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Submarine Saga: Phumtham Greenlights Thai Navy’s Chinese Sub Purchase
Yuan-class S26T. File photo courtesy of Defence Security Asia In a significant move, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has approved the Royal Thai Navy’s plan to purchase a Chinese-built S26T submarine, with the proposal now heading to the cabinet for final clearance. The approval followed hot on the heels of his transition from the Defence Ministry to the Interior Ministry on July 2. The 12.4-billion-baht deal involves buyi…
Submarine deal approved now awaiting cabinet go-ahead: Phumtham - Thai Newsroom
By TV Channel 7, Naewna newspapepr and Thai Newsroom Reporters NEWLY-APPOINTED Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said upon bidding farewell to the Defence Ministry today (July 2) that he has approved the navy’s long-delayed plan to buy a Chinese-built S26T submarine with this now to be tabled to the cabinet for final approval. […] The post Submarine deal approved now awaiting cabinet go-ahead: Phumtham appeared fir…
The Minister of National Defense stated that the ministry is ready to sign the implementation agreement, "but due to the respect of our partners from Korea, where the process of selecting a new head of the Korean Ministry of National Defense is underway, we want to do it in his presence." In practice, this means that the agreement can be signed after July 21.
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