Hmmmm, how did we end up discussing the Gripen E in this topic? :confused:
The chances of it nailing a Canadian contract are nil… Unless the competition is something Chinese… Might has well transfer these last few pages to the Fin competition topic?

Where does it say it was with 4 BVR and 2 WVR missiles?

Edit: Regarding images of the NG with tanks, the snark in me wants to say “that’s because it hasn’t flown yet”. But it’s really because Saab knows how unattractive it’d be to computer-generate an image of their max range configuration, i.e. all loaded up with fuel tanks leaving only the wingtip and outboard pylons for weapons. So they don’t. And guess what, the configurations they do generate are not going to reach the max ranges they talk about.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_JAS-39N_Concept_Water_lg.jpg[ATTACH=CONFIG]249989[/ATTACH]

Because?

Because you dont come to an Aviation Forúm and start “hinting” to an aerospace engineer?

Cheers

It should be crystal clear that this is a political decision and not something guided by operational needs. The current government is attempting to meet its political promise and may still order F-35’s in the future citing a competition and money saved by having it. As I’ve mentioned, if the government was ideologically opposed to the aircraft they would have made any future F-35 significantly harder by walking out of the project. They had that opportunity and paid to maintain Canada’s partner status.

This.

The gnawing teeth of the RCAAF high ranks could be heard this side of the Atlantic… 😀

I´ll get me hat

The present CF18s might be able to go through to 2025, how many other countries will still be flying Hornets then and what support will Boeing be giving them?

2025?

The US Navy/Marine Corps, the Spanish Esercito Dél Aire, the Ilmavoimat, the RAAF, the Schweizer Luftwaffe, etc, etc, etc. Heck, by that time i wouldnt even be surprised to find out that the Turks, the South koreans and the JASDF are still fielding one or two Phantom´s!

Does Canada want to be the last “serious” air force operating the F18 Hornet as its main FJ weapons system?

The classical Hornet will be fielded in numbers by the likes of the Marine Corps and the Spanish Air Force into the thirties and god knows if the swiss voters dont disrupt the next Schweizer Luftwaffe competition like they´ve did so often in the past (remember those wonderful A-7 “Swiss Corsairs”? Yeah…).

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OP was speaking in generalizations, the F-15 is one of the best in transonic acceleration. I would suspect the Typhoon, Su-35, F-22 have superior transonic acceleration similarly equipped.

I doubt that the Mig-31 is in the same league, different design drivers.

Oh, i see, thanks.

google translated from: http://online.vasabladet.fi/Artikel/Visa/123550

The US is more important to ensure Finland’s security than Sweden (who cannot even defend herself); thus the most likely winners (in order of probability) will be:

1. F-35
2. SH
3. Gripen E

Rafale and Typhoon are out; too expensive, and no reliable security partners.

The article says, what everyone around here has been saying for a long, long time, its a straight one between the F-35A and the Gripen E.

“Valet skulle då stå mellan F-35 och Gripen.”