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Navy to buy frigate instead of Chinese sub

Defence minister insists controversial submarine procurement is only suspended, not cancelled

A model of a Yuan-class S26T submarine is displayed at an event held by the Royal Thai Navy after it announced an agreement to purchase the craft in 2017. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang says the navy will order a Chinese frigate instead of a Chinese submarine because the latter cannot have a German engine as Thailand originally specified.

The decision does not mean the submarine procurement has been cancelled, Mr Sutin said during a visit to navy…

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