This New Swedish Fighter Jet Can Destroy Russia In 30 Seconds

Tension in the Scandinavian region continues to grow every year and the Nordic countries are looking for ways to strengthen their national security. This is where the Gripen jas-39

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s come into play, being one of the most important components of the region's defense strategy today. In the video, we will tell you why

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Swedish aircraft makes Russian generals nervous, especially now that Sweden and Finland are joining NATO. Modern

fighter

s are generally developed by giant transatlantic consortia of companies around the world. Given

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fact, it is particularly impressive that a country of 10 million people was able to successfully develop and maintain its own multirole fighter program.

We are talking about Sweden and its national company Saab ab, which created one of the best interceptor fighters in the world, the jas-39, with the formidable nickname of Griffin abroad, in the late 1970s. Sweden decided to replace the aging fleet Saab j-35 draken and Saab ja-37 vegan feeling the need for an affordable Mach 2 and good short field performance for a plan of dispersed defensive bases in case of an invasion, one of the main requirements for the future aircraft had smaller dimensions than its predecessor, the Ja-37, but with equal or better loading performance. In addition, Sweden still adhered to the dispersed air base concept, it is called BAS-90, developed and used by the country's air force during the Cold War.

Its goal was to have around 200 runways of various types for military use throughout Sweden, unlike the original idea called bas60 in the improved Bas 90 concept, new short runways were built very close and directly connected to the main airfield and to each other via taxiways, often also with sections. of the use of public roads integrated into the underlying infrastructure. What was this? A key goal of the Saab team that designed the Gripen was its ability to operate from a snow-covered runway just 1,600 feet long and 55 feet wide. Spoiler alert. They did it. The short response time of the new fighter was no more than 10 minutes during which a team of one technician and five recruits could rearm, refuel and perform the necessary scheduled checks and maintenance before returning to flight, but let's go back to 1979, when the Swedish authorities began a study that soon morphed into a future aerial platform with the abbreviation jacked attack spanning or Jas hinting at the multifunctionality of the device, i.e. air-to-air, air-to-surface and reconnaissance, yes, and Griffin Griffin did not emerge out of nowhere because it is this mythical beast that flaunts the Saab logo.

Specialists formed several projects and finally discovered the exact necessary characteristics of the fighter. It was supposed to be a single-engine, single-seat, light fighter with an aerodynamically unstable, fly-by-wire design manufactured in the Duck aerodynamic scheme like the previous model Ja-37 Vegan and the French to sell Rafale which appeared in the same time period in June. 1982, after the approval of the Swedish Parliament, the FMV agency signed a contract with Saab for five prototypes in the first batch of 30 production Gripens worth 4.58 billion dollars or 27.5 billion

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, The relatively low weight of around 15,000 pounds makes the Grip Multirole an extremely maneuverable aircraft capable of flying at an angle of attack of 70 to 80 degrees in addition to the intentional instability of the design characteristic of recent generations of aircraft.

Combat, as well as fly-by-wire, allowed designers to eliminate many flight restrictions that worsen controllability and increase drag in the Jas-39's predecessors, the Jas-39 engines at Volvo. RM12 shunt turbojet engine developed on the basis of the American General Electric F404, which is the heart of the McDonald Douglas FA-18 Hornet and Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk. The fan was completely redesigned with thick, first-stage blades that deform causing loss of thrust, but do not fracture or cause downstream damage to pass more flow for greater thrust and to be more tolerant of bird strikes. The engine subsystems and components were redesigned for easier maintenance and its modular design that divides the engine into seven separate parts allows them to be replaced independently.

Additionally, while the Jas-39 is not stealthy, the RM12's intakes are designed to minimize radar reflection from its fan, reducing the plane's overall radar cross section by 2010, according to a Volvo Aero spokesperson. The Griffin Fighters had flown over 143,000 hours without a single rm12 engine failure. or incident, he emphasized that this must be a difficult record to beat for a single-engine application, however, future modifications of the JAS-39E and JS-39F aircraft were equipped with more powerful General Electric RM16, also known as F414 ge39e, who gave him 20 more thrusts. than the rm12, which allows the aircraft to perform supercruise at supersonic speeds without the use of afterburners; in other words, now the Swedish fighter could carry out combat tasks at a speed of Mach 1.1 carrying an air-to-air combat load, by the way, in addition to the 27-millimeter Mauser bk-27 cannon, the Griffin can carry Sidewinder AIM-9 air-to-air missiles, Maverick AGM-65 air-to-ground missiles and RBS-15 anti-ship missiles, but after a major upgrade of the JS-39 weapons completed in 2010 the aircraft could be equipped with European long-range missiles mbda meteor, Iris T short-range missiles and payvoice series gbu-49 laser-guided bombs.

