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The Royal Thai Navy (Abrv: RTN, ทร.; Thai: กองทัพเรือไทย, RTGS: kong thap ruea thai) is the naval warfare force of Thailand.Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal Navy.
The Thai navy's submarine squadron has trained in Germany and South Korea but has no submarines—its last sub was decommissioned in 1950. It does have a submarine headquarters: in July 2014 a US$17.3 million submarine headquarters and training center was opened at the Thai navy's largest port in Sattahip.
The Royal Siamese Armed Forces was the military arm of the Siamese monarchy from the 12th to the 19th centuries. It refers to the military forces of the Sukhothai Kingdom, the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Thonburi Kingdom and the early Rattanakosin Kingdom in chronological order. The Siamese army was one of the dominant armed forces in Southeast Asia.
Royal Thai and US Marines eliminating hostile forces during a mock raid, 11 February 2011 Since 1975, Thai Marines have been assigned to Narathiwat as Force Reconnaissance Battalion . In 1977, they captured the communist camp at Krung-Ching in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province , and remaining there until 1981.
The Naval Special Warfare Command [1] (Thai: หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษทางเรือ), commonly known as the Royal Thai Navy SEALs [2] (an acronym for SEa–Air–Land), [1] is an elite special operations force of the Royal Thai Navy.
[1]), is a cabinet-level government department of the Kingdom of Thailand. The ministry controls and manages the Royal Thai Armed Forces to maintain national security, territorial integrity, and national Defence. The armed forces of Thailand are composed of three branches: the Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy, and Royal Thai Air Force. [2]
Thai M1911A1 pistols produced under license; locally known as the Type 86 pistol (ปพ.86). [1] SIG Sauer P320: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum United States: M17E/M18E versions seen procured and in use by Royal Thai Army. [2] CZ 75: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum Czech Republic: Used by Royal Thai Army Special Forces. [3 ...
The Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP), formerly Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, is a Royal Thai Navy facility used for riverine patrols along the Mekong River. It is approximately 587 km (365 mi) northeast of Bangkok , 14.5 km (9.0 mi) west of Nakhon Phanom city in Nakhon Phanom Province in the northeastern region of Thailand ...