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Order of Battle - Thailand
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The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by Thai armed forces and the (primary) roles they fulfil.

Thailand shares borders with Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.

  Royal Thai Air Force
1x   Airbus A310-300   heavy transport
1x   Airbus A319-115X   VIP transport
19x   Alpha Jet A   advanced flying training & light attack
16x   AU-23A Peacemaker   light transport
17x   Bell 412SP   utility & VIP transport
4x   Boeing 737   VIP transport
7x   BT-67   fire fighting
12x   C-130H(-30) Hercules   tactical transport
17x   CT-4 Airtrainer   basic flying training
2x   F-5B Freedom Fighter   operational conversion
28x   F-5E Tiger   air defence
3x   F-5F Tiger   operational conversion
43x   F-16A/ADF Fighting Falcon   multi-role
15x   F-16B Fighting Falcon   operational conversion
3x   G222   tactical transport
4x   HS748   light transport
2x   IAI-201 Arava   reconnaissance
40x   L-39ART/ZA Albatross   advanced flying training & light attack
1x   Learjet 35A   reconnaissance
12x   N22B Nomad   surveillance
22x   PC-9   basic flying training
20x   UH-1 Iroquois   combat search and rescue & utility
   
  Royal Thai Army
3x   AH-1F Super Cobra   anti-armour attack
2x   Beech 200 King Air   light transport
2x   Beech 1900C   VIP transport
25x   Bell 206A/B Jet Ranger   utility
40x   Bell 212   utility
2x   Bell 412   VIP transport
6x   CH-47D Chinook   heavy-lift transport
2x   Jetstream 41   VIP transport
12x   MX-7 Super Rocket   basic flying training & light transport
7x   S-70A-43 Blackhawk   medium-lift transport
  "          "   +2 on order
35x   Schweizer 300C   observation & rotary flying training
6x   T-41B   basic flying training
17x   U-17B Skywaggon   light transport
50x   UH-1H Iroquois   utility
   
  Royal Thai Navy
6x   Bell 212ASW   anti-submarine warfare & utility
4x   Bell 214ST   utility
1x   CL-215   fire fighting
7x   Do-228   maritime patrol
4x   Fokker 27   light transport & maritime patrol
3x   N24A Nomad   surveillance
2x   P-3A Orion   anti-submarine warfare
6x   S-70B Seahawk   anti-submarine warfare
3x   S-76B   search and rescue
2x   Super Lynx Mk300   anti-submarine warfare
  "          "   +2 on order
10x   Ce-337H   basic flying training
   
  Future orders
6x   ATR-72-500   deliveries from 2009
6x   DA42 Twin Star   deliveries from 2009
2x   ERJ-135   delivery date(s) unknown
6x   JAS-39C/D Gripen   deliveries from 2008
6x   MH-60S Naval Hawk   delivery date(s) unknown
6x   Mi-17 Hip   delivery date(s) unknown
3x   S-92 Superhawk   deliveries from 2010
1x   Saab 340   delivery in 2010
1x   Saab 340AEW&C;   delivery date(s) unknown
   
Remarks
  • The Thai Navy's AV-8 Matadors seem to be grounded or withdrawn from use.
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