U.S. Offers Thailand Loan For F-16 Bid

RTAF F-16

RTAF is looking to replace one of its F-16 squadrons based at Korat in the near term.

Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Alamy Stock Photo
SINGAPORE—The U.S. government has reportedly offered Thailand a financial loan for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to acquire a fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70s in a bid to trump a competing offer from Sweden to export Saab's JAS 39 Gripen. Thailand, a user of both fighters, said in a white...
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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