rooster59 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Drones to be used in restive south Thammarat Thadaphrom BANGKOK, 24 September 2016 (NNT) – The Defense Technology Institute gave the military drone prototypes to be used in the violence-torn region. Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, on behalf of the Defense Technology Institute, handed out unmanned aerial vehicles to the Thai army, the Royal Thai Police, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Department of Corrections. These prototypes will assist officials in security-related operations. They can stay 500 feet in the air for as long as 40 minutes and can be controlled from 2 kilometers away. With their ability to send live thermal images to the monitor, these aerial vehicles are expected to save lives of security officials in southernmost provinces. The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht. -- nnt 2016-09-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht. ! think you could find a much cheaper one on Aliexpress, will these be flying along side the famous Blimp? regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 11 minutes ago, worgeordie said: The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht. ! think you could find a much cheaper one on Aliexpress, will these be flying along side the famous Blimp? regards Worgeordie I doubt if they could get a kickback from Aliexpress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 It's just shameful. And the silence over the outrageous blimp (and the bomb detectors) corruption and incompetence speaks volumes, especially now they're going back to 2011 and the floods to further implicate and smear politicians, for God's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 33 minutes ago, worgeordie said: The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht. ! think you could find a much cheaper one on Aliexpress, will these be flying along side the famous Blimp? regards Worgeordie Thanks for the tip. I had a look, cheapest start at $8, but even the most expensive at $9999 +$425 delivery don't come anywhere near the specs of the items being discussed. BTW Kickback was offered, a $13 voucher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, worgeordie said: The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht. ! think you could find a much cheaper one on Aliexpress, will these be flying along side the famous Blimp? regards Worgeordie Try E Bay as long as the junta has a paypal account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 At a height of 500 , can see the terrorists refitting their arsenal supply with some ground to air , made in Indonesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 4 hours ago, worgeordie said: The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht. ! think you could find a much cheaper one on Aliexpress, will these be flying along side the famous Blimp? regards Worgeordie that blimp went back back to america for repairs. dont think it ever came back to thailand. wonder if they got to pocket the refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Insurgencies typically go tit-for-tat in warfare. Thai Army use of drones might be respo 4 hours ago, halloween said: Thanks for the tip. I had a look, cheapest start at $8, but even the most expensive at $9999 +$425 delivery don't come anywhere near the specs of the items being discussed. BTW Kickback was offered, a $13 voucher. The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht The Defense Technlogy Institute didn't say the cost to purchase the drone was Bt500,000. So it might be that the DTI built the drones from scratch at a cost of 500,000 baht each, at a cost much less than 500,000 baht, actually purchased the drones for the government with an alleged cost of 500,000 baht each. Regardless of how the 500,000 baht is interpreted, DTI as a public organization giving the government a military/police related instrument should be viewed as a potential conflict of interest and violation of procurement regulations even when received free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 By the look of this image, it looks like drone they're using is based on a Penguin B. According to Drone Life, the Penguin B starts at US$17,650 http://dronelife.com/cms/product/Penguin-B-UAV-platform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 9 hours ago, Srikcir said: Insurgencies typically go tit-for-tat in warfare. Thai Army use of drones might be respo The cost of building this type of drone is only 500,000 baht The Defense Technlogy Institute didn't say the cost to purchase the drone was Bt500,000. So it might be that the DTI built the drones from scratch at a cost of 500,000 baht each, at a cost much less than 500,000 baht, actually purchased the drones for the government with an alleged cost of 500,000 baht each. Regardless of how the 500,000 baht is interpreted, DTI as a public organization giving the government a military/police related instrument should be viewed as a potential conflict of interest and violation of procurement regulations even when received free. Doh! Just what do you think a Defence Technology Institute is for except to supply the military and police with advanced technology equipment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 21 minutes ago, halloween said: Doh! Just what do you think a Defence Technology Institute is for except to supply the military and police with advanced technology equipment? Have a link (aside from this article) for DTI that explains its mission as you claim to be manufacture and supply of military and police equipment for field use? Otherwise, your Doh is just a guess to trivalize a comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 They'll probably be used for target practice by the rebels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldroj Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 "...They can stay 500 feet in the air for as long as 40 minutes and can be controlled from 2 kilometers away..." ...or until the string breaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, Srikcir said: Have a link (aside from this article) for DTI that explains its mission as you claim to be manufacture and supply of military and police equipment for field use? Otherwise, your Doh is just a guess to trivalize a comment. The clue is in the name. http://defence-blog.com/army/royal-thai-army-unveils-its-new-dti-1g-guided-mlrs-and-atmos-2000-self-propelled-artillery-system.html Edited September 25, 2016 by halloween Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliotness Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 More big boys toys for the military ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 17 minutes ago, halloween said: The clue is in the name. http://defence-blog.com/army/royal-thai-army-unveils-its-new-dti-1g-guided-mlrs-and-atmos-2000-self-propelled-artillery-system.html Good link. Aside from the clue is " DTI also producing the DTI-2 for use with Chinese-made SR4." So not only does DTI design (including adaptation of foreign technology) but also produces military weapon systems for the RTM. But one of my threads concerned its cited cost for drones at 500,000Bt each being given to the RTM free of charge. Many of the posts to this article criticize its purchase at 500,000Bt each. But concerns still apply as to why DTI needed to develop technology at an exorbiant cost that's already available more cheaply in the public market. I find that DTI is labeled a public organization - aka autonomous public organizations.1 They are created by parliament such as the National Science and Technology Development Agency and operate under supervision of the Thai government. DTI is not a private company. The RTM is Chairman of DTI's Board of Directors. DTI's activities are funded by the government/military.2 On the other hand according to your link, DTI retains copyright for its designs should the RTM produce its products as if DTI were a private company. 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_agencies_of_Thailand#Public_organizations 2 DTI Annual Rpt 2011.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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