Obviously, F35s are able to land on highways and that’s awesome. For a lot of countries’ specific needs the F35 is preferred for good reason. However, it was never really designed for these kinds of dispersed operations. The maintenance, the staff requirements, etc. You need a big logistics machine and organisation behind the scenes to operate a F35 in combat. Meanwhile, Gripen was designed from day one to do exactly what we see in this video, in every aspect of the platform. A pilot plus just a minimal crew of conscripts and one technical leader (2 years of experience) is all that is required to have Gripen flying continuous combat missions from covert locations, using highways (or frozen lakes, if you happen to have those). All the equipment required to operate is housed in a standard shipping container, even when the aircraft is on its home airbase. So when shit hits the fan, you just pick up the very same container with a truck and scoot to some forest hideout somewhere close to a highway and continue operating in the exact same way from there, without any additional training needed to do so. Obviously, I’m not saying that Gripen is some kind of super-next-gen aircraft that is suitable for everything. It can’t operate from aircraft carriers and there are plenty of scenarios that Gripen is not suited for. But Gripen is just a fundamentally different air combat platform compared to anything else around the world at the moment. Gripen and the F35 should not be seen as competing platforms, because they’re fundamentally designed for very different needs and purposes. If anything, they should be considered platforms that complement each other. I would love to see Gripen in Ukraine though, because Ukraine’s situation is exactly what Gripen was designed for.
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Those clever Swedes...Gripen is best IKEA unit Designed to fly from any highway, yet fit sleekly into any living room decor?!?😂😂
Speaking of shit hitting fans, do F35's have the same sensitivity as F16s to debris on runways? I heard F16 runways are walked by ground staff to clear rubbish by hand.
I agree on all counts but, having said that, there is not much a Gripen cannot do. As for the F-35 Fighting Turkey, I suppose it could managed if it only needed fuel and ammo.
A few years ago, traffic was shut down on the highway and we were forced to wait while a C-130 landed, turned and flew away again. A completely normal day in Sweden.
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Gripen is a underrated, extremely capable aircraft.
I dont think its very underrated & neither was Saab as a car brand? Instead i think neither are "as common" simply because they were/are being produced in smaller numbers? in the case of cars (when they still made them) they clearly didn't even get to a quarter of the production of their competition & you could easily find 5x the BMW or Mercedes or Volkswagen dealers for every Saab dealer, in the case of F35 vs Gripen i'm 99% sure they produce something like double the amount of F35's a year (or more?) because it's simply a much bigger (collab of) organization(s) And at the end of the day when a government finally decides to upgrade their jet fleet they want them as soon as possible 🤷♂
@@jonanolakers1567 It's not that fucking narrow... Have you been to one of the roads they land jets on in Sweden cuz I have, and they are wider than normal landsväg...
We have our fair share of potholes also in Finland. Our road infrastructure gets back a fraction of the amount our government taxes road traffic. It's been like that for couple decades now.
These are not any highways "in europe". These are dispersed stretches that are purposly reinforced and planned to be used as make shift runways when they were built to handle this since their inception and made sure to always be upkept to the highest standard. At least that has been the case for the Swedish highways as this kind of operation has been part of Swedish doctrine for the last 50-60 years.
I remember in the 90s I was living and working in Germany. I noticed a stretch of autobahn where there was what looked like a wide access road gated off with heavy steel gates. The 'access road' went for a few hundred metres then split into smaller roads disappearing into a hilly wooded area. I wondered if it was some sort of autobahn service area, but a German friend explained it was a cold war emergency military airfield and the smaller roads lead to secure underground bunkers for the aircraft.
In Finland there is publicly known at least some couple dozen places in the road network, which can be used as a airplane field if it becomes necessary. They practice the takeoffs and landings periodically, just like in the video. This is all just a part of preparation for defending the country against possible war of aggression. I believe also Baltic states have quite high rate of preparing to any kind of hostile movements. Finland did never cancel conscription so basically every finnish man have been trained for war, if they had no health issues preventing it. Nowdays also women have the option to go to army if they choose so.
As all airfields are prime targets there is no other option than to turn to highways. The Germans did it on a small scale during WWII and kept doing it during g the Cold War.
Slight correction, Gripen is not landing on swedish highways, it lands on country roads. Swedish highways are almost always divided with barrier in the center making them unsuitable to land on, also the close proximity to forested terrain next to country roads make it ideal for hidden mobile service and resupply.
@@billyjoe3309 muskovy already knows since the system was developed in the 1950ies, but there are too many of these backup airfield roads to monitor if they wanted to be cute and pick a fight, far too many to monitor even with drones. Remember, each road base will only be in use for around 45minutes at a time, and never more than once every few days... The Gripen pilots wouldn't even be told exactly what road base to use for RTB until they are within a couple of minutes flying from the road base and can pick up the pings of the mobile radio nav beacon. All the pilots get in their in-flight briefing is a primary and alternate return heading and a time window for each, no coordinates.
You reckon if Russia marches into Finland, the US will come to its rescue against the possibility of Russia levelling your cities with hypersonic nukes for which you have no protection and means to shoot down? I admire your courage but we need realism here.
@@akioh2782 not in Sweden, on the road bases it's open air readying pads with a fake tree top cover suspended on metal wires, but each road base will only be used for 45minutes at a time and never more than once every 2-3days. There are thousands of them all over the country.
The F-35s make it look easy and smooth. An F-35B would really be in it's own! A-10s are smooth as well. The low speed performance of these aircraft is impressive.
@@shaharyarqureshi6894 as a matter of fact the purpose of that exercise was to show Russia and China they could blow up airfields and we including all Allied pilots could land anywhere in the world and again we’ve been doing it since WWII
Notice how close the nose wheel follows the center line. If you're not a pilot you may not realize how much training it takes to get this right every time.
Alright sir, pull it over, you were speeding on the highway. Any weapons in your vehicle? Let me see your pilots license. Ahh, so you think your some hotshot flyboy. Give ya a warning ticket this time. Now fly out rambo.
Had that once from a UK copper. Mate got caught speeding, and the first line from the copper was "Hello Wing Commander, having problems taking off this morning?"
Norwegian F-16 Pilots have been known to be the bad ass of the skies. Now we will see how this transit into the new platform. Starting from scratch, basically.
