UK and Thailand to hold Joint Military Exercise

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UK and Thailand to hold Joint Military Exercise

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan meets British authorities during his trip to London from Tuesday to Friday.

 

BANGKOK — Thailand and the United Kingdom will launch a new joint military exercise, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday.

 

The agreement came from a meeting in London between Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, the junta No. 2 who also serves as defense minister, and his British counterpart Michael Fallon, according to Thai ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Kongcheep Tantravanich.

 

Full story:  http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2017/09/15/uk-thailand-hold-joint-military-exercise/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-09-15

 

[kingkenny]

I wonder whether Fallon has the same version.

 

All I can see is the British telling them to get a path to democracy. Maybe the sweetner after that is a joint exercise.

 

The below made me chuckle:

 

“Don’t write headlines that every time the government goes somewhere, we go to buy weapons,” Prayuth said Tuesday after meeting his cabinet. “It’s not that easy. We do not have that much money.”

Since it came to power, the military government has been criticized for the increased spending by the Defense Ministry. During its three years in power, it has spent more than 70 billion baht on weapons and systems for the army, navy and airforce, according to Thai PBS.

 

[DipStick]

Oh dear, the wannabe special forces bar huggers may have competition 

[nausea]

Fostering goodwill for trade initiatives perhaps? I notice the British Embassy is hosting a trade seminar on Friday. I imagine democracy concerns might take a backseat to trade as the UK prepares for Brexit.

 

[baboon]

Operation: 'Donkey Derby'.

[Denim]

The British will be putting monetary  considerations  on the back burner and sending a full corporal with permission to use a full clip of ammo if absolutely necessary.

[chainarong]

Asian countries seem thrive on this stuff as prestige , my place of origin you could have em in your backyard and you'd never hear about it, maybe another reason,  called name dropping, for the neighbours....................

[observer90210]

Looks like there are some juicy arms deals for the UK round the corner!!!...Are the Thais looking for a yellow submarine?!!

[JAG]

Tropical climate, good R&R locations, it will be the RAF.

2 fast jets, half a dozen transport aircraft, and a few thousand support staff to keep them in the air. Probably a Squadron of RAF Regiment (aka the Short Range Desert Group) to patrol the NAAFI car park...

 

Cynical, moi?

 

 

[Psimbo]

6 minutes ago, JAG said:

Tropical climate, good R&R locations, it will be the RAF.

2 fast jets, half a dozen transport aircraft, and a few thousand support staff to keep them in the air. Probably a Squadron of RAF Regiment (aka the Short Range Desert Group) to patrol the NAAFI car park...

 

Cynical, moi?

 

 

I once saw an RAF Herc 'broken down' in Bali- cynical, moi?

[JAG]

I once saw an RAF Herc 'broken down' in Bali- cynical, moi?

Bet it wasn't the rainy season?

[emoji3]

 

Funny how the VC 10 on the UK - Washington DC - Belize run always packed up in DC on the return leg, especially in early December...

 

Crab bashing - it's in the blood.

 

[Heinrich80]

Like little cocky children, playing Wargames

Waste taxmoney for nothing

Ah i hate politicians and Military Idiots.

Let them burn in Hell, troubkemakers

To all People out there stand up and fight for your Right.no more Wars

Peace and Love and Happyend

[Psimbo]

10 minutes ago, JAG said:

Bet it wasn't the rainy season?

 

Funny how the VC 10 on the UK - Washington DC - Belize run always packed up in DC on the return leg, especially in early December...

 

Crab bashing - it's in the blood.

 

Ha ha- I once tried to work out Belize via Iceland, gotta love 'em. 

[Machiavelli]

Two small countries trying to punch above weight. What a laugh. Empire was a long time ago.

[Cadbury]

Bathtub submarine exercises with Poms and Thais at opposite ends of the bath with periscopes up. I jest but sadly I suspect it is close to the truth.

