Defence Helicopter
Singapore Airshow 2020: Thai army to operate disaster relief Kamovs
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) signed an MoU with the country’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) on 30 January, to use Ka-32A11BC helicopters ...
Land Warfare
First batch of VN1 8x8s arrive in Thailand
Norinco has delivered 34 VN1 8x8 armoured vehicles to the Royal Thai Army (RTA), these reaching Thailand on 2 December. Afterwards, they will undergo performance ...
Land Warfare
D&S 2019: Armoured vehicle production grows in Thailand
In the past five years, the armoured vehicle industry in Thailand has leapt forward due to increasing needs for vehicles in the Thai armed forces ...
Defence Notes
D&S 2019: Thai defence industry receives shot in the arm
The Thai armed forces are emphasising greater coordination with government agencies and commercial enterprises to support R&D; for equipment that can be produced domestically and ...
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Land Warfare
Thailand upgrades AAV7A1 vehicles for marines
11th October 2019
The first three modernised AAV7A1 RAM/RS amphibious assault vehicles for the Royal Thai Marines Corps (RTMC) have been completed and were delivered in July, with ...
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Naval Warfare
Thai navy’s new OPV enters service
3rd October 2019
A new OPV entered Royal Thai Navy (RTN) service on 27 September, with the modernised design giving more punch and performance. As well as being ...
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Land Warfare
Panus R600 conducts first field test in Thailand
3rd September 2019
Panus Assembly unveiled its R600 8x8 armoured vehicle during its first field test at the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA) vehicle testing range in Kanchanaburi Province ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Thai navy fields new small UAV
2nd July 2019
Thailand’s Naval Research and Development Office (NRDO) has developed a small UAV called the Narai 3.0. So far, than 80 units have been produced for ...
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Land Warfare
Thai Mosquito gains zap with Aselsan RWS
20th June 2019
The AFV-420P Mosquito 4x4 armoured vehicle made by Thai company Panus Assembly performed its first live-fire trials on 18 June with an Aselsan Stabilised Advanced ...
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Land Warfare
Thai army to buy Strykers from US
16th May 2019
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) made a surprise move by preparing to procure Stryker M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV) for its 11th Infantry Division. The RTA ...
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Naval Warfare
Thai navy performs first C-802A test firing
10th April 2019
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) conducted its first C-802A anti-ship missile test on 5 April, successfully hitting a target 100km away from HTMS Kraburi. This ...
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Land Warfare
Thai army unveils VL MICA air defence system
28th March 2019
At the end of last year, the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA) Air Defence Command replaced its Spada surface-to-air missiles (SAM), which had been in service ...
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Land Warfare
Chaiseri offers V-150 upgrade to Thai marines and ASEAN
12th March 2019
After upgrading a V-150 4x4 armoured car, Thai company Chaiseri Metal and Rubber delivered it to the Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) last September. The ...
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Land Warfare
Thailand buys more VN1s from China
6th February 2019
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has approved the purchase of 39 more VN1 8x8 armoured vehicles from Norinco, following a first order of 34 vehicles in ...
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Land Warfare
Thai Mosquito gains bite after successful trials
6th December 2018
The AFV-420P Mosquito 4x4 APC built by Panus Assembly in Thailand passed all 15 tests at the Department of Army Transportation in Kanchanaburi Province on ...
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Land Warfare
Thailand tests new HMV-420 APC
4th October 2018
An HMV-420, a new 4x4 armoured vehicle developed from the V-150-based HMV-150 from Panus Assembly in Thailand, has recently completed a field test and is ...
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Land Warfare
Thai army inducts Skyguard AA system
31st August 2018
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has accepted a new antiaircraft system into service, the Skyguard 3 fire control radar and 35mm Oerlikon twin-cannon GDF 007, ...
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Land Warfare
Thailand receives final Oplot-M tanks
15th August 2018
Thailand’s final batch of six Oplot-M tanks and two recovery vehicles arrived on 29 July, marking completion of the 49 MBTs, two recovery vehicles, four ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Thai army is flying Hermes 450
20th June 2018
The Hermes 450 is in Royal Thai Army (RTA) service, representing the most modern UAV in Thailand’s inventory. It is being operated by a company ...
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Digital Battlespace
Thailand rolls out first upgraded F-5ST
30th May 2018
The first prototype of the upgraded F-5 Super Tigris (F-5ST), completed by Elbit Systems, has been delivered to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). ACM ...
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Land Warfare
DSA 2018: Thai marines order 155mm SPHs from Israel
11th April 2018
The Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) is acquiring new firepower to protect the country’s eastern border adjacent to Cambodia after a contract was signed to ...
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Military Logistics
DSA 2018: Thailand toys with Transformers
11th April 2018
The TR Transformer II 4x4 pickup passenger vehicle (PPV) is now being acquired by the Royal Thai Armed Forces, with an example appearing at Exercise ...
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Land Warfare
Thailand shows off VT4s for the first time
2nd February 2018
Last week the Royal Thai Army (RTA) demonstrated the performance and firepower of its new Norinco VT4 tanks for the first time in an effort ...
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Digital Battlespace
Singapore Airshow 2018: Thailand completes F-16 midlife upgrade
29th January 2018
By completing a seven-year enhanced midlife upgrade (eMLU) programme on 18 F-16A/B fighters, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has given them a capability as ...