It's a quite different system in training compared to most countries, the pilots stay active for longer and have more tactical responsibilities. There's been some talk about how it will integrate with NATO. Regular troops where the same, 9 months of Swedish training was the same as 36 months in America (that was the 90's though, I'm not sure how it's now).
The usage of dispersed airbases is a key design feature of the Gripen required by the Swedish Airforce and has been for the last 3 Swedish fighter systems
Sweden have had landing strips on public highways for military aircrafts since the 50s. Lots of bases but most are now decomissioned . The systems were called Bas 60 (started in the 50s) and Bas 90 (started in the 70s)
I used to live next to one of these "auxiliary landing strips" as the euphemism was - in Joutsa, Finland. There was also another one next to the garrison where I did my military service near Niinisalo.
While I think it's possibly true, the nature of how Sweden's air force was designed to be distributed isn't necessarily something that can be mapped over to a centralised force in short order.
The challenge of operating three separate fighter systems with unique requirements on crew and maintenance resources might be a stretch even for someone as motivated as the Ukrainians would be
Not gonna lie, that F-35 cockpit looks like a flying saucer cockpit. It's very sleek and pristine! Additionally, the orange tint relative to the F-22's window tint is an extra bonus. It's like the orange tint and the colour of the blue sky makes it almost have a purple tone too.
I think it’s very practical. It requires far less man hours of maintenance per flight hour than the F-16 and only one has to be a specialist. And still 100% nato compatible.
😂😅😂🤣👌... imagine looking in your rear view mirrors and seeing either a Gripen, F35, or an A-10 fighter aircraft, tailgating you!!!!👍👌🤣😂😅😅😅...friggin, awesome planes!!!!.....great flying control from the pilots!!..thanks for sharing it, pal!😎👍
it makes me happy to see our countries in Northern Europe pulling together and also that they're backed up with the US. We are grateful for the US support.
With the current uncertainty surrounding the level of support from some members of the Republican party for Ukraine, it's prudent not to rely entirely on U.S. assistance. History has shown that American support can sometimes be delayed, as seen in the last two World Wars. It is essential for us in Europe to prepare ourselves to stand united and strong in the face of any potential threat from Russia.
As someone who leans towards the “Right”, Donald J Trump has always made it extremely clear. “Make America Great Again”. As any nation should generally have best interests in mind for their own citizens. President Trump made it clear how most nations were not keeping their ends of the bargain financially with NATO. The US was printing money that we didn’t have. Because of Donald Trump’s insistence, most countries began to have skin in the game. In the last 3 1/2 years we have had a %#^@*+$ in charge that insists on giving money away to other countries to protect their borders while the U.S. borders have been left open even by 1 section of wall that was sitting on the ground ready for installation to close an extremely long section of border. Not only did the Democrat President not put it in place, he sold it to people for pennies on the dollar. It was there, it was paid for, and it was already paid to be installed. This clown took it even further. The US was paying rent while that section of wall was not installed. We just captured 8 or 9 ISISK terrorists this week in America. We can talk about Fentanyl, the Chinese, the Cartels, Children sold into sex trade by the Cartels, the U.S. spending billions to support these millions of people Biden has asked for. Those are some of the reasons the Republicans are against throwing money away. Who’s going to help us get these people out of America that Joe invited. There are many convicted of terrible crimes that were allowed to leave prisons in their own countries. We can’t get President Trump in quick enough.
@@ВасильПодервянський I live in the United States. My late father was conceived here in the United States, born in Finland, and returned to the United States with my Grandmother when he was 7. I just visited his first cousins in 2022. I did not want to leave. Such a beautiful country!
@@bobsnabby2298 I believe the Finnish forces would let the public know when the highway is being closed. They do these exercises in the summer. You can search for videos of past exercises here on TH-cam by typing: "Finnish Air Force landing on highway" or something like that.
One funny thing about these landing strips on Finnish highways is that when the first ones were constructed in early sixties they were publicly described as "emergency landing strips" for commercial passenger flights. But they were not marked on aviation maps at all... Except later on the American ones. But not on Finnish maps.
The US Interstate system was envisioned by Eisenhower to have 1 mile of straight road every 5 or 10 miles for same purpose. Welcome To Ukraine! 💛💙🇺🇦🇩🇪🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇪🇵🇱 Slava Ukraini and Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇪🇵🇱💛💙.
@@hanovergreen4091 Exactly! The entire purpose of the interstate system was the same as Hitler's autobahns (I HATE acknowledging that!) - rapid deployment of military assets within the nation, Ease of cross country travel for commerce and citizenry was just a happy by-product and political selling-point... Slava Ukraini!!! 🦾
I think the Norwegians wanted this so their planes have parachutes, I think, to make the landing possible. I think it requires lots of manhours of service per flighthour and every one must receive training and education before they can be used.
Yeah, the F35 won't re-arm and re-fuel in 10min with a ground crew of a few conscripts and a technician, also note that the F35 didn't land on an actual normal road; yes the strip is used as a road for regular vehicles, but Finland, unlike Sweden, are depending largely on "regular" modified/significantly widened roads for dispersed operations, where Gripen can really take off and land on a regular 16x800m road.
It's a drag chute pod. Norwegian F-35 have those installed incase of slippery and short runways in winter. So far it is only Norway that has those installed.
Correct, Cta2006. That "bump" on the engine cowling, between the two vertical stabilizers, is the cover of The F-35A Drag Chute System, developed on request from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), which also had the same/similar system developed for the Norwegian F-16 jets and in RNoAF operation since 1980 (first F-35 received in 2017 and all F-16s were phased out in 2020, of which 32 were sold to Romania and 22 donated to Ukraine). They will stabilize and shorten the distance on runway on landing, to be used for for short and icy runways (Norway's "Kortbanenenett", aka Short Runway Network, are non-standard 800 metre short runways for small airfields built in rural areas during the 1970s, in addition to the standard length runways of the major airports. Northernmost airfield on mainland Norway is at 71th parallel North, and the northernmost airfield on Svalbard is at 79 degrees north, so ice is common. If interested, you can find a couple of videos on the Lockheed Martin TH-cam account which demonstrates how it works (search for "Lockheed Martin F-35 Drag Chute System" on TH-cam). In the Lockheed Martin videos you can see the chute exits, after the cover is lifted vertically by a hydraulic system, slows down and stabilizes the aircraft. There are also a few videos of the RNoAF F-16 deploying its drag chute, which is mounted at the lower rear end of the F-16 vertical stabilizer. It is said that also Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium (and most likely Finland) will get the Drag Chute System, too. This is quite a useful F-35 option in the high-latitude region (Norway, Finland).
