Advanced fighter purchase : heralding Thai military modernisation programme

• Main Authors: Matthews, Ron, Curie Maharani
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91289; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/5971
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thailand’s recent US$600m purchase of six Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters, one Saab 340 aircraft equipped with the Erieye AEW radar systemand a command-and-control system to link the fighters with the Erieye airborne early warning system may signal the start of a military modernization programme for...