According to Spring News the Thai MOD will submit a
proposal to purchase 8 more T-50 TH approximately THB8.8 billion for
the RTAF that would make a total of 12 units.
It starts at 2.28
Air Force eyes 12-jet deal
11 Jul 2017
WRITER: WASSANA
NANUAM
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit
Wongsuwon will seek cabinet approval Tuesday for the purchase of an additional
eight supersonic T-50 jet trainers worth 7.9 billion baht from South Korea, a
government source said.
The purchase will be
financed by the dedicated budget of the Royal Thai Air Force over the next
three years, he said. The air force planned to seal the deal for the aircraft
in Korea, tentatively on July 29, with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), said
the source.
The Royal Thai Air Force
ordered four of the T-50TH supersonic trainers in 2015 for $110 million
(currently 3.72 billion baht), with deliveries due by 2018.
The contract was signed Sept
17, 2015, amidst reports the air force would eventually order 24 of the
Korean-made aircraft.
The new aircraft would
replace the L-39 trainer jets which will be decommissioned.
The T-50, developed by KAI
and the US's Lockheed Martin and introduced in 2005, is a multi-role aircraft
and can be equipped with a 20-millimetre cannon, rockets and missiles.
It has a maximum speed of
1,838kph and a range of 1,850km.
Source: bangkokpost.com
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