China main battle tank1/30/2024 Gen Wijak would leave for China in late February to test the tanks' performance and the procurement proposal was expected to be forwarded to cabinet in March, the source added. The VT4 is a third-generation main battle tank built in China for overseas export.Īrmy chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong had assigned his assistant, Gen Wijak Siribansop, chairman of the procurement panel, the source said. The Royal Thai Army plans to purchase 14 more heavy tanks from China, a move underlining the increasingly close defence relations between Bangkok and Beijing.Īn army source said on Monday the army will purchase 14 more VT4 tanks, plus ammunition, at a total cost of 2.3 billion baht, to further supplement the first procurement of 28 units in 2016. A Chinese-manufactured VT4 battle tank is deployed in simulated warfare during a demonstration attended at the Royal Thai Army Calvary Centre in Saraburi on Jan 24, 2018.
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