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193503
Thu, 07/07/2011 - 13:48
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Thai armed forces acquire new fleet of Gripen 39 C/D and Saab 340 aircraft
BANGKOK, July 7 (TNA) - The Royal Thai Armed Forces have officially acquired a new fleet of eight military aircraft from Swedish manufacturers to replace the ageing F5-B/E fleet.
Thai caretaker defence minister General Prawit Wongsuwan presided over an official ceremony, held at the Royal Thai Air Force's Wing 7 in Thailand's southern Surat Thani and attended by top brass military officers, Thursday to include the new fleet of six Gripen 39 C/D and two Saab 340 aircraft into the Royal Thai Armed Forces' hangars.
Earlier, the Thai Cabinet resolved in mid-Octoer 2007 to authorise the Royal Thai Air Force to acquire the new fleet of the sophisticated aircraft with spare parts, funded by a total state budget of some 19 billion baht, during the Thai government's 2008-2012 fiscal years to be used for the country's air defence purposes.
Sweden has also offered a post-graduate-level scholarship and bilateral air defence cooperation to Thailand as part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces' deal to acquire the new fleet of the military aircraft. (TNA)
Thai caretaker defence minister General Prawit Wongsuwan presided over an official ceremony, held at the Royal Thai Air Force's Wing 7 in Thailand's southern Surat Thani and attended by top brass military officers, Thursday to include the new fleet of six Gripen 39 C/D and two Saab 340 aircraft into the Royal Thai Armed Forces' hangars.
Earlier, the Thai Cabinet resolved in mid-Octoer 2007 to authorise the Royal Thai Air Force to acquire the new fleet of the sophisticated aircraft with spare parts, funded by a total state budget of some 19 billion baht, during the Thai government's 2008-2012 fiscal years to be used for the country's air defence purposes.
Sweden has also offered a post-graduate-level scholarship and bilateral air defence cooperation to Thailand as part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces' deal to acquire the new fleet of the military aircraft. (TNA)
