Royal Thai Navy Modernization Program
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Indigenous Product
- Small patrol ship - By The King initiated, Thai Navy build and commissions its new patrol crafts T.991 Class. The first ship, T.991, was built in the Royal Thai Navy Dock. Another 2, T.992 and T.993, was build by Mason Shipbuilding in Thailand. These ships also inspected and evaluated closely by The King who gave many ideas to this project. He and The Queen also lead the commissioning ceremony on 30 April 2007.[7] Project to build T.994 - T.996 are underway.
- Local-build OPV - On 11 November 2008, Cabinet approves the plan to build RTN's new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in the deal worth 3 billion Baht. ($USD 85 million) Although RTN still did not unveil the design, the vessel will be build in Mahidol dockyard in Thailand.[8]
- Special mission boat - On 3 March 2008, RTN launch four new special operation fast craft in Marsun shipbuilding dockyard in Samut Prakan Province. They will commission in Naval Special Warfare Command for the operation of Royal Thai Navy SEALs.[9]
- Local-build LCU - On 3 March 2008, keel laying ceremony was performed in Marsun shipbuilding dockyard on RTN new LCU landing craft. Work is expect to complete in 2009 - 2010.[10]
- Underwater craft - Naval Research & Development Office of Royal Thai Navy has awarded contacts to Bangkok Dockyard Co., Ltd. to build an Underwater craft. The craft is 20 tons in displacement and cost 5 million Bath. [11]
The Kuang Hua VI project was first unveiled in 1996, designed to replace the Hai Ou-class of patrol vessels currently in service with the ROCN.
The contract to produce 30 Kuang Hua VI missile boats was awarded to CSBC Corporation, Taiwan (then as China Ship Building Corporation, CSBC) in 2003. The prototype, FACG-60(Fast Attack Craft, Guided missile), was commissioned on October 1, 2003.
However, the tender was subsequently disputed by rival bidders and the Taiwanese legislative froze the budget for the construction of the class until 2007. The ROCN and CSBC subsequently agreed that construction would commence on the 30 vessels and that work would be completed by the end of 2011, in batch of two missile crafts, but the construction works will be shared with 2 other civilian shipyards.
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Also to be added to the list of upcoming acquisition: their new "Endurance" class LPD purchased from ST Engg for S$200 mil (includes 2 LCM and 2 LCVP).
Royal Thai navy has a mix of US and China equipment. Only their aircraft carrier is of European (Spain) origin.
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What " aircraft carrier " of the RTHAI NAVY?
Australia has no aircraft carrier yet only submarines...
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i thought the title was thai nazi modernization program.
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i thought the title was thai nazi modernization program.
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The Thailand government and army has been
fighting a anti-terrorism war in Southern Thailand.
Naval ships are effective to prevent the migration
of terrorists to South Thailand.
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Originally posted by Uncle4edgar:
What " aircraft carrier " of the RTHAI NAVY?
Australia has no aircraft carrier yet only submarines...
HTMS Charki Naruebet, smallest serving aircraft carrier in the world. AFAIK the Harriers are almost non-operational and the ship doesn't leave port much.
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The Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) (雄風三型, "Brave Wind III") is a missile system currently being developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan. Very little is known about the HF-3, except that it is a Mach 2 class supersonic anti-ship missile designed to target PLAN surface vessels, including its Sovremenny class destroyers. It has been speculated that the anti-ship variant is being designed to outperform the Russian-made Sunburn anti-ship missile possessed by the PLAN. It is known that there have been a series of successful test firings of the HF-3 in December 2004.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQxAehX4ro
