Saab JAS 39 Gripen
…studies for "an aircraft for fighter, attack, and reconnaissance" (Swedish: ett jakt-, attack- och spaningsflygplan, hence "JAS") to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force. A new design from Saab was selected and developed as the JAS 39. The first flight took place in 1988, with…