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Interesting but not exactly surprising.
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Look no further!
OTOH, US have been known to block Gripen deals even before the current administration, so…
Maybe SAAB should go looking for a European made engine.
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I wonder if the eurojet engine can be made to fit…
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That one is going in the Stealth fighter the Turkish are building
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I’ve seen that Gripen E fly. Its an absolute beast of a jet
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this could devide the community … 
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I do prefer the looks of the Griffon Spitfire (I’m weird, I know) but even I can’t deny the Merlin just sounds better.
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I’ll take the keys to either and feel no pangs that maybe I picked poorly.
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Griffon Spits are the best Spits!
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Before I lose myself in the internet forever- can the performance differences between Merlin vs Griffon Spirfires be put in a simple layman-terms list?
Merlin=Vrooom!
Griffon=VROOOOM!!!
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No the Swede is wrong, it’s like this:
Merlin Spit :
Griffon Spit :
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ROFLMAO.
Ok I am so confused right now- but in a way I sort of get it.
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Griffon spits ROCK
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Yeah you’d say that, would you, even after what I posted, or more likely because of it XD
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I’m feeling contentious today
5 bladed props look better 
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So am I…!
Interesting using APKWS to shoot down Houthi drones:
The US military published a video on Wednesday offering a rare look at an air-to-air kill from the Red Sea fight. It shows American fighter aircraft eliminating Houthi drones with cheap, guided rockets costing only a fraction of the price of top air-to-air missiles.
The hit highlights a cost-effective way for American jets to take down Houthi drones, which have been a persistent threat, along with missiles, for well over a year now.
US Central Command, which oversees Middle East operations, said Wednesday that a US fighter aircraft shot down a Houthi one-way attack drone using APKWS laser-guided rockets. The footage shows two drones exploding above the water.
The AGR-20 FALCO Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, are unguided Hydra 70 2.75-inch rockets equipped with laser guidance kits to turn them into precision weapons. The rockets are nearly 19 inches long and less than 3 inches in diameter, making them quite slim.
Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force Chief of Staff, said the APKWS costs just $35,000 a piece — a fraction of one of the air-to-air missiles that could have been used instead to take down the drone. For instance, he said, the AIM-9 missile costs around $500,000, while the AIM-120 is more than double that at around $1 million.
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Have to try that in the Kiowa against an air target 
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