US EditionGE Aerospace F414 Engines to Power Royal Thai Air Force’s New Saab Gripen E/F Fighter Aircraft
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Thailand has signed the first phase of the Gripen E/F purchase agreement, along with an offset policy. The Air Force Commander boasts that it will create hundreds of billions of baht in credit value for the military and the country. Foreign Minister Maris points out that the Thai-Cambodian border incident shows the military's potential.
We now have [official confirmation](https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2025/saab-receives-gripen-ef-order-for-thailand) of reports from early August of this year, when we wrote on [Defence24.pl](https://defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/wnioski-z-wojny-tajlandia-wybiera-gripeny) that the Thai government had approved the purchase of new Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters. Today we know that the announcement will become a fact and that additional Swedi…
Within the framework of the efforts to modernize the combat fleet of the Thai Air Force, and after having confirmed its selection in the framework of an international competition, Saab signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for the first four Gripen E/F fighters destined for the Institution. The agreement, valued at approximately 5,300 million Swedish kroner, contemplates the beginning of the manufacture of the …
GE Aerospace F414 engines to power Royal Thai Air Force’s new Saab Gripen E/F fighter aircraft
“The F414-GE-39E delivers the power, reliability, and adaptability needed for next-generation combat capability, and we’re honored to support Thailand as it expands its Gripen fleet,” said Shawn Warren, vice president and general manager, Combat and Trainer Engines at GE Aerospace. “This agreement continues a longstanding collaboration between GE Aerospace, Saab, and international air forces around the world.” Thailand becomes the third coun…
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