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Tai People's Air and Air Defence Force

Tai People's Air and Air Defence Force

"เราคือปีกแห่งประชาชน"
(We are the wings of the People)



Overview


Basic Information


Formed
15th May 1975

Allegiance
Tai Communist Party

Headquarters
Pattaya, Tai Socialist People's Republic

Engagements

• Issara Insurgency (1968-1974)

• Laotian Civil War (1969-1975)

• Vietnam War (1969-1975)

• Cambodian-Vietnamese War (1978-present)

• First Kra Civil War (1974-present)

• Siamese-Thai border conflicts (1974-present)



Leadership


Commander-in-Chief
First Secretary Boonsanong Punyodyana

Commissar for Defence of the People's Republic
Defence Commissar Phayom Chulanont

Chief of Air Force
Colonel General Kaset Rojananil


Manpower


Military Age
21-45

Active Service
~28,000

Reserve Service
~1500


Recognition Markings



Equipment



Personal Weapons


Calibre: 9 mm
Cartridge: 9x18mm Makarov
Length: 161.5 mm
Barrel Length: 93.5 mm
Weight: 730 g
Effective Range: 50 m
Maximum Firing Range: 100 m
Action: Blowback
Muzzle Velocity: 315 m/s
Rate of Fire: 30-40 rpm
Feed System: 8, 10 or 12-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Blade front, notch rear (drift adjustable)

Fixed-Wing Aircraft


Multirole Combat Aircraft


Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 14.7 m
Wingspan: 7.154 m
Height: 4.125 m
Wing Area: 23 m²
Empty Weight: 5339 kg
Loaded Weight: 8725 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 11,500 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Tumanskiy R25-300 , 40.21 kN thrust dry, 69.62 kN with afterburner
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.05 (2532 km/h)
Ferry Range: 2150 km
Range (clean, on internal fuel): 1675 km
Combat Range: 850 km (typical armament, no droptank)
Service Ceiling: 18,000 m
Rate of Climb: 255 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 0.8-1.3
Wing Loading: 375 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 1 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannon with 200 rounds
5 hardpoints in total: 4 underwing and 1 ventral, (reserved for droptank) with a capacity of 3500 kg of ordnance, droptanks and other equipment
Air-to-Air Missiles: 4 x K-13A or 8 x R-60M
Air-to-Surface Missiles: 2 x Kh-23 Grom
Rockets: 4 x S-24 rockets, or UB-16-57 rocket pods
Bombs: 2 x 500 or 4 x 250 kg bombs
Avionics:
Phazotron Kopyo radar (range: 50 km, detects up to 10 targets, track up to 5 and engage up to 2)
ARK-10 bearing locator
SPO-3 Sirena-3M warning receiver
ASP-PFD gunsight
SOD-57M Globus-2 transponder
ARL-S Lazur'-M ground control link
RSBN-2N navigation system


Crew: 1
Length: 12.54 m (not including pitot tube)
Wingspan: 9 m
Height: 3.88 m
Wing Area: 25 m²
Empty Weight: 5172 kg
Loaded Weight: 7560 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 8852 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky RD-9B afterburning turbojet engines, 25.5 kN thrust each dry, 31.8 kN with afterburner
Maximum Speed: Mach 1.35 (1670 km/h)
Ferry Range: 2400 km
Range: 1450 km
Combat Range (fully loaded, no droptanks): 860 km
Service Ceiling: 18,000 m
Rate of Climb: 185 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 1.8 (clean)
Wing Loading: 302 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 3 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannon (75 rounds for wing-root guns, 55 rounds for the fuselage gun)
4 hardpoints in total: 2 inner wing pylons, 2 outer wing pylons
Air-to-Air Missiles: 2-4 x K-13A
Rockets: 2-4 x ORO-57K rocket pods
Bombs: 2-4 250 or 500 kg bombs
Avionics:
RP-1 Izumrud radar (range: 25 km)

Bombers and Ground Attack Aircraft


Crew: 1
Length: 19.02 m
Wingspan: 13.68 m (fully-spread)
10.02 m (fully-swept)
Height: 5.12 m
Wing Area: 38.5 m² (fully-spread)
34.5 m² (fully-swept)
Empty Weight: 12,160 kg
Loaded Weight: 16,400 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 19,430 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet engine, 76.4 kN thrust dry, 109.8 kN with afterburner
Maximum Speed: Mach 1.13 (1400 km/h) at low altitude
Mach 1.5 (1855 km/h) at cruising altitude
Ferry Range: 2300 km
Combat Range: 1150 km with typical payload
Service Ceiling: 14,200 m
Rate of Climb: 230 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 0.7
Wing Loading: 443 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
UPK-23 or SPPU-22 gun pods for 2 × Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannons
12 hardpoints in total, capable of carrying up to 4000 kg of ordnance: 6 under fuselage, 4 under-wing, 2 nacelle mounted
Air-to-Air Missiles: R-73
Air-to-Surface Missiles: Kh-23, Kh-25, Kh-29, Kh-58, Kh-27, Kh-28
Rockets: S-5, S-8, S-13
Bombs: KAB-500, KAB-250, KAB-1500

Reconnaissance and Intelligence Aircraft


Crew: 5-10 (pilot, co-pilot, radio operator, flight engineer, navigator, 4 or 5 mission crew)
Length: 23.8 m
Wingspan: 29.3 m
Height: 8.58 m
Empty Weight: 15,020 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 24,000 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Progress AI-24VT Turboprop engines, 2820 hp each
sometimes fitted with 1 × Tumansky Ru-19-A300 Turbojet booster / APU, 7.85 kN thrust
Maximum Speed: 510 km/h
Cruise Speed: 440 km/h
Ferry Range: 3500 km
Mission Range: 2500 km
Service Ceiling: 7500 m
Rate of Climb: 8 m/s
Avionics:
Side-looking radar
Fitted with various camera systems
Curl-B ELINT suite

