Hello. Serving his workhorse of 28 Air Forces around the world. The legendary F-16 has proven itself as the world's most capable multi-role fighter jet. The F-16 has been in continuous combat operations somewhere around the globe since late 80s. On the other hand, Grapen is an information age, multi-role fighter jet capable to carry out wider ray of missions. Like the F-35, the Nordic core machine is the most censored packed and smartest fighter amongst the 4.5 generation fighter aircraft in the world. Both fighter jets are considered top of the line yet cheap to maintain jets in the world. Both have exceptional radars, queuing systems, engines, technology and latest weaponry. We thought it would be cool to compare the mighty F-16 with Smart Group and E and determine which would win in this video. Don't forget to subscribe and click the bell icon so that you can watch more military videos. Number 1. F-16 was first introduced in 1978. Around 4,600 F-16s have been built so far with per unit cost of $35 million. The per-hour flight cost of the aircraft is around $12,000. Operated by crew of 1 the aircraft's empty weight is £18,900, and maximum takeoff weight is £42,300. The jet is powered by a single general electric engine producing £29,000 of thrust. The aircraft's top speed is £1534 miles per hour. The fighter jet comes with 9 hard points in addition to 20mm rotary cannon. In contrast GRIPEN was first rolled out in 1996. 247 GRIPENs of different variants have been built so far. At present the unit cost of the latest variant is around $45 million. Per hour flight cost of the jet is around $7,800. Operated by a crew of 1 the aircraft comes in at weight of £17,600 with maximum takeoff weight around £36,400. The jet is powered by a single general electric engine generating £22,000 of thrust. The jet can reach at top speed of £1530 miles per hour. The aircraft is equipped with 10 hard points in addition to a 27mm cannon. Number 2. F-16 was intentionally designed to be unstable to enhance its maneuverability. However it was compensated by its digital flight control system. Which means that the pilots' controls are interpreted via an electronic interface instead of manual controls. Fly-by-wire controls are more reliable than they made it possible for the flight computer to correct the pilot's errors. The fighter jet has 1.095 thrust to weight ratio and its airframe can sustain plus 9 G's. On the other hand, the group and has a Delta and Kynad type wing configuration with flexible stability. A triple aerodynamic control system allows highly agile maneuvers. The flight control system compensates for difficult environmental conditions and minimizes drag in the air. A pair of air brakes are located on the sides of the rear fuselage. The canids are also angled downward to act as air brakes which decreases landing distance. The aircraft is capable of achieving 70 to 80 degrees angle of attack in case of a dog fight. The fighter jet has 1.11 thrust to weight ratio and its airframe can also sustain 9 G's. Number 3. F-16 is powered by a single turbofan engine, which produces around 29,000 pounds of thrust. The aircraft can fly at top speed of Mach 2. The jet has ferry range of 2620 miles with drop tanks, while the combattre adiasis are around 340 miles. The jet have service ceiling of 50,000 feet with rate of climb at 833 feet per second. On the other hand, the group and is driven by a single turbofan engine generating 22,000 pounds of thrust. With the help of the engine, the jet can gain top speed of Mach 2 at high altitude. The aircraft has ferry range of 2485 miles. The combattre adiasis of the jet is 559 miles in combat air patrol mode. The aircraft has service ceiling around 52,500 feet with rate of climb around 984 feet per second. Number 4. The latest variant of F-16 is equipped with APG-83 radar. This radar can such continuously and track 20 targets within the forward hemisphere of the jet. The radar can detect fighter jets with RCS of 1 square meter far from 85 miles. The latest variant of F-16 is fitted with faster computer, multifunction displays, helmet mounted queuing system and high speed data bus. The aircraft is also equipped with Lynx XVI theatre data link, identification friend or foe and multi band radio communications. The fighter is also fitted with upgraded electronic warfare equipment and modern threat warning systems including jammers, threat warning receivers, electronic countermeasure pods, chaffened infrared flare dispensers. Likewise Grapen is equipped with a high performance raven radar, which features role repositionable antenna to provide 120 degrees field of view. The radar is capable to detect a fighter aircraft with RCS of 1 square meter from 93 miles and can simultaneously track 14 targets. The avionics software is so flexible that almost any weapon can be integrated and the jet can be programmed as permission requirements. The information acquired by jet is shared with other fighters and ground based assets as well. The passive infrared search and track sensor system making it difficult to detect and an improve electronic warfare system for the disruption and detection of threats. The sources and sensors are integrated into one high level sensor fusion and situational awareness system for the pilot to enhance the effectiveness of the mission. Number 5. The F-16 has nine hard points and can be armed with wide range of air-to-air missiles, including A-9 sidewinder, magic 2, A-7, SkyFlash and A-120. The high off-bore site, infrared air-to-air missiles such as A-9X, Python 4, A-132 and irisd can also be fitted. The aircraft also supports the integration of anti-ship missiles and air-to-ground tactical missile. The fighter jet can be armed with paveway laser guided bombs, GPU-15 bombs and wind corrected munitions dispenser weapons. The aircraft is armed with 20mm rotary cannon with 511 rounds. Similarly the group and is armed with wide range of weaponry. The air-to-air missiles include infrared guided short-range missile and BVR meteor missile. The aircraft also has the flexibility to be fitted with sidewinder and A-Data missiles to replace the iris T, and the advanced medium range air-to-air missile to replace the meteor. It can further be fitted with long range weapons such as R-Data and Dabi, and short-range weapons such as Python. The group and E can also be integrated with a number of guided and unguided air-to-surface weapons. The aircraft is also armed with 27mm high velocity gun providing both air-to-air and DATA surface attack capability. Both fighters can do over Mach 2, fly about 50,000 feet above sea level, but F-16 has better load carrying capacity and therefore it can also carry more weapons. Around 4,616 have been built so far in comparison to few hundred group and manufactured to date. F-16 is cheaper to acquire but expensive to operate than Gripun. F-16 has lower combat radius and ferry range than the Swedish fighter. On the other hand, the Gripun has a better sense of fusion with lower RCS than F-16. The Gripun is equipped with next level of sensors that can detect and strike even stealth targets without compromising the jets location. The Swedish fighter has a smaller engine than the F-16. But due to its lower weight, the Gripun has better thrust to weight ratio. The Gripun has slightly higher service ceiling and has better climb rate. Gripun has much higher angle of attack and better maneuverability at low speeds due to its canids and delta wing design. Both jets are equally armed with wide range of weaponry. So what do you think that which fighter jet is better? Does F-16 Viker or Swedish Gripun? Let us know in the comments section. Also be sure to check out our other military videos. Thanks for watching and as always don't forget to like, share and subscribe.