Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will meet with military top brass at the end of this month to discuss the upcoming annual reshuffle, which will see new chiefs of the navy and air force appointed, according to a Defence Ministry source.
A committee studying a fighter jet procurement plan has concluded that Thailand should buy fifth-generation fighters from the United States, as they are best suited to the country's needs, AVM Prapas Sornchaidee, spokesman for the air force, said.
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The cabinet has agreed in principle to back the Royal Thai Air Force's plan to procure the first four jets in a squadron of new fighters for 13.8 billion baht in the 2023 fiscal year, starting October, a Government House source says.
The cabinet has agreed in principle to back the Royal Thai Air Force's plan to procure the first four jets in a squadron of new fighters for 13.8 billion baht in the 2023 fiscal year, starting October, a Government House source says.