Defense News
10/04/2011
Saab Wins Thai
Air Force ACCS Order
By WENDELL MINNICK
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The
Sweden-based Saab Group has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force for
an extension of an Air Command and Control System (ACCS), which was delivered
by Saab in 2010.
The system is part of
the air defense system consisting of the Saab Gripen fighter and the Saab 340
Erieye airborne early warning (AEW) system.
"We are
delivering an advanced air command and control system, which forms a vital part
of the Thai air defense system," Gunilla Fransson, head of Saab's Security
and Defence Solutions, said in a press release issued Oct. 3. "The order
is a yet another milestone in the cooperation between Thailand and Saab, in a
market that is very important for us."
The 104 MSEK contract
will run between 2011-2013.
In 2007, Thailand
announced a decision to buy 12 Gripen fighters and two Erieye AEW aircraft for
a total of $1.1 billion, ending the four-year debate over how the country would
replace its aging F-5 fighters.
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