Sweden to Modernize its JAS-39 Gripen Fleet

Sweden to Modernize its JAS-39 Gripen Fleet

JAS-39 over Swedish lake(c) Gripen International(click to view full) It has been a good couple of days for Saab. Fresh off a come-from-behind win in Thailand, the firm has signed a SEK 3.9 billion ($600 million) contract with the Swedish Defence Material...
Sweden to Modernize its JAS-39 Gripen Fleet

Rough Road for Thailand’s BTR-3 APC Purchase

BTR-3(click to view full) Thai Defence Minister Boonrawd Somthas recently suspended a controversial arms deal announced in mid-August 2007 between Thailand and Ukraine, bringing the purchase of 96 BTR-3E1 wheeled armored personnel carriers (APCs) for Bt4 billion...
Sweden to Modernize its JAS-39 Gripen Fleet

Alcoa Wins 10-yr, $360M Contract for F-35 Forgings

ALCOA parts(click to view full) Sometimes, a contractor’s technical problem is really an opportunity. When the multinational Joint Strike Fighter’s F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off, Vertical Landing) variant for the US Marines, Royal Navy, et. al. found itself...