Thailand

[xav]

2nd Krabi-class OPV launched for Royal Thai Navy

The second Krabi-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Royal Thai Navy (Kong Thap Ruea Thai / กองทัพเรือไทย) was launched today.
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The vessel, HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan (pennant number 552) was built locally just like first ship of the class, HTMS Krabi (551) with technology transfer from the United Kingdom. The class is based on the British River-class OPV design in use by the Royal Navy.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... thai-navy/

A River-class with Harpoon missiles...

[xav]

China’s CSIC Lays Keel for Royal Thai Navy’s First S26T Submarine

Chinese shipbuilding group CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation) held a keel laying ceremony for the Royal Thai Navy's first S26T submarine. The event took place on September 5, 2019 at a shipyard in Wuhan, China.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... submarine/

[Lord Jim]

Xav, are these new Chinese SS copies of the Kilos they bought from Russia a while back, they do appear to bear some similarity at least?

[R686]

I wonder what happened to the Spanish built baby sea control carrier they had, would have made a nice little escort to the Canberra class with about 8 F35B and few MH60R if it could be used for the Dave if that is.

[swoop]

I wonder what happened to the Spanish built baby sea control carrier they had...

Tied up alongside, rusting.
A waste of money that the General's decided was "vital" to spend on a big toy.

[ArmChairCivvy]

A waste of money that the General's decided was "vital" to spend on a big toy.

Don't let generals play with ships...
- also the reason why the F-35 is 'off the menu' for Spain
- and they signed up for a European prgrm (that is nicely decades away, and can be drip fed with money; look at the defence spend, in total, by Spain)

[dmereifield]

A waste of money that the General's decided was "vital" to spend on a big toy.

Don't let generals play with ships...
- also the reason why the F-35 is 'off the menu' for Spain
- and they signed up for a European prgrm (that is nicely decades away, and can be drip fed with money; look at the defence spend, in total, by Spain)

They're still having some B's aren't they?

[Tempest414]

what has been said is the USMC are to going carry out trials with F-35B from the Spanish LHD there was talk of this happening at the end of 2019 but it looks to have been pushed back

[serge750]

I did not know that, thanks, perhaps they can do that while operating from HMS QE.......