Defense & Security Thailand 2019 : opening day.

This Monday, Nov. 18, General (Ret.) Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, Defense Minister and head of the Royal Thai Police, presided over the opening ceremony of Defense & Security Thailand 2019. After this part of the event, many official delegations from Thailand and other countries paid a visit to the exhibition hall.

Lineup of some vehicles of the Royal Thai Army at the opening ceremony (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Most of the exhibitors are usual participants to this event taking place in Bangkok but some are newcomers who express their confidence in either getting new customers in Thailand self and/or in the region. Partnerships with local manufacturers are sought with the aim of meeting present or forthcoming needs. Various MoU or purchase contracts are to be signed during this exhibition.

General Apirat Kongsompong, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army, paid a long and praised visit to the exhibitors’ booths, receiving detailed explanations about the products displayed. Modernisation of the armed forces' equipment is following a steady pace and demonstrate an increasing number of both indigenous technical developments and international partnerships.

More than a battalion of the Royal Thai Army is already equipped with ATMG 15mm self-propelled howitzer (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Special Forces demonstration at the opening ceremony (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Royal Thai Army soldiers at the opening ceremony (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Security forces play an important role at this event (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Closing parade at the opening ceremony (Picture source: Army Recognition)

General Apirat Kongsompong, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army (left), during his visit to the exhibition (Picture source: Army Recognition)