2 years ago

Here's the reason why gripen e will soar.
The Gripen E variant is claimed to be the most sophisticated among the previous variants.
Currently, only the Brazilian Air Force and Swedish Air Force have used the Gripen-E variant of the aircraft, which competes in the fighter market with another stealth aircraft, the F-35
Brazil ordered a total of 36 Gripen E/F fighter jets with the four newest Gripen aircraft already installed at Saab's facility in Sao, Paulo Brasil, for delivery to the country's Air Force.
It's only natural that the Gripen E variant is said to be the most sophisticated of the other variants.
There are significant differences between the Gripen E aircraft and the A, B, C, or D variants.
Gripen E uses the General Electric F414-GE-39E engine which is more powerful than the GE F404 engine used by previous aircraft variants.

The Gripen E fighter can now be in the air longer and its operating range is also longer.

Due to its more powerful engine with 22,000 pounds of thrust, the weight and size of the Gripen E aircraft is also increased over the A/B or C/D variants.

Gripen E aircraft with more powerful engines are now capable of carrying a variety of weapons, sensors, and other equipment.

The Gripen E aircraft are capable of carrying more weapons, with the latest variant of the aircraft having 10 hardpoints compared to only eight hardpoints on the previous aircraft variant.

A Gripen E aircraft can carry up to seven Beyond Visual Range Meteor air-to-air missiles developed by defense company MBDA.

Said to be the best air-to-air missile in the world and used by aircraft such as the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale, the BVR "Meteor" air-to-air missile with a speed of over Mach 4 is capable of shooting down aerial targets over 100 km away.

As for the Gripen E radar, it is equipped with the ES-05 Raven Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar developed by the Leonardo company.

This radar antenna is mounted on a so-called "rotating repositioner" or "swashplate" which allows it to move left and right to expand the radar's "field of view", which is said to be especially useful in BVR and Ground-Air Defense (GBAD) Based Environment situations.

The aircraft is also equipped with the Leonardo Skyward G Infrared Search Track (IRST) sensor, the new Electronic Warfare System (EWS) and the Missile Approach Warning System.

With the difference in engines and other weapons, it is only natural that the current Gripen E aircraft is the best of the previous generation, and is a competitor to the F-35 aircraft in the aircraft market.

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