Gripen E/F

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Piti laittaa tämä Gripen-myyntidirikan puolustelu kun sai myös Makea-Billin kommentin mukaan
Tosin eihän tuolla EJ200 samankaltaisuudella oikeasti ole mitään väliä, ei jonkun 10 kappaleen oston takia kukaan EJ200:a GE414:n tilalle vaihdata.

Toimittaja Darren Olivier kertoo kuinka Etelä-Afrikka tiedusteli aikoinaan EJ200:lla varustettua Gripenia, mutta liian kallis oli. Heidän hankintamäärä oli 26 kappaletta.

South Africa asked Saab to provide a detailed proposal for an EJ200-engined Gripen during the negotiation phase of their 1999 acquisition of the type, perhaps linked to this news https://flightglobal.com/eurojet-aims-ej200-variant-at-thrust-vectored-gripen/21234.article
It was deemed feasible even then, just too expensive at the time

Tuon Flightglobalin linkin mukaan 1998 on ollut kovat piipussa. Jopa thrust vectoringia on ajateltu Gripeniin. 102kN on jopa enemmän kuin Gripen E:hen päätynyt F414-GE-39E 98kN.

The company says that a 700h flight test programme is being planned to explore thrust vectoring on a standard Gripen airframe for the export market. Eurojet has proposed to Saab a 102kN (23,000lb)-thrust version of its engine, called the EJ230, combined with an axisymmetric thrust-vectoring nozzle from Spanish Eurojet partner ITP, and a control system from Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) subsidiary MTU.

According to Eurojet, the increased thrust will be achieved by measures including the addition of a new higher pressure-ratio fan.'

Eurojet says that it is in competition with the General Electric F414 with an AVEN thrust-vectoring nozzle. The current version of the Gripen is powered by the Volvo Aero RM12, a licence-produced GE F404.

 

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Miten olisi voinut käydä jos Norja olisi ottanut onkeen 2000-luvun alussa.

In January 2007 Norwegian Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen said: “The negotiations with JAS Gripen and Eurofighter which commenced early January 2007 are well on track… Progress has also been made in the negotiations over development agreements with the two other candidates in the combat aircraft acquisition project, JAS Gripen and Eurofighter.” Negotiations with respect to the JAS-39 Gripen option appear to have borne fruit – for the future of the Gripen fighter, as well as for Norway’s stated goals.

On April 26, 2007, Norway and Sweden signed a Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation in development work on the future versions of Gripen, worth NOK 150 million (currently about $25 million) over 2 years, with the option to further extend the agreement. There was also a Letter of Agreement (LoA) signed between Norway and Saab subsidiary Gripen International that will enable Norwegian companies to undertake advanced development work in a range of high technology areas, such as composites, communication systems, studies and integration work for Norwegian weapon systems, ammunition, logistics and data systems connected to the development of the future JAS-39 Gripen.

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/norway-signs-development-agreement-for-jas39n-gripen-03261/

Mutta ei... Rafale diskattiin, Eurofighter vetäytyi ja USA vedätti kun viivytteli tahallaan Gripenin AESAn vientilupaa sen yli, että Norja julisti voittajaksi F-35:n.

After Dassault’s Rafale was disqualified, and EADS’ Eurofighter pulled out, the battle to supply Norway’s 48 F-16 replacements has come down to a straight shootout between the F-35A Lightning II, and Sweden’s upgraded JAS-39N.

Gripen International has now delivered its bid to the Norwegian government, on the same day that it submitted its bid for India’s much larger MMRCA fighter competition. Dagbladet reported, and Gripen’s release confirmed, that Norway added a new wrinkle to its competition requirements: “An integral part of the Swedish offer to Norway, is a commitment on the part of the Swedish Government to operate the same advanced version of the Gripen fighter aircraft as offered to Norway, in the event that Norway selects Gripen as its future combat aircraft.

This offer creates a win-win situation for both countries, as they would not only share the development costs for the new fighter but would also share future enhancements over the future operational life of Gripen fighter aircraft for the next 30-40 years.” Saab CEO Ake Svensson also announced significant industrial offset commitments

Gripen Delivers Norwegian Bid - With a Twist - Defense Industry Daily

JAS-39N CAP Concept(click to view full) After Dassault's Rafale was disqualified, and EADS' Eurofighter pulled out, the battle to supply Norway's 48 F-16 replacements has come down to a straight shootout between the F-35A Lightning II, and Sweden's upgraded JAS-39N. See "F-35 Lightning II Faces...

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