Royal Thai Navy that the neighbors are in the procurement of submarines, Thailand, the need to purchase submarines, the Navy has submitted the budget for Thailand, prepared to purchase two second hand submarines, and the present model is the most likely candidate for South Korea and China 209 Type 039 submarine type "Song" class submarines.
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February 24, 2010 published in the latest issue of the British "Jane's Defense Weekly," published entitled "The Royal Thai Navy seeks to fight submarines," the article, the article said that neighbors are the Royal Thai Navy in the procurement of submarines, the need for Thailand purchase of submarines, the Navy has submitted the budget for Thailand, prepared to purchase two second hand submarines, and the present model is the most likely candidate for South Korea and China 209 Type 039 submarine-type "Song" class submarines.
World Wide Web news, articles, first of all, said a Royal Thai Navy (RTN) senior officers on February 18 revealed to Jane's Defense Weekly, said the Thai navy has been submitted to the Government a request to purchase two from second-hand 2011 submarine.
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Jane's said the Thai naval officer said, to ensure that the procurement, the budget earmarked Thai Navy will take about 20 billion baht, or about 603 million U.S. dollars, while the budget remains the biggest obstacle to the submarine procurement; to Thai navy officers from a range of strong support (voice), the Navy is hoped that the budget request in the coming weeks the Government's approval.
The Thai Navy officials involved in the drafting of the submarine procurement applications, he said, the Thai navy provider of public attention to the submarine, the submarine performance requirements plan has been completed. He also hinted that South Korea produced 209 submarine is likely to be the procurement target.