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Sweden and Thailand Sign SEK 5.3 Billion Deal for Four Gripen E/F Jets

The SEK 5.3 billion pact launches a phased program focused on technology transfer to expand Thailand’s sovereign aerospace capability.

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Saab’s Gripen E fighter jets are powered by GE Aerospace’s F414-GE-39E engines. Credit: Saab AB.
Two Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Gripen Cs in flight. (Image credit: RTAF)

Overview

  • The order covers three single-seat Gripen E and one two-seat Gripen F with deliveries planned from 2025 to 2030.
  • The agreement was signed government-to-government via Sweden’s FMV and Saab in Stockholm, with authority in place to support further purchases up to 12 aircraft.
  • Saab’s offset package commits to significant technology transfer, local industrial cooperation, Erieye AEW upgrades, a Thai R&D center, and access to Link‑T intellectual property.
  • GE Aerospace will supply F414‑GE‑39E engines for the new jets, making Thailand the third operator of the Gripen E/F and the first in the Asia‑Pacific.
  • The new fighters are slated to replace Thailand’s oldest F‑16A/Bs under a broader plan to renew the fleet by 2035, following a Swedish review triggered by July border strikes using Thai Gripen C/Ds.