Maus92 - I don't think Saab Group is for sale.
Ownership
Orca -
But we agree, don't we, that legacy fighters cannot exist in the threat environment currently fielded.
As the old joke has it, "What's with the 'we'
, paleface?"
If you say that "fighters with rather creaky analog RWR and, at best, wheezy non-DRFM podded jammers are vulnerable to the current environment", I'm with you.
USAF F-16s are pretty much the GL model compared to most post-1995 exports, let alone a Sufa or the Singapore jets, and don't compare at all with non-U.S. competitors.
Typerated - The Boeing/Saab T-X is a new airplane. My personal opinion is that the JAS 39E/F would be an excellent fit for Guard and Reserve, which will otherwise see their numbers plummet because of F-35's CPFH; the expensive stealth-related stuff is not required for many missions. They'd also be excellent Aggressors against F-35s/F-22s. But it's not going to happen because nobody wants to see Guard/Reserve guys (age and treachery will prevail over youth and prowess) doing velociraptor tricks to the Academy kids in the stealth jets.