Royal Thai Navy Requested Second High Performance Frigate

04 Desember 2023

By the long delay on the S26T program, RTN requested Thai Cabinet for domestic build second Frigate program on Defense budget for the Fiscal Year 2024 (photo : Wiki)

During the first phase of the S26T submarine project, more than 50 percent of the construction has been completed. Still postponed and delayed due to the problem of diesel engines generating electric power, The Royal Thai Navy is preparing to offer The second high-performance frigate procurement project that will be continued in Thailand in the budget year 2024.

The list of companies from various countries that are expected to be interested in the Royal Thai Navy's new frigates project has not yet been finalized. It is revealed that there are four countries, the Republic of Korea, which is likely to be a series of frigates HMS Bhumibol Adulyadej, the second, France, Spain, and Russia.

The key requirement for the contestants is There must also be a proposal for a frigate model cooperation with partners in the Thai naval industry to build ships in Thailand as well. However, it is expected that the decision to approve this project may have to wait for the new government after the general election of Thailand around May 2023.

(AAG)