Wi not trei a holiday in Sweeden this yer ?

The National Interest asked me to write a short piece about the Saab Gripen:

Of all the aerospace giants, Sweden’s Saab AB has followed perhaps the least likely path. In an era when modern fighters are typically designed by a consortia of firms from a variety of states, small Sweden has managed to produce a fighter capable of competing with any on the export market. The JAS 39 Gripen now serves in half a dozen air forces, and remains competitive in the bidding to serve in a dozen more. How did the “Griffon,” named after the Saab corporate logo, come to be?