Presentation of JAS-39 Gripen
Video presentation of JAS-39 Gripen one of the main candidates for the 4th generation fighter of Hellenic Air Force (HAF)… The Saab JAS 39 “Gripen” (Griffin or “Gryphon”) is a fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. Gripen International acts as a prime contracting organisation and is responsible for marketing, selling and supporting the Gripen fighter around the world. The aircraft is in service with the Swedish Air Force, the Czech Republic Air Force and the Hungarian Air Force, and has been ordered by the South African Air Force. In October 2007 the Thai government decided to purchase the Gripen to replace the country’s aging F-5 fleet. Development The Gripen is designed for performance, flexibility, effectiveness and survivability in air combat. The designation JAS stands for Jakt (Air-to-Air), Attack (Air-to-Surface), and Spaning (Reconnaissance), indicating that the Gripen is a multirole or swingrole aircraft that can fulfill each mission type. Gripen got its name in a public competition in 1982. The griffin is the heraldry on Saab’s logo and suited the multirole characteristics of the aircraft. Furthermore, the griffin is the symbolic animal on the coat of arms of Östergötland, the province in which Saab AB is headquartered (Linköping). Sweden chose to develop the Gripen rather than purchase a variant of the F-16, F/A-18A/B, or the “F-5S” version of the Northrop F-20 Tigershark. In April 2007, Norway signed an agreement on a joint …
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