@@jimm8745Почему Швеция не осталась нейтральной страной?! Швеция хочет получить возмездие от России , за все страдания ,принесённые грёбаными шведами , за многие века?!
Note that the F35 footage is not actually a regular road; Finland relies largely on modified and significantly widened roads for their dispersed operations. You can actually tell quite easily from the footage that it's not a normal road, unlike the Gripen footage. Also, it didn't sacrifice those things; it opted for dispersed operations with minimal ground crew and infrastructure demands. F35 simply cannot match the efficiency and frugality of the Gripen in that aspect, and the F35 is by nature then more vulnerable to attacks on its infrastructure. But that vulnerability wasn't a concern for the US, as the risk of anyone invading them is simply close to zero.
I live in Sweden, about 10 kilometers from one of these strips of country roads, and I can guarantee that it has never ever been used for illegal street racing or high speed runs 😇😇
Nothing new for us in Sweden. Building the "Base 60" system started in the late 50´s in Sweden with a number of road sections that could be used as runways. There were also hidden facilities for repair and communications near these roads.
At least in the case of Gripen it has nothing to do with emergency. In case of war ordinary roads would be used instead of airbases for safety reason. The Swedish air force has operated like that since the Cold War.
@@gunnarmedin4104 Thank you for the helpful information. Makes a lot of good sense in the time of War. Russians can damage air bases but they cannot do the same to all the roads in Finland. Wish your Country the Best.
@@TheFrewah It's true for Finland too. Last time they bought fighter airplanes, they chose the F/A-18 specifically because it can be operated this way. (The F/A-18 was really designed to work from hangarships but that's very similar conditions.) Officially Finland has 12 stretches of road that have been prepared to function as air bases but there's a good chance there are more they keep secret. The Finnish Air Force is upgrading to F-35 now and it was not really designed to operate from field air bases but the Norwegian Air Force has been working on the issues and as you see in this video they've got most of them sorted out by now.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s operating on Finnish highways was part of a test program, because Finland also ordered F-35 not that long ago. It will be interesting to see how they can create a logistics operation suited for such an advanced jet operating on highways, just like Sweden does with their JAS Gripen. Two very different aircraft made for different roles, but I'm sure they'll come up with something clever.
Well its in the design of the plane and we did this since the 50s , F35 is an amazing bird but the planes are built for different kinda military conflicts.
This contention is the reason why when the US interstate system was designed there has to be a certain amount of straight stretches in it so far there has never need to exercise it but the capabilities is there.
Very interesting. In a real war airfields will be primary targets so being able to operate from roads is very effective. This is not a highway but more like a main road or state road.. As there are only 2 lanes.
an f-35C would be better fit for landing on highways compared to the "A" variant. The f-35C has stronger landing gear and a larger wingspan (more lift)
@@Smannellites 70 to 100 km/h, instead of 130 km/h or more (Like in the Case of Germany, where i live). What he was trying to say is that it is even more impressive, because if these would have been Highways, there would have been more Space then it is on these roads. Switzerland did the same these Days with its F18s and they used the Autobahn/Highway. You clearly understood what he meant.
These are called highways were I live, and are not low speed. What you are talking about is is probably akin to a freeway, a divided highway, a restricted access highway, or a motorway. In any case, the airplanes don't care what you call it, as long as it is straight and of sufficient dimensions and weight bearing capacity.
@@gort8203 You are absolutely right about the distinction between Highway and Freeway. I, as you said, thought about an Freeway/Autobahn, when using Highway. What is left is, that it is still an impressive piloting skill.
Thank you for the nice video and we Swedes are proud to finally be part of NATO. Three awesome planes filling somewhat overlapping, but distinct roles. I did not anticipate the Cross of Death to do anything but a flyby, so it was cool to see it land and take off.
@@johanlassen6448 For example the Gripen is designed specifically to land, rearm, refuel, and take off from roads with only a few (5 I think) people, all but one a conscript, with one truck. It is also not designed for VTOL (F-35B) or carrier take-offs and landings (F-35C), so yeah, I say pretty distinct roles. The F-35 can, but did not have it as a primary consideration, while the Gripen did. Of course, if you mean "If we discount anything that's different in the planes, are they not the same?", which your tone suggests (the "pray tell"), then sure, they are the same. The F-35 is a multi-role designed for air superiority and strike missions, but can also be used for reconnaissance missions, while the Gripen was designed with that as one of its primary roles, hence the "S" in "JAS". "J" = "Jakt" (Air Superiority), "A" = Attack (Strike Missions). "S" = "Spaning" (Reconnaissance). And then I'm not even comparing the role of the Cross of Death, which was not designed for either Air Superiority, nor Recon.
@@johanlassen6448 The tone suggests you don't see it as having a distinct role, so I'll mention a few that I think makes them distinct. JAS-39 Gripen was designed specifically for road landings, take offs, refuelling, and rearming, using a few conscripts (4?), an officer, and a truck. Neither the F-35, nor the A-10 are. Pretty distinct. The Cross of Death is specifically designed as an Attack-aircraft, but, of course, if an enemy fighter happens to get in the way of those 30mm bullets... It's also not designed for Recon. The F-35 are designed for Air Superiority and ground attack, but can also be used in a recon role. The Gripen, or JAS-39 Gripen, is, as the name suggests, designed for "J" (Jakt, i.e. Air Superiority), "A" (Attack, as in Ground Attack), and "S" (Spaning, i.e. Reconnaissance). As I wrote above, they do have overlapping roles, but I wouldn't say they fill the same roles.
Sweden has been using roads as temporary airfields for years its been part of their battle plan. NATO has been learning it from Sweden ever since they joined.
@@topbanana4013 Lol. Draken (predecessor of Viggen, which in turn was the predecessor of Gripen) had its first flight in 1955, and was designed specifically for dispersed operations from regular road bases. Harrier had its first flight in 1967, or twelve years later. But sure, the Swedes probably just used a time machine for their inspiration.
The Americans have been doing this since WW2 you idiots… so what’s your point… they even used plain old dirt roads as airfields, nothing new you sycophants…
Did you notice the "cars" in this video? Gripens are actually able to transform into just about anything. Could be a car, a flying grill, an outhouse etc. Swedish stealth technology.
