Comments by "Titanium Rain" (@ChucksSEADnDEAD) on "" video.

A dogfight is like throwing away a rifle in combat and using the bayonet. If you have the AMRAAM, just shoot it. There's no points for style, preserving the life of the pilot and the airframe is a big priority.
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Hornets are mostly a Navy bird. The USMC Hornets were flown off Navy carriers, while the Harrier was meant to be much closer to the troops.
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Saab isn't competitive at all. There's a reason why they lost so many bids. The actual decision makers looking over the cost estimates are not convinced.
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@PaulM745 That's a cope. The F-35 was sold because most buyers already had F-16s. Buying Gripens would be a step sideways at best, a step backwards in the case of more advanced F-16s. The F-35 is the natural progression. The fact of the matter is that the Gripen was objectively analyzed by several countries that rejected it. Saab's marketing has been cashing checks their design and manufacturing can't cash. The ease to maintain is purely theoretical since one of the Gripen buyers was South Africa, which had to ground half the fleet to save on costs, and low sales mean that as time goes on you'll have less and less parts while the F-16 and F-35 will enjoy a large adoption base to have ease of access to parts. The US, especially the USMC, also has FARP operations with small crews. There's just been less opportunities to do that when the US has so many air bases and carriers to fly from.
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