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Multi-role combat aircraft
The simple numeric answer: available reporting suggests the Gripen E has higher raw top-speed and demonstrable supercruise performance than the F‑35, but none of the sources provide a clean, tested co...
There is no authoritative, public set of mock dogfight test numbers directly comparing instantaneous turn rate (ITR) and sustained turn rate (STR) of the Gripen E (JAS 39E/F) and the F‑35A in the prov...
Finland’s HX competition concluded that, when measured across acquisition, sustainment and lifecycle development within Finland’s chosen financial framework, the F‑35A was the most cost‑effective opti...
Public reporting contains analyst commentary, vendor claims, and enthusiast comparisons but no released, independently verifiable test data directly comparing the Raven ES‑05 (Gripen E) and the F‑35’s...
Real-world reporting and analyst pieces present competing views: proponents say the F‑35’s sensor fusion and helmet-display reduce pilot workload and improve situational awareness, while Saab and seve...
Clean-airframe drag favors designs that carry weapons internally and have compact, low-friction shapes; the F‑35's internal bays and faceted stealth shaping therefore give it the lowest drag and radar...
The Gripen E's aerodynamic drag is the product of competing design choices: its canard-delta layout and relaxed-stability aerodynamics create induced and configuration drag in some regimes, while a mo...
Independent, side-by-side studies that calculate per‑flight‑hour operating costs of the F‑35A versus the Gripen E over a 30‑year service life do not appear in the supplied reporting; what exists in th...
Radar frequency band matters because different bands interact with aircraft shapes and materials in distinct ways; available reporting says the Gripen E is not stealth-designed but has a smaller radar...
Public reporting does not provide hard numerical radar-detection ranges for the Gripen E’s AESA versus the F‑35A’s radar signature across specific RCS values; most available articles describe qualitat...
Available reporting in the provided files does not offer a definitive list ranking which nations secured the absolute lowest unit prices for the F‑35 or the Gripen E; instead, the sources show wide va...