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Rafale Jet - Most Amazing Landing Ever - Kauhava 2020

First Rafale Delivery to Qatari Emiri Air Force

 

RTAF Decommissioning F-16A/B and L-39ZA/ART Aircraft

 Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) was formal decommissioning ceremony for two Lockheed Martin F-16B Block 15 OCU serial 10321 of 103rd Squadron and F-16A Block 15 ADF serial 10207 of 102nd Squadron, Wing 1 Korat in 30 March 2021 (photo : RTAF)

Royal Thai Air Force has performed the decommissioning ceremony of fighter aircraft and training, Aero Vodochody L-39ZA/ART Albatros, Squadron 41, Wing 41, Chiang Mai, the last 5 aircraft on March 31, 2021.One day before in addition, there was a ceremony for the withrawal of fighter planes F-16B Block 15, No. 10321 Squadron 103 and Fighter Aircraft F-16A ADF No. 10207, Squadron 102 , which is likely to be the first set of the two batch to withdrawal.

According to the plan of the White Paper Book of the Royal Thai Air Force 2020 there is a need for new fighter jets, 12 substitutes for part 102 squadrons and 12 substitutes for part 103 squadrons, which should begin in a year 2023 if there is no postponement.

Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) team to visit India for evaluation of Tejas

 A Malaysian Air Force team is expected to visit India soon to assess the suitability of the light combat aircraft (LCA), a locally developed system that has recently been ordered in large numbers by the Indian Air Force (IAF), as the force looks to acquire aline of new fighter jets.

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Thai Marines Bring Howitzers to Participate in the 2021 Navy Training

 

ATMG (Autonomous Truck Mounted Gun) 155mm/52caliber wheeled self-propelled howitzer 6x6, GHN-45A1 155mm towed howitzers and Type 74 twin barrel 37mm anti-aircraft artillery of RTMC (all photos : Third Naval Area Command)

Marine Corps Command of the Royal Thai Navy has received wheeled artillery ATMG (Autonomous Truck Mounted Gun) 6x6, size 155mm/52caliber, 6 systems or one artillery company in July 2020.By being deployed to the 4th Artillery Battalion, Artillery Regiment of  Marine Corps according to the supply contract signed in the year 2018, the amount of approximately 865 million baht ($ 26 million), which the Thai Marines also plan to supply an additional 12 guns to complete 18 or one artillery battalions.

Wheeled SPG 155mm/52cal ATMG are based on the self-propelled artillery system ATMOS (Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System) of Elbit Systems Land and C4I Ltd. Israel.Wheeled ATMG are built in Thailand through technology transfer by the WPC: Weapon Production Center, DIEC: Defense Industry and Energy Center, Ministry of Defense, Thailand.

WPC has completed the production and delivery of 18 ATMG systems to the Royal Thai Army in 2019 by being imported stationed in No. 721 Artillery Battalion Corps.The Royal Thai Army is in the process of ordering an ATMG from the WPC, an additional 18 systems for one artillery battalion. Divided into the first phase, one artillery company, 6 systems, the amount of approximately 886 million baht ($ 28.5 million), making the number of ATMGs that will be produced in Thailand will be up to 54 systems.

The introduction of the ATMG, the first self-propelled artillery of the Thai Marines from the original stationed but towed artillery participate in the Annual Naval Training 2021 in the Andaman Sea during 24-25 March 2021, likely to be one of the first field shooting exercises for this artillery system.Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Naval Air Command and the Royal Thai Navy, while retaining the 155mm GHN-45A1 towed artillery and the 37mm Type 74 towed anti-aircraft gun, will be transformed into several new self-propelled systems in the future.