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Thailand Completes Gripen MS20 Upgrade, Awaits F-35 Nod

Saab JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighter
Credit: Swedish Armed Forces
SINGAPORE—The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has completed the MS20 upgrade on all 11 of its Saab JAS 39 C/D Gripen fighters. Thailand is among the last Gripen users to embark on the upgrade, primarily due to a lack of funding. In a presentation made to the media, Saab revealed that a contract between...
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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