Royal Thai Air Force Deploys F-16s and Gripens to Strike Cambodian Artillery Threats

Army Will Responds with Full Force as Cambodian Attacks Intensify

File picture courtesy of Amarin. The Royal Thai Army has declared it will use its full military capability to respond to ongoing Cambodian aggression, as cross-border hostilities continued into their fourth day. Major General Winthai Suvaree, spokesman for the Thai Army, said on 27 July, that Cambodian forces have repeatedly fired long-range artillery and rockets into Thai territory, with many munitions landing far from legitimate milita…

Thai policemen injured by Cambodian mortar fire in Sisaket

Thai policemen injured by Cambodian mortar fire in SisaketLegacyFive border patrol policemen were injured by Cambodian mortar fire at an operational base in Kantharalak district, Sisaket province. Alongside military skirmishes between Thai and Cambodian forces on the front line, other areas along the border are also patrolled by the Border Patrol Police. On July 26, the Border Patrol Police Facebook page posted a message expressing support for t…

Thailand-Cambodia conflict: Swedish Gripen fighter used for the first time in combat - Economic Scenarios

We are on the third day of the conflict, now practically a war, between Thailand and Cambodia and things are gradually escalating, with two new developments. Bangkok said its navy had joined forces with the army to repel Cambodian attacks along the border, while fighting spread to new areas and the air force deployed four F-16s and Saab Gripens in the fighting. This was the first combat deployment for the Swedish fighter, which arrived in Asia o…

Royal Thai Air Force deploys F-16s and Gripens to strike Cambodian artillery threats

RTAF Gripen jet returns safely to base after first-ever live combat mission near Thai-Cambodian border, July 26. BANGKOK, Thailand – The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) deployed two F-16 fighter jets and two Gripens to launch precision airstrikes on Cambodian military positions near Phu Makhua, following intelligence that Cambodian forces were preparing to fire indirect weapons toward Thai territory in an effort to seize control of the contested are…