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Royal Thai Army to Soon Add Third Airbus
C295 Transport Aircraft
The third Airbus C295 transport aircraft or- short-field performance, economical oper- characteristics for tactical missions, flying
dered by the Royal Thai Army (RTA) arrived ation and maintenance costs. Capable of at speeds as slow as 110 knots. In the troop
in the country in October and is slated to be operating on short or unprepared airstrips, passenger configuration, the C295 accom-
inducted into service, later in the year. The the C295 is used for tactical transport of modates 71 troops or 50 paratroopers and
RTA already operates two of the type, which troops and the required logistic supplies jumpmaster. For cargo transportation, the
were ordered in 2005 and 2018 respectively. (water, food, ammunition, medical supplies, aircraft’s 12.69-metre-long unobstructed
The third aircraft was ordered in 2021. The and spare parts) from the main operating pressurized cabin accepts five standard
three new transport aircraft will replace the base to forward bases, and among forward 88” x 108” pallets or eight A-22 contain-
RTA’s fleet of ageing CASA 212 light trans- locations which are not accessible to heavi-
ports, which entered service in 1994. The ers. On medical evacuation missions, the
RTA was slated to retire its CASA 212s from er aircraft. It also can airdrop paratroops C295 can be fitted with 24 stretchers and
service this year, with only a sole example and cargo loads with the use of 88-in.-width seven medical attendants. Intensive care
now thought to be operational. platforms and container delivery system configurations also are possible. Till date,
(CDS) A22 bundles. Airbus has received 283 orders for the C295
The C295 is popular in the Asia Pacific from 41 operators, making it the undisputed
region due to its versatility, rough and The aircraft has outstanding low-level flight leader in its segment.
Tests Conducted for Thai Electronic Thailand’s Security Industry Standards
Testing Center and Defence Technology
Search Device for Bomb Assembly Circuits Institute announced in October that it had
tested an indigenously developed elec-
tronic search device for bomb assembly
circuits. The Faculty of Engineering. Prince
of Songkla University had developed the
electronic search device for bomb assembly
circuits. The testing of the electronic device
search engine for explosive circuit assem-
blies involved simulating the environment
for its real use. The test topics included
test operation at high temperatures and
test protection against solids, level IP 5.
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