have time to attack the landing site. The Swedish concept has begun to interest the rest of NATO to follow suit. I am familiar with someone who worked at the Defense Research Institute. He has built a device at home that he has in the car that he can dial in which speed is allowed. Then it shows that speed on the police radar regardless of the speed he is driving. So in a 50 km/h zone he can drive 90 but the police radar shows 50 so they can't do anything.

[@Thenonsocial]

Gripen and diesel electric drives mentioned, swell with Swedish pride

[@NilsTööj]

We prepered for 200 years. We know what we doin’❤

[@maxxie84]

It's interesting, I thought I heard people say the rafale was the best plane these days, I would love to see a comparison of those two

[@Miratesus]

Gen 5 aircraft generally have stealth. That's the main difference, and in many cases, the only difference between late Gen 4 and Gen 5. The Su-57 considered a 5th gen is barely stealthy; however, having the same RCS as a Gen 4 or 5 F/A-18 Super Hornet flying without weapons.

[@nenikiato3230]

Gripen means gryphus, but it also means arrested in swedish xD

[@Frendh]

The Red flag competition is not a completely fair represention of Gripen. Because Swedish pilots are probably the most well trained pilots in the world. So Gripen's evaluation gets a boost from having the highly trained Swedish pilots.

[@EnzoKorhonenDPetreskolan]

7:55 it is an external fuel tank so plane can fly further

[@7echnoid]

Would be interesting to know if the wins in the red flag exercises were due to the Gripen E or just as much due to the pilots? I've heard a lot of stories from non Swedish pilots who come fly in Sweden and are amazed at how well they manouver. Also that they are flying crazy low above the tree tops.

[@MacDaniboi]

Take off, take out a specific target, land, prepare for a new take-off all within an hour and from pretty much any road.

[@WolfHeathen]

7:50 That's a bombing mount. If the Gripen isn't on a bombing mission, however, it carries an extra fuel tank on that hardpoint.

[@thormichaelpleym4975]

Nope. Thats an extra fuel tank. Nothing more. Nothing less./ Micke P

[@WoodlandsArchive]

Sometimes I look at planes, thats when you got the sub!

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

TL:DR If the world was a game of StarCraft, everyone would be spamming Gripen E

[@perengstrom3414]

Lockheeds goal is not to make the most effective fighter for the country, their goal is to make a complex system that Lockheed makes a lot of money from. They make very capable aircrafts, but the users have to pay a big tax to Lookheed to keep them flying. Gripens in Sweden were designed to save the country, not to make money for Saab. Keeping things as smart and simple as possible to keep cost down, but spend money on what matters. Cost effective is often thought of as cheap, it's not, well it is cheap compared to Lockheed, but it isn't cheap in terms of performance, what you get for your money. ps. The big bomb underneath is a drop tank. Extra fuel you can drop to save weight if you need to do heavy manouvers in a dog figth or dodging missiles.

[@LoneWolf731000]

As long as you are friendly, you can always count on Sweden!

[@Luredreier]

15:18 Actually the US doesn't have any fighters that's capable in battlefield conditions. Because it was never a part of their doctrine to be in a situation where that was necessary. A F16 will absolutely suck in gravel and dirt and anything else on a runway and destroy their engine. A Gripen won't. And it's actually more capable then the F35 in some areas so overall it's not that far behind. And it's far ahead of fighters like the F16, F15, F18 etc...

[@sirjohnmara]

JAS Gripen E/F is a very different and enhanced airplane, compared to the first JAS Gripen A.

[@fcnelson978]

here's some more military stuff to look at Ironman Combat With Auto Aim Head-Mounted Pistol

[@dso4594]

Love this fighter!

[@raidensergi2378]

The fifth generation jet IS actually to have the most advanced jet. A few nations in the world have them. The F-22 is considered the first fifth generation jet in history and is from USA. Russia has its own prototypes and china has developed one for them. However, the rest of the world is still without this kind of jets. The europeans, in contrast, has decided for improve 4th generation jets with better equipment and more advanced than create a new generation jet and invest with a project of sixth generation jets. That appears the F-35, an american jet to help the allies and modernize its Navy fleet. The europeans has make orders of F35 jets in order to modernize F16 or F18 that has in their fleet. The Gripen is an European jet. This jets is made exclusively by swedish. That means needed a four generation jet that can combine a good technology with a cheap maintenance. Thats why, Ukraine, one of the poorest country of Europe Will give the better transition for western technology. The F16 is also a good jet but its a Big Revolution for ukranians, however, the difficulty and the expenses to maintenance of this kind of jets that makes a Big change for ukranians. Thats the idea.

[@janwikstedt8404]

Would be interesting to see the finished product if the developers of the Gripen was given the needed budget and was told to design and build their own version of the F-35 Raptor. Alternatively that Saab and Lockheed design and build an airplane together with their combined knowledge and experiences.

[@rikardottosson1272]

Gen 5 has sensor fusion, stealth and super cruise. Gripen has sensor fusion and (in certain models) super cruise, but not stealth

[@brigadgeneralvoid2508]

So f35 isn't fifth gen?

