13 JANUARY 2022

by Jon Grevatt

2022 年 1 月 13 日

作者：乔恩·格雷瓦特

 

The Royal Thai Air Force is planning to procure new fighter aircraft from 2023. Platforms likely to be considered include Lockheed Martin's F-35. (US Air Force)

泰国皇家空军计划从2023年开始采购新的战斗机。可能被考虑的平台包括洛克希德·马丁公司的F-35。（美国空军）

 

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has received approval from the government to proceed with its plan to procure new fighter aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16A/B Fighting Falcons.

泰国皇家空军 (RTAF) 已获得政府批准，将继续其采购新战斗机的计划，以取代其老化的洛克希德马丁F-16A/B“战隼”机群。

 

RTAF spokesperson Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Prapas Sonjaidee told Janes on 12 January that the Thai cabinet has sanctioned the procurement of an initial four aircraft for THB13.8 billion (USD415 million).

泰国皇家空军 (RTAF)发言人空军少将(AVM)普拉帕斯·桑杰迪在1月12日告诉简氏，泰国内阁已经批准采购138亿泰铢（4.15亿美元）的最初四架飞机。

 

The funds will be sourced from Thailand's defence budget over the next four years, he said.

他说，这些资金将来自泰国未来四年的国防预算。

 

AVM Prapas said the RTAF wants to acquire the most modern and capable fighter aircraft that meets the service's budget and operational requirements. To this end, the service has established two committees that will identify requirements and evaluate platforms including the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

空军少将普拉帕斯表示，泰国皇家空军 (RTAF)希望获得最现代化、最有能力的战斗机，以满足该服务的预算和运营要求。为此，该服务建立了两个委员会来确定需求并评估平台，包括洛克希德马丁公司的 F-35“闪电 II”联合攻击战斗机。

 

“We will select the most appropriate aircraft,” said AVM Prapas. “This might be the F-35 or maybe another platform. However, we want to procure a next-generation fighter aircraft and our procurement committees will assess suitable platforms.”

“我们将选择最合适的飞机，”空军少将普拉帕斯说。“这可能是F-35或另一个平台。然而，我们希望采购下一代战斗机，我们的采购委员会将评估合适的平台。”