Thailand approves US$414 million budget for fighter jets upgrade

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BANGKOK: Thailand\u0027s cabinet has backed a plan to buy four fighter jets starting in the next fiscal year, an air force spokesman said on Wednesday (Jan 12), with a budget of 13.8 billion baht (US$413.67 million) set aside for the procurement. The approval follows a recent expression of interest by the

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BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet has backed a plan to buy four fighter jets starting in the next fiscal year, an air force spokesman said on Wednesday , with a budget of 13.8 billion baht set aside for the procurement.

The cabinet has agreed on the budget for a four-year period starting in the 2023 fiscal year, to replace some of the country's ageing F-16 jets, air force spokesman, air vice-marshal Prapas Sornchaidee told reporters.

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