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published : 29 Dec 2020 at 08:00
“In order to accomplish DTI’s vision, ‘To become a leader in defence technologies in response to the Royal Thai Armed Forces and ASEAN alliances’ need within 2021’, the Defence Technology Institute (DTI) must push forward all past and present research and development of defence technologies and promote self-reliance of the defence industry in compliance with the government’s policy,” said Air Chief Marshal Preecha Pradabmook, Ph.D., Director-General of Defence Technology Institute.
“Over the past years, DTI’s research and development of the defence technologies had included production of prototype weapons for armed forces to try out to ensure the compliance of actual requirements and standards. DTI’s operations, thereby, involved only production of prototype weapons which were not subsequently forwarded to actual industrial production due to legal and budget constraints.”