| Interesting choice to mostly rely on SAAB marketing materials in an effort to make the case that the Gripen E is better. >STOL capabilities https://www.saab.com/newsroom/stories/2020/august/gripen-des... Who really cares about STOL capabilities of the Gripen? Unless you're on a small island, you can build longer runways. >Radar, note that's I'd said it's an estimate, based on the fact that it's the first GaN radar and has a wider FOV https://www.saab.com/markets/india/gripen-for-india/technolo... Gripen E's radar being better than that of the F-35 is certainly an unique take. The AN/APG-81 has a 71.4% bigger aperture than the ES-05. While the ES-05 does benefit from reduced power consumption due to the GaN transistors, it still has significantly lower peak output power than the AN/APG-81. Wider FOV is nice, but the AN/APG-81 can see further. AN/APG-81 is the better radar out of the two, and also offers better EW capabilities than the ES-05. >More mature here means has been around longer in one from or another, since the Viggen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_37_Viggen I believe the word you're looking for is "older", even though "more mature" sounds nicer. >Supercruise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercruise The Gripen E can only supercruise according to SAABs very own original definition of "supercruise", and so far there's been no indication that it can do so while carrying weapons. >RCS is an overall estimate, certainly not from the front as the F35 is designed as a strike fighter, but with a smaller plane, the RCS may well be similar elsewhere https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/01/07/gripen/ If Gripen was as stealthy as you like to suggest, SAAB would be shouting it from the rooftops. Yet, they aren't. >Fast software updates https://www.saab.com/newsroom/stories/2021/january/gripen-so... Meaningless marketing speak. Anyway, > Ownership in this case means having the ability to independently run the aircraft without reliance on other countries' benevolence. Good luck operating Gripens without relying on the benevolence of the US, UK and Sweden. |