Yes, the type’s TF34-100s will be kit-upgraded to TF34-100Bs, incorporating technology from the CF34-3B (compressor) and CF34-8 (fan), increasing thrust by up to 21%. Other options (e.g. BR700) were considered, but rejected as high-risk/cost.

Sweet, thanks!

Major Danish Interest For JAS 39 Gripen

Sören Gade, DK MOD

Major Danish Interest For JAS 39 Gripen

Saab has aggressively entered the battle to sell 48 combat jets to Denmark. On Wednesday the Danish defense minister visited Linköping to familiarize himself with the Gripen. That Denmark would already have decided on the JSF was firmly dismissed by the minister.

The Danish interest for JAS 39 Gripen came late. In November last year the Danish defense turned to Saab with a list of requirements. The Swedish defense corporation quickly offered Denmark a enhanced version of the Gripen based on version C and D. The name is Gripen DK.

Original here (in Swedish): Stort danskt intresse för Jas 39 Gripen

Anyone got any details on this DK version, and how it compares to the Gripen-N?

Where did you hear about the EJ230 and EJ270? How are the different from the EJ220?

More range (8000kg of fuel vs 5000kg), better LO characteristics coupled with the ability to carry internal weapons and of course the ability to carry up to 6 2000lb weapons compared to the Typhoons 2 (i havent seen more).

Are you talking about the F35B?

And surely there’s more to range than simply the amount of fuel you can carry?

Would`nt it be better for the UK, to modifie their carriers, and buy the F-35C, witch would offer better range over the more expensive F-35B.

I agree, I’d love to see electromagnetic catapult gear … but about as much chance of that as resurrecting the RAF’s strategic bomber capability.

Will the A-10C get new engines as well as avionics?

Interesting that they are allegedly working on a high-speed, high-altitude manned spyplane when the SR-71 was pulled out of service years ago because Russian missiles caught up with it. How will they avoid this happening again?

Post a link for the mach 1.5 claim.

The EF was not designed for a supercruise requirment as primary objective therefore what were the range requirments that the EF supercruises for and does it need AB to reach those speeds. What altitude does it supercruise in?? And have these claims been verified in testing with 4-6 Aim-120’s and a respectable fuel load???

By 2018 the engines could well have been upgraded, further improving the supercruise ability. Eurojet is already working on it.