What a super proficient, deadly efficient platform. This fighter made a lot of people sit up and take heed after it's most recent Red Flag display. The Swedes would have been well aware of its potential, and actually capabilities, the allied military air-forces definitely are now. Apparently, only the Raptor out-performed the Gripens kill rate. This is a huge testimony to Swedish aeronautical expertise. Anyways, you have once more provided your audience with a very fine report and evaluation, so nothing new there! Stay safe, and good luck if you do decide to do a video on the SR 71.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Tim thank you as always and I do plan a video on the SR-71...and the A-12 stay tuned!

@Beliserius1

3 жыл бұрын

Red Flag generally means little without context. What were the RoE? What were the roles of each squadron?

@KernowekTim

3 жыл бұрын

@@Beliserius1 I wouldn't be privy to the RoE, anymore than you. But I rest assured that whatever the RoE were, none of the pilots, aircrew, or administrators were taking any part of the exercise lightly, and were trying their upmost to either evade, deceive, or kill. The respective allied nations that take part in all such exercises are friends; until they 'mount up' and perform, then it would be kill or be killed. So for me, and probably some others, Red Flag is an exercise of great strategic importance, no matter the context. Stay safe man.

@Beliserius1

3 жыл бұрын

@@KernowekTim RoE is absolutely important as it is determined by the purpose of the exercise. More often than not, one side has tremendous advantage with regards to RoE than the other. The purpose of Red Flag is not to evaluate each other's aircraft.

@KernowekTim

3 жыл бұрын

@@Beliserius1 Mate, I realise that, however, if the respective aircraft involved are not of the highest calibre, flown by top quality pilots, then the exercise would be pointless, so yeh, the aircraft are evaluated on their respective performances. The fact that the Gripen came in second only to the Raptor as an aggressor (most kills/minimum loss ratio), makes the Gripen an exceptionally fine fighting air-craft. The Gripen was taking part solely as a seek, intercept, kill and get home safe aggressor, Not a duck/dive/evade 'target' vehicle. Enjoy your day fella! Take care now.

Always have had a soft spot for this one A gem hidden in plane sight

Most bang for the buck jet fighter. It kicked butt at Red Flag 🚩 It went like 14-1. The other pilots said by the time they picked it up it was too late.

Thank you for your great presentation! Proud Swede here. What is always considered when it comes to the Gripen platform, is the affordability, compared to its competitors. I fear that this aspect has often been overlooked by governments, and instead politics have decided.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Robert I am glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for your comment. I tried my best to do the Gripen justice and have more videos featuring this excellent fighter in the works, stay tuned!

Super underrated fighter. The ability to use small airfields or public roads is probably the best feature in my opinion.

@anglonig1

3 жыл бұрын

All modern fighter jets can take off from public roads or small airfields. Raf Jaguars were doing it in the 1970s

@kevino.7348

3 жыл бұрын

Why is that important? We won’t be fighting that kind of war.

I've always been a big fan of Swedish aerospace designs. Unique aircraft with great capabilities. Although I believe they are greatly respected I also believe they are underrated. I particularly like how the Swedish emphasizes electronic warfare packages on these small aircraft. Thanks for a great video!

@otyliciu

3 жыл бұрын

...and rough field capability? MAJOR plus in wartime as you can make a "base" out of any roadway, virtually eliminating the enemy's traditional ability to cripple your flight ops just by putting craters in major runways.

@embjo409

3 жыл бұрын

@@otyliciu hi! just to add, most roads can be used but the Airbase 90 system is widened roads to around 30 meters I believe so they have more room for error incase something is wrong with the aircraft :)

@otyliciu

3 жыл бұрын

@@embjo409 Could they even use an 'ice road' or heavily packed snow (i.e. packed by a tracked grooming machine)? Canada has plenty of those and they're looking at the E-series as a possible competitor to the F-35.

@embjo409

3 жыл бұрын

@@otyliciu Umm, not sure about that one but I do believe that the roads are paved atleast so you can sorta see the asphalt below but like a ice coating being still there... but honestly that's just my guess

@otyliciu

3 жыл бұрын

@@embjo409 I figure if the density of the ice or packed snow roads I'm talking about can support loaded logging trucks, they must be able to support the weight of a Gripen. A 'snowbase' would be an interesting concept, requiring almost no investment of resources... just plowing, packing, and plowing again with each snowfall. Plus, it could be relocated on a whim as opposed to more permanent 'in the ground' type air force infrastructure.

As we say it in my country: "Pepper is small, but strong"

@KernowekTim

3 жыл бұрын

Very apt words indeed. It's the little things that kill.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

@@gilligan87 thank you and I think I will do a video on the EW variant!

@KernowekTim

3 жыл бұрын

@@PilotPhotog Excellent!

@shashankm31

3 жыл бұрын

That is humorous yet wise my friend.

