Thailand's Golden Eagle Get More Lethal

The RTAF will be upgrading its fleet of 12 KAI T-50TH Golden Eagle jet trainer with sensor and self-protection suite.  The advance radar and electronic countermeasure upgrade will confer the same lethal capabilities as the current fleet of upgraded F-5E Tiger II lightweight fighter jets.

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Royal Thai Air Force Upgrades Fighter Fang

The Royal Thai Air Force will upgrade its fleet of Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighters with advanced IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles. The RTAF is already using the lethal armament on its fleet of Gripen and F-16 fighters.  A repeat order was placed with German manufacturer Diehl Defence to increase the number of missiles in the RTAF war stock.

Diehl Defence briefed that, "The new procurement plans to integrate the missile onto the F-5, making IRIS-T a standard armament of the Royal Thai Air Force."

Thailand Commissions Four T-50TH Advance Trainers

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has commissioned four Korea Aerospace Industries T-50TH golden Eagle advanced jet trainers into service on 4 April. The four aircraft were ordered in 2015. A follow-on order for eight aircraft placed in 2017 will be delivered in 2020.

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Thailand To Buy More T-50 Jets

Thailand is expected to add on to its existing order of twelve T50 advanced jet trainers from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). Initially, Thailand ordered four aircraft which will be delivery beginning from January 2018 to March 2018. The advanced jet trainer, which the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) designates as T-50TH, were ordered in 2015 for about US$110 million. A second batch of eight aircraft was ordered recently, to delivered from October 2019.  Thailand is likely to order two to four more of the trainer jets.

The compact South Korean aircraft is already operated in Indonesia and Philippines with Malaysia as another potential customer.

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