Imagine being intercepted by a Gripen, F-16 and Eurofighter all at once pretty dope!!

If you say it like Greepen then its a little more like we swedes say it. But hey, no worries :) edit: thanks for having us btw :) 🇸🇪🇺🇲

Welcome to NATO Sweden! We’re happy to have you! 🇺🇸

In English Gripen would be Griffin or Gryphon, a mythical beast, half eagle, half lion.

Sweden has kept fighters in very high QRF readiness since the 50s. We don't usually broadcast or comment on the QRFs activities. Swedish military doctrine generally plays their cards closer to their chests than NATO does. This intercept is very much a business as usual kind of a thing.

In Swedish the name is pronounced greepen phonetically, which translates to Griffin. However, the name which SAAB and others use when referring to the plane in English is GrIp-en, like Mover did in the video. Of course, most Swede's don't call it Greepen or Grip-en. We mostly call is JAS, pronounced YAAS phonetically, short for Jakt, Attack, Spaning, which translates to hunt, attack and scouting, but which really refers to it's multi-role capabilities as a fighter, cas and recon plane.

Did you guys see the video of the B-1, B-52 and Gripens flying in formation over Stockholm? I thought it was pretty cool.

As for Gripen looks, I think the most striking thing is how sleek it is. If you look at it next to any other fighter so does it look a lot slimmer. This comes from having to cut down air resistance to get the required performance out of the plane.

As a Swede: The word "Gripen" has one pronunciation in Swedish, and a different one in English. Just like "Paris", "Berlin" etc are not pronounced the same in English and their native languages.

catfish vs. acid spitter dino is hilarious

I saw the thing once during an air show. When it flies at a low speed it looks like a flying saucer, like something extraterrestrial. There is no one other jet that makes such insane impression.

It's finally nice to see a Gripen intercepting aircraft. It's the first time I've seen a recent interception. Then again, I haven't paid much attention to military stuff compared to most people here.

You can tell the Swedes designed the Gripen - it's just...sorted. It's absolutely glorious Scandi minimalist, modernist design. It's just so...sorted. Neat, compact. It gives you the impression is has everything you need and nothing you don't. Of the Eurocanards, I'd say the Typhoon is the moderns serious and stern (what?! The Germans and Brits were involved?), the Gripen is the neatest, and the Rafale is the sexiest (c'mon - those cheekbones are pure Parisian supermodel).

The typhoon's canards always made it look like a distinguished British gentleman to me

That Tu-134 was probably an ELINT bird, just like that An-26.

Belgian pilot is making the claw gesture which is used by all nato tiger squadrons 😊

I can only confirm that this is just a routine thing in Sweden and has almost always been since the (first?) cold war started. During the height of the cold war, QRA pilots even waited seated in their airplanes. I don't know whether that's still the case today. These pictures I think are more a statement than how it is really done. Gripen is always flown two by two, and I don't think there would be mixed "rotes" in real life. Correct me if I am wrong ...

Hi Mover. Also on the Gripen, watch a short video (11.25 minutes) where South African Pilot Blokkies Joubert puts the Gripen through its paces. He was in Sweden where they had tested the Gripen. Enjoy.

Gonky is right. On the Navy report card I'm sure it says "Does not play well with others." I think that's the main reason why Navy fighters were pretty much left out of the combined allied effort in Desert Storm.

Your pronunciation is fine, that's how it's said in English. The Swedish pronunciation is more "greepen" but as you said, not even SAAB personell pronounce it like that in English.

0:48 Well, I speak Norwegian, not Swedish. It sounds like you actually got the sounds of the letters right, unlike most anglophones, so that's good. If I where to comment on anything I guess it would be the pacing. Single letters indivate longer sounds for us in the Scandinavian languages then double letters. That said, I wouldn't personally complain, I think that you're doing pretty good.

"some kind of gang sign he's doing..." LMAO

1:43 that pilot is throwing up crip 😂😂😂

Your first Gripen when you said it differently was how you say it in Swedish. Honestly the correct name in english would be Griffin. As a Swede i hereby hand out two free joke about SAAB aircraft cards.

Getting the vocal timing correct for "Gripen" would be a Texan "bleepin"

Well, Grip is Griffin. Gripen is The Griffin. The Gripen would be The the Griffin.

Gripen is the Swedish word for Griffin. JAS is J is Jakt = Hunt (probably fighter in avionics really but Hunt is verbatim), A = Attack (same word), S is Spaning = Recon/Surveillance. So it would be HAR or HAS 39 Griffin or possibly FAR or FAS 39 Griffin if translated Hunter, attacker, reconnaissance / surveillance 39 Griffin Fighter, Attacker, reconnaissance / surveillance 39 Griffin FAR 39 Griffin is the most correct translation in avionics really

Good reporting and commentary. I recall reading that many years ago, a USAF SR-71 was on a mission along the Soviet coast in the Baltic when an engine failed, reducing its speed and altitude. Soviet MiGs tried to intercept it but two Swedish fighters in the area got there first and the MiGs turned away. I cannot find the article to verify the details, even whether it happened before or after the fall of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, if true, the story shows a level of cooperation going way back.

