Search This Blog

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Navy's B36bn sub purchase plan firms up

Type 041 (Yuan / S-26T) class SSKWithin a matter of weeks, the navy will know if its dreams of having submarines of its own will become a reality.

A source in the navy said a committee working on a plan to buy submarines has finalised its option - it's likely to go for the Chinese-made submarines - and will submit the proposal to the cabinet for approval next month.

This is the navy's second bid under the leadership of Adm Kraisorn Jansuwanit to gain the nod for its submarine plan.

Read more
om

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.

The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.

I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.