Military Thai Air Force Ready to Defend Nation in 5 Minutes

[webfact]

Picture courtesy of INN news

 

The Thai Air Force Commander assures the nation of rapid response capabilities, ready to defend sovereignty within five minutes.

 

Air Chief Marshal Phanpakdee Patthanakul, Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force, addressed preparations for potential border incidents with Cambodia.

 

He confirmed that the Air Force is on standard alert, with aircraft ready to launch defensive operations within five minutes if a conflict arises.

 

This comes after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet offered bonuses for shooting down Thai aircraft. Phanpakdee emphasised that Thailand has no aggressive intentions, stressing that preparedness is solely for national defence.

 

He urged the public to trust in the military's efficiency and reiterated that the armed forces are thoroughly equipped to protect the nation's sovereignty without provoking others.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from INN news 2025-06-28

 

 

[redwood1]

Yea but is Thailand's Sub ready to launch in 5 minutes....

[Gsxrnz]

Five minutes, 55555 

[terryq]

5 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

Yea but is Thailand's Sub ready to launch in 5 minutes....

 Should not take more than 5 minutes to fill it up with baking powder to make it ready for service !

 

 

[Geoffggi]

Is this a Thai five minutes ...................LOL 😂🤣😎

[thesetat]

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

He confirmed that the Air Force is on standard alert, with aircraft ready to launch defensive operations within five minutes if a conflict arises.

 

What good is being ready in 5 minutes when it takes a Thai jet 30 minutes to get to the border to investigate a plane flying there? 

The last 2 times this happened it took them 30 minute to get to that area and by then the planes were gone. 

[watchcat]

50 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Thai Air Force Commander assures the nation of rapid response capabilities, ready to defend sovereignty within five minutes.

 

Whatever you do, dont use the Navy.

[mancub]

Shame that dirigible "blimp' was terminally deflated and not fit for purpose,

[bendejo]

The US revolution had the Minutemen.  They were given that name because when called to orders they'd say "wait a minute."

 

 

The above is not true, but LOS should be given their own version of this with their 5-minute reaction time.

 

 

[blaze master]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Yea but is Thailand's Sub ready to launch in 5 minutes....

 

How do you say dive dive dive in thai. 

[JAG]

46 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

How do you say dive dive dive in thai. 

I expect that there are a few over on the Pattaya forums who could help you with that one!

[heist]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai Air Force Commander assures the nation of rapid response capabilities, ready to defend sovereignty within five minutes.

Providing the enemy doesn't attack between 12 - 1pm.

[billd766]

Back in the 1960s the QRA alert was for 2 aircraft fully fuelled and armed, on the QRA pan 24/7/365. That meant 2 aircrew and 1 ground crew team per 8 hour shift. Highly expensive in manpower and airframe time, as most of the time they were never called out.

 

The nearest Thai airbase to the Myanmar border is at Nakhon Sawan, and is less than 100km away. I estimate that as about 20 minutes from the scramble call out. That assumes of course that there is 24/7/365 radar cover along all the Myanmar border.

 

5 minutes is a tad optimistic for an alert status, especially as Thailand is not officially at war with anyone, but possible sometimes.

[thesetat]

4 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

How do you say dive dive dive in thai. 

If you said it. they would think you meant to hit the ground and cover their faces.