Gripen in NATO: Sweden's Anti-Russia Fighter

Sponsored by SAAB? Why is there no discount code to buy a Gripen in the description?

Who'd have thought that the airplane-nerd from 10 years ago would turn his hobby into getting free flights on modern military aircraft? You're very lucky, but that luck is the residue of your perseverance and competence. Congratulations.

I second what Chris says about experiencing something VS just studying it. I used to joke that I spent my whole life prepping for the docent job at the Mighty Eigth Museum. I was Bomber ground crew, flew on B-52s, got a flight on a B-17 and B-24, shot a 50BMG, worked in -40 degree temperatures, which gave me an appreciation and feel of what our WW2 aircrews went through.

Really badass that you finally got the chance to fly in that beautiful jet. Not jealous at all! 🎉🎉

"And we're going to do it in style." I'd expect nothing less :D

Impressed that he didn’t read a list of statistics but focused on information such as the concept of “gaining time”

Great vid mate! It’s fantastic that SAAB sponsored this flight for you! Well done indeed. Love the channel sir. Keep it up. 😎👍

Exactly the kind of informed, level-headed reportage I'm looking for. If you're screaming, you aren't observing and "recording" (mentally) to relay to us later. Thanks for working at this, and not just viewing it as a lark.

As a patron, I say with absolute confidence that I do not mind you getting a SAAB sponsorship.

An AMAZING experience! And I'm just talking about the video! That's an incredible piece of technology. I thought it'd be organized chaos in the cockpit in an air-to-air battle. You both sounded so casual, like you were out for a drive. NATO is VERY fortunate to have Sweden in the alliance. I always thought Sweden was more of a naval power, w/ your super-quiet subs. I read how Sweden's subs won every time in the naval games w/ the US Navy...your subs "sank" the US aircraft carrier every time! Your subs even took photos of the carrier's propellers! The US DoD was so impressed, they "rented" a submarine & crew for a year or two in San Diego, to teach the navy how to work smarter in any underwater conflict! Sweden rocks!!!

You've really outdone yourself this time. Bravo!

As a Swedish SAAB driver, I'm really glad you got the chance to do this! Great video, very interesting and entertaining.

Hope you enjoyed Sweden! It's a lovely country to visit! (there's a Saab Museum near Linkoping and and a smaller museum in Gothenburg)

I have a massive soft spot for the Gripen. One of my fondest memories is seeing the Swedish ones for the first time at RIAT (RAF Fairford) displaying around the late 2000s/early 2010s.

Man, no one can deny that the gripen is one incredible looking aircraft.

It seems to me like Gripen is a good complement to an F-35 fleet. The F-35 may be superior is most aspects but (apparently) have a greater logistics footprint. It seems logical then, that a rapid-response fighter that can operate from dispersed bases with limited support, fulfills a useful role.

Autopilot with pedal controls sounds incredible. Such a graceful machine.

I would love to see yourself and Matsimus interview each other about your passions and content making expiriences. Seeing Mat travel to Sweden to play with the CV90 shows that the Swedes are very welcoming around their equipment

Saab will likely use this video to show to sales prospects, it shows the aircraft very well from a newbies point of view.

Sweden has some really high tech weapons, they may be a small country, but they develop modern systems