It’s a Saab graphic. Does anyone else wonder how far a Novi Avon would compete in Switzerland and on the global market?

Gripen is the most open platform of the three and has the lowest RCS of the three. It also has the second best ECM suite, a suitable reckon pod, short field performance that matches or exceeds the other two, and a significantly lower footprint on both the ground and budget environments.

Also…

Rafael is an angel whereas Rafale is a storm front

If one was to build a KA-3B alike, only using newer OTS technology it may look something like:
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Wing span: 22.0m / 70ft<br />
Length: 22.0m / 70ft<br />
Height: 6.0m / 20.0ft<br />
Wings area: 100 m^2 / 1,000ft^2<br />
Empty mass, kg: 23,000kg / 50,000lb<br />
Full flying-off mass: 45,000kg / 100,000lb<br />
Engine: 2 Pratt & Whitney PW1215G<br />
Force: 2 х 6,800kgf / 67kN / 15,000lb st<br />
Maximal speed: 1,133km/h / Mach 0.95 / 700mph<br />
Flying range: 4,800km / 3,000 miles<br />
Maximal altitude: 13,720m / 45,000ft<br />
Complement: 4 seats<br />
Payload: 7,500L / 2,000 of cargo fuel<br />

Take a KA-3B walkaround:

http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle4/ka-3b_147666/

Chuck Anderson has some cool pictures of the KA-3B:

Replace F5 with Gripen
Sell F18s to FAA and don’t replace as Gripen’s are more than enough for Swiss AF’s actual role
Net profit and reduction in running costs

Not a dumb plan at all, actually.

Years ago we begged the question why they didn’t push for an A-3 sized utility plane that could carry much more weight than a C-2 and at operate at a higher tempo and fly faster. They probably need a 100K utility aircraft.

Single Seat

Wouldn’t a single seat Yak-130 make a good MiG-19 replacement?