South Korean media on Apr. 23, reported that Korea Aerospace Industries, or KAI, and the Thailand government have reached an agreement on the next batch of T-50TH lead-in fighter trainers. The story was first reported by reporter Min-Seok Kim, which cited industry sources. According to industry sources, the Thai government and KAI have agreed on […]

The Royal Thai Army has confirmed that its procurement of additional Stryker M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicles has been delayed in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Thai government has asked each ministry to cut its non-urgent and non-committal spending by at least 10 percent. The Thai army was the latest branch of the armed […]

Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 held its closing ceremony and culminating combined arms live-fire exercise March 6, 2020, successfully concluding the 39th integration of the largest combined military exercise in the Indo-Pacific region. This year the exercise included a brand new participant: the F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft. The F-35s, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the U.S. State Department on Tuesday has cleared a possible $400 million foreign military sale of eight AH-6i light attack reconnaissance helicopters to Thailand. Congress was notified of the sale September 24, according to an announcement posted to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s website. Congress is required to […]

The Royal Thai Army has received the first batch of Stryker 8×8 armored fighting vehicles from the United States, the U.S. Security Assistance Organization (SAO) in Thailand announced on 29 August. U.S. Embassy Bangkok confirmed that Stryker armored fighting vehicles were flown to Thailand aboard a C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft on Thursday. According to the […]

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the State Department has approved Thailand’s request for 60 Stryker infantry carrier vehicles. The proposed sale, which was announced by the DSCA on 26 July, covers sixty Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV)and sixty M2 Flex .50 cal machine guns as well as spares, systems, weapons, training, […]

The Royal Thai Army has launched the procedure for the acquisition of ‘refurbished’ M1126 Stryker infantry combat vehicles, according to a report by the Bangkok Post. According to daily newspaper citing the Thai Army’s source, the Royal Thai Armed Force has struck a deal to buy 37 ‘refurbished’ Stryker armoured vehicles, worth $80 million, from […]

In a statement made Wednesday, the Airbus said the Royal Thai Air Force has taken delivery of its seventh and eighth H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters. Since 2012, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has placed orders for a total of 12 H225Ms under its fleet modernisation programme. Belonging to a contract signed […]

Thailand has shown interest in acquiring the BTR-4MV1 armoured personnel carrier. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, within the framework of the Arms and Security exhibition, discussed the issues of defense and security cooperation with the heads of delegations from Poland, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Thailand. The […]

Airbus Helicopters has announced on 20 September that the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has ordered four H225M multirole utility helicopters.  According to the Airbus Helicopters, this follow-on order will bring the RTAF’s H225M fleet to 12 units by 2021. Specially equipped with emergency flotation gear, fast roping, cargo sling, search light and electro-optical systems, these four new […]