@arulelisa

3 жыл бұрын

Kaddugu siruthallum karam kurayathu 😜

Group of Gripen is like the pack of wolves. The way wolves hunt down its prey with coordination,planning and networking, the same way Gripen hunts.

Clearly, by all accounts, the Gripen punches well above its weight. Sure enough, the Swedish bantamweight fighter is, indeed, underrated and underappreciated.

Although we struggle a bit in the South African Air Force, it still is the airshow highlight to see these fly past in full afterburner!! Wish we had a proper Gripen in DCS. Did not know it had such an advanced datalink system! Very impressive!

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting and it must be an impressive sight to see those Gripens fly by. There is a free mod for the Gripen in DCS, that is what I used to get the shots of the Sea Grippen, Czech and Brazillian Gripens.

@carloolivier1940

3 жыл бұрын

@@PilotPhotog👌🏻 Yeah but to be honest the FC3 mods isn't really worth it since it just uses f15 cockpits. But I'm pritty sure some 3rd party dev is looking in to making a full fidelity one! But thanks for your research and effort! Really enjoy your vids!

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

@Carlo Olivier Thank you and yes I know the FC3 mod isn't accurate but it helps me for video footage 😎 I just flew it around in circles to get the shots #behindthescenes

Gripen E/F is pound for pound, dollar for dollar - the best overall fighter jet in production, and probably the best overall fighter jet made to date.

@rexmann1984

3 жыл бұрын

Best overall? Hardly.

@rexmann1984

3 жыл бұрын

An F22 would spank the shit out of ten of them at once. You think the US would give them a third of the equipment to build it if we couldn't out perform it by.a wide margin. Nobody gets out best tech.

@arnobfahmid6749

3 жыл бұрын

@@rexmann1984 He said OVERALL...F22 isnt in production anymore and i think u have no idea about the costs of an f22..Besides F22 wouldnt help much in a WVR combat as it heavily relies on its stealth and BVR capabilities...still F22 is better but OVERALL Grpen isnt a bad choice and has the capabilities to compete in REAL TIME combat..

@arnobfahmid6749

3 жыл бұрын

@@rexmann1984 You seem to have no idea about JETS.....An expert GRIPEN pilot can DEMOLISH a Not So Good F22 Pilot....It is the man behind the controls who can determine the results as long as both the aircrafts arent 3rd gen..

@rexmann1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@arnobfahmid6749 And thats why our pilots get more training than anyone else's. You will see when the SHTF again. It'll be another near zero casualty war for our side.

Fancy a country developing and using its own military plane. Now this is true Independence.

@kellywellington7122

3 жыл бұрын

Except that it cannot sell it overseas without US approval, as the engines (and up to 30% of the craft) is manufactured under US patents. So...Limited independence.

@jakobholgersson4400

3 жыл бұрын

@@kellywellington7122 I'm not sure how true this statement is. The Viggen, like the Gripen, contained quite a few US parts and was to be exported to India but the US stopped it. Not by telling Sweden that they can't, but by telling India they won't sell the parts necessary to maintain their recently acquired and US made anti-air defense system unless they buy a US fighter to go with it.

@sandipmali4

3 жыл бұрын

Ingine is imported from USA this produces 98kn afterburner f16produce129kn afterburner Gripen is best for technology and it's low maintenance costs

@jamesjames3525

3 жыл бұрын

@@kellywellington7122 and that's bad

@jamesjames3525

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakobholgersson4400 friendly blackmail

A truly 21st century fighter, sums up the Gripen nicely. It will be interesting to see how the Gripen’s service across many nations unfolds.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for commenting!

What constitutes a successful fighter aircraft? It should cheap enough to buy so that an airforce can afford many. The operating costs should be low so that you can afford to have your pilots train frequently. When those two criteria are met, you will have an airforce with many aircraft flown by well-trained pilots. That’s a hell of an advantage.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said and agreed, thank you for commenting!

@jakobholgersson4400

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say that availability is another important factor.

@svenolofandersson2572

3 жыл бұрын

Jakob Holgersson I agree, availability an reliability should be in the list of criteria too.

@svenolofandersson2572

3 жыл бұрын

Drew Peacock Intersting observation. I know very little about missiles so I can’t really comment. However, the Swedish defence strategy was very much ti get enough aircraft in the air when a Soviet invasion fleet was on its way, each with an missile capable of destroying naval vessels. The whole AJ-37 Viggen program was based on that assumption. The Swedish Air Force had about 400 Viggen, and if only 100 of them would have managed to fire a missile with half of them finding a target, that invasion attempt would have failed. No navy can withstand losses of tens of major warships. I think the Falklands war pretty much proved that.

