Interesting read! I was half hoping you would profile the pros and cons of F16 v Gripen E/F - from my laymans research! i see the below - please correct or comment otherwise!
F16
+ plentiful
+ versatile
+ munitions also plentiful
+ signifantly superior to Mig 29
- expensive
- Is maintenance intensive
- need more runway ground conditions
- Still highly susceptible modern A defence
- long lead time for ground crew and pilot training.
- not stealth
Gripen
+ Cheaper than F16
+ just as Versatile
+ Munitions even more versatile than F16 most hard points?
+ Has longer range potential armaments?
+ requires less maintenance and ground conditions (shorter runways etc?)
- Not as plentiful as F16
- Also not stealth
- likey as susceptible as F16 to modern AA but maybe mitigated by longer range armaments
- would require significant lead time to build deliver and train ground crew and pilots but Q is would it require significantly less time?
Interesting read! I was half hoping you would profile the pros and cons of F16 v Gripen E/F - from my laymans research! i see the below - please correct or comment otherwise!
F16
+ plentiful
+ versatile
+ munitions also plentiful
+ signifantly superior to Mig 29
- expensive
- Is maintenance intensive
- need more runway ground conditions
- Still highly susceptible modern A defence
- long lead time for ground crew and pilot training.
- not stealth
Gripen
+ Cheaper than F16
+ just as Versatile
+ Munitions even more versatile than F16 most hard points?
+ Has longer range potential armaments?
+ requires less maintenance and ground conditions (shorter runways etc?)
- Not as plentiful as F16
- Also not stealth
- likey as susceptible as F16 to modern AA but maybe mitigated by longer range armaments
- would require significant lead time to build deliver and train ground crew and pilots but Q is would it require significantly less time?