Obviously, F35s are able to land on highways and that’s awesome. For a lot of countries’ specific needs the F35 is preferred for good reason. However, it was never really designed for these kinds of dispersed operations. The maintenance, the staff requirements, etc. You need a big logistics machine and organisation behind the scenes to operate a F35 in combat. Meanwhile, Gripen was designed from day one to do exactly what we see in this video, in every aspect of the platform. A pilot plus just a minimal crew of conscripts and one technical leader (2 years of experience) is all that is required to have Gripen flying continuous combat missions from covert locations, using highways (or frozen lakes, if you happen to have those). All the equipment required to operate is housed in a standard shipping container, even when the aircraft is on its home airbase. So when shit hits the fan, you just pick up the very same container with a truck and scoot to some forest hideout somewhere close to a highway and continue operating in the exact same way from there, without any additional training needed to do so.
Obviously, I’m not saying that Gripen is some kind of super-next-gen aircraft that is suitable for everything. It can’t operate from aircraft carriers and there are plenty of scenarios that Gripen is not suited for. But Gripen is just a fundamentally different air combat platform compared to anything else around the world at the moment. Gripen and the F35 should not be seen as competing platforms, because they’re fundamentally designed for very different needs and purposes. If anything, they should be considered platforms that complement each other. I would love to see Gripen in Ukraine though, because Ukraine’s situation is exactly what Gripen was designed for.
Those clever Swedes...Gripen is best IKEA unit Designed to fly from any highway, yet fit sleekly into any living room decor?!?😂😂
Speaking of shit hitting fans, do F35's have the same sensitivity as F16s to debris on runways? I heard F16 runways are walked by ground staff to clear rubbish by hand.
I agree on all counts but, having said that, there is not much a Gripen cannot do. As for the F-35 Fighting Turkey, I suppose it could managed if it only needed fuel and ammo.
@@brendandennis5868
Unlikely. The placement of the F-16’s air intake is its biggest liability on the ground.
I can service the A-10, I've made one 1/48 model. Know every part of it ;)
ありがとうございます!
A few years ago, traffic was shut down on the highway and we were forced to wait while a C-130 landed, turned and flew away again. A completely normal day in Sweden.
Gripen is a underrated, extremely capable aircraft.
Saab cars where underrated too
I dont think its very underrated & neither was Saab as a car brand?
Instead i think neither are "as common" simply because they were/are being produced in smaller numbers? in the case of cars (when they still made them) they clearly didn't even get to a quarter of the production of their competition & you could easily find 5x the BMW or Mercedes or Volkswagen dealers for every Saab dealer, in the case of F35 vs Gripen i'm 99% sure they produce something like double the amount of F35's a year (or more?) because it's simply a much bigger (collab of) organization(s)
And at the end of the day when a government finally decides to upgrade their jet fleet they want them as soon as possible 🤷♂
It's a capable and affordable plane, but unfortunately not stealth which is the name of the game nowadays.
@@QuerientjeI still miss my Saab 96 built in 1972. Had to say goodbye in 1986.😥
@@Mk-qb2ny na missle range and interference, people give stealth to much weight, with todays ai radar system its close to impossible to hide.
US Navy pilots: I'm carrier qualified. Swedish pilots: Yeah, but I'm public highway qualified.
Yeh...Public Hwy quallified with Zero traffic.
@@matrox I would prefer to land on a wider deck like an aircraft carrier has than a very long straight but NARROW road on a fighter jet.
It's not a highway. It's a countryroad and they made some extra meters wide for 1500 meters.
Man, that is not a highway, that is a Landsväg. They are really narrow.
@@jonanolakers1567 It's not that fucking narrow... Have you been to one of the roads they land jets on in Sweden cuz I have, and they are wider than normal landsväg...
If they tried doing this in England, the potholes would rip the undercarriage right off
Roll of eyes!! They selected a good quality road for the video!
We have our fair share of potholes also in Finland. Our road infrastructure gets back a fraction of the amount our government taxes road traffic. It's been like that for couple decades now.
These are not any highways "in europe". These are dispersed stretches that are purposly reinforced and planned to be used as make shift runways when they were built to handle this since their inception and made sure to always be upkept to the highest standard. At least that has been the case for the Swedish highways as this kind of operation has been part of Swedish doctrine for the last 50-60 years.
Beat me to it :-)
@@newera478All nordic contrys have their fair share of frostbitten roads.
I remember in the 90s I was living and working in Germany. I noticed a stretch of autobahn where there was what looked like a wide access road gated off with heavy steel gates. The 'access road' went for a few hundred metres then split into smaller roads disappearing into a hilly wooded area. I wondered if it was some sort of autobahn service area, but a German friend explained it was a cold war emergency military airfield and the smaller roads lead to secure underground bunkers for the aircraft.
In Finland there is publicly known at least some couple dozen places in the road network, which can be used as a airplane field if it becomes necessary. They practice the takeoffs and landings periodically, just like in the video. This is all just a part of preparation for defending the country against possible war of aggression. I believe also Baltic states have quite high rate of preparing to any kind of hostile movements. Finland did never cancel conscription so basically every finnish man have been trained for war, if they had no health issues preventing it. Nowdays also women have the option to go to army if they choose so.
Wow ! I’m impressed 👍
@@captainhappy Excellent! Impressive!
Even a few warthogs (aka Tank killers) in the mix!
As all airfields are prime targets there is no other option than to turn to highways. The Germans did it on a small scale during WWII and kept doing it during g the Cold War.
Slight correction, Gripen is not landing on swedish highways, it lands on country roads. Swedish highways are almost always divided with barrier in the center making them unsuitable to land on, also the close proximity to forested terrain next to country roads make it ideal for hidden mobile service and resupply.
Россия делает заметки
@@billyjoe3309 muskovy already knows since the system was developed in the 1950ies, but there are too many of these backup airfield roads to monitor if they wanted to be cute and pick a fight, far too many to monitor even with drones.
Remember, each road base will only be in use for around 45minutes at a time, and never more than once every few days...
The Gripen pilots wouldn't even be told exactly what road base to use for RTB until they are within a couple of minutes flying from the road base and can pick up the pings of the mobile radio nav beacon.