@svenolofandersson2572

3 жыл бұрын

Adam Marcinkowski You have a valid point. Supremacy of numbers is an issue. However, you make a really big bet that the F16 and 35 are good enough aircraft. Nobody knows (of course that goes for the Gripen too). Let’s go back to WW2 for a comparison. What if the UK had stayed with the Hurricane as a fighter and rejected the Spitfire. They could have reasoned that they shouldn’t have split resources on two models? Also, what are US guarantees worth in a post-Trump world? Do you really think that the US would hand you F16s if there is a global conflict and the US needs the F16s themselves? With the Gripen, Poland would buy from a neighbour and most likely would be able to cut a deal with the Swedes that would require production to be set up in Poland. That actually would be great for both countries!

Gripen and Rafale, my favourite planes.

@kellywellington7122

3 жыл бұрын

Beauties, aren't they?

@mrc1500

3 жыл бұрын

Love the Rafale, too. Not quite as much as this beauty, but she is pretty.

welcome to the metric team

Brazil made the best choice!

@j.wagner8639

3 жыл бұрын

...yeap.. it's was the only choice actually.

@PauloPereira-jj4jv

3 жыл бұрын

@@j.wagner8639 ... de onde tirou essa noção...?

@tvbox4ktv770

3 жыл бұрын

@Ashwin Nair we are not war... and learning...

@aaronsanborn4291

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about the best choice but it definitely was a good choice.

@asheshinfinite3766

3 жыл бұрын

Wish my country India had bought these awesome jets instead of those Dassault Rafael! I know, the Rafael is also an awesome machine, but this is much better and cheaper!

Fun fact: after Brazil make the Wide Area Display in the cockpit, the SAAB liked It so much that they adopted the WAD in their gripens

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

I did not know that, thanks for commenting!

@mypandabear50344

3 жыл бұрын

Similarly inspired the no mechanical button interface of the Falcon X. :)

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Emerson indeed and thanks for pointing this out - I do plan on more videos about the Gripen and will be sure to include this fact.

@greggb557

3 жыл бұрын

PilotPhotog Gripen E/F is pound for pound, dollar for dollar - the best overall fighter jet in production, and probably the best overall fighter jet made to date.

@MrBlue-dm5li

3 жыл бұрын

daniel sena Yep, that is true. Good cooperation 🇸🇪🤝🇧🇷

Canada should adopt these. This plane is very impressive.

Thanks for the amazing video! The Saab Gripen is a really great fighter that deserves more attention, its smart, reliable and cost effective.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Yes. A very underrated aircraft. One of my favorites and it doesn't hurt that we have the name! Griffin!

To be truly effective, a combat aircraft must be affordable, reliable, combat effective and have the capacity to evolve over time as needs change.The Gripen appears to have all of those qualities. The Gripen's design concept allows an airforce to purchase more of an airframe it can afford to train pilots to fly effectively. Given that the Gripen is an excellent fighter/attack/recon platform this means its user can bring more combat effective planes to the fight than you could with a more expensive, less reliable aircraft. As a Canadian I hope our government shows rare common sense and selects the Gripen as its next fighter jet.

I wish gripen was available on Amazon.

@dmtribaltyphoon5001

3 жыл бұрын

Well.....I mean you can but its in a 1:72 scale.made of plastic and assembly is required. Made by brands Revell, tayaima, hasegawa, airfix ect.

In terms of bang for buck, this has to be one of the better platforms out there. I'd happily see the Typhoon booted in favour of this carrier-capable machine. Absolutely beautiful plane.

@interpl6089

Жыл бұрын

It's Incredibly Inferior to Typhoon and Rafale

@rvh1702

7 ай бұрын

​@@interpl6089 How so?

It looks beautiful, it looks like flying art.

God this makes me proud of my country for getting those, good choice FAB

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

It is a wonderful platform and congrats to Brasil!

Glad to see SAAB continues to provide alternatives to the best of the rest.

Awesome video. I can only hope that the RNZAF restores there strike wing one day this fighter will be perfect for New Zealand.

Excellent report mate, SAAB has flown under the radar for many years, fingers crossed they get the Canada deal for the replacement of the CF-18's that are well past their use by date.... Keep it up Sir

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul, much appreciated and I am working on the video all about the Canadian competition, stay tuned!

Great video as always The Gripen is one of my favorite planes

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for your continued support!

Awesome video. Curious to see how Canada's fighter program turns out. I wouldn't mind seeing some Gripens in our skies. 🤔 🇨🇦

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting and I plan on a comparison video on the Canadian fighter competition: Super Hornet vs Gripen vs Lightning

@_____Z_____

3 жыл бұрын

SAAB is a baby to our mig29😆

@Triple87

3 жыл бұрын

@@_____Z_____ Thats because mig29 is ancient. 😂

@_____Z_____

3 жыл бұрын

@@Triple87 no no no you didn't understanddd

@Triple87

3 жыл бұрын

@@_____Z_____ How big they are? Yes, I agree. Gripen is small.

