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Thailandia: the SAAB's "Griffon" challenges the Lockheed Martin's "Falcon"

Bangkok, Thailand - The Gripen and the F-16 compete to become the new fighter for the Thai Air Force to replace the F-5s and the OV-10s

Thailand intends to retire its old F-5 Freedom Fighter e OV-10 Bronco combat airplanes from operational service by the end of the current year and Thai Air Force is evaluating some hypotheses among which two alternative solutions excel. After focusing on the SU-30s, the Asian country’s military representatives underlined that logistics problems exist as the armed force never operated Russian-made a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121816
Rome, Italy, 06/08/2005 18:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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