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Gripen (Jet fighter plane)

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Topical headingGripen (Jet fighter plane)
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Variant(s)JAS 39 (Jet fighter plane)
Saab Gripen (Jet fighter plane)
Saab JAS 39 Gripen (Jet fighter plane)
See alsoJet fighter planes
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Found inWork cat.: Keijsperm, G. Saab Gripen, c2003: p. 14 (JAS 39, christened the Gripen, Swedish Air Force fighter)
The SAAB JAS-39 Gripen WWW Site, Feb. 5, 2004 (Gripen is a state of the art multirole combat aircraft, arguably the first "fourth-generation" fighter to reach service)
JAS 39-SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (1992- ) WWW Site, Feb. 5, 2004 (JAS 39 Gripen is a true multi-role/swing-role aircraft, during the same mission with the same pilot it is able to execute tasks regarding interception, attack and reconnaissance, the aircraft may be configured into the different roles by simply pressing a button)
Saab Gripen WWW Site, Feb. 5, 2004 Gripen multi-role fighter aircraft, developed by Saab, was first flown in December 1988 and is in operational service with the Swedish Air Force; planned that the Gripen will replace all current variants of the Viggen and Draken conbat aircraft; JAS 39A is the single seater version of the Gripen, two seater JAS 39B operational trainer variant of Gripen is available)