Bangkok Approves Funding For Purchase Of Four New Fighters

Korat
F-16As at Wing1 Korat airbase.
Credit: Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE—The Thai government has approved in-principle funding for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to acquire four new fighter jets in the next fiscal year. The allocated THB13.8 billion ($420 million) would be used to buy aircraft to replace the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs Blk15. The RTAF...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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