100% true. The Gripen is quite agile (useful in Vietnam era dogfights) but F-35s aren’t made so much to win dogfights with lesser planes as to blast them out of the sky from afar—before a visual combat situation has begun.
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
100% true. The Gripen is quite agile (useful in Vietnam era dogfights) but F-35s aren’t made so much to win dogfights with lesser planes as to blast them out of the sky from afar—before a visual combat situation has begun.
Very true! In fact, China’s recent energy growth story has been powered by natural gas and nuclear (and coal) much more than solar and wind.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Very true! In fact, China’s recent energy growth story has been powered by natural gas and nuclear (and coal) much more than solar and wind.
Figures are from 2023. Is there more recent data?
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Figures are from 2023. Is there more recent data?
"the “10,000” number seems plucked from thin air because it exceeds SAAB's own binational (Sweden and Brazil) workforce for the Gripen. It exceeds SAAB’s numbers on its own website by two-thirds, a number that still seems high because final assembly in Brazil employs no more than 260 workers."
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"the “10,000” number seems plucked from thin air because it exceeds SAAB's own binational (Sweden and Brazil) workforce for the Gripen. It exceeds SAAB’s numbers on its own website by two-thirds, a number that still seems high because final assembly in Brazil employs no more than 260 workers."
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Fossil CO2 emissions are still growing, in case you missed it...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Fossil CO2 emissions are still growing, in case you missed it...
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