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Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Upgrading the Royal Thai Naval Capabilities

Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyerThailand has traditionally turned to Asian countries as well to expand its naval fleet. In April 2012, the RTN received HTMS Ang Thong, a landing platform dock (LPD) vessels, similar to Singapore’s Endurance class LPDs. Built by ST Marine in Singapore, Thailand’s first LPD is sure to find practical use for any disaster relief missions around the region.

More recently, the Navy confirmed it is purchasing two ton frigates from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea. Contract signature for the first frigate took place in August 2013.

DSME’s design is derived from the KDX-1 destroyer in service with the South Korean Navy. The first frigate will be delivered to Thailand in 2018.

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