I’ve always found all the Saab fighters badass-looking and only wish they could be more readily seen at U.S. air shows. I enjoy watching them on KZread as a barely adequate substitute! 😉

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and I'd love to see one fly IRL...thanks for commenting!

@Primus54

3 жыл бұрын

PilotPhotog: Since my first comment, I just watched a Draken airshow video, and it dawned on me that its silhouette was/is so futuristic, it could have been used as a Star Wars model. Thanks for the reply and great content. Keep it up!

Ah there it is. Been anticipating this. Thank you PilotPhotoG

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting!

IMO, the Gripen is indeed one of the most underrated jet fighters extant. Especially the upcoming E/F variant can which has essentially 5gen electronics in a 4+gen airframe. New FBW FCS, AESA, F-35 style widescreen cockpit display, new engine & high T/W ratio (1.04:1), & what I consider to be the best datalink/avionics/EW, & all around SA capability in the world other than F-35. Of course we still have Gripen as the all time champ of low maintenance, low operating cost, plus STOL which allows the versatility needed to fly out of compromised airstrips &/or from existing roads. Gripen is also a badass kinematic performer.I have seen demos in which this lil monsta gets around some very....VERY tight corners with minimum 'squat' (bearing in mind that 'squatting the jet' can be extremely useful when coupled with extreme acceleration power. The perfect example of this is the F-35 which can literally hang motionless in midair for a second or two & then rocket away with mind numbing acceleration); the Gripen is the only jet I've seen which can make tight 9G corners as if attached to a curving rail. All in all I kinda trip a bit on why this jet is so underappreciated. I suppose it could simply be subconscious bias against the small fighter vs the big jets like F-15, Raptor, Flankers, Typhoon etc. A mistake in my opinion; if you can pack the same or similar punch in a smaller jet, the smaller one becomes quite attractive. *I would add that the Gripen appears to have a superior minimum radius turn, close to the F-35 which I've clocked in one demo at 17 seconds (I wonder if this was a slipup of sorts; I suspect that public performance demos intentionally hold a few things back). If you wind up in a rate fight, that is GONNA get you a win if you hold to the proper rate airspeed & manage energy well.

@Kman31ca

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment. You sound like you know what you're talking about. Only question I have is what about the Gripen having not as much power as other fighters. I've listened to a couple pilots talk about the Gripen having a real problem accelerating from a low energy state.

@verdebusterAP

3 жыл бұрын

The Gripen is lightweight powerhouse, not as strong as most 4.5 gen but still a capable platform

@verdebusterAP

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Emerson Not as strong but still capable Also remember Red Flag is training with RoE and training rules.

@verdebusterAP

3 жыл бұрын

@Nils Erlandsson The Gripen having better avionics than the F-15C and F-16 50 plus is understandable but I can guarantee with the F-15EX upgrade and F-16 block 72, Gripen will stand no chance.

@sorennilsson9742

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kman31ca That is right but they are talking about the Gripen C. There is a problem that al pilots have in form of bleeding speed in turns and the capacity to accelerate. Gripen C has the engine far back and canards. By having the engine very far back it has less drag than any other plane I know of. It therefore looses less speed flyes faster and so on with a relative weak engine. The problrem with the Gripen C is if it has lost its speed due to intense manovering it takes more time to regain speed. An example of that was at read flag, where in a a fight the Gripens did a quick job of defeating large parts of the blue team but did not get the raptor because it turned and accelerated away. So one can say that Gripen C is underpowered but a slow bleder. This can not be said about the Gripen E it has a stronger engine and an even lover drag. Thus that problem will be history. Note that Gripen C and Rafale are the only planes that has won against raptors at Red flag. The French does only have one victory. The Raptor is without question the best fighter in the world at the moment. When Jas E goes to Red flag we will se what system is the best. My guess is that there will be a tie, mostly because the more modern elektronics in the Jas E and the even lower RCS in the Jas E compared to the Jas C. There is much to prove for the Jas E. A gues from me is that it is 10% faster and can fly 15% higher than stated. The Swedes has a tradition to undersel the capacity of the planes not to give the Russians exact information.

The Gripen reminds me of the Northrop F-20 Tigershark back in the 80s. It was a light fighter, designed to be small and deadly. Northrop said the F-20 would have a low price tag, operate from short runways, and outfight the Soviet Union’s best. The Gripen is a superb platform in the air for any Air Force today.

Another great job. You keep outdoing yourself.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very much appreciated. I try to get a little better with each video and am glad you noticed - it means I am tracking in the right direction.

It is an excellent plane and Brazil bought 36 Gripen for the FAB. 👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

YESSSSS! ITS FINALY HERE!!!!

