JAS 39 Gripen

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (JAS stands for Jakt/Attack/Spaning, meaning "Hunt/Attack/Reconnaissance", Gripen means "Griffin"), is a Swedish lightweight, single-engine, 4.5 generation multirole fighter. It has outstanding performance that surpasses any counterparts, including the American F-16 Fighting Falcon and the French Dassault Rafale. The fighter is heavily armed, mounting its top-tech weapons on 8 hardpoints. Thanks to advanced computer systems, targeting sensors, radar equipment and electronic countermeasures, the JAS has an almost unmatched offensive ability against any target on the ground, in the air, or at sea. It had a top speed of Mach 2, and a ferry range of 3,200 km. The fighter is in active service within Sweden, South Africa, Czech Republic, Hungary and Thailand.

Specifications (JAS 39 Gripen C/D)
General characteristics: Performance:
 * Crew: 1 (2 for JAS39D).
 * Payload: 5,300 kg.
 * Length: 14.1 meters.
 * Wingspan: 8.4 meters.
 * Height: 4.5 meters.
 * Wing area: 30.0 square meters.
 * Empty weight: 6,800 kg.
 * Loaded weight: 8,500 kg.
 * Max. takeoff weight: 14,000 kg.
 * Powerplant: 1x Volvo Aero RM12 afterburning turbofan.
 * Maximum speed: Mach 2 (2,204 km/h)
 * Combat radius: 800 km.
 * Ferry range: 3,200 km.
 * Service ceiling: 14,240 meters.
 * Wing loading: 283 kg/square meter.
 * Thrust/weight: 0.97.

Armament:
 * Guns: 1x 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds.
 * Hardpoints: 8 (3 on each wing, 2 under fuselage).
 * Rockets: 4x rocket pods with 32x 13.5 cm rockets each (totally 128 rockets).
 * Missiles:
 * 2x KEPD.350 air-launched cruise missile
 * 4x MBDA Meteor long-range air-to-air missile
 * 4x MICA medium-range air-to-air missile
 * 4x Rb.71 medium-range air-to-air missile
 * 6x Rb.74 short-range air-to-air missile
 * 4x Rb.75 air-to-ground tactical missile
 * 6x Rb.98 short-range air-to-air missile
 * 4x Rb.99 medium-range air-to-air missile
 * 2x Rbs.15F anti-ship missile
 * Bombs:
 * 2x Bk.90 cluster bomb
 * 4x GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb
 * 8x Mark 82 unguided bomb