9. Gripen from Saab
I joined the service in 1988.
Not retired: N/A
Expense: $40–60 million*
One of Saab’s lightweight, single-engine, multirole aircraft is the JAS 39 Gripen. The English name for the Gripen is “Griffin,” and it features a relaxed stability design. In addition, iI features fly-by-wire controls with canard and delta wing configurations. Ford previously owned the automotive business Volvo, which designed the engine.
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The Swedish government ordered the Gripen’s development in 1979 because it needed an aircraft that could be used for reconnaissance, combat, and attack. The Gripen was intended to take the place of the SAF’s outdated technological Draken and Viggen. The scheme will cost $13.54 billion in total.
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