Which will be behind everyone else’s like Germany
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I don’t disagree there, but only if Sweden doesn’t get Fox 3 on their Gripen. If Sweden gets Fox 3 on Gripen C, then UK will too at the same time since it’s the same aircraft.
That doesn’t fix them being stuck with the Phantom from 1973 until 2003. End of the day Hornet radar, 4 AMRAAM and 4 AIM-9Li on a Phantom will be a passable solution.
They also have the Gripen A.
50/50 chance they keep the SAAF Gripen C as an equal to the Swedish Gripen A and not the Swedish Gripen C (as they have done so far)
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that has nothing to do with each other lol, that doesnt mean they will get the same things. You say that like every typhoon would get the same missles as well, when each nation uses different ones
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Sweden will get fox 3 on their Gripen C as the Gripen A they have is functionaly a C without AMRAAMS so AMRAAMS would be the only difference they could make
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I sure hope so! I am looking for the forward to a 12.3 Mig-21!!!
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If you have to have the most cutting edge airframes at all times may I refer you to the US tech tree, or perhaps it’s closely related but slightly different and occasionally better companions Japan and Israel.
Not even counting the fact that the weaponry is slightly different (the ZA one has AGM-65Bs, for example, as opposed to the SW one having AGM-65As).
Well it would have the same missiles if they don’t want to bring thr next generation of ir missiles
Shall I remind you that the US got the 12.3 F-16C 3 months before Sweden or Britain got anything higher than an 11.3
Technically Sweden had an 11.7, however your point still stands.
depends as well germany could have aim 9l(i). UK never had those or aim9m right?
So did Britain but gr7 doesn’t really count
Viggen D dropped down to 11.3 at the start of last year-ish iirc.
And Britain technically had the Gr7, though pre-9Ms it was barely worthy of that BR. Should have been 11.3
The UK had AIM-9Ms, and used them on pretty much everything at the time.
fair enough
The Harrier is a striker fighter, whereas the JA37 is a fighter, but yes, you are correct.