Thai Cabinet Greenlights Gripen Purchase
THAILAND’S Cabinet has approved the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) request to purchase four new JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighters from Sweden’s Saab. The approval comes at a time of … Read More
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Philippines Gunning For Full Air Power Package
SECRETARY of the Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has proposed for the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) multi-role fighter (MRF) programme to proceed as a full package … Read More
France Intends To Procure Saab GlobalEye
SAAB and the French defence procurement agency, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), have today signed a joint declaration of intent regarding the sale of Saab’s GlobalEye Early Warning and Control … Read More
Thailand Proceeds With 12 Gripen E/F Procurement
THE Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) confirmed it will procure 12 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighter aircraft, with its chief Air Chief Marshal Punpakdee Pattanakul stating that the service … Read More
Saab Launches Coast Control Radar
SAAB unveiled the new Coast Control Radar at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 2025) and the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX 2025) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). IDEX … Read More
Thailand picks Saab Gripen E/F
THAILAND’S Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has selected the Gripen E/F from Saab AB for its fighter procurement, ending the heated race between Sweden’s Saab and the US Lockheed Martin … Read More
Gripen-F-16 race in Thailand heats up at finish line
THE competition between Saab and Lockheed Martin for the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) new squadron of fighter aircraft is now heating up as the finish line approaches. On July … Read More
Largest ever Pitch Black drills take off
EXERCISE Pitch Black, Australia’s largest international air combat training engagement will begin on July 12 until August 2 over the airspace of the Northern Territory. Exercise Pitch Black is the … Read More
Gripen Or F-16 For Royal Thai Air Force
Sweden’s Saab JAS 39 Gripen E and the United States’ Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 have both been shortlisted as the final candidates for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), … Read More
Steel Cut For Singapore’s MRCV
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s ST Engineering Marine has cut steel for the nation’s first Multirole Combat Vessel (MRCV) ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The company held a steel-cutting ceremony … Read More