Tailandia bota dos nuevos barcos patrulleros

The Royal Thai Navy Held a Ceremony to Launch Two T.997-class Coastal Patrol Boats

Royal Thai Navy (RTN) was formally launching ceremony of new 2 Coastal Patrol Craft T.997-class (T.997 and T.998) from Thailand's shipyard company Marsun Public Company Limited in 21 June 2021 (photos : Royal Thai Navy)

Two coastal patrol boats T.997 boat series, which are the T.997 boat and the T.998 boat, which have launched a boat launch ceremony on 21 June 2021 have a boat keel laying ceremony on November 14, 2019.

It is the latest work in the shipyard of Marsun Public Company Limited, following the patrol boats near the shore of the T.114 series, the two boats, the Tor 114 and the Tor 115, which have received a ceremony, delivered the boat on 29 March 2021.

Current Coast Guard naval force The Royal Thai Navy, Royal Thai Navy, has a total of 14 coastal patrol boats, namely 3 coastal patrol boats T.81-class (T. 81, T. 82 and T. 83). Surveillance coastal patrol boats, 3 patrol boats T.991-class (T.991, T.992 and T.993). Coastal patrol boats, 3 patrol boats T.994-class (T.994, T.995 and T.996). Coastal patrol boats, 3 patrol boats T.111-class (T.111, T.112 and T. 113) and 2 coastal patrol boats T.114-class (T.114 and T.115).




Add with the 2 boats under the T.997-class boat set enter service, there will be a total of 16 boats.
The coastal patrol boat T.997 series is the first warship of the Royal Thai Navy to be equipped with a Russian weapon system, the 30mm AK-306 machine gun. From the video, an aerial view can see the raised deck at the bow of the ship as a base for mounting this machine gun mount.
The AK-306 machine gun with the Antares Mod.9 Fire Control System will be the ship's main gun and has a secondary gun is a heavy machine gun cover .93 M2 .50cal two platforms on the starboard - right side of the ship. All weapons systems are expected to be installed before the delivery of the ship on 15 July 2021.

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