Hi !
I have some pics Royal Thai Army M113. This link to my album
[url]http://picasaweb.google.pl/zippo132/RoyalThaiArmyM113[/url]
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Hi !
I have some pics Royal Thai Army M113. This link to my album
[url]http://picasaweb.google.pl/zippo132/RoyalThaiArmyM113[/url]
[QUOTE=zippo132;3000500]Hi !
I have some pics Royal Thai Army M113. This link to my album
[url]http://picasaweb.google.pl/zippo132/RoyalThaiArmyM113[/url][/QUOTE]
Thank, dude. :hug:
Yeah, zippo, great collection woot
You seem to be a great fan of the M113.
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Type 85 AFV with Type 85 rocketlauncher (yes, they have the same name :bash:)
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You be right David. I have 7000 pics M113 apc / US Army. Australian Army , Thai Army , Lebanese Army , Taiwan Army , ARVN , Vietnamese Army , Philippine Army , Cambodian Army , IDF , New Zealand Army and ROK Army/.
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RP Air Force to swap spare parts with Thailand
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:42:00 01/24/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Air Force will swap aircraft spare parts with the Thai military in a bid to prolong the life of its aging fleet of turbo propellers, which are used extensively for counter-insurgency operations.
The PAF chief, Lieutenant General Pedrito Cadungog, said the PAF reached an arrangement with the Royal Thai Air Force to acquire the parts needed to maintain its OV-10 Bronco fighter planes.
“It’s planned that we swap spare parts with Thailand. They will give us parts of the OV-10 while we will give them parts of the F-5,” Cadungog said.
The PAF acquired at least 20 F-5 jets in the mid 1970s but the fleet was retired in December 2005 as it could no longer find the spare parts needed for maintenance.
Thailand will give $7.5-million worth of spare parts for the Broncos, while the PAF will supply it with parts of the decommissioned F-5 fighter jets.
Cadungog said what the PAF would be trading was worth less than $7.5 million but did not give a figure. He also did not say when the swap would take place.
Retired Lieutenant General Horacio Tolentino, Cadungog’s predecessor, said last December that the PAF’s fleet of Broncos could die out in the next six years as the air force has been losing two of these planes every year.
He proposed the immediate replacement of the OV-10s, citing the fast attrition.
The PAF has 10 OV-10s, of which only eight are operational. The fleet of US-made Vietnam War-era turbo props are operated and maintained by the 15th Strike Wing in Sangley Point, Cavite.
Thank spiderweb6969. :)
The thing I doubt is why Thailand need the spare part of F-5A/B.
Note that Thailand do not operates F-5A and we have only 1 F-5B which will be decommissioned in the comming year when Gripen is ready. Do the F-5A/B and F-5E/F can share the spare part?
But transfer Bronco spare part to PAF is very good idea. Keeping them in RTAF is useless. But if it can make the other Bronco flying it will be very nice. :)
Just found this. This is the press release from RTAF about Gripen program of the first six Gripens. Lucky it's in English. rofl
[url]http://www.rtaf.mi.th/news/n07/gripen/Gripen_39.pdf[/url]
Oh another tip.
This is how RTAF called their new fighter.
Since JAS-39 is the Swedish designation so RTAF do not uses it. They call JAS-39C a [B]"Gripen 39C"[/B] and JAS-39D a [B]"Gripen 39D"[/B]. Official designation is [B]"B.Kh.20"[/B] for JAS-39C and [B]"B.Kh.20K"[/B] for JAS-39D that refer to the full name [B]"Krueng Bin Kab Lai Bab Ti 20"[/B] (Fighter Type 20th)
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:hug:
According to this thread
"Old bird reborn: RTAF F8F Bearcat fly again"
[url]http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=76866[/url]
As I told you earlier that RTAF will fly restrored F8F Bearcat in RTAF Children's Day Air Show 2008 on 12 Jan 08. But due to the dead of Princess Galaya Niwattana, some even were adjust or cancel. So this year Bearcat just being placed as a Static Display Aircraft.
I shotted some walk around for you. Very froggy that day. You can not see more than 50 meters.:cantbeli:
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In serviced between 1951-1960, Bearcat is the most numerous fighter in the 95-years history of Royal Thai Air Force with 204 airframes in serviced nationwide. This aircraft is paint in the original scheme when she was commissioned in 12 Sqn. (today is 102 sqn.) of Wing 1.
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Tango Historical Squadron spended many years restoring this aircraft. With the help of the retired engineer in Northrop Gumman Company and Volunteer technician of Royal Thai Air Force and Royal Thai Navy. Bearcat can fly back to the sky. woot
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This year, RTAF Children's Day Air Show, which will be held on the second saterday of January every year, was held near the cargo area of the old Don Mueang International Airport. The special thing is that this place used to be the home of Wing 1 before they moved to Korat.
We welcome our old Bearcat to her former home. :hug:
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I love this little Grumman Cat, thanks for posting the pics! woot
It's a really beautiful aircraft... I'm trying to imagine seeing a dozen of them flying together.. must have looked great!
