Thai navy expects delivery of first Chinese submarine in next three years

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) during a exercise with U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy ships as part of Exercise Guardian Sea
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) during a exercise with U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy ships in the Andaman Sea. Photo: U.S. Navy Photo Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released.

Thailand and China have concluded negotiations on the Royal Thai Navy’s planned procurement of one Chinese-made S26T Yuan-class submarine. Royal Thai Navy to switch from [Read More…]

Royal Thai Navy to switch from a Chinese submarine to a frigate: Defence Minister

Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong
The Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong (FFG 456). Photo: U.S Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Alex Mabini/Released.

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has decided to switch from procuring a submarine from China to a frigate, estimated to cost 17 billion baht compared [Read More…]

Royal Thai Navy finds another two deceased bodies believed to be sunken HTMS Sukhothai’s crewmen

HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) vessel ship
Royal Thai Navy HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) corvette. Photo: กองทัพเรือ Royal Thai Navy / Facebook.

The commander of the 1st Naval Region announced the discovery of another two dead bodies believed to be those of missing crewmen of the ill-fated [Read More…]