Time laps of final Gripen E assembly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTHRHdJm7Oc

It’s always the same sequence that is pictured. This time we have to see the engine installation and roll out as a supplementary bonus (notice the petal airbrake that are still on).
Given that the fuselage was left idle on the production line for quite a considerable laps of time (in the film it’s then interrupted by a two day sequence with a lot more of activity around the bird and none in the background), we have the right to be concerned with conformity or problem with the quality of the design.

And I am still wondering how they plan to remove the wing on the field when they need to move a damaged airframe around. The Grip supposed ability to operate from dispersed airfield doesn’t match with this.

For 35 odd aircraft delivered between 2021 and 2027, $125 million could well be an accurate estimate. No USN orders will be around to depress the production costs.

So far, the USN did not buy the enhanced SH.

I can do this “pedalturning” impressively fast, even at low speeds.

It won’t be long before the Rafale’s pilots to call that “un retournement de pedales*”… 😉

* Pedale (in singular form here) signifying gay in French slang

… the same new technologies and resulting synergies are also being used by the opposing side.. In reality, nothing has really changed..

Need a hint?

See also how the F35 kinematics added to the helmet and Aim9x would be a game changer in dogfight

Chari is looking forward to the integration of the AIM 9X missile, which will come as part of the final 3F software package. The combination of the F-35 airframe, the AIM 9X and the Gen III helmet is “a dogfighting game-changer,” he said.

Source:
DefenseNews.com

How is that different from the times today? OK, Norway and Denmark have F-16s and Finns have F-18s, but other than that it’s all the same..

Of course, it’s the same. But 30 long years apart and with a huge increase in synergies thanks to new technologies. In my book, That makes for something noticeable. 😉

i35 : F-35 Program Office Signs Off On Air Force 3i Software

The JPO will begin to upgrade the F-35 fleet with the new 3i software beginning this week, DellaVedova said. The same fixes have also been incorporated into a new version of the Block 2B software, which the Marine Corps used to declare initial operational capability last year. The new version of 2B will be used to start retrofitting the earlier F-35s by the end of May, he noted.

according to DellaVedova […] [, t]he F-35 program is now focused on completing Block 3F, the software load that will give the fleet its full war-fighting capability

Source:
Defensenews.com

Then shoot one more time.

Where were you when i posted Fleeman’s tactical missile design 2nd Edition book ? You can work the math yourself.

Download links
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jeofkq9csiu7fss/%28AIAA+Education%29+E.+Fleeman-Tactical+Missile+Design%2C+Second+Edition-AIAA+%282006%29.pdf

On subject of missile maneuverability. Based on the book I make myself a small spreadsheet for calculating the body buildup force for the missile. The variables and AOA for the missile are based on AMRAAM simulation result did by someone else.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/2uz1qmg2qumalih/msslmaneuverability.xlsx

Let’s see what you can make up from that book.

That’s how i do the math for missile design.

I did download and read parts of it. Let me take this occasion to thanks you. It is a good and very informative read.
Thanks.

Speed is also of importance. Dropping a ballistic weapon at 300 kt, 600 kt or 900 kt from same altitude makes a big difference.

Small diameter has its importance here. It makes for a better aerodynamics and thanks to the improved explosive composition, similar effect at half the weight (roughly).
And like you say, kinetic at launch plays a role not to mention the superior range reachable or the doubled number of targets that can be engaged at equal the load. All this is theory but reflects the present trend (see Spear).