[B][SIZE="4"]Deployed AWACS aircrews overcome unique challenge[/SIZE][/B]
US Air Force | Feb 6, 2008
[B]KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand: E-3 Sentry aircrews deployed here in support of Exercise Cope Tiger 2008 performed a quick turnaround and still completed a mission on time Feb. 3. [/B]
[B]A rare challenge, the E-3 was flying a mission during the exercise's large force employment when a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, deplyed to Udon Royal Thai Air Base was unable to refuel the AWACS due to adverse weather. [/B]
[B]The E-3, belonging to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, returned from its support area, ground-refueled 65,000 pounds, then launched to complete its air battle management mission. [/B]
"I've seen such a quick turn only once in my 20 years of flying AWACS missions," said Maj. David Alexander, 961st AACS mission crew commander. "Our normal method of operation is to sustain airborne operations with in-flight air refueling versus landing and ground refueling."
[B]The detour from the normal mission presented several challenges, including performing a thorough inspection once the aircraft is on ground, safely getting personnel off and on the aircraft and connecting with the fuel truck, said Master Sgt. Zerian Moore, 961st AACS lead pro-superintendent . [/B]
Although the E-3 belonging to the 961st AACS is deployed here from Kadena AB, its been down for maintenance, resulting in Elmendorf's E-3 flying recent exercise missions with Airmen from both squadrons.
"If we have another aircraft that's fully mission capable, then we would launch that jet with our second crew," said Capt. Rodney Gunny Lammert, 961st AACS senior director.
Despite refueling the aircraft on the ground, Airmen from both squadrons worked together to successfully complete the mission on the Elmendorf aircraft.
"Both teams have to work together whether you're operations or maintenance to get the other tail in the air to continue to support Cope Tiger 2008," Captain Lammert said. "It's a team effort and it takes both squadrons to pull it out. This shows us that despite squadron idiosyncrasies, we have to know how each other works and that we'll excel at exercises like this."
[B]"We formed one expeditionary AACS after arriving in Thailand," said Lt. Col. Matt Mace, 961st AACS commander. "Today's events validated our baseline training and the interoperability planning we started months ago. The teamwork and quick response from everyone were outstanding accomplishments. The aircraft was only on the ground for two hours and 20 minutes. We had very little wiggle room to meet our afternoon tasking." [/B]
The annual Cope Tiger exercise provides squadrons an opportunity to train combat search and rescue missions with U.S. forces as well as the Thai and Singaporean coalition partners.
[B]The squadrons worked with A-10s from the 25th Fighter Squadron from Osan AB, South Korea, CH-47s from the Republic of Singapore Air Force and UH-1s from the Royal Thai Air Force. [/B]
[B]At Kadena AB, the 961st AACS typically has one or two CSAR training missions, but at Cope Tiger, the squadrons trained about 15 times. [/B]
[B]On its morning mission, the expeditionary AACS aircrew Airmen planned and briefed with the RSAF and RTAF pilots, then launched to control 19 Thai aircraft, 14 RSAF aircraft and eight Air Force aircraft. After the quick ground refueling, the AWACS joined forces with a Singaporean E-2 and Thai ground controllers. [/B]
Training like this keeps the point end of the AWACS spear sharp, said Captain Lammert. "Anytime we have the opportunity to go to an exercise where we have coalition partners in the Pacific area of responsibility, not only do we show them how we employ but we also see how they employ their aircraft (Thai and Singaporean fighters).
[B]"This strengthens the ties that we have with our Asian counterparts. That is invaluable.'" [/B]
Cope Tiger ends on Feb. 5.
[url]http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/airforce/Deployed_AWACS_aircrews_overcome_unique_challenge100015009.php[/url]
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[B][SIZE="4"]People Power Party set to continue military modernisation in Thailand, says analyst [/SIZE][/B]
By Jon Grevatt
06 February 2008
[B]The pace of modernising Thailand's military is unlikely to be diminished by the appointment of Samak Sundaravej as both prime minister and defence minister, a leading defence analyst told Jane's on 4 February. [/B]
During its final few months in office, Thailand's previous interim government - led by military-appointed Surayud Chulanont - approved the purchase of defence equipment worth about THB31 billion (USD995 million).
[B]The equipment included the first six of 12 Gripen JAS 39 multirole combat aircraft; 96 BTR-3E1 8x8 amphibious armoured personnel carriers; rifles and light machine guns from Israel Military Industries; and Chinese-built C-802 coastal defence missiles. [/B]
Last week, following a general election that was held late last year, Chulanont was replaced by Sundaravej, whose People Power Party won the majority of seats in the lower house. Sundaravej named himself as defence minister on 3 February.
[B]An associated professor from the political science faculty at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University told Jane's on 4 February that Sundaravej, in his dual role, is unlikely to alter Thailand's defence-procurement policies as they will continue to be dominated by the military. [/B]
"The appointment of one or two individuals - even in roles as important as prime minister and defence minister - are unlikely to change Thailand's procurement policies," said Dr Panitan Wattanayagorn, who headed a special working group on defence for former Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai.
[url]http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdi/jdi080206_1_n.shtml[/url]