The JIS 39 often carries around 14,330 pounds of various weapons. and equipment including external sensors for reconnaissance and target designation, for example, beam aiming module of Saab's Israeli Raphael modular reconnaissance module system or French newspapers digital joint reconnaissance module. The advanced grappling system integrated into the electronic warfare system operates in undetectable passive or active mode. mode that jams enemy radars and, in 2013, Swedish fighters became the first aircraft with disposable Celex es Active Bright Cloud Jammers. Additionally, in 2014, JIS 39 was equipped with a self-defense module with enhanced survivability technology designed to counter the Saab team's defensive missiles. described the Gripen as a rocking aircraft capable of instantly switching between roles at the touch of a button while changing the human-machine interface and optimizing with the computer in response to different situations and threats to give its offspring a lifespan of at least 50 years Saab Engineers designed it with minimal maintenance requirements its main systems in the form of motors and radar are modular to reduce operating costs and increase the reliability of the device that even despite a solid service life the latest sensors can still be used , computers and weapons. integrated into Swedish fighters as these technologies develop one of the main factors why the Gripen attracts many foreign customers even today is undoubtedly its low operating costs according to Aviation magazine, 2021 edition of Flee Grevin, the price of one hour of flight of the jas-39 is no more than five thousand dollars, an incredibly low figure compared to its colleagues such as the American F-35 with a price of 41,986 dollars per hour f a 18e f with a price of thirty one thousand four hundred and four dollars per hour and even the European Typhoon Eurofighter which, according to various sources, eats about twenty thousand dollars per hour of flight in 2016, Sweden had delivered 158 aircraft to other countries and the current operators are Brazil, Czech Republic, Hungary , South Africa, Thailand and the United Kingdom, if we talk about The price of the fighter itself today a modification of the American F-35a Lightning II will cost foreign fires 70.2 million dollars, while the price of a Griffin is significantly higher than about $85 million, on the other hand, the cost of its operation, as we discovered above. is incomparably lower since the appearance of the first grip and in the sky in December 1988 until 2020 Saab has delivered more than 271 of these fighters and the devices themselves have received many modifications, the original versions of the jas-39a entered service with the Swedish Air Force in 1996 and was subsequently upgraded to the jas-39c or jas-39d standard.

The jas-39c which appeared in September 2002 is a single-seat version of the fighter aircraft that meets NATO standards with advanced weapons and electronic capabilities as well. As an in-flight refueling capability, the JS39D is a two-seat version of the JS39C, but without the internal cannon and fuel tank due to the placement of a second crew member and life support system, so the The airframe was lengthened by 2.2 feet. The next generation or NG now designated JAS-39E and JAS-39F was the first version of the original to receive a major redesign with a larger fuselage, more powerful F-414G engine, Raven ES05 AESA radar, two additional hardpoints and increased payload and new avionics in the cockpit.

Electronic warfare system architecture and other improvements depending on the needs of operational countries, other modifications include Gripper and Aggressor, the unarmed JAS-39C and JAS39D models for red cells, but UK air support for operational training of defense as a point requirement and part of the US air system. Force Air adversary adds air opportunity grab and Maritime, a version of The Fighter proposed as an aircraft carrier of interest to Brazil and India. Gripen's ucav is an unnamed modification of the jas-39 proposed by Sop Grip and EA Electronic Warfare or electronic attack version of the jas-39 since the end of the Cold War, neutral Sweden has weakened its military posture by cutting spending on defense and conducting fewer exercises focused on internal issues anticipating a period of security, but in recent decades Russia has increasingly demonstrated its immense territorial hunger by showing maximum aggression towards all European neighbors who annexed Crimea, invaded Georgia and then attacked Ukraine , seeing how Sweden rapidly increases its readiness and ability to carry out active military operations in order to repel a possible attack from its aggressive neighbor that regularly uses nuclear weapons, take the incident that occurred in March 2013 when Russia's bombers tu- 23m3 and Cy 27 flanker fighters carried out an unannounced simulated nuclear strike against Stockholm and other suspected targets in southern Sweden and, although NATO countries take turns protecting Baltic Sea airspace, Sweden carries out This mission for its own national purposes and is closer to Russia than NATO The plains generally fly after the Russian attack on Ukraine Sweden and Finland made the final decision to join NATO quickly gaining approval from all alliance members of the North Atlantic with the exception of Turkey and Hungary who refused to support Sweden's accession to the However, if Sweden and Finland achieve full interoperability with NATO, should we really be surprised at such support? 15 years ago Ankara said it would be willing to continue discussing Sweden's entry into NATO in June 2023.

Hungary, on the other hand, has once again demonstrated its closeness. ties with Russia, which is why behind the scenes Western officials and experts ask a fair question: is it worth entrusting such a verdict to a participant whose opinion is closely affiliated with the bloody Kremlin regime on their money one way or another ? We believe that the problem Sweden's membership in NATO will be resolved as soon as possible the Nordic region will be reliably covered by Griffin's wings and NATO forces protecting Mad Men citizens who exposed themselves and the entire world at the risk of starting a nuclear war, but now it's your turn to tell us which feature of the jas-39 grip interested you the most and if you enjoyed the video, leave a like, subscribe to the channel and press that notification.

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