All the pilots get in their in-flight briefing is a primary and alternate return heading and a time window for each, no coordinates.
@@SonsOfLorgar Россия делает заметки
@@billyjoe3309 Taking notes its the only thing Russia army is capable of
If you travel around Sweden you'll find lots of roads with mid barriers near small hangers. So they'd just remove those for the time being.
I am extremely happy to welcome Finland & Sweden to NATO. They are wonderful nations, and as a US citizen I will gladly support their defense.
You reckon if Russia marches into Finland, the US will come to its rescue against the possibility of Russia levelling your cities with hypersonic nukes for which you have no protection and means to shoot down? I admire your courage but we need realism here.
When have you been in Finland and Sweden?
@@claus-not-santa ....why are there no bones in ice cream?
@@markp1506 Ask the producers………..
@@claus-not-santa …….for bones or ice cream?
The mighty A10, keep it going!
that fly by whistle sound is all most as good than BRRRRR. my favorite mill plane easily.
Only the MAGAts owned by Boeing and Lockheed are preventing that.
As a Former Grunt...It's a Grunts Best Friend.
@@JoJo-ps4ml Baby. Once a grunt, always a grunt. 4/23rd 9ID. Best Regards and Best Wishes!
@@Jakedelus "The wheels on the bus go ... BBRRRRTTTTTTT..".
In Switzerland we had landings of F/A 18 on highway mid June. I love fighter jets.
Come for the F-35, stay for the A-10
I came
That was unexpected
A10 more iconic than F16s and F35 I think
@@allenl9214 A10 most iconic since the F-4.
Nothing more beautiful than seeing brothers work together. ❤️🇪🇪🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇴🇺🇸❤️
That ATC guy standing around is also pretty cool!
The man
Those Gripen are sure a sexy plane. NATO Strong!
The sound of the Thunderbolt though...🤩
グリペン有事には高速で離着陸できるってのは聞いてたけど理論値とかじゃなくガチだったのか……
しかもA-10はともかくF-35まで
脳汁出るわ
グリペンからではなく冷戦時代に運用されたドラケン、ビゲンも同様の運用を可能にしてます……ただA-10やF-35を一般道を離着陸させるとなると航空甲版並の管理を要するので即応性に関してはサーブ社の戦闘機は優れてます。スウェーデンの高速道路は滑走路と同じ仕様にされている事やシェルターが点在していたり高速道路を隠すための偽装用の住宅がある。
そうだね。トンネルが格納庫になるし、中に整備用のハンガーも併設されているんだよ。
@@akioh2782 not in Sweden, on the road bases it's open air readying pads with a fake tree top cover suspended on metal wires, but each road base will only be used for 45minutes at a time and never more than once every 2-3days.
There are thousands of them all over the country.
路面がコンクリであればよいがアスファルトであれば通常の約3倍以上の強度が必要になる。
The F-35s make it look easy and smooth. An F-35B would really be in it's own! A-10s are smooth as well. The low speed performance of these aircraft is impressive.
the F35B would tear up the road with its down thrust
Man that F-35 Lighting II is an amazing piece of aircraft that landing was insane!!! 👽
Alien-tech
Pakistani pilots are doing it for the last 15 years
@@shaharyarqureshi6894 Americans have been doing it since WWII on moving Ships 🛳️ actually Allied pilots have to learn to fly in America also.
@@shaharyarqureshi6894 as a matter of fact the purpose of that exercise was to show Russia and China they could blow up airfields and we including all Allied pilots could land anywhere in the world and again we’ve been doing it since WWII
@@shaharyarqureshi6894 Actually I was wrong we’ve been doing it since 1910
Notice how close the nose wheel follows the center line. If you're not a pilot you may not realize how much training it takes to get this right every time.
I have enough trouble following center line while on a bicycle
F35-A doing it was soooo cool!
Alright sir, pull it over, you were speeding on the highway. Any weapons in your vehicle? Let me see your pilots license. Ahh, so you think your some hotshot flyboy. Give ya a warning ticket this time. Now fly out rambo.
Very funny😂Rick : Syd : Australia
Had that once from a UK copper. Mate got caught speeding, and the first line from the copper was "Hello Wing Commander, having problems taking off this morning?"
@@johnmartin2464😂very good.
I swear, officer, I forgot the permit for conceiled carry of air-to-air missiles when I bought my new F-35. That must happen every now and then.
Swedish pilots sure can fly. Really sweet skills.
Norwegian F-16 Pilots have been known to be the bad ass of the skies. Now we will see how this transit into the new platform. Starting from scratch, basically.
It's a quite different system in training compared to most countries, the pilots stay active for longer and have more tactical responsibilities. There's been some talk about how it will integrate with NATO.
Regular troops where the same, 9 months of Swedish training was the same as 36 months in America (that was the 90's though, I'm not sure how it's now).
The usage of dispersed airbases is a key design feature of the Gripen required by the Swedish Airforce and has been for the last 3 Swedish fighter systems
It’s nice to have more runways than planes. The Gripen fighter was designed such that it doesn’t need dedicated runways
The fighter was designed to make money und to kill people.
Literally all highways in Europe and the US are designed so that fighters can land on them.
oh!
Salutes to the pilots! Greasing those landing! Shit hot!
Love the approach angle for the F35!
The A-10 is a really brutal and awesome plane, the SAAB JAS 39 Gripen is beautiful and elegant.
Sweden have had landing strips on public highways for military aircrafts since the 50s. Lots of bases but most are now decomissioned . The systems were called Bas 60 (started in the 50s) and Bas 90 (started in the 70s)
This video is smoking hot. Kudos to the servicemen running those aircraft.
lol the A 10 landing is so smooth. The F35, on the other hand, does that so fast.
I thought the F35 was going down a bit too hard lol.
@@dixonqwerty yeah, first one scared me a bit xD
Different wing sweep means different aerodynamics, and accordingly different speed and angle of attack on the glide path.
F35の着陸シーンだけ2 倍速で再生されていますね。
With the F35, Vietnam and Afghanistan would have been won.
I used to live next to one of these "auxiliary landing strips" as the euphemism was - in Joutsa, Finland. There was also another one next to the garrison where I did my military service near Niinisalo.
Excellent landing in the road.
Always nice to know that the mighty A-10 is on your side (except in the case of a friendly fire).
