Thailand Eyes F-35s, Loyal Wingman, Report Says

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Credit: Lockheed Martin
SINGAPORE—The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is considering purchasing as many as eight Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs as part of its modernization to replace its aging fleet of Northrop F-5E/Fs and F-16A/Bs. The Bangkok Post reported that RTAF Air Chief Marshal Napadej Dhupatemiya said the F-35s’...
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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