Thailand To Delay Major Fighter Procurement To 2025

Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighter aircraft

A Royal Thai Air Force Gripen C/D fighter aircraft.

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SINGAPORE—The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) looks set to skip major aircraft procurement in 2024 after the military was asked by the country’s new prime minister to delay spending so that the government can invest in other areas. Air Chief Marshal Phanphakdee Phatthanakul told the Bangkok Post that...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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