Editing Royal Thai Armed Forces (section)

==Weapons and equipment==
[[File:HTMS Chakri Naruebet Exercise 2001.jpg|thumb|The aircraft carrier {{ship|HTMS|Chakri Naruebet}} of the [[Royal Thai Navy]].]]
[[File:RTAF Jas 39 Gripen.jpg|thumb|[[JAS-39 Gripen|Saab JAS 39 Gripen]] of the Royal Thai Air Force.]]

Thailand's defense spending has soared since 2006. Since then the military has seized control from civilian governments on two occasions. Defense spending has increased by US$1 billion since the latest coup in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Planes, tanks, subs: the Thai generals' shopping list |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/planes-tanks-subs-the-thai-generals-shopping-list/articleshow/67987641.cms |access-date=14 February 2019 |work=The Economic Times |agency=AFP |date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050515/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/planes-tanks-subs-the-thai-generals-shopping-list/articleshow/67987641.cms |archive-date=15 February 2019 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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!Equipment<ref name="INSS">The Institute for National Security Studies", chapter Israel, 2008, 23 March 2008.</ref>
!Quantity!!In Service!!On Order
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|[[Main battle tank]] and [[light tank]] ||align=center| 788 ||align=center| 788 ||align=center| 200
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|[[Armoured personnel carrier|APCs]], [[Infantry fighting vehicle|IFVs]], [[Armoured recovery vehicle|ARVs]], [[Landing craft|LCV]]s ||align=center| 2620 ||align=center| 2620 ||align=center| 300
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|[[Self-propelled artillery]] ||align=center| 1072 ||align=center| 1072 ||align=center| 60
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|Combat [[warplane]]s ||align=center| 183 ||align=center| 179 ||align=center| 0
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|Transport [[warplane]]s ||align=center| 114 ||align=center| 114 ||align=center| 0
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|Training [[warplane]]s ||align=center| 56 ||align=center| 55 ||align=center| 12
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|[[Military helicopter]]s ||align=center| 282 ||align=center| 282 ||align=center| 25
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|[[Aircraft carrier]]s ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| 0
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|[[Warship]]s ||align=center| 17 ||align=center| 17 ||align=center| 2 LPD
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|[[Missile boat|Fast attack craft – missile (FAC-M)]]s ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 6
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|[[Submarine]]s ||align=center| 0 ||align=center| 0 ||align=center| 3
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|[[Patrol boat]]s ||align=center| 127 ||align=center| 127 ||align=center| 2
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In early January 2022, Thailand's cabinet backed a plan to buy four fighter jets starting in 2023 with 13.8 billion baht ($413.67 million) budgeted for the purchase over a 4 year period to replace some of the country's aging F-16 jets.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-12 |title=Thailand approves $414 mln budget for fighter jets upgrade |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/thailand-approves-414-mln-budget-fighter-jets-upgrade-2022-01-12/ |access-date=2022-07-19}}</ref>