Popular Post webfact Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Navy has assured it can review other options if its 13.5 billion baht deal to procure a submarine from the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC) is deemed untenable, due to the company’s inability to acquire a German-made engine as stipulated in the agreement. The company, Motor and Turbine Union (MTU), is refusing to supply China with the MTU396 diesel engine that would be used in the S26T Yuan-class submarine because of an embargo that prevents the sale of equipment classified as military/defense items. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe According to Navy Chief of Staff Adm Tharoengsak Sirisawat, additional discussions will be held with CSOC near the end of the month to determine whether the issue can be resolved. Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had previously instructed the navy to do everything possible to complete the deal, but said the contract could be terminated should China fail to meet the terms of the agreement. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-04-11 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 1 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 Papa Xi wont like it. If not submarines then buy Corn...you arent getting refund! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post garyk Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 With military run countries, it never gets better. The writing is on the wall. It will progressively get worse. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mania Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, garyk said: With military run countries, it never gets better. The writing is on the wall. It will progressively get worse. Myanmar 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thunglom Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 the answer is not have one. Te military don't trust the navy to have a submarine. The last time they had one they staged a coup. Would have worked but they got stuck in the Chao Phraya river. 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheFishman1 Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 If they can’t get the subs the top brass will figure out another scam so they can get paid a lot of money in offshore for an account the reason they want this deal to go through as we don’t get through absolutely a lot of money corruption at its best TIT 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoffggi Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 Time to be honest with themselves & the Thai people, a submarine would definitely be a nice to have item but in sincerity is it a NEED to have item? who is the country that would invade Thailand by sea?? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Geoffggi said: Time to be honest with themselves & the Thai people, a submarine would definitely be a nice to have item but in sincerity is it a NEED to have item? who is the country that would invade Thailand by sea?? Laos.... 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 Spaceships the next frontier.. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hayduke Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, webfact said: According to Navy Chief of Staff Adm Tharoengsak Sirisawat, additional discussions will be held with CSOC near the end of the month to determine whether the issue can be resolved. The Admiral refused to comment on the rumor that the 13.5 billion Baht contract will now be awarded to his nephew's new company, “Subs by Somchai”. Edited April 10, 2022 by Hayduke 6 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vandeventer Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 With covid spreading very fast in small towns north of Chiang Mai, and hospitals running out of good medicine, young people being sent home with covid and infect their families. Everyone is saying the government is broke. So yes this must be a good time to spend all that money on a Sub.??? 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andycoops Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 2 hours ago, mania said: Myanmar 2 Only if they start torching villages etc... I put nothing past this bunch of Muppets in their desire to cling to power. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 2 hours ago, garyk said: With military run countries, it never gets better. The writing is on the wall. It will progressively get worse. But it does get better with "civilian"-run countries??? Not that most people would ever freely choose to live in "military-run" countries, but it surely is difficult to find so-called "democratic" countries that inevitably "get better." Besides, as Eisenhower reminded us in 1960, countries are generally (pun intended) ruled by their military-industrial complexes.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Any problem with Chinese engine????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, Hayduke said: The Admiral refused to comment on the rumor that the 13.5 billion Baht contract will now be awarded to his nephew's new company, “Subs by Somchai”. Looks a great alternative design to fit the Thai economy . But the engine needs to be German dont forget . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post milesinnz Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) For those old enough to remember.. you have to be pretty old like me !!! remember the song ? Edited April 10, 2022 by milesinnz 7 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayArea Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 2 hours ago, mania said: Myanmar 2 Be careful, Thai apologists won't like your response. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had previously instructed the navy to do everything possible to complete the deal, but said the contract could be terminated should China fail to meet the terms of the agreement. He wouldn't dare do it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 Can't China supply Some cutting edge oars instead ???? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Hayduke said: Narco subs by Pablo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 41 minutes ago, milesinnz said: For those old enough to remember.. you have to be pretty old like me !!! remember the song ? "In the town where I was born ..." now it's ruddy well stuck in my brain for the rest of the day ... 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Thunglom said: Te military don't trust the navy to have a submarine. The last time they had one they staged a coup. Would have worked but they got stuck in the Chao Phraya river. The Manhattan Rebellion, 1951. Led by RTN submariners, but a destroyer was used, HTMS Sri Ayutthaya. And it got stuck at Memorial Bridge which was not raised. This is why submarines were off the table until the most recent interregnum, and submariners considered persona non grata. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 44 minutes ago, milesinnz said: For those old enough to remember.. you have to be pretty old like me !!! remember the song ? To me it would have been "The song remains the same" This Government is a broken record.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phetphet Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 The French might have some spare ones for sale from the cancelled Aussie contract. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Geoffggi said: Time to be honest with themselves & the Thai people, a submarine would definitely be a nice to have item but in sincerity is it a NEED to have item? who is the country that would invade Thailand by sea?? Maybe they could negotiate another aircraft carrier? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 minute ago, hotchilli said: Maybe they could negotiate another aircraft carrier? I have some beachfront property in Nevada they could use for training... 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Geoffggi said: who is the country that would invade Thailand by sea?? Who would invade Thailand at all? For what? What would they get that they don't have already? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dogfish180 Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Geoffggi said: Time to be honest with themselves & the Thai people, a submarine would definitely be a nice to have item but in sincerity is it a NEED to have item? who is the country that would invade Thailand by sea?? And how would a submarine driven by Somchai stop them! ???????? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dogfish180 Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 Fitted with the Isuzu D Max engine, tuned by Somchai ECU shop .... 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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