Thai air force scrambles fighters after alleged incursion by Myanmar aircraft

[snoop1130]

 

The Royal Thai Air Force sent two F-16 jet fighters after an aircraft, believed to be a MiG 29 of the Myanmar air force, was found to have intruded into Thai airspace in the western province of Tak, according to RTAF Spokesman Air Vice Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee.

 

He said that the RTAF also instructed its attaché, based at the Thai embassy in Myanmar, to warn their Myanmar counterpart about the alleged intrusion and not to repeat the incident.

 

The MiG 29 was sighted about noon today (Thursday), flying above the Ban Valley Tai and Ban Valley Nua in Phop Phra district, as it engaged in an air strike against anti-government rebel positions near the Thai border with Myanmar.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-air-force-scrambles-fighters-after-alleged-incursion-by-myanmar-aircraft/

 

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[steven100]

Hurry up and get that submarine and those F-35 FIGHTER jets .....

they can also be used for border patrols and crowd control at Victory Monument.

[ThailandRyan]

The Mig was firing upon Myanmar Karen people during intense fighting near the border with the KNU.  GF has video from a family friend who was caught in the firefight.

[jak2002003]

8 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

The Mig was firing upon Myanmar Karen people during intense fighting near the border with the KNU.  GF has video from a family friend who was caught in the firefight.

Disgusting.  I wish the thai air force had shot it down! ????

[Wiggy]

Myanmar has Migs? I didn’t know they had upgraded from the Gypsy Moth. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai air force scrambles fighters 

 

The Royal Thai Air Force sent two F-16 jet fighters

Wow, I bet Somchai wasn't happy, having to drop his egg noodles and run to the F-16. ????

 

Maybe he took a doggy bag. ????

 

[bendejo]

5 hours ago, Wiggy said:

Myanmar has Migs? I didn’t know they had upgraded from the Gypsy Moth. 

I thought their air force would be WWII Spitfires the Brits left behind.

 

 

[RichardColeman]

Seriously ? I imagine the potential for Myanmar invading Thailand is pretty remote to say the least.

[smedly]

is Thailand now at war with Cambodia

 

this whole thing is stupid nonsense - Thailand has no clue who or what flys over their border

 

oh dear

[jacko45k]

4 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Wow, I bet Somchai wasn't happy, having to drop his egg noodles and run to the F-16. ????

 

Maybe he took a doggy bag. ????

 

One can only imagine them scrambling eggs........

[vandeventer]

3 hours ago, bendejo said:

I thought their air force would be WWII Spitfires the Brits left behind.

 

 

So nothing to see here, we can put our shotguns back on the wall.

[realfunster]

There’s only one solution, increase the military budget by 1 trillion baht, we must be protected from the heathens over the border!

 

Seriously, I’m amazed they even noticed, MH370 slipped through south Thailand with no bother at all…

[tgw]

link to video of the 2 Myanmar MiGs' attack on Thai territory and people:

 

 

[steven100]

17 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

So nothing to see here, we can put our shotguns back on the wall.

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, tgw said:

link to video of the 2 Myanmar MiGs' attack on Thai territory and people:

 

 

Thanks, that's a different video then the GF has, but eerily similar.

[wombat]

Well there ya go...trade the motor-less subs in on hypersonic missiles  and Bob's ya Uncle Micks ya Aunt and Cyrils ya mother in law...blow them pesky MOFO right out the sky 

[AhFarangJa]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

is Thailand now at war with Cambodia

 

this whole thing is stupid nonsense - Thailand has no clue who or what flys over their border

 

oh dear

Er, Cambodia is on the east of Thailand, Myanmar on the west...........

[kingstonkid]

The shooting at the rebels in Myanmar is ok the problem is when you are flying that high international borders get hard to see.  I am surprised that this does not happen more often.

 

I think the last  thing that the junta wants is to give Thais a reason to start aiding the rebels.

Heaven forbid that they actually hit a Thai with the wild shots.

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

The shooting at the rebels in Myanmar is ok the problem is when you are flying that high international borders get hard to see.  I am surprised that this does not happen more often.

 

I think the last  thing that the junta wants is to give Thais a reason to start aiding the rebels.

Heaven forbid that they actually hit a Thai with the wild shots.

You missed the twitter video posted above then? The jets were low and local Thai's had to run for cover, damage to trucks and roads etc

[SmartyMarty]

Scrambled the fighters....forgot to load the bullets.

[Walker88]

Sadly the world didn't care enough about Myanmar's 55 million people to help them after the coup.

 

The coup leaders are cowards. They were colonels back during SPDC and were waiting their turn to drink at the trough of corruption like Than Shwe and Maung Aye. When democracy came, they realized they were never going to get sinfully rich. The SPDC-written Constitution had a silly clause where it allowed the Tatmadaw to retake power at any time for any reason, so the coup plotters claimed that---which is 'convenient' since the old departing military had written it into their document.

 

What the world coup have done is supply a few SAM-7s or Stingers and had coup opponents---which is to say 99.99% of the people---shoot down a couple of helicopters carrying generals. The remaining generals would have instantly fled to Singapore and democracy could have been restored.

 

Instead, thousands have been slaughtered by the military, and 55 million Myanmar people---who had finally been given a chance to prosper and have a shot at a decent and free life, are now subjugated and abused under a self-serving brutal dictatorship (a dictatorship which, of course, is viewed as legitimate by the useless ASEAN)

[mikebell]

Like RTP looking for spies, this is Thailand's attempt to justify spending millions on its aircraft (balloons included.)

[Cake Monster]

If the Laos Navy decided to attack, would the Thais scramble the moored Aircraft Carrier from Sattahip to sail up the Mekong and engage them.

[steven100]

7 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

If the Laos Navy decided to attack, would the Thais scramble the moored Aircraft Carrier from Sattahip to sail up the Mekong and engage them.

no silly .... they would use the submarine if it ever arrives

[lujanit]

2 hours ago, realfunster said:

Seriously, I’m amazed they even noticed, MH370 slipped through south Thailand with no bother at all…

Subsequent investigations found that the Thai Military radar did see MH370 flying along its border and maybe even in Thai airspace, albeit briefly.  They never reported it or launched any aircraft to investigate.

[bendejo]

15 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

If the Laos Navy decided to attack, would the Thais scramble the moored Aircraft Carrier from Sattahip to sail up the Mekong and engage them.

Outboard motor boats from Nong Khai? 

 

Who gave/sold them Migs?  You'd have to be out of your mind to . . . oh wait, NK?

 

 

[Caldera]

Shoot them down without warning. End of.

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

I think the last  thing that the junta wants is to give Thais a reason to start aiding the rebels.

Will never happen they are best buddies. 

[Kenneth White]

13 hours ago, steven100 said:

Hurry up and get that submarine and those F-35 FIGHTER jets .....

they can also be used for border patrols and crowd control at Victory Monument.

The submarine is a vintage diesel powered model and the F-35 are delivered with an option for two jet engines.

[Wrwest]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Seriously ? I imagine the potential for Myanmar invading Thailand is pretty remote to say the least.

First, I apologize as the first smart aleck thought coming to my mind was Putin was sending MIGS to protect the Russians here in Thailand. Not really a joking matter with those planes firing on people.