By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI NAVY’S planned procurement of a Chinese-built submarine would probably be delivered beyond 2024, said navy chief Adm.Choengchai Chomchoengpat today (Nov.22). The latest delay in the planned procurement of the Yuan-class S26T sub was primarily attributed to the failure on the part of the shipbuilder, China Shipbuilding & Offshore
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German engine won’t be fitted into Chinese submarine in Thailand: Navy chief
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE VERY UNLIKELY for the Thai navy to buy a German-made engine to install aboard a Chinese-built submarine in Thailand, said navy chief Adm. Cherngchai Chomcherngpat yesterday (Oct. 3). The newly-appointed navy chief categorically dismissed unconfirmed news reports that the German-made MTU396 engine might probably be imported and
Read morePrayut held responsible for 21bn baht ‘foolish waste’ on engineless Chinese sub
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (July 22) held accountable for a “foolish waste” of the taxpayer’s money amounting to 21 billion baht involving the navy’s planned purchase of a Chinese-built submarine without engine. During the last day of a four-day censure debate, Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian alleged that Prayut
Read moreKorat temple’s guardian giants hold submarine, wear friend’s watches
TWO INNOVATIVE sculptures of guardian giants now adorn the newly-renovated ordination hall of Wat Muang in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province with these being unlike any other as not only are they sleeping at the doorway, one holds a submarine while the other wears two watches with a tag saying borrowed from a friend on
Read moreChinese-built sub without German engine could probably be cancelled: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND COULD PROBABLY cancel the already-signed purchase order for a Chinese-built submarine if a specified German engine will not be installed aboard and then look to buy another one instead, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Apr. 4). Prayut who concurrently acts as defence minister apparently downplayed criticism that the
Read moreThailand firm on procuring Chinese sub with German engine
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CHINESE SUBMARINE currently built for the Thai navy will definitely use a German engine as contractually specified and nothing else, according to navy chief-of-staff Adm. Thalerngsak Sirisawat. Adm. Thalerngsak today (Mar. 3) made his comments in response to news reports that China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. might probably
Read morePrayut to be quizzed about puzzling Chinese-built sub for Thai navy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is yet to be inquired about news reports that China cannot install a German engine for its Yuan-class S26T submarine for sale to Thailand as specified in the signed purchase contract, said an opposition MP today (Feb.27). Pheu Thai MP Yuttapong Charasathien said he will shortly
Read moreFrance slams US, Australia over cancelled $60 billion submarine deal
By New York Times and published by The Straits Times Washington – The United States and Australia went to extraordinary lengths to keep Paris in the dark as they secretly negotiated a plan to build nuclear submarines, scuttling France’s largest defence contract and so enraging President Emmanuel Macron that on Friday (Sept 17) he
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