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American Gripen: The Solution to the F-35 Nightmare Paperback – 14 Dec 2016

by David Archibald (Author)

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In place of the long-delayed, heavy and expensive F-35, the U. S. military has a better alternative, the Saab Gripen multi-role fighter aircraft. The F-35 is the world's largest weapons program, but it has attracted little in-depth analysis to date, apart from the Pentagon Director of Operational Test and Evaluation reports which, year after year, point out the aircraft's show-stopping failings and shortcomings. Becuase we are all paying for it, American Gripen was written to provide the buying public a complete understanding of the F-35's whys and wherefores in the context of military aviation. It is a call to action. We will all be much safer when the F-35 program is dead an buried.

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Paperback: 294 pages
Publisher: Stairway Press (14 December 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1941071538
ISBN-13: 978-1941071533
Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.7 x 21.6 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 599 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 367,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2842 in History of Military Air Forces
- #557587 in Textbooks & Study Guides

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Matty Mo

Another civilian who knows best. Give me a break.

14 May 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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This book is about as reductive as it gets. A totally amateurish attempt. That parrots old information and headlines.

F35 massacres 4th generation aircraft like the Gripen at a rate of 24 to 1 at Red Flag.
The pilots who have flown the F35 don't want to go to war in anything else.
Did not see much of the pilot's perspective on the F35. There are hundreds of pilots who have flown both 4th gen and F35. They are after all the ones putting their lives on the line. Do You think they would agree within book?
Clearly the answer is NO. This book is drivel

16 people found this helpful

Donald Hagan

I found American Grippen to contain much useful information, and many insights on the selection process ...

6 February 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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I found American Grippen to contain much useful information, and many insights on the selection process for weapon selection by the military. That process vindicates the old saw "too many cooks spoil the broth". The raw information in the book is invaluable; on its own rating five stars.
The lack of organization is very frustrating. The book is difficult to follow. It requires too much backing up and re-reading to follow the narrative.
"American Grippen" is still an important book, and it's message is essential to every citizen. Our survival rests on an understanding of the arms acquisition process.

6 people found this helpful

Yan Attias

David Archibald: The Australian Tom Clancy

29 April 2017 - Published on Amazon.com

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I am a retired B737 captain with a keen interest in military aviation and everything geopolitical.

Lots has been reported about the F35 and its shortcomings. The Trump Administration even talked about scrapping the whole thing.

I had read one of the author's book in the past (The Twilight of Abundance) and couldn't wait to put my hands on "American Gripen".

David Archibald is the closest thing to an Australian Tom Clancy. He doesn't yet, to my knowledge, write fiction but will we ever be in for a treat if he ever does.

I was thoroughly impressed from page one. The amount of research the author must have done to present his argument is nothing but exceptional.

I felt alternatively like I was:

1-reading an F35 Flight Crew Operating Manual,

2-listening to a series of US military briefings, including some very critical of the F35,

3- privy to American, Chinese and Russian military strategists discussing 21st century warfare,

4- being given a presentation on high speed aerodynamics and top of the line weapon systems.

David adopts a no holds barred approach to his thesis. He is predictably critical of the F35 and presents his case like a lawyer in a court of law. He does, like the title of the book suggests, propose the Swedish Saab Gripen E as a better alternative.

Chapter 8 titled "The China Match-Up" could initially be interpreted as off-topic as it describes in detail what a military confrontation with China would look like. I actually found this part of the book the most interesting.

This book will fascinate Air Force aficionados worldwide and is an absolute must read for anyone wanting to piece together the inner workings of modern military aviation.

15 people found this helpful

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A call for action...

16 March 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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An indepth timely analysis clearly written. Im very happy i bought this book. Should be required reading by all our leaders making purchase decisions.

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Jack B

GREAT BOOK.

30 January 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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GREAT BOOK...I Highly recommend to anyone interested in seeing how utterly worthless the F-35 is and how it alone will probably kill more of our great fighter pilots than any foreign power...you can lay their deaths (if we ever engage in a real shooting war) at the feet of the DC Lobbyists

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