{{About
| about = premium Swedish jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = SAAB 35 Draken (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=saab_j35xs
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|StoreImage_{{PAGENAME}}_004.jpg}}
|store=11813
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Apex Predators"]].

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
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The Saab J-35XS turns very fast, however turning too fast at lower speeds can also lead to a "superstall", which may cause a crash. Tight turns also lead to a significant loss of energy/speed.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max speed (km/h at 9,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| ___ || ___ || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | 900
|-
! Upgraded
| 2,390 || 2,250 || 24.1 || 25.0 || 208.2 || 177.0
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| X || X || X || ✓ || X || ✓ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || - || - || - || ~13 || ~6
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 850 || < 700 || < 700 || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | Svenska Flygmotor RM6C || 1
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Max Gross Weight|Mass of the fully equipped aircraft with heaviest weapons load}}
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel
|-
| ___ kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || WEP
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MGW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || 5,765 kgf || 7,800 kgf
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf (_ km/h) || ___ kgf (_ km/h)
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
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''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''

=== Modifications and economy ===
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== Armaments ==
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=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|Akan m/55 (30 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* A choice between two presets:
** 1 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannon, wing-mounted (120 rpg)
** 1 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannon + 12 x large calibre countermeasures

=== Suspended armament ===
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{{main|RB24J|m/56D|Srak m/57B}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

* Without Load
* 6 x RB24J air-to-air missiles
* 76 x 7,5 cm srak m/57B rockets
* 12 x m/56D rockets
* 4 x RB24J air-to-air missiles + 76 x 7,5 cm srak m/57B rockets
* 4 x RB24J air-to-air missiles + 12 x m/56D rockets
* 2 x RB24J air-to-air missiles + 76 x 7,5 cm srak m/57B rockets + 8 x m/56D rockets

== Usage in battles ==

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=== Pros and cons ===

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'''Pros:'''

* Decent speed
* Good flares/chaffs
* Good turn rate
* Extremely powerful in a downtier

'''Cons:'''

* Bleeds speed fast
* Janky gun placement
* Gets destroyed in common uptiers
* Very limited count of flares/chaffs

== History ==
Saab 35 is the main name for the "Draken"- series of airplanes produced/designed by the Swedish company SAAB. The J35 series had many different variants like the "J35D" or "J35A", both implemented into War Thunder. After some time SAAB wanted to produce export variants of the "Draken" and those variants were named "J35X" with X standing for "export version". There were 4 different main versions of the J35X exported. The Finnish J35XS is the only one currently in War Thunder and the full name for this Finnish export version is J35XS. ("XS" stands for "Export-Suomi") <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken#Export_variants]Wikipedia Article</ref>

All the official export versions of the "Draken" were just variants of the regularly used J35D and J35F models with the J35XS being a variant of the J35F one. Therefore it featured almost every feature that the F-variant had. Both the J35F and J35J had IRST which was a very useful function for the airplane as it didn't produce any radar waves that could be detectable by the enemy. With the J35XS being a variant of the J35F it of course featured an IRST-system.<ref>[https://modelingmadness.com/review/mod/sweden/plesfinj35.htm]</ref>

The most advanced "Draken" (The J35J) was reserved for Swedish use only and wasn't available for export countries.

In the early development of the premium aircraft J35XS, it was considered to have the fully Swedish J35J instead as the new premium rank VII aircraft. Both of them are very similar but the J35J is slightly more advanced. <ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/znphk8/apparently_theyre_changing_the_j35j_to_j35xs/]</ref> 

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== Media ==


;Skins
* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=saab_j35xs Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==


;Related development
* [[SAAB 35 Draken (Family)]]

== External links ==

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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

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