Thai navy orders two Airbus C295 aircraft
THE Thai navy has signed an agreement to purchase two Airbus C295 reconnaissance and rescue aircraft, elevating its security and humanitarian mission capabilities to an international level, Amarin TV said today (May 28). Adm. Pairoj Fuangchan, the navy’s commander-in-chief, signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for the purchase of the two transport […]
Read MoreNavy receives Thai-built ship for marine survey and disaster relief operations
THE Thai navy today (March 30) received the new HTMS Suriya which was built by Thais and replaces an aging ship of the same name due to be decommissioned with the new vessel upgrading naval survey capabilities aside from supporting various other missions, Naewna newspaper said. ADM Pairoj Fuengchan, commander-in-chief of the Thai navy, […]
Read MoreUS sailors taking shore leave in Sihanoukville
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a rare phenomenon, a United States combat ship is currently docking in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville, registering the first visit of its kind for the world superpower’s navy to the Southeast Asian country in eight years. Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS-28), attached to the US Indo-Pacific […]
Read MoreArmy, navy urged to stop deducting over 30% of indebted soldiers’ salary
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ARMY AND NAVY were today (Oct. 12) repeatedly called on to stop deducting more than 30% of the salary of low-ranking servicemen to repay part of their debt owed to army or navy savings cooperatives. House Armed Services Committee Chair Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a People’s Party MP, said it is […]
Read MoreNavy in pursuit of eighth frigate following Chinese-built submarine
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY IS RESOLUTELY looking to procure one more frigate to make a fleet of eight frigates in foreseeable future, said navy chief Adm. Adung Pan-iam today (July 24). In addition to a Chinese-built, Yuan-class S26T submarine to be delivered over the next three years, the navy is still seeking […]
Read MoreUS Navy’s Carrier Strike Group sailors on shore leave at Laem Chabang
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S Carrier Strike Group 9 is currently paying a visit at Laem Chabang port in Chonburi until the end of this month before heading out for naval exercises in the West Pacific region. Led by US navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the Carrier Strike Group […]
Read MoreJoint drills by US navy, 3 allies a success despite Chinese ships dogging them
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HISTORIC, JOINT MARITIME exercises conducted by the United States and three treaty allies with five warships and two combat aircraft in the South China Sea over the weekend have yielded satisfactory results, according to a US navy officer. The joint maritime drills between the US, Australian, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence and […]
Read MoreNavy admits warship’s malfunctioning gun fired artillery shell at patrol frigate
THE NAVY has admitted that a malfunctioning gun on HTMS Chonburi had fired an artillery shell at HTMS Khirirat while both were docked at Laem Thian pier at Sattahip naval base, Chonburi, sparking a fire that led to many people being injured earlier today (Mar. 14) and has set up a committee to investigate […]
Read More3 starboard torpedo tubes retrieved from sunken ship
A JOINT light salvage mission being undertaken by United States and Thai navies to remove armaments and other objects from HTMS Sukhothai (FSG-442) which capsized and sank in stormy seas late 2022, killing 24 sailors with five others missing, successfully dismantled and raised three starboard torpedo tubes on the seventh day of the 20-day […]
Read MoreMyanmar navy chief removed in surprise transfer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A SURPRISE MYANMAR MILITARY move, Adm. Moe Aung has been immediately removed from the post of navy chief amidst escalated, armed conflict with ethnic rebel forces, especially that in Rakhine state, according to an informed source. Myanmar junta head/prime minister Myint Aung Hlaing has ordered for the transfer of […]
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