Mobius,
So was I. So was I. And yes, I suppose I do.
Smarty,
To an extent, though I think the aircraft would be useful as the 'low' element in a high:low mix both here and in Australia. Unless you need to operate from a carrier deck, the Gripen strikes me as an eminently sensible machine. Now flying with the Typhoon helmet, soon to have Meteor, and with some clever tricks planned to dramatically increase fuel capacity, the aircraft is the dog's doodads if you want a cheap, deployable, cheap-to-operate multi-role fighter.
And I gather that young Magnus does a mean demo flying the aircraft onto a deck in the Gripen sim.....
