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F-16s, Gripens ready for missions despite rainy season
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BANGKOK — Thailand’s security agencies have prepared contingency plans for all possible scenarios along the Thai-Cambodian border, a senior military official said, stressing that the armed forces remain ready to respond while adhering to international law.
Key facts
- Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee, assistant commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force and director of the Joint Information Centre (JIC) on the Thai-Cambodian border situation, said on 20 June that security agencies had developed
- BANGKOK — Thailand’s security agencies have prepared contingency plans for all possible scenarios along the Thai-Cambodian border, a senior military official said, stressing that the armed forces remain ready to respond while adhering to
- However, as a sovereign state, Thailand has the legitimate right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter if its sovereignty, territorial integrity or public safety is threatened.
- Addressing questions about military readiness during the rainy season, he said both F-16 and Gripen fighter jets remain fully capable of carrying out missions in wet weather
Summary
Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee, assistant commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force and director of the Joint Information Centre (JIC) on the Thai-Cambodian border situation, said on 20 June that security agencies had developed and regularly rehearsed response plans covering military operations, civilian protection and border management.
He said the Thai military remained prepared at all times in terms of personnel, equipment, intelligence, surveillance and inter-service cooperation.