Saab confirms negociations with Portugal for Gripen as an alternative to F-35
Saab confirms negociations with Portugal for Gripen as an alternative to F-35
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Saab confirma negociações com Portugal para venda de caças Gripen como alternativa aos F-35
The Gripen uses US-built engines iirc so it’s still a problematic buy for Europeans.
it used to have a volvo engine but volvo aero got absorbed into a british conglomerate about 10 years ago.
point being, we can make the switch again.
The EU can (or rather, could) potentially make lots of things, the question is if there is sufficient political will to do it.
The Volvo one was a license built US engine.
If they want European the choice is the EJ200 that's on the Eurofighter. It's a little less powerful than the US one they're using, probably why they choose the is one. But apparently has room to become more powerful if they take on additional design work.
Never build an airplane without a powerplant.
Sincerely, F-14
Well, the F35 uses European engines, so there's that.
No, that’s only the VTOL variant for the marines (F35B). The regular F35 uses P&Ws if I’m not mistaken.
There is not machine with more than a 1000 parts that's wholly constructed within one country, alliance or continent.
Hell, China even make parts for the US military. https://fridayeveryday.com/us-outsources-its-anti-china-war-machine-to-china/
The Dassault Rafale uses Safran engines, right?