Fighter purchase deal to be done under ‘offset policy’: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 16) reconfirmed that a fighter purchase deal between Thailand and a manufacturing country would likely be done on the basis of an “offset policy.” In a press conference at Government House, the Pheu Thai-attached prime minister reiterated that the air force’s sought-after squadron of […]
Read MoreF-16 or Gripen jets not final yet: Suthin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND IS YET TO CHOOSE either to buy a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 or Saab JAS 39E jet fighters, said Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang today (July 15). Though the air force has already evaluated both rival jets and given more points to the Swedish-built JAS 39E Gripen […]
Read MorePM mum on Swedish lobby on air force’s fighter purchase plan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (June 25) remained tightlipped over alleged lobbying on the part of a Swedish banker/industrialist to prompt the Thai air force to purchase a squadron of Swedish-built Gripen fighter jets. The prime minister told reporters at Government House that Marcus Wallenberg visited him yesterday but declined […]
Read MoreAir force to choose to buy either F-16 Block 70/72 or JAS 39E fighter jets in June
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE AIR FORCE IS scheduled in the upcoming June to choose to purchase either a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72 Fighting Falcon or a squadron of Saab JAS 39E Gripen fighter jets, according to air force chief ACM Panpakdee Pattanakul. Both types of combat aircraft have so far […]
Read MoreFilipinos might probably buy JAS 39E Gripen jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHILIPPINES MIGHT PROBABLY become the second Asian country after Thailand to buy Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to strengthen the island republic’s potential to meet China’s escalating threats, an air force source said today (Feb.24). The Philippine and Swedish governments are speculated to reach a bilateral agreement as […]
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