Royal Thai Air Force

Type: Organization

Name: Royal Thai Air Force

Nationality: Thailand

Web Address: http://www.rtaf.mi.th/

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Saab JAS-39 Gripen

Sweden Delivers 3 More Gripens to Thailand

three JAS 39 Gripen aircraft landed at the Thai airbase, Wing 7, at Surat Thani in southern Thailand. This was after a three-day flight from Linköping with stopovers in Hungary, Greece, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and India.The ... [Published Defense-Aerospace - May 12 2013]

Entities: Thailand, Saab JAS-39 Gripen, Sweden, Royal Thai Air Force, Surat Thani (Thailand)

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Move carefully on boosting military ties with China

Lack of clear security policy leaves Kingdom ill-equipped to reap maximum benefit when superpowers come callingChina is looking to expand its military-to-military ties with Thailand, and Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat thinks it's a good idea. ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 11 2013]

Entities: Thailand, China, Military/Armed Forces, Security, Weapons of Mass Destruction

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Thai Air Force

Prasong visits yellows

Home breakingnews Prasong Soonsiri paid a visit to the yellow shirts at Sanam Luang to show support to the Constitutional Court judges.Prasong, former Royal Thai Air Force squadron leader and former secretary-general of the National Security Council, ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 09 2013]

Entities: Constitutional Court, Sanam Luang, Royal Thai Air Force

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Sukampol Suwannathat

Joint military drills with China get lift

BRUNEI : Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat has agreed with China's proposal to strengthen Sino-Thai military ties by expanding joint exercises and weapon development.The agreement, which will bolster the exchange of military experience, was reached ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 09 2013]

Entities: Sukampol Suwannathat, Military/Armed Forces, China, Thailand

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Expenditure within the Thai defence industry to increase at a CAGR of 5%

Expenditure within the Thai defence market increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.14% over 2009-2013, and valued US$6.1 billion in 2013.The focus of the Thai government will be on the modernisation of its armed forces, the arms race with ... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 03 2013]

Entities: CAGR, Military/Armed Forces, Thailand

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Focus on purchases after UK ruling

Home national Officials from 13 govt agencies investigated over procurement The GT200 "bomb detector" is back under the media spotlight after a British court found wealthy businessman Jim McCormick guilty of three charges of multimillion-pound fraud in ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 01 2013]

Entities: Jim McCormick, Bomb, United Kingdom, Thailand

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Thai Air Force and ICT Ministry collaborate on disaster management

The Ministry of ICT and Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), Thailand have announced a new collaboration and transfer of knowledge programme under a single umbrella as part of its disaster management preparation and plan. ... [Published FutureGov - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Royal Thai Air Force, Thailand, collaboration

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Torture report

A report by a bipartisan US task force on interrogation and torture of al-Qaeda suspects after the Sept 11 attacks presents the most complete picture yet of Thailand's covert role in the process.But "The Report on Detainee Treatment" by think-tank leaves ... [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Thailand, CIA Central Intelligence Agency, Torture

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 2 reports

Thailand Signs Materials Management Contract with Pratt & Whitney

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a materials management program foreign military sales contract to Pratt & Whitney to support the F100-PW-220 engines powering the Royal Thai Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. In a release, the company noted ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Pratt & Whitney, Royal Thai Air Force, F-16 Fighting Falcon

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Thailand Awards Materials Management Contract to P&W to Support F100 Engine Maintenance

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The U.S. Air Force has awarded a materials management program foreign military sales contract to Pratt & Whitney to support the F100-PW-220 engines powering the Royal Thai Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. Under ... [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Thailand, Pratt & Whitney, F-16 Fighting Falcon

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 1 reports

Probe into US helicopter accident in Thailand underway

BANGKOK, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Investigation is underway after a cargo U.S. helicopter took an emergency landing in northern Thailand during an annual joint military exercise, Thai authority said on Friday.Thai Air Force spokesman Air Vice Marshal Monthol ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Thailand, Royal Thai Air Force, CH-46E Sea Knight

First reported Feb 20 2013 - Updated Feb 21 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. helicopter takes emergency landing during Cobra Gold exercise in northern Thailand, four injured

BANGKOK, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- One cargo helicopter of the United States Marine Corps took an emergency landing in northern Thailand during an annual Cobra Gold exercise on Wednesday, leaving four marines injured.Four of the seven U.S. marines aboard the ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Feb 20 2013]

Entities: Thailand, US Marine Corps, CH-46 Sea Knight

Quotes

"Comparatively speaking, it flies low and slow, but it was very effective in Southeast Asia because a lot of the targets were small" he said

Springfield Man Honored for Saving Wright Brothers' Site [Published AviationPros.com - May 15 2013]

...Air Force squadron leader and former secretary-general of the National SecurityNational Security Council, said the Constitutional Court is like "a terminator of political termites that stops the insects from creating damage"

Prasong visits yellows [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 09 2013]

"China has asked us to expand the joint military exercises to a level similar to that of Cobra Gold" a source from the Defence Ministry said

Joint military drills with China get lift [Published Bangkok Post - May 09 2013]

"The nation's highest officials bear some responsibility for allowing and contributing to the spread of torture" the report said, though it did not name names

U.S. Engaged in Torture After 9/11, Review Concludes [Published StockHouse USA - Apr 28 2013]

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Springfield Man Honored for Saving Wright Broth... [Published AviationPros.com - May 15 2013]
Sweden Delivers 3 More Gripens to Thailand [Published Defense-Aerospace - May 12 2013]
Move carefully on boosting military ties with C... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 11 2013]
Prasong visits yellows [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 09 2013]
Joint military drills with China get lift [Published Bangkok Post - May 09 2013]
Expenditure within the Thai defence industry to... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 03 2013]
Officials from 13 Thai govt agencies investigat... [Published Asiaone - May 02 2013]
GT200 "bomb detector" back in media spotlight [Published Asia News Network - May 02 2013]
Focus on purchases after UK ruling [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 01 2013]
U.S. Engaged in Torture After 9/11, Review Conc... [Published StockHouse USA - Apr 28 2013]
Thai Air Force and ICT Ministry collaborate on ... [Published FutureGov - Apr 22 2013]
Torture report [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 22 2013]
US report details post-9/11 torture in Thailand [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 22 2013]
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Thailand Signs Materials Management Contract wi... [Published Individual.com - Apr 17 2013]
USAF receives final production install F117 eng... [Published Air Force Technology - Apr 16 2013]
Pratt & Whitney Lands Materials Management Cont... [Published Individual.com - Apr 16 2013]
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Probe into US helicopter accident in Thailand u... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Feb 22 2013]
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