webfact Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 What’s Next for Thailand’s New Mini-Submarine Quest? While it is still early days, Bangkok has shown some signs of making inroads. By Prashanth Parameswaran Last week, a British engineering group announced that it had won the contract to help Thailand design its midget submarines. Though few specifics have been publicly disclosed thus far, the development has nonetheless put the spotlight once again on Bangkok’s decades-old aspirations in this domain. As I noted before in these pages, over the past few years, Thailand has made some notable advances in terms of realizing its decades-long aspiration to acquire submarines. The most headline-grabbing of these was the approval of a deal to purchase submarines from China, initially concluded back in 2015. In July, on a separate note, news publicly surfaced that the current Thai government under Prayut Chan-o-cha was moving forward with a new project to design a so-called “midget” or mini-submarine, which had been in the works since late last year. Full story: https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/whats-next-for-thailands-new-mini-submarine-quest/ -- THE DIPLOMAT 2018-10-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Mini/midget sizes won't do, they don't fit their ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I thought this was something that Mini-Me Prawit would be keen on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Mini subs, mini people, mini member, mini brain. all sound about right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I think Elon still has a couple of mini subs available - that is if he can extricate them from where the sun don't shine ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I suppose the numbers of mini Subs,will depend on how many mini submariners,they can find. that are also daft enough to want to go in/on one. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 "unofficially named “Chalawan Class,” would take approximately seven years, with a surface displacement of 150-300 tons, a crew of 10, and a range of 300 nautical miles." Narco subs have better range and only cost US$1million. Snark aside, mini subs are, if memory serves, suppose to be for coastal defenses or clandestine use. The big subs from China look to be big toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I'm sure they'll be eying that ฿140 billion in health care funds for the 52 million average Thai citizens to pay for this boondoggle. Of course, hand-off of the ฿130 billion in health care funds for the 18 million well-to-do Thais who work for the government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 4 hours ago, stanleycoin said: Mini subs, mini people, mini member, mini brain. all sound about right No doubt a 'dead-friend' may donates some mini subs to mini-me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 16 minutes ago, yellowboat said: Narco subs have better range and only cost US$1million. And way more relaxing on the way, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrySeaman Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 " BMT said it had been contracted “to recommend submarine-specific engineering management best practice to help the RTN minimize risk during the design phase.” " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Has anybody seen the airship or aircraft carrier lately !!? What will mini subs be used for ? ......that's if they can find their way through the rubbish and sewage around the coastline ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I think the author is 20 years ahead of his time He has found the weed already 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 These jokes just write themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hahaha .. They best be fitting satnav unless they wanna end up lost in ( the ) Bath like this Russian sub .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Young Poseidon pick it up like it was a toy .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 4:07 AM, connda said: I'm sure they'll be eying that ฿140 billion in health care funds for the 52 million average Thai citizens to pay for this boondoggle. Of course, hand-off of the ฿130 billion in health care funds for the 18 million well-to-do Thais who work for the government. Sounds like they will be following the U.S. blueprint. Hope they are small enough to hang on the wall upon retirement because any other use sounds questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Another stupid waste of public funds. Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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