Delivery of Remaining AT-6TH Attack Aircraft Moved to April 2025
27 Januari 2025
During the personnel, civil servants, military officers, and conscripts of the Class of 2024 (2024) 2nd shift from the Security Force Battalion Wing 41, Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) visited the Beechcraft AT-6TH Wolverine Attack Aircraft No. 8, Squadron 411, Wing 41, Chiang Mai on 17 January 2025.
A detailed display sign in the hangar reads: "...On July 16, 2024, Wing 41 held a ceremony to welcome the light attack aircraft (AT-6TH) that entered service at Squadron 41, Wing 41, using the official name of the attack aircraft type 8, callsign Thunder.... with a plan to have all 8 aircraft in service by April 2025."
Moved to April 2025
The AT-6TH is also a fuel-efficient aircraft that can operate for up to 7 hours. It is a propeller aircraft that reduces noise pollution. The self-protection system has additional armor in the cockpit, fuel tank, and engine. It supports night missions. The Royal Thai Air Force previously gave an interview to the media that Squadron 411 was scheduled to receive 8 AT-6TH aircraft in February 2025, but recently it has been postponed to April 2025.
The Royal Thai Air Force signed a contract to procure 8 AT-6TH attack aircraft worth 4,314,039,980.80 baht ($143 million) on November 14, 2021. The procurement of AT-6TH attack aircraft also includes the transfer of technology to Thailand.
Similar to the Beechcraft T-6TH Texan II (T-6C) training aircraft of the Royal Thai Air Force Kamphaeng Saen Flying School, which has received a total of 12 aircraft in 2023 that has a common basis with the AT-6TH. However, from the designation of the Royal Thai Air Force, it has been shown that the missions of the two aircraft are completely different.
The Royal Thai Air Force sent 8 pilots to receive training in Flight Instructor and Test Pilot courses at Textron Aviation Defense in Wichita, Kansas, from February 12 to May 15, 2024. They have completed their studies and returned to Thailand and have established the first pilot training program in the country.
(AAG)
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