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Air force says B40bn budget submission includes ‘essential projects’

The RTAF’s ageing Airbus A340-500 arrives back at Wing 6 in Don Muang, Bangkok, in February with Thais evacuated from earthquake-devastated southern Turkey. In service for 18 years, it is due to be decommissioned in 2026. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

The air force is seeking a budget of 40 billion baht for fiscal 2024, with the extra money needed for essential aircraft upgrades and replacements, the commander-in-chief said on Wednesday.

The fiscal 2023 budget allocation for the Royal Thai Air Force was 36.1 billion baht. 

ACM Alongkorn Wannarot said the RTAF needed the extra money for projects which would take years to implement. This need would not change when the new government takes office after the coming general…

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