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The Saab Solution The Royal Thai Air Force has marked 10 years since ordering the Saab Gripen and notched up 10,000 fl ying hours. These milestones refl ect an innovative approach to fi ghter operations in this region, and one that is rapidly evolving to meet future needs. REPORT Jamie Hunter HEN THE ROYAL approach, buying an unusual range of Thai Air Force (RTAF) types to suit its diverse range of needs began researching a and to help court various allies. new ghter aircraft As far back as 2001, Thailand was to replace its ageing talking about a requirement for anything W F-5E Tiger IIs of Wing between 16 and 24 new aircraft to 7 at Surat Thani, it thought outside replace its older F-5s and complement its the box. Not only was it looking for a newer F-16s — but this was much more new shooter, but this forward-looking than just a ghter requirement. It was air arm also wanted the sensors and the creation of a complete integrated air infrastructure to tie together a new defense system for southern Thailand. In net-centric aspiration. Traditionally typical fashion, the RTAF was looking at a purchaser of US military hardware, some creative solutions. Russia’s Sukhoi Thailand had something of a scattergun Su-30MKI was in the frame, as was Sweden’s Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen. The Saab solution The Royal Thai Air Force Saab was able to o er essentially a plug- received eight and-play solution — a complete Swedish JAS 39Cs and air power package closely based on the four two-seat D-models. proven domestic pairing of the Gripen and Two of these the Saab 340 Erieye airborne early warning carry AIM-120 and control (AEW&C) aircraft. AMRAAMs in this shot. Budgets were a huge factor for the Katsuhiko Thais. Indeed, they were unable to reach Tokunaga/DACT 56 February 2019 // www.combataircraft.net LEAN, MEAN, FIGHTING MACHINE www.combataircraft.net // February 2019 57 FORCE REPORT // ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE GRIPEN We fl ew 200 sorties in ‘Pitch Black’ with a 100 per cent mission-capable rate, up from 98 per cent the fi rst time we went in 2014 Wg Cdr Kritsana Sukdee the numbers of aircraft they aspired to. A materielverk), and the rst six Gripens system — consisting of the rst six Gripens contract was signed in February 2008 for a arrived at Surat Thani, some 529km south and the Erieye — operational. rst batch of six new-build JAS 39C/Ds and of Bangkok, on February 22, 2011. A Martin Mann, the FMV’s Gripen program a single second-hand Erieye, drawn from maiden ight in the local hot and humid director in Thailand, told Combat Aircraft surplus Swedish Air Force stocks. Sweden conditions was conducted on March 15, that the four D-model two-seaters were operated six of the AEW&C platforms, but with the rst Thai squadron commander front-loaded into the rst batch for a fortuitous situation arose thanks to a Wg Cdr Jackkrit Thammavichai at the training reasons. A further batch of six change in operational concepts, which controls and Claes Wikström from the Gripens and a second Saab 340 Erieye meant it had available airframes. The Swedish Air Force in the rear seat of was ordered in 2010. ‘The second contract government-to-government deal, known JAS 39D serial 70104. The rst Erieye had was for six single-seaters to be delivered as Peace Suvarnabhumi I, was managed actually preceded the Gripens, arriving by September 2013’, he says. ‘These by the Swedish Defence Materiel in December 2010. On July 8, 2011, the were delivered in two batches, three Administration, the FMV (Försvarets RTAF o cially declared its new air defense aircraft in April and three in September.’ The second deal also included the sea- skimming RB-15F anti-ship missile, but Thailand sourced its remaining Gripen Above: Three RTAF Gripens perform weapons directly. a sharp break The overall contract was valued at for the camera. approximately 34 billion baht ($1.1 billion) Mainly dedicated to air-to-air, the for the entire air power package. The Gripens are also two Erieyes were supplied as what Mann able to conduct calls ‘a special o er’. The RTAF wanted precision strike missions. AEW aircraft but didn’t have the budget, Katsuhiko so the FMV added them as a ‘low-cost Tokunaga/DACT option’. The Erieyes also came with a basic Left: Fg Off command and control system that has Piyachart been regularly updated. It integrates with ‘Stark’ Siribool a network of ground-based radars and the inspects an IRIS-T short-range indigenous Link T system, a Saab datalink air-to-air missile. that networks the Gripens with the Erieye Thai Gripens fl y and ground stations. with AIM-9M Sidewinders too. In typical Swedish style, the deal Jamie Hunter included an attractive series of o sets, 58 February 2019 // www.combataircraft.net including scholarships that formed part of a skills-building and education package including full-time study in Sweden for CHIANG MAI • Thai students. • UDON THANI Surat Thani ‘Sharks’ • PHITSANULOK • KHOK KA THIEM As backpackers and holidaymakers arrive at the small airport terminal at Surat TAKHLI • • UBON RATCHATHANI Thani, situated smack-bang between • KORAT Koh Samui and Phuket, many notice KAMPHAENG SAEN • the green military aircraft shelters on • BANGKOK/DON MUANG the north-west side of the air eld. Immaculate maintenance hangars and Bottom: Gripens an associated operations building belong in formation PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN • with a Saab 340 to Wing 7, which today comprises two Erieye. The RTAF units. 