13 Juni 2023
As part of Royal Thai Air Force's RTAF STEEL CHALLENGE 2023 during 8 May to 9 June 2023, combine forces of power exercise at at Chandy Range, Lopburi Province, Thailand on 8 June 2023 (all photos : RTAF)
The Royal Thai Air Force's 2023 Power Test during 8 May - 9 June 2023 in the training section at the Military Weapons Training Range. Air Chai Badan Lopburi Province on June 8, 2023, will see the Royal Thai Air Force's air force exercises in the joint operation between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and Combat Control Team (CCT), Department of Special Operations Regiment (SOR) Security Force Command (SCF), Royal Thai Air Force.
Point laser air strikes to fighter-bomber aircraft on targets including e.g. Fighter aircraft F-5E TH Super Tigris, Squadron 211, Wing 21, Ubon Ratchathani, which has been modernized and dropped bombs on targets in the training ground.
The test also saw the airborne movement of the Parachute Rescue (PJ: Para Jumper) with Bell 412EP helicopters, 202 Squadron, 2nd Wing, Khok Khruat for combat area search and rescue (CSAR: Combat-missions, Search and Rescue) and the integration of air defense between SAAB RBS 70 surface-to-air missile launchers and self-propelled guns on Thairung TR Transformer 4x4 trucks of the Royal Thai Air Force, and a Thales Starstreak self-propelled surface-to-air missile on a truck, which was installed in Thailand, Bofors 40mm L/70 OES anti-aircraft cannon (TYPE A Improved) and Hensoldt TRML-3D/ fire control radar of the 32 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division, Air Defense Artillery Division, Air Defense Command, Royal Thai Army (RTA).
The fire control radar TRML-3D/32 Royal Thai Army has tested its integration with the Air Command and Control System (ACCS) of the Royal Thai Air Force as well as the Leonardo KRONOS air surveillance radar of the Air and Coastal Defense Command (ACDC), Royal Thai Navy.
It can be seen that the Royal Thai Air Force and Royal Thai Army, as well as the Royal Thai Navy, the three Thai armies have developed more joint combat training between the armed forces. This will result in Thailand's defense being effective in integrating combat at the same level as the world's leading armies.
(AAG)