Textron Aviation Protection LLC introduced a $143 million contract with the Royal Thai Air Pressure (RTAF) for an Built-in System in help of the forty first Wing mild assault operations at Chiang Mai Air Base. The historic contract — for eight Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine plane, floor help gear, spare components, coaching and different gear — establishes Thailand because the worldwide launch buyer for the USAF’s newest mild assault plane. The work in help of this procurement will happen on the firm’s Wichita, Kansas services. The Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Protection LLC, a Textron Inc. firm.
The contract additionally contributes to the expansion of Thailand’s aerospace trade detailed within the 10-year Royal Thai Air Pressure Buy and Growth (P&D) Plan, complies with necessities set forth by the Thai Nationwide Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) and empowers RTAF mild assault aircrew with an important technological benefit. The contract signing, witnessed by RTAF Air Chief Marshal Chanon Mungthanya, aligns the procurement with the Thai authorities’s S-Curve 11 technique — a program that pioneers improvement of the Thai home protection trade, cultivates range and helps involvement throughout overseas and Thai corporations.
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“RTAF pilots and anxious events discovered the attributes of the AT-6 procurement program extraordinarily favorable. It should additionally profit each Thai and U.S. mutual pursuits, strengthening the enduring strategic partnership between our nations,” acknowledged AM Pongsawat Jantasarn, RTAF’s chairman of the procurement committee.
“We’re honored the Royal Thai Air Pressure has competitively chosen the Beechcraft AT-6 to conduct a broad array of missions in help of its border safety and its anti-smuggling, counter-narcotics and anti-human trafficking operations. The RTAF is a key U.S. safety ally and operator of one of the crucial superior air forces in Asia Pacific,” stated Thomas Hammoor, president and chief govt officer of Textron Aviation Protection LLC.
The contract signing, witnessed by RTAF Air Chief Marshal Chanon Mungthanya, aligns the procurement with the Thai authorities’s S-Curve 11 technique — a program that pioneers improvement of the Thai home protection trade, cultivates range and helps involvement throughout overseas and Thai corporations. The Beechcraft AT-6TH turns into the second RTAF procurement contracted in help of S-Curve 11. The primary procurement underneath the brand new technique was the Beechcraft T-6TH Texan II, awarded in 2020. The Ministry of Protection helps the S-Curve 11 technique and the 2 procurements. Textron Aviation Protection coaching of RTAF upkeep professionals is about to start in Thailand in 2023, whereas pilot coaching is about to start in Wichita in 2024. The Beechcraft AT-6TH will be part of the Royal Thai fleet in 2024.
