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The following is a list of aircraft of the
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, past, present, and future.


Current


Armament


Gallery

File:RTAF Jas 39 Gripen.jpg, File:Tre Gripenplan 2013-08-30 001.jpg, File:Exercise Cope Tiger 16 (32).jpg, File:RTAF JAS39C 70108.jpg, File:Saab JAS-39C Gripen 70107 Thai AF (8352852583).jpg, File:Saab JAS 39 Gripen 70106 (Royal Thai Air Force) in Australia.jpg, File:B.Kh20k-5-54 (70105) (28107187899).jpg, File:RSAF F16 COPE TIGER 2003.JPEG, File:Two Royal Thai Air Force F-16 aircraft.JPG, File:Royal Thai Air Force F-16 descends after being refueled by a KC-135.jpg, File:F-16B Blk 20 MLU 403 Sqn.jpg, File:RTAF A319.JPG, File:Rtafsaab340aew.jpg, File:Royal Thai Air Force Sikorsky S-92 (cropped).png, File:Rtaf C130.jpg, File:Royal Thai Air Force Aero L-39ZA-ART Albatros Prasertwit.jpg, File:F-5E Royal Thai AF at Korat 2000.JPEG, File:Rtaf uh-1h csar.jpg, File:TA-50- Group Display in ROKAF Airbase.jpg, File:RTAF Alpha Jets 2003.jpeg, File:Alphajet rtaf analayo.jpg, File:IAI Arava 201 at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum.jpg,


Future aircraft


Purchase Programme

* Additional Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen fighters procurement – RTAF plans to purchase 3 additional Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen fighters. * Additional KAI T-50TH Golden Eagle Lead-in fighter training procurement – RTAF plans to purchase 2 additional KAI T-50TH Golden Eagle which will increase the fleet size of this type from 12 to 14. * New Multirole combat aircraft procurement - As a fleet of Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II, General Dynamics F-16A/B Fighting Falcon Block 15 ADF and Block 15 OCU are expected to retire within 2031., RTAF plans for a replacement aircraft which will be deployed in 103 Squadron at
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base is a base of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in northeast Thailand, approximately 200 km (125 mi) northeast of Bangkok and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the centre of the city of Nakhon Ratcha ...
. In the beginning, RTAF has made an intention to purchase the
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide ele ...
. However,
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has denied a request and offer Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70/72 and Boeing F-15EX Eagle II instead., causing the process to return to considering the selection of aircraft model again. After that,
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also joined the competition by offering the latest JAS 39E/F Gripen


Upgrade Programme

* Northrop F-5TH Super Tigris upgrade –
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(RTAF) has signed the contract with Elbit Systems, currently upgrading Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II which had avionics and weapons upgrades, becoming functionally equivalent to
fourth generation fighter The fourth-generation fighter is a class of jet fighters in service from around 1980 to the present, and represents design concepts of the 1970s. Fourth-generation designs are heavily influenced by lessons learned from the previous generation of ...
, it is equipped with new glass cockpit with
Head-up display A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD (), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints. The origin of the name stems from a pilot being able to view informa ...
, EL/M-2032, tactical
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, Sky Shield jamming pod and are capable of firing the beyond visual range air-to-air Derby missile. At first, RTAF has plan to upgrade 14 aircraft However, One upgraded F-5THF two-seat version crashed during training on 3 December 2021, resulting in final number reduced to 13. * Dornier Alpha Jet TH upgrade –
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(RTAF) has signed the contract with RV Connex, currently upgrading Dornier Alpha Jet A to equipped a new glass cockpit with
Head-up display A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD (), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints. The origin of the name stems from a pilot being able to view informa ...
, new
HOTAS HOTAS, an acronym of hands on throttle-and-stick, is the concept of placing buttons and switches on the throttle lever and flight control stick in an aircraft's cockpit. By adopting such an arrangement, pilots are capable of performing all vit ...
controller and avionics upgrade from
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with 14 aircraft planned.


Indigenous Programme

*
RTAF-6 The RTAF-6 (บ.ทอ.๖) is a Thai training aircraft developed from the Italian SIAI-Marchetti SF.260MT trainer, and built by Thai Aviation Industry. Specifications Operators ; * Royal Thai Air Force "Royal Thai Air Force March" , mas ...
–
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(RTAF) plans to produce 25 planes.


Historic aircraft

Aircraft of the Royal Thai Air Force and its precursors, the Siamese Flying Corps (1914–1919), Royal Siamese Air Service (RSAS) (1919–1937) and Royal Siamese Air Force (RSAF) (1937–1939).


Gallery

File:Royal Thai Air Force Boeing 100E at Museum.jpg, Royal Thai Air Force Boeing 100E File:RTAF Tachikawa Ki-36.jpg, RTAF Tachikawa Ki-36 File:Ki43Thailand.jpg, model of RTAF
Nakajima Ki-43 The Nakajima Ki-43 ''Hayabusa'' (, "Peregrine falcon", "Army Type 1 Fighter" ) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Oscar", but it was o ...
File:Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum.jpg, RTAF
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File:F-86Ls RThaiAF in flight 1966.jpg, North American F-86L Sabre of the RTAF in flight File:A0113580812030164717.jpg, Royal Thai Air Force T-33A File:RTAF F-5E No.21134.jpg, Decommissioned Northrop F-5E Tiger II of the RTAF at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum


See also

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Royal Thai Air Force Museum The Royal Thai Air Force Museum is located in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on the Phahonyothin Road just to the south of Wing 6 of the domestic terminal of the Don Mueang Airport. It was served by the Royal Thai Air Force ...
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Military of Thailand The Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) ( th, กองทัพไทย; ) are the armed forces of the Kingdom of Thailand. The nominal head of the Thai Armed Forces (จอมทัพไทย; ) is the King of Thailand. The armed forces are ...
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Royal Thai Army The Royal Thai Army or RTA ( th, กองทัพบกไทย; ) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. History Origin The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's ...
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Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy ( Abrv: RTN, ทร.; th, กองทัพเรือไทย, ) is the naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known a ...


References

;Notes ;Comments ;Bibliography * Wieliczko, Leszek A. and Zygmunt Szeremeta. ''Nakajima Ki 27 Nate'' (bilingual Polish/English). Lublin, Poland: Kagero, 2004. .


External links

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RTAF Official website (English version)

Royal Thai Air Force Museum Many Historical Aircraft (English)




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