Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Thai armed forces have a history of procurement scandals and dodgy dealings dating back to at least the 1980s. [ 75 ] In the 1980s, the army bought hundreds of substandard armored personnel carriers (APC) from the Chinese that were so shoddy that light was visible through the welds securing the armor plate.
The military history of Thailand encompasses a thousand years of armed struggle, from wars of independence from the powerful Khmer Empire, through to struggles with her regional rivals of Burma and Vietnam and periods of tense standoff and conflict with the colonial empires of Britain and France. Thailand's military history, dominated by her ...
The Royal Thai Army or RTA (Thai: กองทัพบกไทย; RTGS: kong thap bok thai) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. History [ edit ]
The Royal Siamese Armed Forces (Thai: กองทัพหลวง) were the armed forces of the Thai monarchy from the 12th to 19th centuries. The term refers to the military forces of the Sukhothai Kingdom , the Ayutthaya Kingdom , the Thonburi Kingdom and the Early Rattanakosin Kingdom in chronological order.
The armed forces of Thailand are composed of three branches: the Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy, and Royal Thai Air Force. [1] Although the King of Thailand is the Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (Thai: จอมทัพไทย), his position is only nominal.
The Type 11 (ปลย.11) is a Thai license produced version of the Heckler & Koch HK33. Used by Royal Thai Armed Forces and Army Reserve Force Students. [15] NARAC 556: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO Thailand: The NARAC556 family is based on improvements of the Colt AR-15 family. [16] [17] FN SCAR-L: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium
On 27 September 1957, King Bhumibol Adulyadej as Commander-in-Chief and Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (Thai: จอมทัพไทย), appointed Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat to the position of Supreme Commander. The Defence Staff Department was also created to serve as the commander's administrative office.
Royal Thai and US Marines eliminating hostile forces during a mock raid, 11 February 2011 Since 1975, Thai Marines have been assigned to Narathiwat as Force Reconnaissance Battalion . In 1977, they captured the communist camp at Krung-Ching in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province , and remaining there until 1981.