JAS 39 Gripen in Detail
Nose

n by Martin Waligorski

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General view of the nose cone and the pitot tube.

This photo was taken at SAAB's production facility in Linköping and shows many interesting details. Note the horizontal plate surrounding the very tip of the nose.

Obviously the yellow-green color comes from primer. 

Radar installation for the Gripen is entirely new, developed by Ericsson. Reportedly it is unique by  supporting fighter-, attack- and reconnaissance missions in a single unit. Naturally, technical details are difficult to come by, but here's how it looks!

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