Thai Air Force poised to choose Swedish Gripen jets for fleet renewal
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is set to announce its decision on which fighter jet model it will acquire to modernise its ageing fleet by the end of this week.
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is set to announce its decision on which fighter jet model it will acquire to modernise its ageing fleet by the end of this week.
On August 3, NATO jets were scrambled by the German and Swedish air forces after detecting two Russian jets approaching Latvian airspace over the Baltic Sea.
Saab maintains the widest and most advanced set of defence and aerospace capabilities in Europe, with fully independent, system-level design and development skills across all domains (air, land, sea, space and cyber).
The Gripen fighter system is proven in service all around the world, with operations today with six air forces across four continents.
The JAS 39 Gripen is a highly versatile, single-engine light fighter aircraft designed by Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab.
In a recent press release, the Swedish government announced its decision to contribute with JAS 39 Gripen aircraft to NATO's air surveillance mission, NATO Air Policing.
Czech company AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE and Swedish Saab have entered a new phase of collaboration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation.
For approximately 20 days, the Gripen E aircraft 4100, used in Brazil's development and certification campaigns, was once again subjected to extreme weather conditions.
Swedish Air Force Gripen fighters practised the delicate art of landing on civilian highways during an exercise near Gothenburg, Sweden on 21 May 2024.
Hungarian Air Force recently reached significant milestone – 30.000 flying hours on Gripen.
German Eurofighter jets and Swedish Gripen aircraft recently conducted joint training exercises. This marked their first cooperative endeavor following Sweden's NATO accession.
From May 9 to 27, the Czech Air Base at Čáslav will host exercise Lion Effort that brings together the countries that operate JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft also known as Gripen Users Group or GUG.
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