Royal Thai Navy reboots plan to procure submarines from China
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has rebooted its plan to purchase three submarines from China, Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan confirmed on 1 July.
The plan features the THB36 billion (USD1 billion) acquisition of S26T (Thailand) diesel-electric submarines, which is a modified export version of the Yuan-class (Type 041).
Gen Prawit said that the RTN required the submarines to maintain military balance in the region but that payment for the boats would be a "gradual process". "The RTN must use the money carefully," he added.
The new proposal comes one year after the RTN's first effort to buy the S26T was suspended.
ที่มา
http://www.janes.com/article/61967/royal-thai-navy-reboots-plan-to-procure-submarines-from-china
ไม่แน่ใจว่าจริงหรือไม่ แต่ถ้าจริงก็ไม่แปลก ขนาดเรือฟริเกตที่เราสั่งจากเกาหลียังเอา KDX1 มาเป็นแบบเลย (แต่ละคนคาดไม่ถึงทั้งนั้น)
เรือดำน้ำ S26T ของไทยอาจจะเป็นรุ่นส่งออกของ Yuan-class (Type 041) , Type 039A
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has rebooted its plan to purchase three submarines from China, Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan confirmed on 1 July.
The plan features the THB36 billion (USD1 billion) acquisition of S26T (Thailand) diesel-electric submarines, which is a modified export version of the Yuan-class (Type 041).
Gen Prawit said that the RTN required the submarines to maintain military balance in the region but that payment for the boats would be a "gradual process". "The RTN must use the money carefully," he added.
The new proposal comes one year after the RTN's first effort to buy the S26T was suspended.
ที่มา
http://www.janes.com/article/61967/royal-thai-navy-reboots-plan-to-procure-submarines-from-china
ไม่แน่ใจว่าจริงหรือไม่ แต่ถ้าจริงก็ไม่แปลก ขนาดเรือฟริเกตที่เราสั่งจากเกาหลียังเอา KDX1 มาเป็นแบบเลย (แต่ละคนคาดไม่ถึงทั้งนั้น)