03 September 2015

Editorial: Thailand’s Navy to Get Boost with New Patrol Vessels

M21 class Patrol Boat
By Prashanth Parameswaran

Bangkok had procured four new vessels from a local shipyard.

Thailand’s navy has procured four patrol boats from a local shipyard, according to reports on August 31.

According to IHS Jane’s, the head of marketing at Marsun Company Limited confirmed that the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) had agreed to buy four M21-class patrol boats from the shipyard. The contract for the boats was reportedly signed on July 14 at the RTN head office in Bangkok. Thailand already operates three of such vessels which were delivered back in 2013 by Marsun, which has an established relationship with the RTN.

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