Anutin’s turboprop civilian plane given mid-air greeting by F-16 fighter jets over Korat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT was seen as an unprecedented, aerial event, the air force today (Aug.14) commissioned a trio of F-16 fighter jets to give a mid-air greeting for Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul who literally piloted a turboprop civilian plane to visit their Wing 1 air force base in Nakhon Ratchasima. A […]
Read MoreGripen jets used in real combat for the first time ever by Thai air force
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JAS 39 GRIPEN fighter jets engaged in real combat for the first time ever on Friday during the Thai air force’s air strike missions against invading Cambodian forces in Thailand’s disputed border areas. Since the first Gripen jet was manufactured by SAAB in Sweden in 1987, the aircraft has never […]
Read MoreThai Gripen jets join F-16s in bombarding Khmer forces
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MINI-SQUADRON of the Thai air force’s JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets yesterday (July 25) flew their first sortie to join F-16 Fighting Falcon jets in crushing Cambodian forces around disputed border areas in a lower northeastern province of Thailand. The Gripen jets, based at Wing 7 in Surat Thani, […]
Read MoreMyanmar military junta fighter jet shot down near Mandalay, rebel group claims
By AP and published by Euronews A MYANMAR junta fighter jet crashed and burned in Myanmar on Tuesday (June 10) in an area that has seen intense fighting during the civil war, with one rebel group claiming to have shot it down while state-run media said it had suffered a mechanical failure. The aircraft […]
Read MoreSenior air force officer shunted out over charges of using conscripts as riders
A DEPUTY BATTALION commander has been immediately transferred after complaints surfaced that he has been using conscripts to work as riders and pocketing all the money they earned, Amarin TV said this evening (May 14). ACM Prapass Sonjai, the spokesman of the air force, said the unidentified deputy battalion commander of Wing 23 in […]
Read MoreAir Force C-130 aircraft skids off Samui Airport apron
AN AIR FORCE C-130 transport aircraft skidded off Samui Airport’s apron this afternoon (May 2) after its brake system malfunctioned but all eight officers and 54 passengers, a total of 62, are safe, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. ACM Prapas Sonjai, the Air Force spokesperson, said at approximately 2.30 p.m. this transport aircraft, […]
Read MoreCouple of F-16 jets join 4 others in patrolling Thai-Myanmar border
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF THE THAI AIR FORCE’S F-16 Fighting Falcon jets today (Apr. 19) joined four others of the same type in conducting regular air patrols over Thai territory across the border from the war-torn Myanmar. Both General Dynamics F-16A/B fighter jets from Wing 1 in Nakhon Ratchasima are operating […]
Read MoreCouple of US air force F-35A fighters briefly visit Brunei
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN AS a rare event in the Indo-Pacific region, a couple of the United States air force’s F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters recently paid a brief visit to Brunei. The two Lockheed Martin F-35As flew from Eielson air force base in Alaska to Rimba air force base […]
Read MoreThailand, Myanmar to form aid task force as border unrest intensifies
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND and conflict-torn Myanmar will create a task force to boost humanitarian assistance to people displaced by fighting and could expand that to include other aid agencies, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said today (Dec. 8). Thailand hopes the plan will lead to constructive engagement between military-ruled Myanmar, the Association […]
Read MoreAir force calls up reservists, THAI pilots in starting evacuation flights tonight
THE THAI air force has summoned reservists with experience in flying Airbus A340 aircraft as well as roped in Thai Airways International pilots with similar experience in preparing to launch flights to evacuate Thais from Israel starting tonight (Oct. 14), Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. As more than 7,000 Thais in Israel have said […]
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