Govt plans to buy Chinese submarine this year: Prawit

[snoop1130]

Govt plans to buy Chinese submarine this year: Prawit

By The Nation 

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan Tuesday confirmed the Royal Thai Navy would buy a Chinese-built submarine this year after the legislators approved an annual budget.

 

The Royal Thai Navy earlier proposed to buy three Chinese-built submarines for a combined price of Bt36 billion. The plan features the acquisition of S26T diesel-electric submarines, which is a modified export version of the Yuanclass (Type 041). The first submarine would cost around Bt13.5 billion under its fiscal 2017 budget, according to the Royal Thai Navy. 

 

“The Thai Navy requires the submarines to maintain military balance in the region because other neighbouring countries already have them. It will help protect sovereignty as well as explore marine resource in Andaman sea,” he said.

 

Full Story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30304815

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-1-24

[dcnx]

Excellent use of money. Must defend the Gulf of Siam at all costs.

[OneZero]

Unbelievable stupidity.  

[hanuman2543]

My guess:

It is all about the commission which will be paid to a certain group of people. 4% from 36,000,000,000 is about 1,400,000,000 which is roughly 40,000,000 EUR,$ or Swiss Francs. The 4% is an estimate from the Rolls Royce deal. Maybe it's more here.

But maybe the "deciders" are all married to rich partners and they are the "good" people, so no need to worry about corruption, like one general lectured us about before.

Edited January 24, 2017 by hanuman2543

[ratcatcher]

As we live a life of ease .
Everyone of us has all we need 
Sky of blue  and sea of green
In our Chinese submarine. ( McCartney)

Edited January 24, 2017 by ratcatcher

[pookiki]

What neighboring countries have them?  Laos? Cambodia? Myanmar?

[newcomer71]

Gifts are going to rain for someone...

[Brer Fox]

Toys for the boys. And kickbacks for the boys. Win Win.

[ratcatcher]

2 minutes ago, Brer Fox said:

Toys for the boys. And kickbacks for the boys. Win Win.

Perhaps they went here first?http://www.win-winasia.com/

[JAG]

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

As we live a life of ease .
Everyone of us has all we need 
Sky of blue  and sea of green
In our Chinese submarine. ( McCartney)

 

Fits the bill?

[ChrisY1]

2 hours ago, OneZero said:

Unbelievable stupidity.  

Well not so unbelievable.....just normal stupidity here!

[In the jungle]

Thai Intelligence says that the Laos submarine fleet plans an attack.

 

 

[wakeupplease]

The only thing I can think they want them for is people smuggling as they got caught with the surface vessels, they will probably sink them in 3 months, dive dive dive and leave the hatches open for fresh air

boys and there toys

 

Repair the god dam roads first mr PM and get water and electricity to those who have not got any might be a better idea

[fruitman]

2 minutes ago, wakeupplease said:

The only thing I can think they want them for is people smuggling as they got caught with the surface vessels, they will probably sink them in 3 months, dive dive dive and leave the hatches open for fresh air

boys and there toys

 

Repair the god dam roads first mr PM and get water and electricity to those who have not got any might be a better idea

Yes or build a proper watersystem to stop the floodings/droughts.....

 

 

[worgeordie]

They better put an order in for a rescue vessel,as the regularity

with which they lose helicopters  and planes,they may need one.

regards worgeordie

[stickyrice2000]

Did someone use up the commission money already?   Why do they keep insisting?

[Denim]

2 hours ago, In the jungle said:

Thai Intelligence says that the Laos submarine fleet plans an attack.

 

 

 

Thai intelligence .......??? You would have to spend a lot more than 36 billion to get something like that.

[wakeupplease]

55 minutes ago, Denim said:

 

Thai intelligence .......??? You would have to spend a lot more than 36 billion to get something like that.

Not if its made in China and you just gave um back there big con man

[optad]

At least they sink.

[canuckamuck]

1 hour ago, optad said:

At least they sink.

At least once is the guarantee. But they are optimistic about repeat performance.

Edited January 24, 2017 by canuckamuck

[webfact]

NLA approves Bt13 billion for first submarine, Prawit confirms
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE Royal Thai Navy’s long-held dream to have submarines looks set to be realised as the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has approved funding to buy the first of three vessels, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday.

 

“The Thai Navy requires submarines to maintain a military balance in the region because other neighbouring countries already have them. It will help protect our sovereignty, as well as our abundant marine resources, notably in the Andaman Sea,” Prawit said.

 

The Navy proposed buying three Chinese-built submarines for a total of Bt36 billion. The plan features the acquisition of S26T diesel-electric submarines, which are modified export versions of the Yuan-class (Type 041). 

 

The first submarine will cost around Bt13.5 billion under fiscal budget 2017, according to the Navy. The annual budget was approved in a fiscal bill last September.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30304856

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-01-25

[jerojero]

Just park them to the useless aircraft carrier. Another stupid purchase.

[yellowboat]

"NLA approves Bt13 billion for first submarine, Prawit confirms"

 

That rubber stamp will wear out soon from exhausting overuse. 

[Estrada]

A friend, the Admiral who is behind the purchase, told me on 28th August 2016, that they can only afford one submarine although they want three. Even then, as I understand it, they will be paying for them over a period of years. At least they are going to park it in the Andaman Sea, as the Gulf of Thailand is too shallow for submarines to properly submerge without scraping the bottom or knocking the conning tower off on the underside of a ship.

 

The article is wrong, this i snot their first submarine, Thailand used to have submarines until the '60s. Not sure exactly how a submarine is going to protect marine life and the environment.

[mtls2005]

Economic stimulus.

 

Thailand used to have submarines until the '60s. 

 

Close, 1951. After RTN sub-mariners staged an unsuccessful counter-coup, Manhattan Rebellion, all subs were decommissioned, long story/history, most of which cannot be discussed.

 

Edited January 25, 2017 by mtls2005

[silent]

12 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

As we live a life of ease .
Everyone of us has all we need 
Sky of blue  and sea of green
In our Chinese submarine. ( McCartney)

Will there be enough room when they paint it yellow?

[Borzandy]

13 hours ago, OneZero said:

Unbelievable stupidity.  

Maybe not if they also buy diving equipment ..

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

5 hours ago, optad said:

At least they sink.

Yes the first one will be called Huahin, the second Titanic and the last one Poseidon.

[mtls2005]

It was smart to get the shiny new frigate with a towed sonar array first.

[alfalfa19]

13 hours ago, hanuman2543 said:

My guess:

It is all about the commission which will be paid to a certain group of people. 4% from 36,000,000,000 is about 1,400,000,000 which is roughly 40,000,000 EUR,$ or Swiss Francs. The 4% is an estimate from the Rolls Royce deal. Maybe it's more here.

But maybe the "deciders" are all married to rich partners and they are the "good" people, so no need to worry about corruption, like one general lectured us about before.

4% ?  i thought the standard graft add-on was 30 percent.  Meanwhile,  many people in thailand exist on a dollar a day.