Excellent video! Very informative. Thank you and keep up your good work.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’ve always loved the look of delta wing aircraft, so of course I’ve loved Sabb’s fighters

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting!

@Bald_Zeus

2 жыл бұрын

Then you must love the old J-35 I presume :)

@johnpatz8395

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bald_Zeus the Draken is still one of the best looking aircraft ever produced, and the wing styling looks advanced even today!

The Sweeds came up with a smart, capable, and yes under rated aircraft. I didn't know how many countries have gripens, and was surprised. Wouldn't it be cool to have US fighters landing on the highways? It's a smart, and convenient way to fight! Thanks for another awesome video Juan, rock on man!✌

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Juan I am glad you enjoyed the video. I learned quite a bit about the Gripen that I hadn’t known before I started making the video, and yes quite a few countries have it and several more are looking into getting this capable little fighter.

@juanarce6900

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Juan!

@juanarce6900

3 жыл бұрын

@@PilotPhotog Did you know that because of that fiasco of surveillance of foreign countries, Brazil opted for the gripen, but they were seriously interested in the F-35!

@razaqadeanova3255

3 жыл бұрын

Man Gripen is such a great price to performance single engine fighter, I wish more countries would buy it though

@izziomelis

3 жыл бұрын

Juan Arce they could buy a complete wing of gripens for the price of a single f35 😎😎😎

This is what Canada should be buying instead of the boondoggle F35.

@ZeZwede

3 жыл бұрын

unsure it would suit canadas needs. canada is vast, they need range and speed more then anything else. preferably twin engined too so they can survive an engine failure while being far out from airfields etc. that said, these thigns also point out that the f35 isn't the plane they need either.

@matso3856

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZeZwede False statement about 2 enginees, the us study showed that when one was lost , it was to fire and that took out both, thus double enginees in the same body does not improve survival. Dont keep telling the myth. Also speed goes to Gripen since it can supercruise with AA loadout that includes external fuel tank. Other then that I agree.

@enhancedutility266

3 жыл бұрын

I think they will there's talks to buying since saab allows bigger countries to manufacture their own gripens

@pedromatos5918

3 жыл бұрын

don t say stupidities.... f35 is an excelent plane... real live and real combat is far far way ...f35 have alot advantages that most planes dont:: and i m not saying grippen it s not a good plane... IT S A VERY good plane but f35 have advantages in the battlefield that grippen dont

@cvjanzen550

3 жыл бұрын

F35 seems to have proven itself to be a stealth strike aircraft. F35 would compliment any airforce but not as a front line fighter.

It is a small plane loaded with advanced electronics and the best missiles the world can offer. (provided the customer wants to pay for the best missiles) It is highly adaptable to each customers need, multi-role, and very up-upgradeable. The only complaint could be a lack of range and combat radius and lack of weapons load but many nations don't need these attributes. Those nations that need these attributes don't need an entire fleet of such aircraft and need a good light multi-role fighter too. The Grippen is one of if not the best light multi-role fighters. Every nation could use at least a few Grippens.

@matso3856

3 жыл бұрын

@Legio XXI Rapax So by using 1 italian system , all other advanced electronic's are no longer swedish but italian ? Excuse me if I cant take that seriously.

@matso3856

3 жыл бұрын

@Legio XXI Rapax You sounded as if it was , if I may quote "When the advanced electronics aren't swedish at all but italian" . Sorry if I misunderstood, the advanced italian radars are really good.

Gripens main advantage is probably the Bang for the Buck you get. you get a lot more gripens then many other fighters for the same dollar, and it's good enough performance-wise to make up for that as well.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

An excellent point and thanks for commenting!

Great video!

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

An excellent video like always. After watching it, I get the feeling Saab/Sweden studied the F20 very hard. It certainly seems to fill the niche Northup was aiming for! 🐺

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and yes the Gripne fills the spot that the F-20 hoped to fill, and proves there was/is a market for it.

This is a badass little killer. Makes you wonder what could have been with the F-20, because the Gripen proves that a lightweight, relatively inexpensive fighter can most certainly contend with the "big dogs" lol and the Gripen looks beautiful as well.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Agree and thanks for commenting, if you haven’t seen my video on the F-20 check it out when you can.

@timandshannon03

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen it, that video is the first one I saw on your channel.

Multirole fighters are able of doing the job at any level of defense missions for most countries in the modern world with a large range of weapons and a reasonable operational cost.

Love this plane. Thanks for the video. :)

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and more to come!

I do feel it is a bit underrated especially in the shadow of "the big boys" out there with their Vipers, Hornets, Fulcrums, and the like. Sweden designs some incredible aircraft with top notch features that are often ahead of their time and they don't get enough recognition and sales for it.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and it’s why I wanted to make this video. It’s incredible that a small country produced such an excellent aircraft. Thanks for commenting!

