Thai Army buys eight attack choppers for Bt12 bn from US

[kevin612]

The main reason  he is the prime minister.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, tabarin said:

What a waste of money, they should have bought helicopters for save and rescue.

 

Those various helicopter mounted rockets and guidance systems are going to come in real handy when it comes time for the Thai military to blow some seasteader encampments out of the water..... 

 

PS -- Wonder who's going to maintain and service the new gear, and how long before it quickly becomes non-operational.

 

[jerojero]

For <deleted>sakes. When will it stop! Stop buying military toys! Who the h.are you (Thai Military) going to fight with attack helicopters. Getting utterly stupid with these purchases!

[Oziex1]

Do leaders of countries ever leave a visit to the States without a weapons purchase?

[PatOngo]

8 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

 

 

Will we get the smell of napalm in the morning? I love that!

[leeneeds]

Rocket propelled launcher @ $2000 ea, grenade at $500 each you could buy a thousand of them and still have change, multiple launches at a chopper at the same time, chopper will lose, 

[PatOngo]

19 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

Do leaders of countries ever leave a visit to the States without a weapons purchase?

Next....intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads....to keep Phuket and Samui in check!

[ChipButty]

9 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Exports down,Tourists Down,Growth down,

But they keep on spending like a drunken sailor,

money that could be spent on hospitals,schools,

infrastructure ,so the electric isn't always going off.

anyway,looking at the past,they are only going to crash them.

regards worgeordie

 

 

You're being silly now 

[bluesofa]

9 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

9 hours ago, Cadbury said:

Attack choppers? And who would they be planning to attack one might ask?

Still the inclusion of 20 sets of night-vision goggles should clinch the deal. Kinky stuff for those who are into that sort of thing.

But superior to those  available  on  Lazada?

If only we had Lazada when the PM was in charge of buying the GT-200 bomb detectors.

 

I found 27 hits on Lazada for "golf ball locator" - which the GT-200 really was. They are all around the 300-400 Baht price range, rather than the millions spent on the novelty version.

[wendyfromoz]

geez, they are still throwing billions at the military, what about the people?

[Rocking Robert]

It’s there country they will do what they think is best not what you think should be done 

[miamiman123]

Is an invasion imminent?

[briansbiology]

18 minutes ago, Rocking Robert said:

It’s there country they will do what they think is best not what you think should be done 

yes absolutely no thinking involved at all from anyone....

[PatOngo]

24 minutes ago, wendyfromoz said:

geez, they are still throwing billions at the military, what about the people?

Who are they?

[PatOngo]

5 minutes ago, briansbiology said:

yes absolutely no thinking involved at all from anyone....

I disagree, a lot of thought has gone into who will profit the most!

[weegee]

Are they maintenance free?....

[briansbiology]

2 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I disagree, a lot of thought has gone into who will profit the most!

you are right.  I should have said good thinking. 

[geronimo]

Just what we need, more weapons to kill people ..... Humanity has a bloody long way to go!!!

[metisdead]

A troll post using a trolling representation of Prayut's name has been removed. 

[geronimo]

What a species we are! Not content with killing each other, we also do our best to destroy our own habitat!

[kotsak]

6 minutes ago, geronimo said:

Just what we need, more weapons to kill people ..... Humanity has a bloody long way to go!!!

 

or maybe not a long way left to go.. ????

[legend49]

10 hours ago, inactiveposter said:

I thought I saw a recent story about a deficit. I’ll go get my eyes checked.

Correct. That's why my bank manager from Bangkok bank contacted me yesterday. The government is going to hit all savings accounts that make 20,000 baht interest with a new tax as of August this year. When does life become livable, as the Junta buys more toys for defense people that have no reason to need it. Who is going to attack us?

 

[cardinalblue]

Should I buy Boeing stock?

[mickey rat]

1 hour ago, Oziex1 said:

Do leaders of countries ever leave a visit to the States without a weapons purchase?

Not unless they need to consolidate power. Now the US will most certainly be pleased with the way democracy is moving forward in Thailand. ????

[30la]

Wow, war can begin! Let's show that we know how to play too.

How to recognize that a country is "governed" by a general and that the general himself is defense minister?
If the costs for useless weapons of war exceed all other expenses!

[VocalNeal]

10 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

"We'll come in low out of the rising sun, and about a mile out, we'll put on the music."

"Music?"

"Yeah, I use Thai K-Pop. Scares the hell out of the Farangs. My boys love it."

 

 

Nah more like

 

 

 

all Prayut needs now is a Ferrari.

 

I think they are referred to as "light" attack helicopters. 

[Deli]

But no money to help flood victims ????????

[Farang99]

11 hours ago, BestB said:

How to stay in power for ever in Thailand? make army happy and this is what has been happening with all the latest purchases.

More toys for the boys - and what happened to those submarines?

[essox essox]

11 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Exports down,Tourists Down,Growth down,

But they keep on spending like a drunken sailor,

money that could be spent on hospitals,schools,

infrastructure ,so the electric isn't always going off.

anyway,looking at the past,they are only going to crash them.

regards worgeordie

 

 

they gotta get the priorites CORRECT !!!

flooding and improvements for hospitals and the like take a back seat...

where are WE??

[essox essox]

11 minutes ago, Deli said:

But no money to help flood victims ????????

where are you??

THAILAND.....