![]() Following two crashes during flight development and subsequent alterations to the aircraft’s flight control software, the Gripen entered service with the Swedish Air Force in 1996. A new design from Saab was selected and developed as the JAS 39, first flying in 1988. In 1979, the Swedish government began development studies for an aircraft capable of fighter, attack and reconnaissance missions to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen. Later aircraft are modified for NATO interoperability standards and to undertake air to air refuelling. It is powered by the Volvo RM12, and has a top speed of Mach 2. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls. It was designed to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet). The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (IPA: English: griffin) is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab.
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