List of equipment in Royal Thai Navy

This article is a List of equipment in Royal Thai Navy. The majority of the vessels of the Royal Thai Navy are from the United States (nearly half, over 50 of RTN's 130+ vessels). However, RTN also has craft from Australia, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, and United Kingdom. Additionally, Thailand does produce many of their own vessels, in particular those of smaller displacement. Thai dock for example Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard, Asian Marine Services, Marsun Shipbuilding, Italthai Marine, and Bangkok Dock. Thai dock built Corvette, OPV, and Patrol Boat. Future Thai dock plan built Frigate.

River Boat

 * Mk.II class PBR : 39
 * ล.21 class : 6
 * ล.31 class : 132
 * ล.3130 class : 3
 * ล.41 class : 3
 * ล.51 class : 6

Main Fleet

 * Mid-life upgrade of the Naresuan Class FFG - On 3 June 2011, Saab announced that it was awarded a contract for the upgrading of the two Naresuan class frigates. The scope of the upgrade will include Saab's 9LV MK4 combat management system, Sea Giraffe AMB, CEROS 200 fire control radar, EOS 500 electro-optics system and data link systems for communications with the newly acquired Royal Thai Air Force Erieye surveillance aircraft. After the upgraded, Naresuan Class FFG will be equipped with a Mk 41 VLS with maximum of 32 RIM-162 ESSM.


 * Submarine procurement - On 13 October 2013, The Royal Thai Navy plans to complete the construction of a submarine squadron headquarters and training centre in March next year, despite not having any submarines in its fleet. Construction on the project began last year at Chon Buri's Sattahip Naval Base. The navy is eyeing the purchase of at least three submarines as part of its next 10-year procurement plan.


 * New offshore patrol vessels (OPV) - In late 2009, Royal Thai Navy announced the construction of a 2000 ton, 75m long OPV based on BAE Systems Surface Ships's Port of Spain class corvette. The total requirement of Royal Thai Navy is four OPVs, based on this design, to be constructed in Thailand. The new OPV will be equipped with Otobreda 76 mm/62 Super Rapid main gun, 2 x DS-30M 30 mm Cannon, and 2x .50 MG with the projection to be equipped with SSM when needed. Others 3 OPV required.


 * New landing platform dock ship - The Thai Cabinet approved a package of defence modernization deals in a meeting on 9 September 2008. This clears the RTN to purchase an LPD to be designed and built by ST Marine of Singapore, believed to be based on the Endurance-class LPD. The ship will be delivered in 2012 at a cost of around US$150million. The HTMS Angthong (791) was launched on the 21 March 2011.


 * New frigates - On 21 April 2013, Navy announced that the South Korea has been chosen to build 2 new multi-role frigates for Royal Thai Navy. The procurement will be divide into 2 phases, 1 ship for each phase, span approximate 5 years. On 30 July 2013 The cabinet approved first phase of the program. On 4 August 2013 Navy announced the rough specification of the new frigate which will be base on South Korea KDX-1 Destroyer . New frigate will include the ability to launch RIM-162 ESSM, unknown model of Vertical-Launch anti-submarine rocket and a data link system to communicate with Naresuan Class Frigate and Royal Thai Air Force . The ship is FFBNW (Fit For But Not With) the RIM-66 Standard MR or SM-2MR, but SAAB still cannot integrate the missile to their system. It's still the future upgrade plan. Royal Thai navy also planned to build second frigate in Mahidol Adulyadej naval dockyard.

Weaponry

 * New Surface-to-air missile - RTN buy RIM-162 ESSM.

RTN Flying Unit

 * New tactical transport helicopter - In April 2006, the Thai Navy requested permission from the United States to buy six MH-60S Navy Hawks. An agreement of purchase was signed in June 2007, and the first two aircraft were delivered in August 2011.


 * VIP and MEDEVAC aircraft - The Royal Thai Navy received a single Embraer ERJ-135 jet in late 2008, followed by an order for a second aircraft in October 2009; both aircraft were outfitted with medical evacuation kits, as well as being used for official transportation.

RTN Marine Corps and SEALs

 * New armoured personnel carrier (APC) - RTN signed a contract to procure 12 BTR-3s from Ukraine in mid-2007, the first of which began arriving in December 2010, with deliveries scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.

RTN Air and Coastal Defence Command

 * Surface-to-air missile procurement - RTN plans to replace the Anti-aircraft guns after buy the Buk-M2E

Indigenous products

 * Small patrol ship - The King of Thailand, initiated a project to build and commission a small new patrol craft, the T.991 Class in 2002. The first ship, T.991, was built in the Royal Thai Navy Dock. Another two, T.992 and T.993, was built by Mason Shipbuilding in Thailand. The first ship was commissioned on 30 April 2007.


 * Local-build OPV - On 11 November 2008, the Cabinet approveed the plan to build a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in a deal worth three billion baht ($USD 85 million). Although RTN still did not unveil the design, the vessel will be built in Mahidol dockyard in Thailand.


 * Underwater craft - Naval Research & Development Office of Royal Thai Navy has awarded contacts to Bangkok Dockyard Co., Ltd. to build an Underwater craft. The craft is 20 tons in displacement and cost 5 million Baht.


 * M151A2 mod - The Amphibious vehicle.


 * DTI RTN KSM150


 * NAX Seaplane