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    JAS 39 Gripen vs Eurofighter?

    One obvious advantage of trust vectoring is that it allows for reasonable handling at high altitudes where the air is thin so controlsurfaces become ever less effective. I also read somewhere that thrustvectoring is not that great outside the airshows. However I have no understanding whatsoever...
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    Swedish sub travels up Mississippi River into Canada

    Well, something like it anyway, a few years ago the americans leased a swedish sub (and crew) to practice anti-sub tactics for carrier-fleets. But it didnt make it to canada :( Swedish Submarine HMS Gotland Arrives in San Diego
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    JAS 39 Gripen vs Eurofighter?

    the disadvantage of the gripen is pisspoor range, imho. the disadvantage of the ef is that its a huge thing with two engines so can only be employed by the affluent with state of the art maintenance facilities.
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    JAS 39 Gripen vs Eurofighter?

    wvr, not sure if this is at all interesting anymore, besides, i cant make the comparison. The huge twr advantage of the EF might dominate the Jas wvr. bwr, wouldnt the smaller rcs of the gripen be a rather big advantage here? Especially with stores? Or maybe all ac with stores have such a...
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