FOUR Myanmar nationals were arrested at a hotel near Suvarnabhumi Airport and ten drones seized after panic had spread when some of them were seen flying in the vicinity for two nights in a row (Dec. 21-22), Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 23). Acting on a tip-off that drones were flown from this
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Suvarnabhumi Airport confirms drone sightings nearby, investigation underway
SUVARNABHUMI Airport management confirmed this afternoon (Dec. 22) that unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) were sighted flying nearby in the wee hours of this morning with this being the second night in a row they were seen but they had not entered the flight path, Amarin TV said this evening. A meeting was held at
Read moreResidents panic after seeing several ‘drones’ near Suvarnabhumi airport
SECURITY agencies held a meeting today (Dec. 21) after several residents said they saw a large fleet of mysterious drones flying near Sunvarnabhumi airport but the authorities have yet to confirm they were Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Amarin TV said. Reporters of this television station talked to some residents of Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang
Read moreMany Cambodian drones flying at several locations along the border: Army
THE Second Army Region has detected 20 Cambodian drones flying in the area of the ancient Prasat Ta Kwai temple and 14 at Phu Makhuea in Sisaket province as well as several other locations along the Thai-Cambodian border today (Oct. 3), Amarin TV said. The Operations Centre said 12 Cambodian drones were also detected
Read moreThaksin-donated, Chinese-made drones might put Thai army units at risk
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TEN CHINESE-MADE drones recently bought by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra for the Thai army could potentially be detected and tracked by ground-based drone locators and jeopardise positions of the drone operators. The DJI drones donated by the court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father to Thailand’s Second Army Area
Read moreKhmers have thousands of drones to hit Thai targets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CAMBODIA HAS GOTTEN as many as 4,000 drones which could probably be used either in reconnaissance or attack missions against counterforce and countervalue targets in Thailand, according to a former senior government official. Those reconnaissance and attack drones supplied by China and currently at disposal of Cambodian forces might not
Read moreCommercial, private drones stopped from flying in some provinces due to border clashes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL COMMERCIAL AND private drones are literally stopped from flying for the time being in some of the Thai provinces primarily for security reasons in the wake of Thai-Cambodian border clashes. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand today (July 30) issued a directive to indefinitely prohibit owners of all commercial
Read moreAir force unveils locally-developed armed drone
THE THAI air force today (June 3) showed off its new armed drone which was jointly developed by the air force’s Ordnance Department and the domestic defence industry and is fitted with M4 automatic rifle to increase its capabilities, Amarin TV said. In addition to patrolling and gathering intelligence, this drone has been modified
Read moreLearning from Myanmar’s rebels, junta builds new Chinese drone fleet
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S resistance fighters notched decisive breakthroughs last year by relying on a scattered fleet of drones in battles against one of Southeast Asia’s most feared militaries. But as the civil war grinds on, the rebels increasingly find their familiar weapons – Chinese-made commercial drones modified to carry arms
Read moreArmy falls behind in drone deployment along Thai-Myanmar border
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI ARMY is alarmingly lagging in the current deployment of drones along the Thai-Myanmar border, according to House Armed Services Committee Chair Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn. The House committee chair-cum-Move Forward MP said today (June 13) the Thai army is alarmingly falling behind others in terms of drone deployment and relevant
Read moreIsrael’s Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday (Apr. 14) his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran in a sharp escalation of the Middle East
Read more‘Open Sky” app for requesting permission to fly drones unveiled
A PILOT project to kick off an app called “Open Sky” for those who want to fly drones in Bangkok and nearby areas to conveniently request permission to do so was unveiled today (Sept. 1), Matichon newspaper said. This project is a collaboration between Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd (Aerothai),the Civil Aviation Authority of
Read moreNavy moves buy 3 UAVs for coastal recon missions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI NAVY IS LOOKING to procure three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for planned deployment over coastal areas of the country, according to a navy source. Given an estimated 3.9 billion baht budget, the Naval Fleet’s Naval Air Division plans to buy three UAVs with medium-altitude, long-endurance maneuverability, the source said.
Read moreIndia to buy first US armed drones to counter China, Pakistan
By Sudhi Ranjan, Bloomberg, published by MSN News INDIA plans to buy 30 armed drones from the US to boost its sea and land defenses as tensions persist with neighbours China and Pakistan, according to officials with knowledge of the matter. The South Asian nation will approve next month the $3 billion purchase of 30
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