The navy has refuted allegations levelled by an opposition member over issues related to its planned procurement of submarines and Israeli-made unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs).
The clarifications were made by navy spokesman, Vice Adm Pokkrong Monthatphalin, in response to accusations put forth by deputy Pheu Thai Party leader Yutthapong Charasathian, a staunch critic of the submarine purchase project.
On Tuesday, Vice Adm Pokkrong denied an alleged link between the planned 4.1-billion-baht UAV procurement and the purchase of Chinese-made submarines. The UAVs are earmarked for deployment at coastal naval stations.
The navy insisted it has looked into the proposed buying of the Hermes 900-model UAVs carefully and that everything was above board.
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