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SAAB JAS 39 Gripen
Origin:
Sweden
Type:
single-seat all-weather fighter, attack and reconnaissance aircraft
Max Speed:
maximum speed supersonic at all altitudes
Max Range:
3,250 km / 2,020 miles
Dimensions:
span 8.00 m / 26 ft 3 in length 14.10 m / 46 ft 3 in height 4.70 m / 15 ft 5 in
Weight:
empty 6,622 kg / 14,600 lb max. take-off 12,473 kg / 27,500 lb
Powerplant:
one 8210-kg (18,100-lb) afterburning thrust Volvo Flygmotor RM12 turbofan
Armament:
one 27-mm Mauser BK27 cannon; provision for Sky Flash and Sidewinder AAMs, Maverick ASMs, Rb15F anti-ship missiles, bombs, cluster bombs, rocket-launcher pods, reconnaissance pods, drop tanks and ECM pods carried on six external hardpoints
Operators:
Czech Republic
,
Hungary
,
South Africa
,
Sweden
,
Thailand (Ordered 6 x JAS 39)
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