The Saab JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Has Just 1 Mission That Won’t Go Away

Sorry, F-22 and F-35: Saab Has Big Plans to Replace the JAS 39 Gripen Fighter

Summary and Key Points – Sweden’s Koncept för Framtida Stridsflyg (KFS) program, led by Saab, represents a strategic shift toward a “system-of-systems” approach to airpower. Moving beyond the JAS 39 Gripen, the initiative focuses on a networked ecosystem involving stealthy crewed nodes and autonomous uncrewed combat air vehicles (UCAVs). -A major milestone was achieved in […] The post Sorry, F-22 and F-35: Saab Has Big Plans to Replace the JAS 3…

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Has Just 1 Mission That Won’t Go Away

Summary and Key Points: Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen began as Sweden’s Cold War response to replacing the Draken and Viggen, shaped by the need for efficiency, modular avionics, and survivability under Soviet pressure. The Mission: Take on the Soviet Union and now Russia.  JAS 39 Gripen Fighter From Sweden. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -The “Gripen” name—derived from the griffin—arose from a Swedish Air Force magazine contest, with the program making…

Saab's Next-Gen Fighter Revolution Set to Eclipse the Gripen Legacy

Your Page Title Stockholm, February 19 - Saab, the renowned Swedish aerospace and defense company, is advancing ambitious plans to develop the successor to the JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet, one of the world's most versatile and cost-effective multirole combat aircraft. Through its Koncept för Framtida Stridsflyg (KFS), or Future Combat Aircraft Concept program, Saab is working closely with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to explor…