Thai air force to spend billions on new fleet of light attack aircraft


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BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Royal Thai Airforce (RTAF) on Sunday (Nov 14) signed a US$143 million (4.68 billion baht) procurement deal with US military aircraft manufacturer, Textron Aviation Defence, on the first day of the Dubai Airshow.

Under the deal, eight Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft, ground support equipment, spare parts and other equipment will be procured for the 41st Wing light attack operations in Chiang Mai.

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