Aero Vodochody in Talks with Thailand over L-39 Replacement
19 Desember 2014
Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA (photo : Militaryphotos)
Czech aircraft maker Aero Vodochody is in negotiations with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to supply replacements for at least four Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros jet trainers.
Aero is offering its L-159 ALCA or L-39NG as replacement aircraft.
The RTAF currently operates a total of 36 L-39ZA/ART under the local designation of B.KhF1, most of which were westernised with Israeli avionics and are capable of firing Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
The bulk of these aircraft were procured during the early to mid-1990s. However, a smaller number of unwesternised L-39s were acquired during the 1980s and are approaching the end of their service lives.
(Jane's)
http://defense-studies.blogspot.com/2014/12/aero-vodochody-in-talks-with-thailand.html
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China's L-15 Falcon Makes Thailand Procurement Shortlist
20 Desember 2014
Chengdu L-15 (photo : Xu Zheng)
China's Hongdu L-15 Falcon has made the shortlist of new advanced jet trainers and light attack aircraft to be acquired by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), according to the London-based military news publication IHS Jane's.
The L-15 will be competing with America's Textron AirLand Scorpion, Russia's Yakovlev Yak-130, Italy's Alenia Aermacchi M-346 and Korea Aerospace Industries' TA-50 to become one of the four aircraft purchases approved by the Thai government to replace its ageing fleet of Aero L-39ZA Albatros aircraft.
RTAF chief Treetos Sonjaeng reportedly announced the 3.7 billion Thai baht (US$113 million) program on Dec. 13, adding that a decision on the procurement is expected next year.
The main reason for the program is said to be because Thailand lacks the spare parts to maintain its 40 or so L-39ZAs, originally acquired from the Czech Republic during the 1990s. The other factor is the need for a modern platform to expand the RTAF's fleet of 12 JAS-39 "Gripen" fighters delivered between 2011 and 2013, the report added.
Thailand does not have the ability to manufacture its own aircraft, but is hoping that a foreign manufacturer will be able to transfer the necessary technology and knowledge to allow it to maintain and repair the aircraft domestically.
In addition to advanced jet trainers and light attack aircraft, Thailand is also planning to acquire more Gripen fighters and Eurocopter EC725 Caracals, long-range tactical transport helicopters manufactured by Airbus, beginning next year. New fixed-wing and rotary-wing transport aircraft are also said to be needed to replace its old fleet of Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Boeing CH-47 Chinooks.
(Want China Times)
http://defense-studies.blogspot.com/2014/12/chinas-l-15-falcon-makes-thailand.html
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Alenia Offers M-346 Master to Thailand
20 Desember 2014
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master (photo : Avionis)
Alenia Aermacchi is offering its M-346 Master advanced jet trainer aircraft to Thailand as a replacement for its ageing Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros platforms, the company told IHS Jane's on 19 December.
No further details of the offer were disclosed, except to say that the offer was being made in the context of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Advanced Jet Trainer/Light Attack Aircraft programme. The RTAF currently fields 30 L-39 aircraft.
The tandem twin-seat, twin-engined, M-346 can operate both as a trainer and a light attack platform, making it well suited to the RTAF's requirements. It is provisioned for nine hardpoints (four under each wing and one on the centreline for an optional canon pod), and can carry a range of 'dumb' and 'smart' munitions such as Mk 82/83/84 un-guided bombs, GBU-12/16 and Opher Mk 82 guided bombs, Durandal anti-runway dispensers, BRD-4 or LAU-7/LAU-5002/LAU-32 rocket pods, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, and Brimstone anti-armour/low collateral missiles.
(Jane's)
http://defense-studies.blogspot.com/2014/12/alenia-offers-m-346-master-to-thailand.html
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