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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Videos show what it's like watching British Typhoon and Swedish Gripen jets refuel at 30,000 feet

Midair refueling enables fighter jets to extend range and endurance but requires dangerous close-proximity maneuvers with tanker aircraft like the RAF Voyager.
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1 month ago

Ukrainian fighter pilot says the Gripen is the only fighter in the world for which he'd sell his soul

Vadym Voroshylov, a well-known Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot with the call sign Karaya, wrote on Instagram this week that the JAS-39 Gripen "is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for." He said that this jet us "ideal option" for Ukraine today and also reliable for the future. Voroshylov's post came after Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent to export up to 150 JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets to Kyiv.
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