Call it what ever you want, it's a sexy bird.

Haven't both the Czeck and Hungarian had Gripen for a few years now? Thay've got to have intercepted something over the years.

You are half corect in Gripen pronuciarion. You are right in that the swedish "i" sound is closer to the english "e". But it supose be a slow pronuciation. If it was written in english it would probobly be something like Greep'n

Love the Gripen and especially the Meteor missile.

Just ignore the pronunciation police. It's not like we Swedes have perfect pronunciation on every foreign military gear. 😂🤝

It's cool you read and respond to comments, but over time studies have shown that it can be detrimental to one's health.

Trying to pronounce Gripen reminds me of the TV show Brooklyn Nine-nine's reoccurring bit of trying to pronounce Boyle's kid's name Nikolaj. 😊 "Nikolaj?" "Nikolaj!" "Nikolaj?" "Nikolaj!"

". . . look more like whiskers." LOL! Yup, that's the deep and very serious indeed analysis I'm here for!

For some reason I love the Gripen.

Those are very cool

Seeing you guys are just talking about plane related activities can you look at the Pan Spatial Killswitch. It looks really cool.

0:11 That's the way I've always said Gripen, and will continue to do so.

Swedish airforce is, afaik, the only airforce to do a successful intercept of SR-71. And that was with our old jets (Viggen)😀 Just saying. Nice to be part of the NATO-family.

You can fly latest Gripen E in a simulator here in Sweden, at the flight museum. The Swedish airforce have always done this kind of identification missions also before NATO.😂

Hmm didn't Czech gripens intercept Ivan before? They've been doing NATO patrols for some time. Thought i've read something about that being a czech myself xD

Tu-134 was unexpected because it is like what 1960s-1970s airliner which is in service with 2 airlines

I'm curious as to whether Sweden's Gripen's are currently fielding the AMRAAM or the Meteor in it's interception role (if carrying any ARH missiles), as IIRC it can carry both. Also curious if they're deploying these Gripens from roadways for more practice for actual combat, or if these are being sent from standard air bases.

As a Swede, nothing wrong with that pronunciation imo. You may also call it the Griffin/Griffon/Gryphon I suppose because that would be the direct translation.

Anyone that belittles pronunciation is silly, and its fine to say Gripen in whatever way, think of it as the english word "keeping" Its the same stressing and length of the first vowel. Keeping and Gripen. and for anyone its the swedish word for (the) Griffon. Love your videos C.W!

"Seems like these guys may have done this before."

The Gripen is a beautiful aircraft. Favorite is still the Viggen though.

Is it also super useful that the intercepts were coming from both sides of the Baltic Sea? As in Sweden from North side and Germany / Belgium from South.

What is new here is that Swedish Gripens as Nato member participated in an interception of a Russian plane. However the Gripens of Nato Hungary have interecepted Russian planes in the Baltic several years before this. For that duty the Hungarian Gripens had to be modified(added) with retractable refuelling probes, because they were not Nato compatible in Swedish service. Also the Gripens could not use Nato jet fuel. But now they have upgraded those planes to much better Nato standard.

Very nice to see Gripen into NATO! Canada should’ve order Gripen tough!!

I do not know the Swedish pronounciation, but we have Gripens in our air force and you are saying it the same way as everyone in here: army officials, pilots, even journalists.

why everyone acts like Gripen never was part of NATO, when NATO member states have em and even are/were using em for policing in Baltics etc

NATO already had Hungarian Gripens

"That's some dude trying to not die" 😅

Love the look of the Gripen. I think despite not being a gen 5 it's a bad @ss jet!

You’re GRIPEN is correct…🍻

You have three options; - Gripen pronounced englishified - Gripen pronounced more Swedish, something like “Gr-ee-pen” (google translate etc can pronounce if correctly). So a pretty sharp ee sound - Griffin, actually translating the name to English. Probably not what the marketing guys want you to do, it’s some IKEA branding strategy to let foreigners just f’ing deal with Swedish for no sane reason. Anyway love for our metal is much appreciated, and having foreigners ponders our Swedish is like some sort of perverted fun. We’ll always imply there is something slightly off with your pronunciation even if it’s F’ing perfect. Thanks for covering this bird!

Tu 134 is passenger civil aircraft built in cca 1970.

It is underway to upgrade the Eurofighter with electronics from the Gripen.

Yeah, we in Sweden pronounce our "i" like you would pronounce "ee". Or just call it The Griffon (or some spell it Griffin) as that would be the English translation of the Swedish word Gripen.

You do not need flight plan or Mode3 over international waters…

FYI, Sweden, Finland, and Ukraine had no plans to join NATO before Russia began its aggression against Ukraine, moreover Ukraine had the explicit neutral status in its Constitution before 2014. . Russia initially attacked Ukraine in 2014 using its army without a coat of arms and country insignias. Moreover, Russian DoD GRU-sponsored and FSB-sponsored mercenaries played significant roles at this time. In 2022, Moscow converted its aggression into a full-scale invasion. From 2014 until now, Russia has been invaded Ukraine without a formal war declaration.

