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Thailand could purchase FD-2000 air defense missile systems and CS/VP3 MRAP from China 1411132.
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Defence & Security Industry - Thailand |
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 10:00 AM | |||
Thailand could purchase FD-2000 air defense missile systems and CS/VP3 MRAP from China. | |||
During
the Defense & Security 2013 exhibition which took place at the IMPACT
Exhibition and Convention Center of Bangkok from Nov. 4 until Thursday,
the FD-2000
was presented to the Royal Thai Armed Forces along with other advanced
weapon systems such as the FL-3000N short-range Close-in Weapon System
and the FK-1000 Short To Medium Range Air Defense System designed by China
Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation based in Beijing. |
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During the Defense
& Security 2013 exhibition which took place at the IMPACT Exhibition
and Convention Center of Bangkok from Nov. 4 until Thursday, the FD-2000
was presented to the Royal Thai Armed Forces along with other advanced
weapon systems such as the FL-3000N short-range Close-in Weapon System
and the FK-1000 Short To Medium Range Air Defense System designed by
China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation based in Beijing. |
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Representatives from Poly Technologies told Duowei News that the armored personnel carrier is critical to the Royal Thai Army's anti-terrorist operations in the Patani region in southern Thailand. The CS/VP3 had already won contracts from two African nations since its production in 2012. China has also agreed to jointly develop a DTI-1 Multiple Launch Rocket System for the Royal Thai Army based on its own WS-1. Despite
the fact that Turkey may be blocked from purchasing a FD-2000
by the United States, Duowei News stated that the confidence of developing
nations towards the Chinese weapon system had been boosted. Thailand has
been one of the major users of Chinese weaponries through the purchase
of four Type 053HT guided-missile frigates in 1988. In the 21st century,
Thailand still has the potential to become China's biggest overseas market
after Pakistan. |
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