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Mobile anti-ballistic missile system Type Fighter, attack, and reconnaissance aircraft
United States of America Place of Origin Sweden
2008–present Service Period and Status 9 June 1996 - present / In service
Designer Industrigruppen JAS, FMV
1987 Designed Period
Program & Unit Cost Program cost:
US$ 13.54 billion (2006)

Unit cost:
US$ 30–60 million for JAS 39C
2008–present Production Period 1987–present
Number Built 298
First Flight 9 December 1988
Mass / Weight / Displacement Empty weight:
JAS 39C/D: 6,800 kg / 14,991 lb
JAS 39E/F: 8,000 kg / 17,637 lb

Max takeoff weight:
JAS 39C/D: 14,000 kg / 30,865 lb
JAS 39E/F: 16,500 kg / 36,376 lb
Length JAS 39C: 14.1 m / 46 ft 3 in
JAS 39D: 14.8 m / 49 ft
JAS 39E: 15.2 m / 49 ft 10 in
JAS 39F: 15.9 m / 52 ft
Height 4.5 m / 14 ft 9 (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
Crew JAS 39C/E: 1
JAS 39E/F: 2
Wingspan JAS 39C/D: 8.4 m / 27 ft 7 in
JAS 39E/F: 8.6 m / 28 ft 3 in
Wing Area 30 m2 / 320 sq ft (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
Wing Loading 283 kg/m2 / 58 lb/sq ft (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
Powerplant JAS 39C/D: 1 × Volvo RM12 afterburning turbofan engine
JAS 39E/F: 1 × General Electric F-414G afterburning turbofan engine
Thrust Dry thrust:
JAS 39C/D: 54 kN / 12,000 lbf

Thrust with afterburner:
JAS 39C/D: 80.5 kN / 18,100 lbf
JAS 39E/F: 98 kN / 22,000 lbf
Speed 2,460 km/h / 1,530 mph / 1,330 kn + / Mach 2 (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
Operational Range Combat range:
JAS 39C/D: 800 km / 500 mi / 430 nmi
JAS 39E/F: +800 km / +500 mi / +430 nmi

Ferry range:
JAS 39C/D: 3,200 km / 2,000 mi / 1,700 nmi
JAS 39E/F: +3,200 km / +2,000 mi / +1,700 nmi
Service Ceiling JAS 39C/D: 15,240 m / 50,000 ft
JAS 39E/F: 16,000 m / 52,000 ft
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio JAS 39C/D: 0.97
JAS 39E/F: 1.04
Takeoff Distance 500 m / 1,640 ft (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
Landing Distance 600 m / 1,969 ft (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
G-load Factor +9 -3 (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
Armament Guns:
1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (JAS 39C/E single-seat models only)

Hardpoints:

JAS 39C/D:
• 8 – one dedicated for FLIR / ECM / LD / Reconn pod
• 2 hardpoints under the fuselage
• 2 under and one on the tip of each wing
• with a capacity of 5,300 kg / 11,700 lb

JAS 39E/F:
• 10 – one dedicated for FLIR / LD / Recon pod.
• 3 hardpoints under the fuselage
• 2 under and one on the tip of each wing
• with a capacity of 5,300 kg / 11,700 lb

Rockets:

4 × rocket pods, 13.5 cm rockets (JAS 39C/D/E/F)

Missiles:

• 6 × IRIS-T (Rb.98) or AIM-9 Sidewinder (Rb.74) or A-Darter (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
• 4 × MBDA Meteor, AIM-120 AMRAAM (Rb.99) or MBDA MICA (JAS 39C/D)
• 7 × MBDA Meteor, AIM-120 AMRAAM (Rb.99) or MBDA MICA (JAS 39E/F)
• 4 × AGM-65 Maverick (Rb.75) (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
• 2 × KEPD.350 (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
• 2 × Rbs.15F anti-ship missile (JAS 39C/D/E/F)

Bombs:

• 4 × GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb (JAS 39C/D)
• 7 × GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb (JAS 39E/F)
• 2 × Bk.90 cluster bomb (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
• 8 × Mark 82 bombs (JAS 39C/D/E/F)
• 16 × GBU-39 SDB (JAS 39E/F)
• 12 × Alternative small-diameter glide bomb (JAS 39E/F)
Avionics • PS-05/A Pulse-Doppler radar (JAS 39C/D)
• Selex ES-05 Raven AESA radar (JAS 39E/F)
• Saab air-to-air IRST system (JAS 39E/F)
• Air-to-air and air-to-surface tactical data link system (JAS 39E/F)
A THAAD battery consists of:
6 launcher vehicles
2 mobile tactical operations centers (TOCs)
AN/TPY-2 ground-based radar (GBR)		 System Components
8 Missiles / Rockets per Launcher
8.55–10 GHz X band Radar Band & Frequency
Range:
2,900 miles / 4,700 km		 Search / Detection / Coverage Range
900 kg Missile / Rocket Mass / Weight
6.17 m Missile / Rocket Length / Height
34 cm Missile / Rocket Diameter / Width
Pratt & Whitney Single-stage rocket Missile / Rocket Engine
Solid-fueled rocket Propellant
>200 km Missile / Rocket Range
150 km Missile / Rocket Altitude
Mach 8.24 / 2.8 km/s Missile / Rocket Speed and Velocity
Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head Guidance System
TEL Launch Platform
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