Hittade lite text som stödjer mina teorier. Notera att Anders Segerby inte avfärdar påståendet. Det hade varit enkelt att skriva att siffrorna var helt felaktiga och att Gripen går mycket snabbare än så men det gör han alltså inte..
http://blogg.forsvarsmakten.se/flygvapenbloggen/2013/01/23/motstandaren-i-red-flag-okar-trycket/
"I have been an operational pilot in Viggen and Gripen for twenty years. 99.9% of all my sorties have been subsonic. For most pilots in most situations it will not be a factor if the aircraft tops M 1.4 or M 1.8."
"In Hungary, there is a nasty rumor spread by local aviation journalists, who claim that the “JAS-39 HU-EBS” variant has a very low top speed of only 1.45 Mach, even when flying in the externally pure configuration."
"The key point is the intake type, the Gripen and Rafale both have fixed pitot intakes, that makes them a 1.5-2.0 aircraft, the Thyphoon has a variable ramp intake, there other things (engine temp, airframe temp) limit them to approx 2.0
The JSF has a fixed non pitot intake (for low radar reflection), it is official that it only does M1.6 because of that."