Gripen could well replaced the F5 as the air superiority fighter
if the price is right. Moreover, the British are behind the Gripen
marketing effort.
The problem for Gripen is that the user base is very small. Uncle
sam not using the plane, neither is Nation X... Thus, we could face
some problem when we upgrade the Gripen beyond the standard
configuration just like our F16.
A lot of China Website claimed that their J10 is the best in the
entire Asia, can beat almost very plane except the F15. But I think
our vipers still have some tricks under the sleeves. In order to
maintain our tech edge for SAF, it would be wise for us to follow
uncle sam and Nation X as they had proven to be our most reliable
partners over the years.