I wish Ukraine had received Gripens, they are really adapted to Ukraine's circumstances, way more than the F-16.
It’s only a matter of time. Now the french has promised mirage as well so there is no reason to prevent the ukrainians to use gripen any more…
I wish the war can stop.
While I think it's possibly true, the nature of how Sweden's air force was designed to be distributed isn't necessarily something that can be mapped over to a centralised force in short order.
The challenge of operating three separate fighter systems with unique requirements on crew and maintenance resources might be a stretch even for someone as motivated as the Ukrainians would be
You're signing up for the trenches in Ukraine? Or has another dude to go first?
The F35`s look like straight out of a movie....
CGI?😂
Not gonna lie, that F-35 cockpit looks like a flying saucer cockpit. It's very sleek and pristine! Additionally, the orange tint relative to the F-22's window tint is an extra bonus. It's like the orange tint and the colour of the blue sky makes it almost have a purple tone too.
日本有自主研发的五代战机吗
Nice one !
Imagine going to 7-Eleven to get a Big Gulp in a Gripen
スウェーデンの戦闘機分散配備は実用性もだけど、あちこちから戦闘機が集結するロマンもあってすごく好き
I think it’s very practical. It requires far less man hours of maintenance per flight hour than the F-16 and only one has to be a specialist. And still 100% nato compatible.
😂😅😂🤣👌... imagine looking in your rear view mirrors and seeing either a Gripen, F35, or an A-10 fighter aircraft, tailgating you!!!!👍👌🤣😂😅😅😅...friggin, awesome planes!!!!.....great flying control from the pilots!!..thanks for sharing it, pal!😎👍
3:13 wow, amazing steatlh jet F35 ... nice video
With the F35, Vietnam and Afghanistan would have been won.
Awesome to see a CCT guy directing the traffic in a situation like this. Makes perfect sense 👍🏻
Can hear so many voices: „Puti, just try to take us on“. Love it! You rock Sweden!
The Gripen was designed from the ground up with that ability - it's a fundamental design principle of the aircraft.
Gripen was made for this.
Damn those F-35s look so small but what an expensive toys they are!
beautiful to see those jets land on roads
@jamiefairlie4837 - А скоро падать будут . И не только на дорогу !🤣
that f35 is one sweet looking piece of equipment
it makes me happy to see our countries in Northern Europe pulling together and also that they're backed up with the US. We are grateful for the US support.
With the current uncertainty surrounding the level of support from some members of the Republican party for Ukraine, it's prudent not to rely entirely on U.S. assistance. History has shown that American support can sometimes be delayed, as seen in the last two World Wars. It is essential for us in Europe to prepare ourselves to stand united and strong in the face of any potential threat from Russia.
As someone who leans towards the “Right”, Donald J Trump has always made it extremely clear. “Make America Great Again”. As any nation should generally have best interests in mind for their own citizens. President Trump made it clear how most nations were not keeping their ends of the bargain financially with NATO. The US was printing money that we didn’t have. Because of Donald Trump’s insistence, most countries began to have skin in the game. In the last 3 1/2 years we have had a %#^@*+$ in charge that insists on giving money away to other countries to protect their borders while the U.S. borders have been left open even by 1 section of wall that was sitting on the ground ready for installation to close an extremely long section of border. Not only did the Democrat President not put it in place, he sold it to people for pennies on the dollar. It was there, it was paid for, and it was already paid to be installed. This clown took it even further. The US was paying rent while that section of wall was not installed. We just captured 8 or 9 ISISK terrorists this week in America. We can talk about Fentanyl, the Chinese, the Cartels, Children sold into sex trade by the Cartels, the U.S. spending billions to support these millions of people Biden has asked for. Those are some of the reasons the Republicans are against throwing money away. Who’s going to help us get these people out of America that Joe invited. There are many convicted of terrible crimes that were allowed to leave prisons in their own countries. We can’t get President Trump in quick enough.
would be nice to see the stopping distance in meters from the planes. or km for some..
They do this in Finland a lot
Greetings from Ukraine! I wish Finland a peaceful sky!
@@ВасильПодервянський I live in the United States. My late father was conceived here in the United States, born in Finland, and returned to the United States with my Grandmother when he was 7. I just visited his first cousins in 2022. I did not want to leave. Such a beautiful country!
how do we know where is the next spot ?
@@bobsnabby2298 I believe the Finnish forces would let the public know when the highway is being closed. They do these exercises in the summer. You can search for videos of past exercises here on TH-cam by typing: "Finnish Air Force landing on highway" or something like that.
F-35はB型かと思ったらA型なので驚いた。
驚かない!
ガッカリした!
まあいつ吸気ハッチ開くのかって見てたら、出てきたのがA10。
すっかり怒りは何処へやらw
it's A型
One funny thing about these landing strips on Finnish highways is that when the first ones were constructed in early sixties they were publicly described as "emergency landing strips" for commercial passenger flights. But they were not marked on aviation maps at all... Except later on the American ones. But not on Finnish maps.
I just call them wartime air strips whenever I drive over one and someone is asking about them. There are plenty of those.
There’s videos of RAF Typhoons operating from a road in Finland too.
love the Gripen ...
Useful capability 👍
Beautiful and powerful F-35!
Sweden has been doing this since the 50s.
The US Interstate system was envisioned by Eisenhower to have 1 mile of straight road every 5 or 10 miles for same purpose.
Welcome To Ukraine!
💛💙🇺🇦🇩🇪🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇪🇵🇱 Slava Ukraini and Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇪🇵🇱💛💙.
@@hanovergreen4091 Exactly! The entire purpose of the interstate system was the same as Hitler's autobahns (I HATE acknowledging that!) - rapid deployment of military assets within the nation, Ease of cross country travel for commerce and citizenry was just a happy by-product and political selling-point...
Slava Ukraini!!! 🦾
@@bavery6957 Welcome To Ukraine!
💛💙🇺🇦🇩🇪🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇪🇵🇱 Slava Ukraini and Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇪🇵🇱💛💙.
A.H. was doing it in late 1930s
Fantastic cooperation between nordic contries
AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!
