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US-Iran talks 'still scheduled' after drone shot down: White House
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The United States is still planning talks with Iranian officials this week, the White House said Tuesday, even after a US warplane shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
Iranian jet fuel keeps Myanmar bombers flying
Published on 27/01/2026
» The first bomb to strike the remote village of Vanha in western Myanmar came from a junta warplane. It hit the only school in the hamlet, near the frontline of the civil war. The second came from a drone minutes later.
Designer's Gripen-pattern Thai clothing receives national acclaim
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2025
» A Thai fashion designer has received acclaim for her use of the Gripen fighter motif, celebrating the warplane's role in protecting Thai sovereignty during the Thai-Cambodian clashes.
Acting PM tightlipped on fighter jet, submarine decisions
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/08/2025
» Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Wednesday refused to elaborate on the cabinet’s reported decisions on additional Gripen fighter jet procurement and a new submarine engine, saying it was classified information.
Cabinet approves procurement of 4 Gripen jets from Sweden
Online Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the purchase by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) of four Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement.
Thailand’s Gripen fighters first ever to be used in actual combat
Published on 29/07/2025
» When the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) deployed JAS 39C/D Gripen fighter jets in strikes against Cambodia on July 26, it was the first time the Swedish built warplane had ever been used in combat
AI-piloted warplane faces off against human fighter pilot
Reuters, Published on 11/06/2025
» PARIS — Sweden's Saab and German defence startup Helsing have conducted combat testing of a Gripen E warplane flown by artificial intelligence (AI) against a real fighter pilot, they said on Wednesday, in a step forward in European efforts to compete on autonomy in defence.
Second plane falls off US aircraft carrier in 10 days
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US warplane plummeted into the Red Sea when trying to land on the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman, a defence official said on Wednesday. It was the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.
US lost seven multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — The United States has lost seven multi-million-dollar MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Yemen area since March 15, a US official said Monday, as the Navy announced a costly warplane fell off an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea.
New Canadian PM orders review of US jet deal
Published on 15/03/2025
» OTTAWA - Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has ordered a review of the country’s agreement to buy F-35 fighter jets, a new front in the dispute between the two sides in response to tariffs and expansionist rhetoric from President Donald Trump.