![]() You can call it a “Battlecruiser” without bending knee to the throne. Seriously, America, you’re cute with how desperate you are to differentiate yourself from your roots. The E-series redefines airpower for the 21st century by extending operational capabilities.I don’t always have time to write one of these, but this is going to serve as a quick preview of the upcoming tier 9 American “Large Cruiser” Alaska. It also has a new AESA-radar, InfraRed Search and Track system, highly advanced electronic warfare and communication systems together with superior situational awareness. The E-series has a new and more powerful engine, improved range performance and the ability to carry greater payloads. Developed to counter and defeat advanced future threats, according to Saab the E-series is for customers with more pronounced threats or wider territories to secure. The latest JAS-39 variant is the Gripen E that is a new fighter aircraft system. The F-15 can stay out of a fight with a Gripen, keep it on distance, BVR if they can see it and avoid the meteors, but it is not a wise strategy to engage. And no, it is not invincible, just underestimated. Also here, no mission was cancelled due to technical issues on the Gripen. The Gripen is among the most underestimated fighters flying today, during the Libyan campaign it came in as a tactical resource but very soon was upgraded to a strategic resource. Even though the Gripen lacked the TWR of the F-16 it can nearly match it in climb rate thanks to low drag. It can reach supersonic speeds on dry thrust while carrying a full armament of four AMRAAM’s two Sidewinders and an external fuel tank. F-16 has a higher TWR, but one needs to consider drag and wing loading too.
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