A guy i knew who was a swedish air force fighter pilot said that the biggest differene compared to older aircraft was the huge difference in the availability and presentation of information displayed in a way so that the pilot can concentrate on the tactical decisions or piloting the aircraft, in other words the situational awareness also mentioned in this video. Human to machine interaction is a very important part of modern jet fighters as well as modern passenger jets.

Very underrated A/C for the price paid. For small countries guarding their localized airspace and financial near offshore sectors the Gripen is rather amazing for what you get at base price.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and thanks for commenting!

Great plane and VERY underrated. 👍👍👍👍

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and thanks!

Good stuff! Sexy bit of kit! Gets my vote for best looking fighter/multirole!

Your Channel never fail to amaze me with your new uploads. Keep it up dude! 👌🏼

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you much appreciated!

@shotigerola4065

3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your future uploads! 🤙🏼

Gripens, Falcons and Tomcats - my all time favorite modern era fighter jets.

@Gripen90

3 жыл бұрын

@@viruspter1dactl well I am pretty certain falcons are better at flying than vipers :p

@Gripen90

3 жыл бұрын

@@viruspter1dactl When Gripen, Falcon and Tomcat are names in one sentence, then what do you think?. Of course F16 Fighting Falcon...gesh..

@kostaskritsilas2681

3 жыл бұрын

THe Tomcat was superb. For everybody else, the Fighting Falcon is the official Air Force name. The Viper is what the pilots call it. Just like the A-10 is officially called the Thunderbolt II, and pilots (and troops) call it the Warthog.

@netzerkatz6266

3 жыл бұрын

Viper is the nickname for the f-16

Thank you 🙏 for an excellent succinct informative flawless video 👍👍👍👏👏👏 Sweden has ALWAYS thought critically about everything and their jets are no exception... they STUFFED every key or critical feature into the smallest most competent air frame and have won hand's down 👍

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and I agree they really put everything into this little fighter and it shows.

Canada 🇨🇦 should buy as a replacement for CF-18.

@happyguy4525

3 жыл бұрын

Where in Canada are you. I'm from Toronto. I'm stuck in Asia right now

@APACA

3 жыл бұрын

@bobothecreepyclown It's much better than the grippen

@dmtribaltyphoon5001

3 жыл бұрын

@@APACA no its not better than the gripen due to the fact the planes in question were due for scrap. Now if it was the superhornet then yeah its a contest or a flip of a coin or hell maybe New F18 Cs but no we bought old planes because treudue can't make a damn decision. I'm Albertan fyi and I will admit I wanted the f 35 and the superhornet but after looking into what the Gripen can do for how much each plane cost i have to go to the Gripen. I would prefer to get the raffle or the typhoon but they pulled out to my dismay

@dmtribaltyphoon5001

3 жыл бұрын

Happy guy I live on a farm in the middle of nowhere in southren Alberta

New subscriber here, I really like what you're doing recently. Keep up the good videos!

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Really appreciate you subscribing and I will continue to work on making each video a little better than the last one. More to come!

Best narration, very articulate and very nice voice. And an overall great presentation! My subscription is worth it.

@philippebenz2643

3 жыл бұрын

And yes, the Gripen is an underrated fighter.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and I appreciate your subscription!

The Gripen is most undervalued fighter aircraft in the world. My guess is that politics have stifled sales of this brilliant aircraft. It’s a real shame.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

It is a potent little fighter, thanks for commenting!

@jankompan

3 жыл бұрын

Slovakia should buy those, but we replaced MIG-29s with F16s. Politics ....

@davidporter7051

3 жыл бұрын

@@jankompan no. The F-16 is more capable. It carries a much higher payload it has a very well established supply and support chain. Not to mention the E version of the Gripen has been in "development" for more than a half decade.

@zerocoolinreallife2453

3 жыл бұрын

Thrust to weight is pretty horrendous on the Gripen, similar to extremely old aircraft. Its a cool plane though.

@otyliciu

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidporter7051 F-16C+ might be similarly capable, but the Gripen was conceived in the era of the F-16A and was VASTLY more capable. Remember that the F-16A/B were not the highly versatile, BVRC capable F-16 of today but "lawn darts," as F-15 promoters called them, purely local air defense fighters capable of carrying only unguided air to surface munitions and, in air-to-air, only Sidewinders. Plus, the F-16 has always depended on major airbase installations (a potential major liability in wartime). The Gripen is rough-field capable and can improvise bases on any rural roadway.

a good solid plane that can get the job done.

