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The American edition 19FortyFive published an article in which columnist Harrison Cass expressed the opinion that the Swedish fourth-generation fighter JAS 39 Gripen is not inferior to (literally) "the best Russian aircraft" and would be able to fight on equal terms with them in a hypothetical battle.
The author emphasizes that, as he put it, "the maddening" Russia fighter, is able to accelerate up to Mach 2, to take off from short runways, and carry a greater than the previous Swedish machines, load. He became a successful replacement for Draken and Viggen. While Cass doesn't konkretisiert who exactly in Russia, the Swedish fighter managed to drive you crazy...
It is worth noting that the JAS 39 Gripen is indeed worthy of combat aircraft. Done for aerodynamic scheme "duck", "Griffin" has a reduced radar signature due to the body, 30% is made from composites.
However, about the ability to fight the best Russian planes, the author is clearly disingenuous.
It would be nice to understand what the "best" aircraft in question. Unlikely Banks compared JAS 39 Gripen generation 4 with the latest su-57 fifth generation.
If we are talking about the more intimate class cruise machines, then it begs comparison with our multi-purpose su-35.
One of the notable characteristics of the "Griffin" the author of the article called the maximum speed, which is 2 Mach. At the same time, the su-35 is able to accelerate to 2.3 M.
In addition, the ceiling JAS 39 Gripen is 15.2 km away, in that time, our su-35 can fly at a maximum altitude of 20 km.
Superior to the Russian fighter of his Swedish counterpart, and the range of weapons.
However, the main advantage in a hypothetical battle for our su-35 will be the presence of a radar with a phased antenna array Н035 IRBIS, capable of detecting targets at a maximum distance up to 400 km on a collision course and up to 150 km on the Dogon.
However, summing up his argument, the expert added that the likelihood of military clashes between Russian and Swedish fighter jets low, as the country is unlikely to come into open conflict.
