Thailand

Aug- 2026 -

4 August

Arms

Thailand Eyes Ship-Sinking BrahMos Supersonic Missiles From India

Bangkok is exploring procurement of the anti-ship variant of India's homegrown BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to modernize the Royal Thai Navy’s maritime deterrence.

Jul- 2026 -

31 July

Asia Pacific

(Representative image.) Cambodian soldiers cross the border into Cambodia after being released by Thailand following the countries' border clashes in December 2025. A UN expert says more than 20,000 Cambodian civilians remain displaced months after the fighting. Photo: AFPTV/AFP

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 20,000 Cambodians Still Displaced by Thai Clashes: UN Expert

More than 20,000 Cambodians remain displaced along the border with Thailand following last year's clashes, a UN expert said Friday, urging both sides to resolve the crisis.

May- 2026 -

25 May

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Thailand Buys Two Airbus C295 Transport Aircraft for Air Force

Thailand is expanding its C295 tactical transport fleet to five aircraft after ordering two additional platforms from Airbus.

20 May

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Military Claims Recapture of Thai Border Town

Myanmar's military claimed on Wednesday to have recaptured a town on the Thai border, expanding the frontier trade crossings it claims to control in the grinding civil war.

Apr- 2026 -

28 April

Land

Royal Thai Navy amphibious 8x8 armored vehicle draped in camouflage netting and tire armor moving along a road during border defense operations

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Royal Thai Navy Introduces Amphibious 8×8 Armored Vehicles for Border Defense

Thailand has taken a crucial step in reinforcing its eastern borders with new 8x8 amphibious wheeled armored vehicles built to expand its land-to-sea operational capability.

Mar- 2026 -

12 March

Exercises

Hammerhead Uncrewed Surface Vehicles Target

Giulia Bernacchi

QinetiQ Provides Hammerhead USV Targets for Cobra Gold in Thailand

QinetiQ Target Systems Canada has supplied Hammerhead uncrewed surface vehicle targets for Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand.

3 March

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Army Demos HIMARS Rapid Air Deployment in Thailand Exercise

The US Army has conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration mission in Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold.

Jan- 2026 -

11 January

Asia Pacific

File photo of a Thai soldier standing outside the Government Public Relations Department in Bangkok

Staff Writer With AFP

Bomb Attacks on Thailand Petrol Stations Injure Four: Army

Assailants detonated bombs at nearly a dozen petrol stations in Thailand's south, the latest attacks in the insurgency-hit region.

6 January

Asia Pacific

Thai military personnel stand guard overlooking the Moei river on the Thai side of the shared border with Myanmar

Staff Writer With AFP

Thailand Says Cambodia Violated Truce With Cross-Border ‘Accident’

Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier.

3 January

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Cambodia Demands Thailand Withdraw Troops, Week Into Border Truce

Cambodia called on neighboring Thailand on Saturday to pull out its forces from areas Phnom Penh claims as its own, one week since a truce halted deadly clashes along their disputed border.

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