On June 19, 2018, Thai Royal Air Force has received into service the third business version of the SSJ100 twin-engine regional jet, said in the statement by the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC). The service flight Zhukovsky – Bangkok was performed with technical landing in Islamabad (Pakistan). The SSJ100 business-version delivery is being carried out as […]

According to Interfax-Ukraine citing the First Deputy of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine  Secretary Oleh Hladkovsky, Ukraine is ready to consider the possibility of joint production of armored vehicles with Thailand. The delegation of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Thailand, headed by Deputy Minister of Defense General Chaichan Changmongkol, visited […]

The first of fourteen F-5ST Super Tiger powerful tactical fighter armed with next-generation operational features that equal and even exceed those of today’s most advanced combat aircraft for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) was rolled. According to RTAF’s statement, the prototype of the  F-5ST Super Tiger fighter jets, which has been modified by Elbit Systems with […]

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) announced on 4 April that it had commissioned the first batch T-50TH lead-in fighter trainers. The T-50TH supersonic advanced trainers of 401st Squadron was inducted into the RTAF, at its Wing 4 Base Takhli, Nakhon Sawan, during the commissioning ceremony. The four aircraft were inducted on 4 April at an airbase […]

Ukraine’s state-owned defence holding, UkrOboronProm, has successfully completed a contract worth more than $240 million for the supply of Oplot-T main battle tanks to Thailand. This was reported by the press service of the holding. “The contract was fulfilled despite Russia’s unfair competition and military aggression. We are grateful to our strategic partners from Thailand for a […]

Ships, landing craft, and aircraft from the Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of Korea, and the U.S. conducted a combined amphibious assault during Cobra Gold 2018 on Feb. 17. The assault featured a wave of U.S.-Thai-Republic of Korea amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) with coordinated air cover overhead from a range of attack aircraft. After landing on […]

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined forces with service members from seven full participating nations to support the 37th iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold, at various sites in the Kingdom of Thailand, February 13-23, 2018. That was reported by Cpl. Andy Martinez. Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is one of the largest theater security cooperation […]

The Royal Thai Army has released pictures of its recently delivered Norinco-made VT4 main battle tanks (MBT) during live-fire military exercise. Since that time, the Royal Thai Army has received the first batch of 28 VT4 main battle tanks (MBT) produced by China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO).  The procurement of the 28 Chinese tanks was approved early last year. According to Bangkok […]

Ukraine’s UkrOboronProm company delivered to Thailand the batch of five Oplot main battle tanks (MBT) on 10 December, that was reported by the local media.  Ukraine was contracted to supply a battalion of 49 Oplot MBTs worth 7.2 billion baht in 2011 but was slow to press ahead with production and delivery due to security problems in […]

Ukraine and Turkey have offered its new wheeled armored combat vehicles to the Thai armed forces for consideration. “The Thai side announced a tender for the delivery of new wheeled armored combat vehicles,” the defense official said. Ukrainian concern UkrOboronProm is participating in this tender with BTR-4 armoured personnel carrier (APC). The Ukrainian APC is to carry infantryman on the battlefield, […]