[mark131v]

2 hours ago, Machiavelli said:

Two small countries trying to punch above weight. What a laugh. Empire was a long time ago.

I think you will find Britain does still punch well above it's weight, G8 security member, nuclear power with one of the best trained and battle hardened forces in Europe or the world no serious adversary would take them lightly

 

Jag think you will find that SRDG are part of the big 3 always used to tell everyone that though unfortunately for them nobody believed them....

[Thongkorn]

Britain  now number two in the world with soft power after America, some times Soft power works better than bombs and bullets.

[Reigntax]

Just a game of chasing. The UK will yell out "boo" and see how fast the Thai military can run away.

[bartender100]

6 hours ago, Machiavelli said:

Two small countries trying to punch above weight. What a laugh. Empire was a long time ago.

Just hope your big country never upsets my small one militarily 

[wakeupplease]

More hot air as this week there has been an arms trade fair in London where many countries are invited to visit to try and drum up arms sales, so this lot turned up and bought nothing so far as too expensive as can get copies much nearer home in a land called China cheaper.

 

End of story.

[wakeupplease]

6 hours ago, Machiavelli said:

Two small countries trying to punch above weight. What a laugh. Empire was a long time ago.

Funny man you are

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

Well I hope it includes the navies.

That will mean there are two aircraft carriers with no planes...

Farce, thanks to Gordon the moron looking after his Scottish constituents.

 

 

 

 

[mark131v]

22 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

Britain  now number two in the world with soft power after America, some times Soft power works better than bombs and bullets.

Genuinely interested to see where that information comes from.....

[Somtamnication]

Don't let the Thais drive those tanks! 

[chrisinth]

On 9/15/2017 at 7:09 PM, JAG said:

Tropical climate, good R&R locations, it will be the RAF.

2 fast jets, half a dozen transport aircraft, and a few thousand support staff to keep them in the air. Probably a Squadron of RAF Regiment (aka the Short Range Desert Group) to patrol the NAAFI car park...

 

Cynical, moi?

 

 

They're getting a NAAFI? Wow, I would visit that.

 

Back in the early 80's we made a sign for the NAAFI bar that was inside the dockyard where we were refitting:

No

Ambition

And

F<deleted>-all

Interest

 

It managed to stay up for about 2 weeks. Not only did that upset NAAFI but it also led the MOD police to start an investigation as to where it came from. They never found out.

 

Major sense of humour failure by the authorities but loved by the customers..................

 

Not sure if the RAF would find that funny though.....................

 

[Aj Mick]

Can't see why the UK wants to get involved, given that the Thai military sees more action to defend itself within Thailand, than to any threat beyond the borders……. What benefit to the UK other than getting on the radar for potential arms sales?

[OneZero]

Why not just have a heavier position in Cobra Gold (ie, more trhan obsever)?

 

[anon789561]

any bar girls from kanchanaburi might want to go home in november, should be a good earner

[petercouz]

18 hours ago, kingkenny said:

I wonder whether Fallon has the same version.

 

All I can see is the British telling them to get a path to democracy. Maybe the sweetner after that is a joint exercise.

 

The below made me chuckle:

 

“Don’t write headlines that every time the government goes somewhere, we go to buy weapons,” Prayuth said Tuesday after meeting his cabinet. “It’s not that easy. We do not have that much money.”

Since it came to power, the military government has been criticized for the increased spending by the Defense Ministry. During its three years in power, it has spent more than 70 billion baht on weapons and systems for the army, navy and airforce, according to Thai PBS.

 

The Military have a beautiful Military Strategic Studies centre in Bang Saen - looks like a holiday resort under the mountain at Laem Ten - with a landscaped park - it received the full renovation after the coup. - but Bang Saen itself has not got a park for the people of the town.......

[Knee Jerk Reaction]

18 hours ago, DipStick said:

Oh dear, the wannabe special forces bar huggers may have competition 

Yes, Thailand led by Pattaya has the highest concentration of retired western special forces and bomb disposal operaters in the World :)