Gripen C

The JAS 39 Gripen is a light weight multi role combat aircraft currently in production, intended to replace the SAAB J35 Draken and JA37 Viggen. The Gripen is now fully operational with the Swedish Air Force with more than 115 units. In 1978 the Swedish Government decided that the Swedish Air Force needed a new multirole aircraft for the turn of the century. After an evaluation process, Parliament decided in June 1982 to go ahead with the Swedish project and the Defense Materiel Administration signed a contract for development of the JAS-39 "Gripen", and the final flight tests were completed in December of 1996.

The "Gripen" offers high agility, advanced target acquisition systems - including a powerful multi-role radar, modern weapons, low radar signatures and powerful Electronic counter-measures systems. The JAS-39 Gripen system is designed to counter all current and future threats.The aircraft has the ability to take off from rough landing strips and even roads. The aircraft has been developed for the Swedish Air Force by the Industry Group JAS (SAAB, Ericsson, Volvo Aero and FFV Aerotech) in close co-operation with the Swedish Air Force.

Aces

 * Fritz: STFS (AC)


 * Wisna Squadron: YAF (AC5)


 * Indigo Squadron (Indigo) (BAF)(ACZ)


 * Quelle (Source): BAF (ACZ)


 * Messer Squadron (Knife): BAF (ACZ)


 * Riot: LAF (ACX)


 * 207th Tactical Fighter Squadron AAF (ACX)
 * Warwolf Squadron : NATO-Flygvapnet (AC:AH)

Standard Weapons

 * Gun: 1x 27mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver Cannon
 * Missiles: 2x AIM-9M Sidewinder

Special Weapons

 * ECMP: ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming Pod (ACX/ACX2)
 * RCL: ARAK 70 (AC5/ACZ/ACX)
 * SOD: BK-90 (DWS 39) Glide Bomb (ACZ/ACX/ACX2)
 * XLAA: MBDA Meteor (ACZ)
 * XLAA: Advanced Long Range Air To Air Missile (ACX/ACX2)
 * 4AAM: Rb.99 AMRAAM (AC:AH)
 * QAAM: Rb.98 IRIS-T (AC:AH)
 * RKTL: ARAK 70 (AC:AH)

Air Combat

 * Stability: 20


 * Defense: 10


 * Offense: 10


 * Power: 50


 * Mobility: 100

Ace Combat 2

 * Power: 80


 * Defense: 30


 * Mobility: 90


 * Stability: 50


 * Climbing Ability: 80


 * Air-to-Air: 80


 * Air-to-Ground: 70

Ace Combat 5

 * Speed: 78


 * Mobility: 68


 * Stability: 61


 * Defense: 60


 * Air-to-Air: 40


 * Air-to-Ground: 75

Ace Combat Zero

 * Speed: 78


 * Mobility: 78


 * Stability: 71


 * Defense: 70


 * Air-to-Air: 60


 * Air-to-Ground: 75

Ace Combat X

 * Speed: 85
 * Air-to-Air: 81
 * Air-to-Ground: 42
 * Mobility: 66
 * Stability: 66
 * Defense: 57

Trivia

 * In many Ace Combat games, JAS-39C has one IRST sensor on the nose, positioned near the cockpit. The real life counterparts don't have it.
 * In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, this is the only multirole plane that can equip rocket launchers (RKTL).