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Originally Posted by Tin Man
More on the Gripen. After further reading, this "supercruise" offered by the Gripen is unverified outside of the manufacturer. Indeed, earlier versions could not manage it at all.
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Uhmm its had the ability with a loadout for awhile.
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The Gripen NG with `414`s has a marginal supercruise at 1.05 Mach, firmly rooted in the transonic regime, and this with a light combat load or maybe even clean.
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Thats for the 404 with a AAM loadout
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This label will only hinder it, I would suggest SAAB drop this and concentrate on its "real" capabilities.
Even the Typhoon`s 1.2M supercruise seems only slightly better, unless the aircraft can sustain that speed without killing range too much.
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Eurofighter is the one that can only supercruise clean.
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If India wants a tactical fighter bomber with long legs, Gripen isn`t it. I think a country like India should be thinking bigger, and badder than the Gripen.
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if India wants a fighter force that can scatter to the highways to avoid Pakistani or Chinese missiles the Gripen is the right plane. Being able to disperse gives the air force a level of force protection a purely runway bound fleet cannot match.