Tag: Royal Thai Navy
Royal Thai Navy eyes two more Chinese-made submarines despite Covid-19 pressure
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has secured approval from the House of Representatives to procure two additional S26T diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) from China, despite...
UAVs Over the Maritime Horizon
Maritime patrolling with UAVs has becoming the norm, allowing manned missions to be dedicated to more mission specific tasks.
Airborne maritime operations such as anti-submarine...
Brown Water Specialists
Riverine and inshore patrolling in boats designed with shallow draughts, high speed and that are well armed can fulfill missions from anti-criminal activity to...
Underwater Arms Race
The number of navies that can now invest in submarine technology is increasing, although operational capability will still vary widely.
The submarine arms race in...
Terma C-Guard Naval Decoy System for Royal Thai Navy OPV Krabi...
Yet another C-Guard Decoy Launching System delivery from Terma recently completed a successful Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) for the Royal Thai Navy OPV Krabi...
National Defence Industry set for Multiple Sector Growth
Interview with Director-General of Defence Technology Institute, Air Chief Marshal Preecha Pradabmook (PhD).
The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) is the primary defence research and development...
First boat being built as Royal Thai Navy sets off on...
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN)’s long-held ambition of possessing a modern submarine capability moved forward again when the keel of the service’s first S26T...
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS wins contract with Royal Thai Navy
Schiebel wins competitive tender to supply its CAMCOPTER® S-100 System to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
Following an extensive competitive tender process, Schiebel was awarded...
Submarine Close Encounters
Tim Fish - The population growth of submarines in Asian-Pacific waters is outstripping the region’s capacity to produce them.
The trend towards the acquisition of...
Special Tribute: Petty Officer Saman Gunan
Petty Officer First Class Saman Gunan, 38, a former Royal Thai Navy member of the Navy Underwater Demolition Assault Unit (SEAL), lost his life during...
