Submarine purchase deal with China ongoing, Thai PM confirms

[snoop1130]

PHOTO: Thaipost

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha said that the purchase deal of submarines with China was ongoing and still has time for engine procurement after they insisted to purchase the submarines currently without “engines”.

 

In April, the government insisted on buying a 13.5-billion-baht submarine from China Shipbuilding & Offshore International without Germany’s MTU396 diesel engines despite the fact that the German company had stopped exporting its engines to China due to the country’s use for military purposes.

 

The issue was brought into discussion in a debate again today by government oppositional parties. The Prime Minister stated in response that the purchase deal is still in line with the contract which still has 60 days remaining to complete the purchase.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/06/24/submarine-purchase-deal-with-china-ongoing-and-thailand-will-not-break-their-contract-although-the-submarines-have-no-engines-thai-pm-confirms/

 

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[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

after they insisted to purchase the submarines currently without “engines”.

OK buy them and put a Toyota engine in it, at least that part will be reliable........????

regards worgeordie

[stoner]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

without “engines”.

at this point why not.

[RandiRona]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

after they insisted to purchase the submarines currently without “engines”.

I think it’s reasonable… Xi is trying to save them some money as he know that since there is no use for it other than show off, so why need to waste money on engine. 
It’s a fair deal Supreme leader….

[CRUNCHER]

How do you paddle a submarine?

[rbkk]

6 minutes ago, CRUNCHER said:

How do you paddle a submarine?

Astride? Something half the population is good at.

[chalawaan]

if it was in any way free of pork, they would have run a mile by now, retirement is expensive with General Jiphat Jones and his wife and merc and mansions and mea noi to keep up with!

They will never leave the boat pens, and eventually, a tourist attraction, with us payng extra, of course!

 

[chalawaan]

1 hour ago, rbkk said:

Astride? Something half the population is good at.

I prefer the nuclear option ????

[grego49]

[moogradod]

Do the Russians not supply at least an initially working submarine engine of their own production ? Doubt they would use MTU. Then this could be used for it is evident that (at least) one more submarine is essential for Thailand. Or is it not ?

 

They just should not forget to bring enough diesel to make it run before they dive.

[mrwebb8825]

Maybe it's solar powered. ????

[Tarteso]

What a way to complicate life;  B278

With remote Control in AliExpress

Buy now.

 

[CANSIAM]

No engines yet... get em installed quickly, head out for sea trials quickly.... I can see a disaster occurring in the depths of the Andaman......   

[Isaan sailor]

Since it won’t be diving, why not add solar power?

[davemos]

They should look at Pakistans experience if buying Chinese made destroyers ,engines break down, missile systems inaccurate .Pakisan has had to rebuild their purchase .

[davemos]

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/06/22/pakistan-chinese-warship-malfunction/

[RichardColeman]

I guess it has to be 'ongoing' as paying back the spent kick-backs would be too much

[malibukid]

8 hours ago, worgeordie said:

OK buy them and put a Toyota engine in it, at least that part will be reliable........????

regards worgeordie

i have seen these people  put toyota engines in BMW's

[Crossy]

They could fill the space left by the engines with batteries and go zero emissions.

[DezLez]

28 minutes ago, Crossy said:

They could fill the space left by the engines with batteries and go zero emissions.

That would make it dive well with all the extra weight but surfacing again?

Oh wait, we don't expect it to surface all that often anyway!

[TheFishman1]

Some people in the government are making loads of money off this deal with China TIT

[Skeptic7]

Smart-Subs for tracking the drunk foreigners at sea. 

[2baht]

8 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Some people in the government are making loads of money off this deal with China TIT

Are you sure? That's outrageous!

[Thailand]

How do you sink a Thai submarine?

 

Put it in water!

[klauskunkel]

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

to purchase the submarines currently without “engines”

Row, row, row your boat

gently down the stream...

[digger70]

The sub is only for play ,doesn't need an engine. 

If they need it fora bit of Fun/ practice ,they can put an old Cat engine in from a Retired Excavator

[malibukid]

feed your people, not your pockets.  tone deaf idiot.  i will never understand the Asian mind.  

[swm59nj]

I feel much safer now

[sammieuk1]

I name these submarines the Phoenix and the Pedalo a race to the bottom imminent ????  

[sammieuk1]

8 hours ago, CRUNCHER said:

How do you paddle a submarine?

With hot air from a generals mouth or bottom in reverse ????