Hello, Baaaaby! Gorgeous way to start the day! Love the smell of jet fuel in the morning!😊😅🎉😂❤
グリペンは国情から高速道路に臨時飛行場に使うというのが条件だけど、グリペン自体も(民間航空機の様な)運用時間に無駄がない様な設計になっているので常に
一機の航空機が補給、パイロットの交代等を短時間で行いながら常に上空に送り出すという思想で作られているし。
米軍機でA-10 は上記の運用条件を満たしていると思うけど、まさかのF‐35Aが上記の条件で運用出来るとか、ハイテクなだけに整備に時間がかかりそうな気がしてたんですが。
I think the Norwegians wanted this so their planes have parachutes, I think, to make the landing possible. I think it requires lots of manhours of service per flighthour and every one must receive training and education before they can be used.
@@TheFrewah the parachute is to land on icy conditions where breaking is difficult
Yeah, the F35 won't re-arm and re-fuel in 10min with a ground crew of a few conscripts and a technician, also note that the F35 didn't land on an actual normal road; yes the strip is used as a road for regular vehicles, but Finland, unlike Sweden, are depending largely on "regular" modified/significantly widened roads for dispersed operations, where Gripen can really take off and land on a regular 16x800m road.
That was cool
Any idea what that fin like thing on top of F-35’s engine cowling is? Some sort of radio antenna?
It's a drag chute pod. Norwegian F-35 have those installed incase of slippery and short runways in winter. So far it is only Norway that has those installed.
Correct, Cta2006. That "bump" on the engine cowling, between the two vertical stabilizers, is the cover of The F-35A Drag Chute System, developed on request from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), which also had the same/similar system developed for the Norwegian F-16 jets and in RNoAF operation since 1980 (first F-35 received in 2017 and all F-16s were phased out in 2020, of which 32 were sold to Romania and 22 donated to Ukraine). They will stabilize and shorten the distance on runway on landing, to be used for for short and icy runways (Norway's "Kortbanenenett", aka Short Runway Network, are non-standard 800 metre short runways for small airfields built in rural areas during the 1970s, in addition to the standard length runways of the major airports. Northernmost airfield on mainland Norway is at 71th parallel North, and the northernmost airfield on Svalbard is at 79 degrees north, so ice is common.
If interested, you can find a couple of videos on the Lockheed Martin TH-cam account which demonstrates how it works (search for "Lockheed Martin F-35 Drag Chute System" on TH-cam). In the Lockheed Martin videos you can see the chute exits, after the cover is lifted vertically by a hydraulic system, slows down and stabilizes the aircraft. There are also a few videos of the RNoAF F-16 deploying its drag chute, which is mounted at the lower rear end of the F-16 vertical stabilizer.
It is said that also Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium (and most likely Finland) will get the Drag Chute System, too. This is quite a useful F-35 option in the high-latitude region (Norway, Finland).
@@Cta2006 oh that makes sense, thanks!
🦁かわいい動画に癒やされました🦁 ノルウェー空軍のドラッグシュート付きのF-35Aは特に好きです。レーダーリフレクターとサイドワインダー用のパイロンを両方つけているのも良いですね。(今のところサイドワインダーは機外に搭載します)
Wonder what 4k video would look like ! "Luxury tho!"
Basic stuff in the Finnish Air Force for the past 50 years or so.
Indicative that other (non Skandinavian) NATO airforces are picking up those skills again.
Exactly.
@@JZsBFFИ для чего они это делают? Для чего им эти компетенции?
@@jimm8745Почему Швеция не осталась нейтральной страной?! Швеция хочет получить возмездие от России , за все страдания ,принесённые грёбаными шведами , за многие века?!
@@НЕТУРОДАМ Γιατί γείτονες
グリペンは航続距離を犠牲にして整備性の良さや短距離離発着性能を獲得し、高速道路からの離発着運用を想定しているのは知っていたけれど、F-35も降りれるんだね。しかも脚部を強化し翼も大きい艦載用C型じゃなくて、通常のA型。
Note that the F35 footage is not actually a regular road; Finland relies largely on modified and significantly widened roads for their dispersed operations. You can actually tell quite easily from the footage that it's not a normal road, unlike the Gripen footage.
Also, it didn't sacrifice those things; it opted for dispersed operations with minimal ground crew and infrastructure demands. F35 simply cannot match the efficiency and frugality of the Gripen in that aspect, and the F35 is by nature then more vulnerable to attacks on its infrastructure. But that vulnerability wasn't a concern for the US, as the risk of anyone invading them is simply close to zero.
I live in Sweden, about 10 kilometers from one of these strips of country roads, and I can guarantee that it has never ever been used for illegal street racing or high speed runs 😇😇
I bet i hasnt.. Live close to one too, and youngsters here are so law abiding they would never do stuff like that.
@@mikkoj1977 Naaw! The kids of today are way too legal 😅
It’s the perfect spot to do +250 km/h without endangering someone else.
Nothing new for us in Sweden. Building the "Base 60" system started in the late 50´s in Sweden with a number of road sections that could be used as runways. There were also hidden facilities for repair and communications near these roads.
Nice!
グリペンがこうしてるのが普通に思えるロマン
It is normal. Pilots do this all the time. It means we have more runways than planes.
3:30 do the tip hardpoints move with angle of attack?if not and they're pointed down don't they make downforce at full speed?
Those were the most realistic RC jets I've ever seen ...........
Very impressive show of the capabilities that these Jets have of landing on a highway if needed in an emergency.
At least in the case of Gripen it has nothing to do with emergency. In case of war ordinary roads would be used instead of airbases for safety reason. The Swedish air force has operated like that since the Cold War.
@@gunnarmedin4104 Thank you for the helpful information. Makes a lot of good sense in the time of War. Russians can damage air bases but they cannot do the same to all the roads in Finland. Wish your Country the Best.
@@fasx56I think you mean Sweden, not Finland.
@@TheFrewah My mix up.
@@TheFrewah It's true for Finland too. Last time they bought fighter airplanes, they chose the F/A-18 specifically because it can be operated this way. (The F/A-18 was really designed to work from hangarships but that's very similar conditions.) Officially Finland has 12 stretches of road that have been prepared to function as air bases but there's a good chance there are more they keep secret.
The Finnish Air Force is upgrading to F-35 now and it was not really designed to operate from field air bases but the Norwegian Air Force has been working on the issues and as you see in this video they've got most of them sorted out by now.
I love seeing our close allies equipped with our very best fighters.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s operating on Finnish highways was part of a test program, because Finland also ordered F-35 not that long ago. It will be interesting to see how they can create a logistics operation suited for such an advanced jet operating on highways, just like Sweden does with their JAS Gripen. Two very different aircraft made for different roles, but I'm sure they'll come up with something clever.
