The First RTAF Gripen Fly!

First flight for Royal Thai Air Force Gripen

Finally she flying. ^ ^

This is the first of the first batch of six RTAF Gripen ordered in 2008. The aircraft flown in Sweden and the roll-out ceremony is believe to be in 2009. The jet will remain in Sweden for training propose of Thai pilot who will depart for Sweden in summer 2009 and the jet will arrive in Thailand in January 2011.

Royal Thai Navy SAREX2009 in Songkhla

HTMS Sriracha departing Songkhla Naval base for SAREX.

SSAREX, or Search and Rescue Exercise, is an annual exercise organized by Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Ministry of Transport. The exercise focus on rescuing the aircraft and ship that faced accident. Participant consists of armed force, police, armature radio network, private rescue foundation, hospital, etc. Each year DCA will assigned one government organization as a main host and this year Royal Thai Navy take this role.

CARAT2009 and Photo of Mistral Firing on Board HTMS Chakri Naruebeth

Thai, US Forces Recognize Achievements as CARAT Thailand Concludes 
Release Date: 7/16/2009

By Lt. Ed Early, Commander, Task Group 73.5 Public Affairs  

SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 16, 2009) Notable achievements at sea and on land exemplified the cooperation between the armed forces of Thailand and the United States as the Thailand phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) concluded, July 16.

Photo Gallery: CARAT2009

Royal Thai Navy SEALs jump into the beach

The landing exercise in Had Yao Beach, Sattahip of Royal Thai Navy and US Navy in CARAT2009. 
 

Photo Gallery: RTA Elite Units In Southern Thailand

Soldiers prepare to storm the house of suspected Muslim militants after an encounter in southern Thailand's Yala province, about 1,084 km (674 miles) south of Bangkok June 27, 2009. A soldier, a policeman and a suspected insurgent were killed in a gun battle in Thailand's restive Muslim south, security forces said on Saturday. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND SOCIETY CONFLICT POLITICS CRIME LAW)

As there are no news update on Thai military right now. I provides you a set of photo of RTA Special Unit in action!

Thank http://www.daylife.com.

 

RTAF First Gripen In Production Line

Photo in AirForce Monthly has a clear Thai flag but this is also OK. ^ ^

It’s a two-seat Gripen. One of the six ordered in the first batch. The jet will be delivered in 2011, a year before a delivery of Saab 340 AEW&C and Saab 340 aircraft.

Songkran Crack Down Aftermath: Photos of Thai Troops Firing Gun to People

Thai troops firing thier arm to the innocent people after Songkran (Water festival – Thai New Year). UN and Right group should consider this!!!

 

Gen. Anupong: It’s resulted from “misunderstanding”

Thai Army chief: Thai-Cambodian border clashes caused by “misunderstanding”
www.chinaview.cn 2009-04-04 19:40:46

BANGKOK, April 4 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief Gen. Anupong Paochinda said Saturday clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers at the disputed border area on Friday resulted from “misunderstanding”, according to Thai News Agency (TNA).

Wargame In Paradise

A Thai marine aims his weapon during an amphibious assault exercise as part of the Cobra Gold ‘09 joint military exercise at a military base in Chonburi Province, east of Bangkok Feb. 13, 2009. (Sukree Sukplang/Reuters)

War games in paradise

Welcome to Cobra Gold, the largest US military exercise in Asia.

By Patrick Winn – GlobalPost

Published: February 18, 2009 17:47 ET
Updated: February 19, 2009 14:57 ET

Cobra Gold 2009 Gallery

Welcome again to the ASEAN finest military exercise!

A Thai soldier runs for cover after jumping off a helicopter during the Cobra Gold 2009 military exercise on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, southeastern Thailand Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. The two-week annual joint exercise involving nearly 12,000 soldiers from Thailand, the United States, Singapore, Japan, and Indonesia, taking part in land, sea and air drill, is considered the largest military operations in the Southeast Asia region. AP Photo by Apichart Weerawong