The Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued what appears to be a note on a budget proposal to upgrade the service’s 11 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard, Janes learned on 3 March.

 The budget allocation proposal, which dates back to about mid-January, quotes a maximum price of THB631.73 million (USD20.84 million) and a mid-price of THB629.22 million, the latter sourced from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, for the initial phase of the programme, according to documents published by the RTAF. 

An RTAF Gripen D on the tarmac at Surat Thani Air Force Base, armed with RBS15F anti-ship missiles, as well as AIM-9 Sidewinder and IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles. The service has awarded a contract to Sweden for the upgrade of its fleet of Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard. (Janes/Gabriel Dominguez)

No formal contract for the Gripen’s MS20 upgrade has been announced by either Saab or the RTAF.

The Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued what appears to be a note on a budget proposal to upgrade the service’s 11 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard, Janes learned on 3 March.

 The budget allocation proposal, which dates back to about mid-January, quotes a maximum price of THB631.73 million (USD20.84 million) and a mid-price of THB629.22 million, the latter sourced from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, for the initial phase of the programme, according to documents published by the RTAF. 

An RTAF Gripen D on the tarmac at Surat Thani Air Force Base, armed with RBS15F anti-ship missiles, as well as AIM-9 Sidewinder and IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles. The service has awarded a contract to Sweden for the upgrade of its fleet of Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard. (Janes/Gabriel Dominguez)

No formal contract for the Gripen’s MS20 upgrade has been announced by either Saab or the RTAF.

The Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued what appears to be a note on a budget proposal to upgrade the service’s 11 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard, Janes learned on 3 March.

 The budget allocation proposal, which dates back to about mid-January, quotes a maximum price of THB631.73 million (USD20.84 million) and a mid-price of THB629.22 million, the latter sourced from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, for the initial phase of the programme, according to documents published by the RTAF. 

An RTAF Gripen D on the tarmac at Surat Thani Air Force Base, armed with RBS15F anti-ship missiles, as well as AIM-9 Sidewinder and IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles. The service has awarded a contract to Sweden for the upgrade of its fleet of Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard. (Janes/Gabriel Dominguez)

No formal contract for the Gripen’s MS20 upgrade has been announced by either Saab or the RTAF.

The Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued what appears to be a note on a budget proposal to upgrade the service’s 11 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard, Janes learned on 3 March.

 The budget allocation proposal, which dates back to about mid-January, quotes a maximum price of THB631.73 million (USD20.84 million) and a mid-price of THB629.22 million, the latter sourced from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, for the initial phase of the programme, according to documents published by the RTAF. 

An RTAF Gripen D on the tarmac at Surat Thani Air Force Base, armed with RBS15F anti-ship missiles, as well as AIM-9 Sidewinder and IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles. The service has awarded a contract to Sweden for the upgrade of its fleet of Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard. (Janes/Gabriel Dominguez)

No formal contract for the Gripen’s MS20 upgrade has been announced by either Saab or the RTAF.

The Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued what appears to be a note on a budget proposal to upgrade the service’s 11 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard, Janes learned on 3 March.

 The budget allocation proposal, which dates back to about mid-January, quotes a maximum price of THB631.73 million (USD20.84 million) and a mid-price of THB629.22 million, the latter sourced from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, for the initial phase of the programme, according to documents published by the RTAF. 

An RTAF Gripen D on the tarmac at Surat Thani Air Force Base, armed with RBS15F anti-ship missiles, as well as AIM-9 Sidewinder and IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles. The service has awarded a contract to Sweden for the upgrade of its fleet of Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard. (Janes/Gabriel Dominguez)

No formal contract for the Gripen’s MS20 upgrade has been announced by either Saab or the RTAF.

The Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued what appears to be a note on a budget proposal to upgrade the service’s 11 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard, Janes learned on 3 March.

 The budget allocation proposal, which dates back to about mid-January, quotes a maximum price of THB631.73 million (USD20.84 million) and a mid-price of THB629.22 million, the latter sourced from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, for the initial phase of the programme, according to documents published by the RTAF. 

An RTAF Gripen D on the tarmac at Surat Thani Air Force Base, armed with RBS15F anti-ship missiles, as well as AIM-9 Sidewinder and IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles. The service has awarded a contract to Sweden for the upgrade of its fleet of Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard. (Janes/Gabriel Dominguez)

No formal contract for the Gripen’s MS20 upgrade has been announced by either Saab or the RTAF.