The Royal Thai Navy has ordered two Airbus C295 aircraft configured for transport, surveillance and search-and-rescue operations. The order follows an Air Force order last week for two aircraft.
Royal Thai Navy Orders Two C295s
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Thailand Orders Two Airbus C295 Airlifters
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The Royal Thai Air Force has ordered two Airbus C295 tactical transport aircraft for its 46th Wing Division at Phitsanulok air base. The aircraft will be assembled in Spain, with the first delivery scheduled for 2029. Thailand already operates three C295 aircraft through the Royal Thai Army.
Colombia Orders 17 Saab Gripen Fighters for €3.1B
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Saab has signed a €3.1 billion contract with Colombia for 17 Gripen E/F fighter aircraft including two twin-seat Gripen F fighters to be delivered between 2026 and 2032, following orders from Thailand recently, a Ukrainian letter of intent for hundreds of aircraft and strong prospects coming up in Canada.
Summit on Track
How railway lines may decide the location of the U.S. – North Korean Summit
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Shashanka Nanda explains why it’s tricky for Kim Jong-un to visit Mongolia or Singapore by train for the U.S.-North Korea Summit. Short version: Very long, very complicated and perhaps not possible.
Advantage China as India fumbles in Bhutan
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China and Bhutan will be conducting a “joint technical field survey” in September in a move to settle their boundary disputes, which could shrink the buffer zone between the Siliguri corridor and the India-China border in Chumbi valley.
Krishna visiting Myanmar to engage civilian government
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For the first time since a civilian government took over in Myanmar, India will hold a high-level engagement with it when External Affairs Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna will be on a three-day visit to Yangon and new capital Nay Pyi Taw beginning Monday.
Six more Gripens for Thailand
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A statement from Saab on Wednesday said the order was worth 2.2 billion Swedish Kronor, around USD 310 million. The Royal Thai Air Force already operates four single-seat ‘C’ variants and two ‘D’ versions of the aircraft, which were acquired in 2008.
