Well if he wants to complain about the F-35, and how much “better” his plane is at dogfighting, then let him pair his plane up against an f-22. Heck, let him put up a 1/2 dozen Grippens against 1 f-22.
“Well if he wants to complain about the F-35, and how much “better” his plane is at dogfighting, then let him pair his plane up against an f-22. Heck, let him put up a 1/2 dozen Grippens against 1 f-22.”
That would be a very embarrassing engagement for the Grippen. They would be trying to explain it to customers for years.
In their defense, SAAB has never said their aircraft can outperform an F-22. The F-22 costs a whole lot more and is completely revolutionary. You could take an F-22A of today 25 years into the future and it would still fare well against most threats and defenses.
Does the Grippen come with a Starbucks finder?
Don’t worry about it.
If you’re not going up against the USA or our allies, the Gripen is perfect. (Relatively) Cheap, versatile, and effective.
If you are going up against F-22s and F-35s, you screwed the pooch long before you go to the Air Combat phase.
Just purchase according to your planned enemy.
But don’t forget, the Pakis and the PLAAF are working on a stealth fighter together, also! You can’t tell where stealth fighters will turn up...