US Rejects F-35 Stealth Fighters For China’s ‘Strategic Ally’ In Indo-Pacific; Offers F-15, F-16 Instead: Reports

stlbeacon.org - 5/24/2023

The United States Department of Defense has reportedly turned down Thailand’s request to procure advanced fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, reported Bangkok Post, citing a Royal Thai Air Force source. However, the US has extended an alternative proposal, offering the Southeast Asian nation the opportunity to purchase F-16 Block 70 and F-15 Eagle fighters, the report said.

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