Overview

• The contract covers three single-seat Gripen E and one two-seat Gripen F, plus associated equipment, support, and training.
• Saab says deliveries to the Royal Thai Air Force are scheduled between 2025 and 2030.
• An offset package includes upgrades to two Saab 340B Erieye airborne early warning aircraft, access to Link‑T data link intellectual property, a Thailand-based R&D center, and local work with Thai Aerospace.
• The agreement was signed in Stockholm by Sweden’s FMV and Saab with Thai defense leaders present, formalizing Thailand’s June selection and early August cabinet approval.
• Bangkok intends to expand to 12 Gripen E/Fs under follow-on contracts, a modernization drive influenced by recent border tensions with Cambodia and plans to retire older F‑16s.