The state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) released video footage showing production line of new VT4 (previously known as the MBT3000) main battle tanks. The VT4 main battle tanks have been displayed before in parades and exhibitions, but the video and photos of NORINCO’s production line released at the first time. Also, CCTV has shown […]

Thailand has shown interest in buying Korea’s rifles, defense officials here said Wednesday. During their four-day visit that began Monday, Thai officials from the Defense Science and Technology Department (DSTD), led by Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Sombat Prasankasem, and scientists from the Defense Technology Institute (DTI) toured Korea’s defense companies, including Poongsan and S&T Motiv. […]

Thailand and China pledged here Tuesday to joint hands to push forward the all-round development of the military relations between the two countries. While meeting with Fang Fenghui, a member of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under the CMC, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the kingdom […]

The Ukroboronprom state concern has announced that the next batch of Oplot main battle tanks will be supplied under the contract to Thailand next week. “Next week we ship the next shipment: the amount is confidential information, we fulfilled three quarters of the contract,” chief engineer at Kharkiv-based Malyshev Plant (part of Ukroboronprom) Oleksandr Sheiko said. The next […]

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has ordered the additional 10 VT4 main battle tanks from China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) worth $58 million, a government spokesman said. That was reported by reuters.com. The new Chinese-made VT4 main battle tanks to replace old U.S. M41 light tanks in service with the Royal Thai Army. “These tanks will […]

The Royal Thai Army has ordered 34  VN-1 wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APC) developed by NORINCO. That was reported by thaiarmedforce.com. According to the correspondent of TAF, the Royal Thai Army announced during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2017 exhibition that it had ordered 34 ZBL-09 8×8 wheeled armoured personnel carriers and 12,506 units of […]

Thailand looks to ordered 12 transport helicopters Mi-17V5 from Russia to replace the CH-47D Chinook of US-made. That was reported by baodatviet.vn. Thailand wants to buy helicopters Mi-17V5 Russia, first of all to carry out remedial works to natural disasters and emergencies, as well as to ensure the deployment of troops. That was said Royal Thai […]

Russian warship detachment of the Pacific Fleet finished its visit to the Sattahip port of the Kingdom of Thailand. In course of the visit, command staff of the Russian ship detachment held meetings with representatives of the Navy of Thailand and the city authorities. Crews of Admiral Tributs major anti-submarine ship and Boris Butoma large […]

Ship detachment of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, including Admiral Tributs anti-submarine ship and Boris Butoma major tanker, has arrived in the Sattahip port, the Kingdom of Thailand. The visit programme provides meetings of the ship detachment command leadership with the command staff of the Navy of Thailand and the city authorities. The […]

A new batch of Ukrainian-made Oplot-T main battle tanks has been delivered to Thailand. According to local media, the five new Oplot-T main battle tanks has arrived in Thailand in accordance with the contract signed with the Ukrainian side. The batch of Oplots, which are produced by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau, arrived on board […]