Weapon repair centres must have Thai involvement: Prawit

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan insisted Friday that the government would not allow foreign countries to build weapon repair centres here alone without Thai participation.

 

The comment followed an unconfirmed report that Thailand had asked China to support the construction of such a centre.

 

Prawit said Thailand has a policy to allow prospective countries from which it buys weapons to establish repair centres here, but only with the country’s involvement.

 

This would help speed up repairs so that damaged weapons could be fixed quickly and become usable again.

 

Deputy Defence Minister General Udomdej Sitabutr, speaking at an army workshop on development of the country’s defence industry, said that the government had a clear policy to build a weapon repair centre. 

 

A committee would be set up to oversee the task, he said. The work could be the sole operation by the state, a joint venture between the state and a private entity, or a private entity’s investment, he said.

 

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5 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Prawit said Thailand has a policy to allow prospective countries from which it buys weapons to establish repair centres here, but only with the country’s involvement.

How many countries have repair centres here?

Thai participation.

 

Inept, corrupt, incompetent, bumbling, inefficient mis-management wanted then?

26 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

How many countries have repair centres here?

A quick google of "Asian weapons repair centres" produces the OP and pretty much nothing else.

Could this be another first for Thailand, who knows, they could even become the hub of weapons repair.

Probably better to concentrate on not breaking them in the first place...

19 minutes ago, BigBadGeordie said:

A quick google of "Asian weapons repair centres" produces the OP and pretty much nothing else.

Could this be another first for Thailand, who knows, they could even become the hub of weapons repair.

Thought so. 

If they did not keep buying sub standard , over priced weapons ,they would not

need repair centres, 

regards worgeordie

Well they will need security guards, coffeegirls, cleaners, chefs, drivers so they can all be Thai.

Well if they can buy weapons off facebook, they can definitely find someone to repair via  facebook as well..

For some reason he always reminds me of a younger , fatter version of Prem - funny that !

So they build them in Laos Cambodia Burma or Vietnam. Those countries wouldn't hold out, and probably get big discount in the weapons purchased. Talk tuff but won't get u any where?

I'm looking for a Thai partner, I have the tools.

12 hours ago, Cuchulainn said:

Thai participation.

 

Inept, corrupt, incompetent, bumbling, inefficient mis-management wanted then?

And no doubt opportunity for a bit of increased income for someone.

Hopefully, one day all guns will be made like this!

 

 

oh yeah, the outcome will be flying subs and diving fighters. Can't wait to see  

Headline Next Year:

 

"VX Nerve Gas Kills 1500 Thais Near Chinese Owned Weapons Maintenance Depot."

 

17 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

A quick google of "Asian weapons repair centres" produces the OP and pretty much nothing else.

Could this be another first for Thailand, who knows, they could even become the hub of weapons repair.

Yeah, they could even test them for the Chinese, get the dissidents in line and go full auto. Win-Win.

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This would help speed up repairs so that damaged weapons could be fixed quickly and become usable again.

If your buying "Made in China" weapons there is a real use for this facility. Good old Mr. P not to be left silent speaks out. Hard to tell who the real leader is here so  many different authoritarian comments. 

Some  really really funny  comments  here when a significant  number of parts in US  Military  weaponry  and  military  aircraft  are   made in China.

And a  very significant percentage of  guns owned  by  Americans  are 100 %  made in China.

A Thailand  based Weapons  Repair  Facility could  actually be a viable possibility.

LMAO.