Interesting imfo!!! Roa Aotearoa nui.

Gripen very capable small fighter designed to kill MIG's :) I still don't understand why my country chose the Rafale F3R over the Grippen deal for a small country like Croatia I think the Gripen would be more then capable for all domestic and NATO related tasks and possible cheaper to operate and maintain.

In swedish it sounds like "greep-en", and there is no "the" since Swedish don't use prefix articles in that way (instead it's the "-en" suffix that is the definite article) The base word is "Grip" wich means griffon (the legendary beast) But the english pronouciation is so established at this point so you can say it like that if you want.

Gripen is one of the sexiest fighters out there. I’d love to go on a spin on a Gripen, don’t care if I throw up or anything. ❤🇸🇪

C3 is the biggest challenge to integrate multinational military operations. Due to complexities of international relations, adversaries of one nation may be trading partners for another. Technology and methods transfer of a military nature can be an unwanted result. My interactions and work indicate that the Swedes are a good ally.

Gripen does look a bit wimpy compared to Viggen (and Draken) but being a smaller target is a good thing, I guess.

Greeeepeeen!

You could just say "Griffin" if you wanted to. Gripen is the swedish word for (the) Griffin. Just like a previous Swedish aircraft were named "Draken" aka "The Dragon"

Gonky could have 'remain' in RMAF Hornets, perhaps he may have the chance to exercise with the Royal Thai AF Gripens 😂

RE: „It’s the allies you want to have” Really great to see this teamwork happening “in daily business”; not just during exercises like recent Air Defender 2023. Typhoon, Viper & Gripen. Add Lightning, Mirage & Super-Hornet, possibly even Rafale also out & up there. Still some Eagles around, too. Like you said, “symbolic” to certain amount. But also showing & proving capability of closely working together. There’s nice `teaser´ picture of video when 2 B1-B Lancers landed on Swedish AFB recently - very impressive seeing the dimensions of fighter birds compared to this huge bomber (starting 5min37s at the end of the video there): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i81-o89-r8-RfKc.html Btw.: Gonky, slightly amused about that sequence in your CV “…, A320, dirt bike racer, …” When reading, it always reminds me of this remarkable emergency landing of Ural Airlines in 2023 on (grain-) field few months ago (but harvesting has already been done before).

Gripen is a great jet IMHO Very maneuverable Great asset to Nato

Time to make that name International. Gripen=Griffin

Swedens and Finland joining the alliance is a serious power-boost. Russia is pretty much neutralised in the Baltics. Congrats Vlad, good work.

Gripen with a long "i", so it becomes Greepen as others have hinted

Mover, I personally don’t care how you pronounce Gripen. Gripen is Swedish for the mythological beast with an eagle head on a lion body, which is called Griffin in english. Now why on earth SAAB decided on the swedish word instead of the english, I will never know. Especially since they wanted to sell it to foreign customers all along… Anyway, back when Gri…JAS 39…was designed, SAAB was part of the Scania (yes, the trucks and busses) group. Scania is latin for the Swedish county of Skåne. Both Scania and Skåne have a Grip in their logo, and SAAB kept the Grip in their heraldry, after splitting with Scania. Confused yet..? Happy easter! 🐣

Lots of gripen about the pronunciation of Gripen 😂

The Gripens also escort the B1 in Sweden.

Th ‘i’ in Gripen is pronounced as a long sounding i. Like Griiipen.

It's Griipen. (long i), the Swedish guy ;)

3:00 lmao hahahaha

Does this mean that the Swedish AF has finally NATO IFF cryptographic keys? Because their equipment is NATO compatible.

If we know what you mean it does not matter how you say it

You say it right.

What you say is actually "Grippen" with a double pp. You should pronounce is as "Greepen", with one P and double E

It's a long i in Gripen, not a short one, hence the use of only one p after the i in Gripen..🧐😉🤪 & about the canards, Gripen uses close-coupled canards, as does the Rafale. This configuration increases lift..

"Skräcködlan"

You can say Grippen or Greepen. If you want to get it right, just ditch “the”. It’s already included… or you’d have to say “the Grip”… 😄

No hate. All love. An honor to be part of NATO. Greets to all our new found allies!

i think english speakers should call it Griffin, which is what Gripen means.

Gripen was designed to be NATO compatible from the start.

If you say 'Greapen', like you would say 'reaper' and you'll be very close to the swedish pronouciation. However, I think the way you say it now is perfectly fine.

Russians now are completely shut off from the Baltic sea when Sweden joined with thier fast to scramble Jets from the north.

Greeepen 😁

Gripen is Swedish for "Griffin"

FYI There's a video from a few weeks ago where ukrainian mig-29 catches a2a missile while trying to flee right on camera

As a Swede, I wouldn't be mad if you called it "The Griffin", since that's what Gripen means ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I mean, if you aren't French you probably can't pronounce "D'assault Mirage" correctly or half of their air assets. Butchering pronounciations is part of a globalized world and languages in general.