701 Squadron ‘Sharks’ ies 11 received its Saab Gripens, while 702 operates six Saab 340s. 340 training in Sweden Unfortunately, one JAS 39C (70108) was and today SURAT THANI • lost during an air display on January 14, Thai Aviation 2017, killing the pilot Sqn Ldr Dilokrit Industries supports the Pattavee. Sweden supplied the two Erieyes six examples. plus one ‘vanilla’ transport version. In Katsuhiko addition, the RTAF has procured a further Tokunaga/DACT Saab 340 transport and two additional Below: The examples on the open market. The latter Swedish package pair have been converted as special included the Standing proudly outside the Wing 7 commander of Wing 7. ‘Our primary RB-15F anti-ship mission communications and electronic missile. headquarters is an OV-10G Bronco, the role is air-to-air, with a secondary role intelligence (COMINT/ELINT) platforms. Jamie Hunter main type operated here until 1991 when of strike,’ he told Combat Aircraft. The the F-5s arrived. Tiger II derivatives — Gripens also provide quick reaction alert F-5A/Bs, RF-5As and F-5E/Fs — continued (QRA) at Surat Thani and the pilots are to patrol the Gulf of Thailand and expected to be airborne in ve minutes Andaman Sea region until the arrival of from receiving the initial scramble call. the Gripens. Tippayarat says the squadron’s QRA Gp Capt Pradchaya Tippayarat, status ‘depends on the current situation, callsign ‘Golum’, was among the initial but we have it every day’. However, the cadre of Thai Gripen pilots, one of the ‘level of threat’ dictates whether the unit 13 who were trained in Sweden with maintains this level of alert status around F 7 at Såtenäs. Today he is the deputy the clock. www.combataircraft.net // February 2019 59 FORCE REPORT // ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE GRIPEN The RTAF Gripens are considered to have an attrition replacement aircraft to get a reconnaissance capability thanks to the back up to its full complement of 12 jets. Rafael Litening targeting pod, and can ‘It’s just a matter of when,’ he says. ‘We perform long-range anti-ship strike with saw MS20 during exercise ‘Lion E ort’ in the RB-15F. The Thai jets are all con gured Hungary; we’re interested particularly in to the Materiel System (MS) 19 software the digital CAS.’ Thai o cials have also standard, but, according to Tippayarat, expressed signi cant interest in Meteor an upgrade to the latest MS20 is highly to supplement the current AIM-120 desired. MS20 has already been procured AMRAAMs for the beyond visual range by the other Gripen partner nations. air-to-air mission. It includes the MBDA Meteor beyond- visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), Thai training Boeing’s GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb The Swedish Air Force trained the rst (SDB), improved radar modes, a digital three batches of Thai Gripen pilots at To date, the roughly 31 RTAF pilots close air support capability, increased Såtenäs. Wg Cdr Kritsana ‘Titan’ Sukdee is who have trained on the Gripen in nine Link 16 connectivity; civil navigation the current commander of 701 Squadron batches have all converted from the F-5 enhancements, chemical, biological, and was trained in the second batch. and the F-16. Indeed, brand new aviators radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protection ‘Batch one was for our rst four instructor come to the Swedish ghter via the F-16. for the pilot, the SPK 39 modular pilots [IPs],’ he explains. Their course took One of the newest pilots at 701 Squadron Above: reconnaissance pod II and a ground a year. ‘I was in the second batch — we is Fg O Piyachart ‘Stark’ Siribool, who Wg Cdr Kritsana collision avoidance system (GCAS). were all crossover pilots from the F-5 ew 50 hours on the F-16 before coming Sukdee, commander of Tippayarat says Wing 7 is ‘working hard’ and F-16 and we were in Sweden for to the Gripen. With a similar number of 701 Squadron. on getting MS20, as well as pushing for ve months.’ hours now under his belt in the Gripen Jamie Hunter 60 February 2019 // www.combataircraft.net he had recently become combat-ready.
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