[@matsv201]

Most other aircraft does even have a linked missile. Its just a handfull of aircraft that got fully linked air to air missiles currenrly. The most of them have a radar focust +-45 degrees right to left and a total covrage of about 160 degrees. Gripen have a main focus abour 200 degrees, and a total field of veiw of the main radar at 270 degrees. It also have a bunch of secondary radar so it can look behind. Metior missile (co developed between sweden uk france and a few others) homing in on radar from the flight wing, not the internal radar on the missile. This alows it to close in on enemy aircraft with out being detected by pasive radar as well as not being fooled by counter messures. Russia does have a missil with a sort of simular concept but the only got one type of aircraft that can fire it.

[@profittaker6662]

Greentings from Helsinki and Stockholm !!

[@peterjonsson3022]

11:10....YES! Innovation comes from restrain and obsicles, not money. USA almost always think more and bigger is better. Swedes think thats just an easier targets. :-)

[@DrMcKay66]

We dont have the big volumes of our military things but what we have is damn top knotch 😊 We are only 10 million people so it is a big difference how big the so called war apparatus can be.

[@fordonmekochgalenskaper5665]

From 1950-1990 Sweden had no rules for peace time, the pilots should fly as they did in war and without a single battle Sweden lost 550 pilots in crashes, since JAS 39 came active we lost zero pilots and only have had 2 crashes one from the first flight and a second on a flight show over Stockholm

[@TheApilas]

The big thing underneath the middle of the Gripen is the drop tank

[@RandomerFellow]

It feels like the world hasn't been this conflicted since WWII. Russia, China, North Korea and neighboring countries are getting closer together in the "fight against the West". As a Swede, I have always been proud of our neutrality but realize that alone is not strong. JAS Gripen and our other vehicles and weapons together with the knowledge will be a good addition needed to keep the balance of power together in NATO.

[@KarILsson]

9:18 They used gliders to transport more soldiers and equipment by towing them behind another airplane not sure why they use gliders if it was becouse it was cheaper or it was harder to get parts to make engine´s and other equipment to build a complete aircraft?

[@deaodaggi]

Thank you! 😄

[@chrisfisherman3880]

The thing on the belly is a fueltank.

[@superior_bat]

first american that appriciates our swedish design most of americans underrastemate sweden

[@warlordmel]

Untill they look at our Koenigsegg and their "all together whatever" 😊

[@anderspettersson9885]

The E is a new aircraft, much like the Super Hornet vs the old Hornet.

[@daviano_R.T.]

Well Russian jet is actually way worse to maintain compare to US/Nato Jet, why I'm saying that? Because Indonesia (because I'm Indonesian so I know a bit about our airforce capabilities) operating Sukhoi 27/30 and both types of those aircraft is Suck, is maintainer hungry, all theirs part are "unique and sometimes is not similar with other similar type of jets, and although it more maneuverable than others jet but everytime you do that it just making more unnecessary maintenance hour's, also the smart weapon that it can carry is very limited and often misfire. That's why Sukhoi in Indonesia sarcastically called "Hangar Quen" Because it spends a lot of its time inside hangar doing nothing.

[@TheAlkochef]

Dont say sorry for pausing and be amazed about the capabilities of humankind man. Its remarkable, it truely is. Just sad we cant get along. D:

[@FreeRangeHuman1]

Regarding your question about aircraft being considered so different from its earlier model that its called next generation. The Gripen has had the A/B or first gen. The C/D or second gen. The Gripen E/F is ,internally and techology wise almost a brand new aircraft. The frame is nearly identical but 40% larger. Can fly guryher with a greater payload and currently with internal Electronic warfare and jamming plus pods,is widely believed to have the best EW capability of any fighter currently in use. As an example,the old JAS C in an exercise hot frustrated with german typhoons and switched to war mode ( which you are not allowed yo do! Not only does it remove limitations meant tp keep you from dying,it activates tye full and very classified ew and jamming). Regardless in their next engagement the swedish gripen told the typhoon it was detecting in places it was not at before disappearing. It flew undetected up next to the German typhoon fighter.

[@LTirishkeg]

Sweden joining makes a new NATO lake which is nice! :)

[@michaausleipzig]

Let's just acknowledge for a moment that a country with the population of New York City keeps coming up fighter jets and other weaponry that rival those of the US. And at a much cheaper price. The Ukraine war has shown that the classic western high tech approach to warfare is not always the best solution, especially for a country with limited possibilities and under constant attack. It's simply not feasable to use a 2 million$ misslile to shoot down a 20.000$ drone. And this isn't only true for aircraft. Western tanks - much heavier than their russian/ex-soviet counterparts - regulary sink into the infamous ukrainian mud. And where does Ukraine have the most success? In the Black Sea, with small home built maritime drones. The Black Sea fleet is a staple in russian culture and military identity. By now it should more fittingly be called the Eastern Black Sea fleet, as the western part of that sea has become a no go area for any russian warship that likes to stay afloat. And Ukraine achieved that without operating any sizeable warships themselves.