This Is the Iconic European Fighter Jet That Can Operate Anywhere

The Saab Gripen is a beautiful fighter with a nifty little mane on its nose, and it's popular with small militaries around the world because it's cheap to operate, has high-mission readiness, and can take off from nearly anywhere. Seriously, if you've got a half mile of level pavement, you can probably get a Gripen in the air from it.

You might need to cut down some light poles or whatever, but that's on you.

The Gripen fighter, which recently saw its E-variant enter serial production, is squarely aimed at fighting whatever it needs to, including fifth-generation fighters like Russia's Su-57. That might be surprising since it's not as fast. Or have as many weapons. Or have much stealth coating or many materials.

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