AWNG-2627

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
An ongoing software problem haunts Lockheed Martin’s production and modernization agenda for the F-35 as a raft of new competitors hit key milestones in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thailand’s 2023 Defense & Security exhibition here featured an entirely new security and geopolitical landscape since it was last held a year ago.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The proposals to develop further missions for the Gripen are part of updated military advice provided to Stockholm by commander-in-chief General Micael Bydén.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A Saab official tells Aerospace DAILY that Bangkok says procurement of an F-16 replacement is "going to be a competition."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The British and Swedish governments are to cooperate on promoting international sales of Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen E combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s government appears to be softening its stance toward a potential transfer of Saab Gripen combat aircraft to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force had previously announced that a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs based in Korat would be decommissioned between 2028 and 2031.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The contract is part of a multi-phase project on which GKN has been working since 2019 with Sweden’s Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) and Saab.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Czech government has approved the acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British Eurofighter Typhoons and Norwegian Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have performed their first landings and takeoffs from road runways.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has claimed that acquiring and operating Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be cheaper than operating Saab’s Gripen E.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has dampened expectations over a potential transfer of Gripen fighters to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The two countries declare such a transfer only would take place once the infrastructure at Ukrainian airfields is made suitable for the aircraft’s operation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The ROCAF wants to extend the service lives of nine Mirage 2000-5DI by another 20 years for “strategic and risk-hedging reasons.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
In June 2022, Sweden’s defense materiel agency FMV awarded a contract to Saab to begin studies on the next generation of combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
When Saab test pilot Andre Brannstrom launches the Gripen E into the skies above the RIAT, it will be the type’s debut display outside Scandinavia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Embraer is looking to grab a slice of Europe’s defense modernization pie with sales of the C-390 airlifter and A-29 Super Tucano.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s defense materiel agency FMV is awaiting political approval to begin studies into a new-generation combat aircraft beyond the new Saab Gripen E.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
Hungary has joined the Czech Republic and Poland in the protection of Slovakia’s airspace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The opening of the new line establishes Gripen production in South America as Brazil's neighbors shop for new fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Brazil’s largest defense company studies options for partnering on next-generation fighters and developing light utility transports.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Brazil's Jaguar Squadron has been focused on becoming acquainted with the new capabilities of the Swedish-built jets, including new sensors and weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The comments come a year after air force officials proposed to add four F-39s to the first batch, then acquire a second batch of 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion