Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $27 million contract for the supply of command and control systems and ATMOS long-range artillery systems to an Asia-Pacific country. This contract is a follow-on contract for this customer and will be performed over a three-year period. The […]

Extra wood armor of M60A3 for the Thailand Army

An F-16 fighter jet skidded off a taxiway and crashed into a drainage ditch in Nakhon Ratchasima Wednesday afternoon, damaging the aircraft but leaving the pilot only slightly hurt.

The Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) recently concluded a three-month trial of a new MRAP vehicle in southern Thailand, it has emerged. The prototype, named the Phantom 380-X, was first publicly revealed during the Thai-US joint exercise Cobra Gold 2014. Phantom-X 380 with the wheel formula 4×4, has a weight of 18 tons, reported defence-blog.com. […]

The Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Thailand in exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Bangkok said, “Thai Air Force has expressed interest in Japan aircraft.” The aircraft is meant seaplane of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force US2, which aims to export overseas. He stressed that “it is necessary to comprehensively determine such as price […]

Ukraine delivers next Oplot-M tanks batch to Royal Thai Army. reported defence-blog.com. Ukrainian arms exporter has handed over the next batch of Oplot-M main battle tanks (MBT) under contract to the Royal Thai Army (RTA). Initially delivered to the Port of Sattahip, Thailand, the tanks are scheduled to undergo final acceptance trials at an undisclosed […]

Army sources said The Royal Thai Army has decided to supply 6 AW139 helicopter under budget 2,800 million baht, which is stationed in the center of Army Aviation missions in support of the task of the First-Fourth Army Region Commando. Plan to supply helicopters was made after the accident in November of 2014, the Bell […]

As reported by colleague andrei_bt , Kharkov State Enterprise “Plant named after VA Malyshev,” completed the production of the second batch of five series of tanks BM “MBT-T” under contract with Thailand in 2011. Based on the above link to photos, the second batch of five tanks were ready at the beginning of 2015, although […]

Thailand has successfully tested its DTI-1G rocket. This rocket is an improved version with guidance. The DTI-1G is a multiple rocket launcher of Thai origin. The weapon is a derivative of the WS-32. The DTI-1G is a 300mm MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) which integrates advanced technology of guidance and control system to increase accuracy […]

Unmanned G-Star passes qualification test The G-Star unmanned air system jointly developed and marketed by Israeli manufacturer Innocon and G-Force Composites from Thailand has completed qualification test flights at 10,000ft and performed automatic take-off and landing at its 200kg (440lb) maximum weight. A tactical UAS with a wingspan of 8m (26ft), the G-Star has a […]