Sweden has by number of people a great number of great engineer's and we are/were a productive country. JAS is phenomenal

Thanks for vid and very good job. Just got it.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks- a great job on this. I was always a fan of the F-35 for Canada, but this is my new pick. A lot has to do with cost - especially operational cost per hour. I can't recall the exact figures, but it's probably around 20% of the hourly cost of the F-35. I can just see Canada buying the F-35 and then sitting them due to high cost per flight hour. I read below about super-cruise capability - which I do not believe the F-35 has. Given the on-going issues with the F-35, - including reduced airframe life estimates, helmet issues, parts availability - to name but a few - the Gripen's lower cost(s) and flexible loadouts make it a pretty enticing aircraft. My understanding is that Saab has extended an offer to build them in Canada as well. I have read that they perform well in Arctic conditions - we have lots of that. Anyway, Canada will eventually make a choice (and then have the next change in government cancel the contract - but I digress). Great aircraft.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rob, I plan on a comparison video very soon on the three finalists in the Canada competition

Awesome video of one of my favorite fighters! Now, if only Northrop built the F-20 Tigershark...Hmmm. Thanks for the great video!

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed on the F-20 and thanks for commenting!

@MeanLaQueefa

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, and have Chuck Yeager come,with every purchase

Awesome! 😍

Very underated!

Since the 90's, the Gripen is one of the Philippines top bet because it's a cost-effective fighter and a good replacement for the F-5 that we used to fly back in the days.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Agree and thank you for the comment!

@glennhuinda9783

3 жыл бұрын

Until now the discussion is still ongoing even after the F-5s retirement with the KAI FA-50 as replacement

@glennhuinda9783

3 жыл бұрын

@@viruspter1dactl It's way cheaper to fly than the F-18 and the F-16

@glennhuinda9783

3 жыл бұрын

@@viruspter1dactl idk about that man but Gripen is our country's top brass bet.

@glennhuinda9783

3 жыл бұрын

The C/D variant is what we're after.

This thing is a mighty mouse, they dominated the red flag exercises when they were the aggressors.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed and thank for commenting and your continued support!

@henrich2183

3 жыл бұрын

Did they? Can you tell a little bit more about it?

@henrich2183

3 жыл бұрын

@@Viktor-jq2br Interesting, what makes them so good? Didn't F-35 scored better because of the stealth?

@davve54321

3 жыл бұрын

F35 was not in service at the time. Its first test flight was in 2006, the same year as the red flag he’s referring to.

Aweseome plane and like always an even more awesome video :p Happy that I now had the time to watch it with enjoyment, now I can go to bed :D

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love your videos.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Only results of REAL COMBAT can ever be a measure of the "deadly efficiency" of any weapon .

@geshabuL_

3 жыл бұрын

So what do you offer? Let's start WW3, huh?

@pritamdatta8981

3 жыл бұрын

True..... I'm agree with you. Exercises couldn't measure COMBAT efficiency.

Amazing work on vedio gripen is favourite small but deadly

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for commenting!

Yeah boy finally here

Simply the best in all fields

That F-20 was a beast! The Swedes have a good eye...

I honestly like the swedish aircraft designs better than most others. Then again, i have a weakness for delta wings.

@zafiraa9799

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah delta wings are great for low level flight but can be easily targeted in a dogfight

@legendslog3911

3 жыл бұрын

@@zafiraa9799 that's why they have canards, for dog-fight

Great video. Gripen certainly is under rated. It's the only aircraft that could survive a nuclear due to its short field capability. Also the electronics have put it past the best 4th gen fighters and up there with the 5th gen.

@michealoflaherty1265

3 жыл бұрын

Except for the f35b

Since I first learned about this aircraft in the early 2000s I've been amazed by how underrated it's been. It's classified as the first 4.5Gen aircraft for a very good reason and has proved it in Red Flag operations. Sweden failed to compete with the propaganda surrounding the other 4.5 aircraft like the Typhoon, Rafael and Super Hornet.

Another fantastic video! Wonder which will win if the Gripen is put up against the F16

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting, I suspect it would come down to pilot skill.

Really surprised they haven't sold more of these.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Likewise and thanks for commenting!

@marcushillerstrom25

3 жыл бұрын

At least now we have sold some to a few countries. When it was presented to the public here, reporters (or Saab) made it sound like it would fly of the shelves, if you allow the pun.

@ingerjansson431

3 жыл бұрын

The problem is that alot of the good part are own by usa. And then you have that part of usa is good friend to have in war and sweden is bad one.

A true beauty and warrior!

Great Cover tog.

I love the new graphics man. I bumped your channel in my favorite wargaming forum. IDK how much of a bump you'll get, but that forum is rife with lots of "gear mavens" just like me. I see you've already added another thousand subscribers.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I try to improve with each video and more on the way!

by far the best single Engine Fighter in the World. Superior to the F16!

@thesirmaddog8209

3 жыл бұрын

Its also newer

@zerocoolinreallife2453

3 жыл бұрын

Nah thrust to weight ratio is pretty bad. Cool looking plane though and cheap to fly/maintain.

