I don't feel like looking back, but I don't think anyone's posted a Saab in here... Not many other planes out there that look as doomtastic as these fuckers. They look like motherfucking decepticons.
First, the Saab 35 Draken. These guys never really saw air combat, I don't think... but they were supersonic to Mach 2, and could turn on a dime. Not the most capable plane ever, but damn did they look cool. The Swedes, Danes, Finns, and Austrians used these up until the 1990s. The Danes were the only ones to put in groundstrike capabilities, which made them really useable all around fighters. They were a lot like the Mirage III's that the Israelis used to punch the Arabs in the face during the 60s and 70s.
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The Saab 37 Viggen. This was like the Swedes answer to the Phantom or the Mirage F1. Thing was super ahead of it's time in airframe design and was very well armed. Like a faster Draken with more bombs and ground attack options. They only saw service in sweden because the swedes were pretty strict on who could get one, even though it was a competent and well priced all weather do anything plane. The Indians tried to get them, but the Americans said "fuck that" for some reason. They were the one and only plane to ever get radar lock onto an SR-71 Blackbird, as they would attempt to intercept them as they flew back from over the Soviet Union.
and now, the JAS 39 Gripen. This plane is a smaller, faster, more capable version of the Viggen. They are used by the Hungarians, South Africans, Czech's and of course the Swedes, with at least 10 more countries interested in ordering some, including Brazil who wants to eventually replace their F5's. They are a lot like F18's Eurofighters, and F16's and can do a little of everything.
