<t>Scrat;673729 wrote: The Grippen is a very advanced aircraft, not so much in tech as it is in capability. Off the shelf gear can be used in many different ways, to many different ends. SAAB builds superb aircraft, comparable to anything America can produce in quantity. If not better in ways.<br/> ...

<t>Continuing on the worlds best fighter jets of their time al developed by SAAB in Sweden...<br/> <br/> ------------------<br/> <br/> Tunnan:<br/> <br/> The first production version of the "Flygande Tunnan (Flying Barrel)", as it was nicknamed, was the "J-29A". A total of 224 were built from 1951 t...