Army receives first batch of Stryker infantry carrier vehicles

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of Facebook.com/SMARTSoldiersStrongArmy/

 

The first four Stryker M1126 eight-wheeled armoured infantry carrier vehicles were delivered to the Royal Thai Army earlier this week and six more will gradually arrive, in time for the September 12 ceremony to hand over the vehicles to the Army.

 

 

Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong, along with Admiral Phil Davidson, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, were present at Don Mueang Military Airport, Wing 6, in Bangkok to welcome a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster, which transported the four Strykers from Hawaii to Thailand, said the Army’s Facebook page Facebook.com/SmartSoldiersStrongArmy/.

 

 

The Thai government had approved the procurement of 37 Stryker vehicles at about Bt80 million each, or a total of Bt2.96 billion, to be commissioned mainly at the 11th Infantry Division in Chachoengsao’s Tha Takiap district and other military units.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30375608

 

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Meanwhile in another dimension, the PM declared that the government will tackle poverty. 

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Thai government had approved the procurement of 37 Stryker vehicles at about Bt80 million each, or a total of Bt2.96 billion,

 

Perfect for putting down pesky citizenry. Good 'Ole USA supplying them - hypocrites! 

Shocking and outrageous waste of taxpayers money....a bloody disgrace

but it all was worth 555..... US-Thai diplomatic relations return to normal

Do they have qualified personnel that can drive these things without causing accidents?

New toys to play with; ie, practice herding and killing their own people !

Excellent! Let's now tackle poverty says the PM.....oh sorry, no money left, and gov't in budget deficit. Exit stage left!

59 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Meanwhile in another dimension, the PM declared that the government will tackle poverty. 

 

 

If only the Shins has managed to get their crooked patriarch back whitewashed, and got their hands on that 2.2 trillion loan, all would be well eh Eric?

 

Poverty ended and everyone a millionaire in 6 months! ????

The important part of that picture is Apirat is standing there now a different clique to Prayut and the last coup makers

A waste of money to ship these by plane too...why could they not be sent on a ship ?  I can’t wait for the submarines!

Meanwhile the people live in poverty whilst the generals spend all the money on new toys that they will never play with.  Like the aircraft carrier they wanted for xmas and never used.

49 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

Do they have qualified personnel that can drive these things without causing accidents?

You forgot? Every Thai can drive!

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Army receives first batch of Stryker infantry carrier vehicles

 It will be a big time in the Officer's Mess this evening. There will be some big battles fought (and lost) tonight.

And there he is himself General Apirat, coup leader in waiting. His daddy would be proud of him.

the hatred vs thai men runs deep among tvf dwellers.

when did any one of them do anything to you

beside adding another 20 baht on the taxi fare ?

military all over the world upgrade hardware,

sometimes maintenance just becomes too much,

sometimes spares are no longer available,

sometimes its just antiquated,

sometimes they didnt even have the hardware in the first instance.

its even more pathetic when the bitching comes from US coffin dodgers,

the one military that does go overboard on military spending

Edited August 30, 20196 yr by brokenbone

I read somewhere that the Thai army has killed more Thais in recent history than foreign soldiers. A lot more. 

 

 

 

Edited August 30, 20196 yr by rkidlad

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/army-chief-voices-concern-over-the-spread-of-fake-news/

1 hour ago, Dave67 said:

The important part of that picture is Apirat is standing there now a different clique to Prayut and the last coup makers

He wins the competition has more garden salad pinned on his shirt than the Yank.

2 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Meanwhile in another dimension, the PM declared that the government will tackle poverty. 

 

He is tackling his own poverty ????

Now we can enjoy watching them crash into each other ????

Errr... is this the same country that called out Thailand on its undemocratic government and coup.. and then questioned the elections results... yet still happy to take the cash for selling them  military equipment allowing the leadership to maintain power... Right, that's logical! 

Edited August 30, 20196 yr by Renzo

1 hour ago, brokenbone said:

the hatred vs thai men runs deep among tvf dwellers.

when did any one of them do anything to you

beside adding another 20 baht on the taxi fare ?

military all over the world upgrade hardware,

sometimes maintenance just becomes too much,

sometimes spares are no longer available,

sometimes its just antiquated,

sometimes they didnt even have the hardware in the first instance.

its even more pathetic when the bitching comes from US coffin dodgers,

the one military that does go overboard on military spending

Military in the world don't stage 20 coups in 80+ years, increased defense budget while in power instead of allocating for better use like education and healthcare, have 1,500 generals on their payroll, misuse their weaponries on their own people, brought the blimp, aircraft carrier, GT200 which were all duds, submarines that may not able to navigate in the Gulf of Siam, different airplanes that were logistic nightmare and at prices that were alleged compromised. Now you know. 

I think the quick work by the US to deliver the first by plane has more to do with the evolving threat in Cambodia, 

'CamChi' or 'ChiCam' new harbour /military base. Bit like a game of chess. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall to hear the discussions of the US Asia Defence chiefs and how they see it developing.

1 minute ago, oxforddiver said:

I think the quick work by the US to deliver the first by plane has more to do with the evolving threat in Cambodia, 

'CamChi' or 'ChiCam' new harbour /military base. Bit like a game of chess. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall to hear the discussions of the US Asia Defence chiefs and how they see it developing.

like dogs do,  usual put their tales between their legs and listen to Chinese instructions

Certainly hope the Customs Officials have received their 'Brown Envelopes' else these vehicles suffer the same fate of the Malay/Chinese LNG buses and about 10 years ago - all the fire fighting appliances that rotted on the port of Laem Chabang!

27 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Military in the world don't stage 20 coups in 80+ years, increased defense budget while in power instead of allocating for better use like education and healthcare, have 1,500 generals on their payroll, misuse their weaponries on their own people, brought the blimp, aircraft carrier, GT200 which were all duds, submarines that may not able to navigate in the Gulf of Siam, different airplanes that were logistic nightmare and at prices that were alleged compromised. Now you know. 

in contrast to US who is at break neck speed in

budget deficit, thai still added less military spending then trump administration military spending increase

1 hour ago, rkidlad said:

I read somewhere that the Thai army has killed more Thais in recent history than foreign soldiers. A lot more. 

Did you read that somewhere specific that could back up that assertion?

 

Did you mean that the Thai army has killed more Thais than it has killed foreign soldiers, or that the Thai army has killed more Thais than foreign soldiers have killed Thais?

Just now, Just Weird said:

Did you read that somewhere specific that could back up that assertion?

 

Did you mean that the Thai army has killed more Thais than it has killed foreign soldiers, or that the Thai army has killed more Thais than foreign soldiers have killed Thais?

Yes.

 

And to paraphrase you every time I’ve asked you to supply links to something you’ve said, “Why should I find the links for you?”

 

 

3 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Meanwhile in another dimension, the PM declared that the government will tackle poverty. 

 

He will can shot them all now

"OK Shorty, you are on your own for the maintenance. Like Ford Raptor. Sign here. I got to get back to Hawaii."

 

Edited August 30, 20196 yr by NCC1701A