Thai Decision Gives Saab’s Gripen A Much-Needed Boost

Saab Gripen fighter flying

The Royal Thai Air Force dispatched Gripen fighters to participate in the Pitch Black exercise.

Credit: Royal Thai Air Force
Saab has finally secured an export win for its Gripen fighter after besting a rival offer from Lockheed Martin in the hotly contested race to provide additional combat aircraft to Thailand. The deal ends a prolonged drought of foreign orders for Saab and the JAS-39E/F Gripen. Sweden formally...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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