The Royal Thai Air Force is buying more aircraft.
US defence contractor Textron Aviation Defense LLC said it is selling eight Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft to the Royal Thai Air Force for an Integrated System in support of the 41st Wing light attack operations at Chiang Mai Air Base.
The signing of the contract, worth US$143 million, was announced to the Nasdaq Stock Market on Nov 14.
Thailand is the first foreign buyer of the light attack, single-engined aircraft.
Textron Aviation Defense said that the contract aligns the procurement with the Thai government’s S-Curve 11 strategy — a program that pioneers development of the Thai domestic defence industry, cultivates diversity and supports involvement across foreign and Thai…
