Fighter Planes

212th Tactical Squadron | Čáslav AB

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 138 (VAQ-138) approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron to conduct aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean on June 24, 2024. Yellow Jackets.

Gorgeous Gripen! 🇸🇪

As part of its 1999 Strategic Defence Procurement, South Africa signed a contract for 26 Gripen state-of-the-art multi-role fighters - intended to modernise the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) fast jet fleet and capability and support the transformation within South Africa’s armed forces. The SAAF’s first Gripen, a two-seater version, arrived in South Africa by the end of April 2008 followed by two additional aircraft a year later.

Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a single seat, light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft that was the result of the ingenious work by the engineers of the Swedish Aerospace company known by the name of Saab. Saab JAS 39 Gripen was designed in order to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen, the former fighter jets of the Swedish Air Force. Saab JAS 39 Gripen’s design has delta wing and a canard configuration which allows the aircraft to have stable design overall along with its fly-by...

Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a single seat, light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft that was the result of the ingenious work by the engineers of the Swedish Aerospace company known by the name of Saab.

Saab 39 Gripen JAS 39A Fuerza Aérea Sueca

We paid a visit to Swedish OEM, Saab, to learn if its Gripen E offering to replace Canada's aging CF-188 Hornets has the requisite muscle to give the other entrants a run for their money.

JAS-39 Gripen E