VERSIONS – J35D, S35E, J35F, J35J, 35ÖE
Pitot at
top of fin
1 x Svenska Flygmotor RM6C turbojet
with Model 67 afterburner
RS-35 zero-zero ejector seat
Port wing Aden cannon replaced
by an air data computer (on J35F)
Ericsson PS-11/A radar and
S7B collision course gunsight/
fire control system
Longer rear
fuselage with
additional
intakes
(port and
starboard)
Retractable
tail wheel
Inlets redesigned and
brought forward
Additional internal
fuel capacity
New PN-594/A navigation radar
and PN-793/A IFF systems
Ericsson (Hughes)
S71N IR sensor slaved
to radar antenna
(J35F) Aden cannon in
starboard wing only
New, bulged canopy
with simplified framing
and no rear windows
Additional intake
12 x J35XS
built under licence by
Valmet for
Finnish Air
Force
AIM-9 Sidewinder – primary
missile system on J35XS
Ericsson (Hughes) S71N IR sensor
J35F2/J35XS
RS-35 zero-zero
ejector seat
New, bulged canopy with simplified
framing and no rear windows
Air data computer replacing
port Aden cannon
Ericsson PS-01/A radar/
S7Bgunsight/fire control
system, STRIL 60
compatible
Pitot
Increased internal
fuel capacity
New PN-594/A navigation radar
and PN-793/A IFF systems
24 x refurbished airframes for Finnish
Air Force, redesignated as J35FS with
AIM-9 Sidewinder as primary weapon
J35F1/J35FS
Pitot moved to top of fin
1 x Svenska Flygmotor RM6C turbojet
with Model 67 afterburner
Additional windows
SAAB RS-35 zero-zero ejector seat
Cannons replaced with Ska 24-600
downward-looking cameras with
periscopic lenses (one in each wing
leading edge)
Additional windows
Longer rear
fuselage with
additional
intakes
(port and
starboard)
Retractable
tail wheel
Inlets redesigned and
brought forward
Additional 600 lt (132 Imp gal,
172 US gal) internal fuel
Reprofiled nose with radar
replaced by 5 x OMERA/Segid
OMERA 31 cameras (2 x Ska
24-100 port and starboard
oblique, 1 x Ska 24-600 and
1 x Ska 24-44 both downward,
1 x Ska 16B forward-facing)
Surviving S35E airframes later modified with 'Apparat 15' radar jammer/warning receiver (similar to Danish WDNS upgrade).
Additional 'Blue Baron' pod recce capability for night operations
1 x Svenska Flygmotor RM6C turbojet
with Model 67 afterburner
SAAB RS-35
zero-zero
ejector seat
30 mm (1.18 in) Aden revolver
cannon in each wing
Ericsson PS-03/A radar and
S7A collision course gunsight/
fire control system
24 x J35D airframes overhauled and modified for Austrian Air Force (redesignated as J35ÖE)
Updated avionics/RWR and chaff/flare dispensers
Revised 'bubble' canopy/spine
S35E
J35ÖE
Airframe upgraded from J35F and redesignated as J35J
1 x Svenska Flygmotor RM6C turbojet
with Model 67 afterburner
Upgraded Ericsson PS-11/A radar
and S7B collision course gunsight/
fire control system
New air data
computer
New backup cockpit
instrumentation/meters,
improved flight control
and IFF systems
Enhanced Ericsson (Hughes)
S71N IR sensor with thermo-
electric cooling slaved to
radar antenna
Improved cannon
installation
Additional hardpoint under each wing
Pitot moved to top of fin
1 x Svenska Flygmotor RM6C turbojet
with Model 67 afterburner
Additional windows
SAAB 73SE-F ejector seat, revised RS-35 zero-zero version
fitted later on requiring the cockpit floor to be lowered
30 mm (1.18 in) Aden revolver
cannon in each wing
Additional windows
Ericsson PS-03/A radar and S7A
collision course gunsight/fire
control system fully compatible
with Sweden's STRIL 60
integrated air defence system
Longer rear
fuselage with
additional
intakes
(port and
starboard)
Retractable
tail wheel
Inlets redesigned and
brought forward
Additional 600 lt (132 Imp gal,
172 US gal) internal fuel
J35D
J35J
SAAB J35 DRAKEN
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