Saab to supply four Gripen fighters to Thailand, securing Leonardo jobs

Saab agreed to provide four Gripen fighter aircraft to the Royal Thai Air Force over five years. The deal, worth £177m to the UK supply chain, will sustain around 150 jobs at Leonardo's Edinburgh site where the Gripen's radars are built.

“The deal, worth £177m to the UK supply chain, will secure jobs at Leonardo’s Edinburgh site, where the Gripen’s radars are built.”insider.co.uk

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• insider.co.uk150 Scottish aerospace jobs safeguarded by international deal - Business InsiderRyan McDougall, Peter A WalkerOct 22, 2025

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