tvsram1992
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you are right ,completely different 2 birds
The r/d of JAS39 had nothing to do with USA F16.
The design of SAAB JAS39 based on their own SAAB 37.
YF-17 is a light weight fighter, F-18 is heavier and advanced version . I am telling technology and design are taken , i dont mean exact structure. By the way LCA and viggen looks like same(i mean to say design is not only external structure), so LCA mk2 may look like gripenWhat?
The F-18 Super Hornet is a much more advanced and larger variant of the original F-18 Hornet. The Hornet in turn was derived from the YF-17 prototype.
The F-16 and Gripen are of completely different designs. Even though the Gripen has many American components. The Swedes have a long history in military aviation, even though it's small compared to the bigger Western players.