Royal Thai Army to procure 9 more UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters.

As reported by Defense Studies, the Department of Transportation of the Royal Thai Army on its website on May 27, 2022, announced it would purchase 9 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (Refurbished) helicopters under the general-purpose helicopter procurement project, Phase 2, along with other necessary components, and 2 aircraft hangars. This should be purchased in part for the Army Aviation Center which wants to replace retired aircraft.

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Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk of the Royal Thai Army (Picture source: AAG)

Currently, the 9th Aviation Battalion of the Aviation Regiment is based at the Royal Thai Army Aviation Center located at Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Camp, Khao Phra Ngam Subdistrict, Mueang Lop Buri District. Lopburi. 15 UH-60L, 3 UH-60M, and 3 UH-60A (Refurbished) delivered in 2020.

In total, the Royal Thai Army Aviation Center will have 24 general-purpose helicopters, UH-60L/M/A.

The Royal Thai Army Aviation Center is the administrative organization in the Royal Thai Army responsible for the doctrine, personnel, and configuration of all army aviation units. It is based at Fort Princess Srinagarindra, in Mueang Lopburi District. Thai military aviation began in 1911 when three Siamese army officers were sent to France to learn to pilot aircraft. They returned to Siam in 1913 with four Nieuport monoplanes and four Breguet biplanes. An aerodrome was constructed at Don Mueang and the army aviation units moved there on 17 March 1914. On 27 March 1914, the unit became the Army Air Corps. Since then, 27 March has been observed as the birthday of the Royal Thai Air Force.

In 1918, the Army Air Corps gained the status of a division consisting of three wings. It remained under the army until December 1921 when it was renamed the Air Division and was placed directly under the Ministry of War. The Air Division's name changed again in 1935 to the Air Force Division. In 1937 it was proclaimed the Royal Thai Air Force. In 1967 the Army Aviation School was founded, and the Army Aviation Center was created on 20 September 1977.

Organization

* Royal Thai Army Aviation Center Headquarters
* Royal Thai Army Aviation Regiment
   - Light Aviation Battalion
   - 1st Aviation Battalion
   - 2nd Aviation Battalion
   - 3rd Aviation Battalion
   - 9th Aviation Battalion
   - 21st Aviation Battalion
   - 41st Aviation Battalion
Science Division
Service Division
Airport Division
Aviation Communications Division
Aviation Safety Division
Disease examination unit
Army Aviation School
Department of Aviation
Aviation Base Defense Battalion
Aviation Communication Support Division