F-35 landings look like a struggle. Gripen just lands no problem.
Well its in the design of the plane and we did this since the 50s , F35 is an amazing bird but the planes are built for different kinda military conflicts.
Two different roads, and the F-35 weighs twice as much.
@@ReaderOfThreads well if ur reply os on me read mine again.
I didn't detect any struggle for the F-35s landing.
Cool,, 👍😎👍
This contention is the reason why when the US interstate system was designed there has to be a certain amount of straight stretches in it so far there has never need to exercise it but the capabilities is there.
Very interesting. In a real war airfields will be primary targets so being able to operate from roads is very effective.
This is not a highway but more like a main road or state road.. As there are only 2 lanes.
Gripen seeing F35 landing on a highway:
THEY TOOK OUR JOBS!!!
F35 land like Air Force. Gripen land like Navy.
JAS Gripen ❤
A well prepared highway. No small rocks and stones.
Those aren't highways. They're military runways masquerading (and serving) as sections of regular highways. But yeah, no rocks.
an f-35C would be better fit for landing on highways compared to the "A" variant. The f-35C has stronger landing gear and a larger wingspan (more lift)
These roads are not "highways" but low speed "country roads". Highways have two or more lanes in both directions and are made for high speed traffic.
Was about to say tve same :D
"What Highways?" I thought.
This is Europe. Perhaps you need to see what "low speed country roads" look like. 🙂
@@Smannellites 70 to 100 km/h, instead of 130 km/h or more (Like in the Case of Germany, where i live).
What he was trying to say is that it is even more impressive, because if these would have been Highways, there would have been more Space then it is on these roads. Switzerland did the same these Days with its F18s and they used the Autobahn/Highway. You clearly understood what he meant.
These are called highways were I live, and are not low speed. What you are talking about is is probably akin to a freeway, a divided highway, a restricted access highway, or a motorway. In any case, the airplanes don't care what you call it, as long as it is straight and of sufficient dimensions and weight bearing capacity.
@@gort8203 You are absolutely right about the distinction between Highway and Freeway. I, as you said, thought about an Freeway/Autobahn, when using Highway.
What is left is, that it is still an impressive piloting skill.
Thank you for the nice video and we Swedes are proud to finally be part of NATO. Three awesome planes filling somewhat overlapping, but distinct roles. I did not anticipate the Cross of Death to do anything but a flyby, so it was cool to see it land and take off.
And Sweden is really great asset. 👍
What distinct role does JAS-39 fill, pray tell?
@@johanlassen6448 For example the Gripen is designed specifically to land, rearm, refuel, and take off from roads with only a few (5 I think) people, all but one a conscript, with one truck. It is also not designed for VTOL (F-35B) or carrier take-offs and landings (F-35C), so yeah, I say pretty distinct roles. The F-35 can, but did not have it as a primary consideration, while the Gripen did. Of course, if you mean "If we discount anything that's different in the planes, are they not the same?", which your tone suggests (the "pray tell"), then sure, they are the same. The F-35 is a multi-role designed for air superiority and strike missions, but can also be used for reconnaissance missions, while the Gripen was designed with that as one of its primary roles, hence the "S" in "JAS". "J" = "Jakt" (Air Superiority), "A" = Attack (Strike Missions). "S" = "Spaning" (Reconnaissance). And then I'm not even comparing the role of the Cross of Death, which was not designed for either Air Superiority, nor Recon.
@@johanlassen6448 The tone suggests you don't see it as having a distinct role, so I'll mention a few that I think makes them distinct. JAS-39 Gripen was designed specifically for road landings, take offs, refuelling, and rearming, using a few conscripts (4?), an officer, and a truck. Neither the F-35, nor the A-10 are. Pretty distinct. The Cross of Death is specifically designed as an Attack-aircraft, but, of course, if an enemy fighter happens to get in the way of those 30mm bullets... It's also not designed for Recon. The F-35 are designed for Air Superiority and ground attack, but can also be used in a recon role. The Gripen, or JAS-39 Gripen, is, as the name suggests, designed for "J" (Jakt, i.e. Air Superiority), "A" (Attack, as in Ground Attack), and "S" (Spaning, i.e. Reconnaissance). As I wrote above, they do have overlapping roles, but I wouldn't say they fill the same roles.
That is truly awesome looking 🤘
EVERY AIRFORCE IN NATO SHOULD HAVE GRIPHENS AS THE GO-TO FIGHTER! Great Platform with a Great Price Point!
I think it's good to have a few different platforms, complementing each other.
A-10の離発着誘導してるのCCT1、2人…?どこでも航空管制出来て戦闘スキルもハイレベルなのって、ホントすごくてカッコいい仕事よな
Proud to be an American 🇺🇸
高速へ着陸してPAで休憩し軽食を食べて離陸!のパフォーマンスを本当に出来そうな雰囲気ですね…
Sweden has been using roads as temporary airfields for years its been part of their battle plan. NATO has been learning it from Sweden ever since they joined.
talking crap. the idea come from UK harriers in the cold war
@@topbanana4013 Lol. Draken (predecessor of Viggen, which in turn was the predecessor of Gripen) had its first flight in 1955, and was designed specifically for dispersed operations from regular road bases.
Harrier had its first flight in 1967, or twelve years later. But sure, the Swedes probably just used a time machine for their inspiration.
The Americans have been doing this since WW2 you idiots… so what’s your point… they even used plain old dirt roads as airfields, nothing new you sycophants…
@@idomaghic wrong jet for the job.
@@jimm8745 1951 the concept harrier was talked about and started
Cop parked side of the road with a radar gun saying WTF, didn't get the memo 😂!
Mach 2. That's a few penalty points on the license.
Cool!
NATO fighter jets showcase that they can land on sufficiently long, straight, flat and smooth tarmac...
A ruzzian pilot would fail due to a:) vodka swilling in one hand b) equipment failure c) shot down by a ukrainian manpad
the Russians can't even do that 😂
Did you notice the "cars" in this video? Gripens are actually able to transform into just about anything. Could be a car, a flying grill, an outhouse etc. Swedish stealth technology.
I dont know whats so impressive bout this. Here in sweden all our fighters have learned to land on roads since the 60:s