@ponz-

3 жыл бұрын

I love the Gripen and couldn’t agree more about that and the f-16 but now the f35 is probably better even though I’d prefer the 4th generation

@otyliciu

3 жыл бұрын

@@zerocoolinreallife2453 0.97 is not "bad" when you consider that the F-106, a purebred mach 2 delta wing interceptor, had only around 0.71 on afterburner.

@Abc78633

3 жыл бұрын

F35

Now that's a nice aircraft

Excellent

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Video: 10 seconds ago Me: I'm speed! Ps.: the grippen is one of my favorite aircrafts :D

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it and the Gripen is an amazing fighter.

@pentaboss1351

3 жыл бұрын

@Arghadip Sarkar yupp and I love that one too :D

The Gripen is one sexy double delta wing jet just like its big brother the Viggen.

@HBO1984.

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Emerson Nobody likes a smart ass.

@HBO1984.

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Emerson Ok Mr Know it all, The F-14 Tomcat when its glove vanes are deployed what dies that classify it then? Swing wing / Canard wing? Chew on that for a while?

@HBO1984.

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Emerson Apparently you don't know what im talking about. Google pictures of the F-14 with "glove vanes" and you will see what I mean.

This is the perfect aircraft for the philippine air force. Can't wait to purchase some of them!

Made parts for this once upon a time. Really modest stuff like fittings for the fuel valves. When this came out I had few reservations. Typhoons and Rafael had twin engines. This was something different. The radar was the only sticking point I had, and they've fixed it. If it weren't for the Hornet already being in service with Canada, I'd suggest they buy the Gripen. The STOL capability is something to consider over its rivals.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and commenting

@kostaskritsilas2681

3 жыл бұрын

truth about the Hornets in Canada is that they were put into service in the early 1980s. Another truth is that spare parts are starting to dry up. We need a new fighter plane. We can buy 65 F-35s, and fly them every once in a while (@$30,000/flight hour) or we can buy 88 Gripen Es and fly them all the time (@$7,200/flight hour). Take your pick. AllFlight hour costs are in US$.

I wish the Gripen were available on DCS.

@farewell4545

3 жыл бұрын

Eurofighter too

@AlexKall

3 жыл бұрын

@@farewell4545 Eurofighter is coming to DCS, it's under development.

@marcushillerstrom25

3 жыл бұрын

There is a mod, but I guess it's flight model is just based on some other aircraft and guesses. But it looks the part!

Beautiful plane! Unfortunately, in Croatia, an unnecessary and unjustified comparison with the Rafale and the F-16 Block 70, the public got the impression of weaker aircraft. Although the Swedish offer for 12 gripen is the best ..... for Croatian needs ... I think the problem is in the upgrade. C / D version is offered, not E / F.

when budget factors at the top of the priorities list, the Grippen is a great option.

It's amazing that we can get this much education and entertainment for free. Guys subscribe to him. He definitely deserves more than he has. Keep it up! See you in the skies!

I'm a fan of this plane for many reasons and I would love to see Canada purchase it to replace the CF-18s. It's extremely capable and as mentioned here several times, the price is right. Two huge issues, for the Canadian replacement program anyway, are that it's range is limited and it has one engine. We have a huge artic region with very little infrastructure so the fightrts have to fly a ways to get to our northern border with Russia. Likewise, the airforce has never been comfortable flying single engine fighters in the far north for the same reasons mentioned before. BUT the F-35 is also a single engine. I have a feeling the super hornet will be chosen but what do I know.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting and I am actually working on a video about the F35 and then will do another video comparing the three fighters Canada is looking into, stay tuned!

“Anti-shipping missiles”?? Is that for when the jets are attacking a FedEx distribution center or something

@thecrab2791

3 жыл бұрын

It’s for destroying Amazon drone hubs

@antiwacks4017

3 жыл бұрын

😅

The dark horse of the fighter world. What it lacks in brutality and stealth, its certainly made up with the strategy communications technology and all out flexibilty. Quietly underrated.

@Tapio86

3 жыл бұрын

And other "stealth" fighters...are found on saabs radar...so

@EdgyNumber1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tapio86 Probably using the technique the Serbians used to bring down that F117A Nighthawk (although the USAF were dumb enough to use the same flight path twice).... Targeting by triangulation must have been used. The Grippens have the most advanced multi faceted communication system. It wouldn't be difficult for a squadron to pick out loads of stealth type aircraft, each aircraft building up a complete radar image and in effect, bit torrenting the information with each other.

👏Bravo. This video is worth the wait! Countries hard pressed for cash, opting for the F35 under current Covid19 financial crisis, should consider the JAS39 and save a tonne of cash. Just like self assembled IKEA furniture to furnish your home.

@PilotPhotog

3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the assembly instructions? 😂 Thanks for commenting!