Transport Aircraft


Crew: 5 (pilot, co-pilot, radio operator, flight engineer, navigator)
Passengers: 32 paratroopers
36 fully equipped soldiers or 45 passengers
Payload: 5500 kg
Length: 23.8 m
Wingspan: 29.3 m
Height: 8.58 m
Empty Weight: 15,020 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 24,000 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Progress AI-24VT Turboprop engines, 2820 hp each
sometimes fitted with 1 × Tumansky Ru-19-A300 Turbojet booster / APU, 7.85 kN thrust
Maximum Speed: 510 km/h
Cruise Speed: 440 km/h
Ferry Range: 3500 km
Mission Range: 2500 km
Service Ceiling: 7500 m
Rate of Climb: 8 m/s


Crew: 5 (two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, radio operator)
Passengers: 60 fully equipped paratroopers
Payload: 20,000 kg or 2 x BMD-3 Airborne APCs
Length: 33.1 m
Wingspan: 38 m
Height: 10.53 m
Wing Area: 121.7 m²
Empty Weight: 28,000 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 61,000 kg
Powerplant: 4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprop engines, 4000 hp each
Maximum Speed: 777 km/h
Cruise Speed: 670 km/h
Range: 5700 km
3600 km (with maximum payload)
Service Ceiling: 10,500 m
Rate of Climb: 10 m/s
Power/Weight: 0.4


Crew: 5 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight engineer, loadmaster)
Passengers: 75 paratroopers
or 95 passengers
or 45 stretchers with 8 medical officers
Payload: 64,000 kg
Length: 46.59 m
Wingspan: 50.5 m
Height: 14.76 m
Wing Area: 300 m²
Empty Weight: 92,500 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 210,000 kg
Powerplant: 4 × Soloviev D-30KP turbofans, 117.7 kN thrust each
Maximum Speed: 1013 km/h
Cruise Speed: 850 km/h
Range: 9500 km
4500 km (with maximum payload)
Service Ceiling: 13,000 m
Rate of Climb: 14 m/s
Minimum Landing Distance: 430 m

Trainers


Crew: 2 (pilot, instructor)
Length: 7.745 m
Wingspan: 9.3 m
Height: 2.7 m
Wing Area: 15 m²
Empty Weight: 1015 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 1305 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M-14P nine-cylinder radial engine, 360 hp
Maximum Speed: 315 km/h
Cruise Speed: 230 km/h
Range: 550 km
Service Ceiling: 4500 m
Rate of Climb: 7 m/s
Wing Loading: 76 kg/m²


Crew: 2 (pilot, instructor)
Length: 10.81 m
Wingspan: 10.29 m
Height: 3.13 m
Wing Area: 19.8 m²
Empty Weight: 2280 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 3280 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Motorlet M-701c 500 turbojet, 8.7 kN thrust
Maximum Speed: 655 km/h
Range: 895 km
Service Ceiling: 11,000 m
Rate of Climb: 16 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 0.52
Wing Loading: 146.5 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 2 x 7.62 mm PK machine guns
2 underwing hardpoints
Rockets: Up to 2 x rocket pods
Bombs: 2 x 100 or 250 kg bombs

Rotary-Wing Aircraft



Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer)
Passengers: 26 passengers
or 24 fully laden troops
or 12 stretchers & 1 medical attendant
Payload: 4000 kg internally
5000 kg externally slung
Length: 18.465 m
Height: 5.65 m
Empty Weight: 7489 kg
Loaded Weight: 11,100 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 13,000 kg
13,500 kg with underslung load
Powerplant: 2 × Klimov VK-2500PS-03 turboshaft engines, 2400 hp each
Maximum Speed: 285 km/h
Cruise Speed: 265 km/h
Ferry Range: 1100 km
Range: 800 km (with standard payload)
Service Ceiling: 6000 m
Rate of Climb: 8 m/s
Armament:
Up to 1500 kg of ordnance on 6 external hardpoints

Anti-Aircraft Systems


Stationary Surface-to-Air Missile Systems


Crew: 6 (3 radar operators, 2 missile operators and technicians, 1 commander)
Launch Weight: 7850-8700 kg
Radar: 5N62 H band continuous wave radar, detection range 270 km
Main Armament: 1 x 5V25V, V-880M/5V28M or V-880MN/5V28MN missiles
Missile Length: 10.8 m
Missile Weight: 7100 kg
Operational Range: 300 km
Guidance System: Semi-active radar homing seeker head
Ceiling: 40,000 m
Missile Speed: Mach 4 (4940 km/h)
Deployment Time: 30-60 minutes

Road-Mobile Surface-to-Air Missile Systems


Crew: 3
Weight: 50 tonnes
Length: 12 m
Width: 4 m
Height: 5 m
Radar: 9S15M2, 9S15MT2E and 9S15MV2E all-round surveillance radars, 300-360 km detection range
64N6 BIG BIRD E/F-band radar, 450-1000 km detection range
9S32 engagement radar, 250 km detection range
Can track and engage 6-36 targets simultaenously
Main Armament: 2-8 9M83ME, 9M96E1, 9M96E2 or 40N6
Effective Range: Up to 400 km (40N6), 190 km (most other missiles)
Ceiling: 30 km
Missile Speed: Up to Mach 7.5
Engine: V-84 diesel, 840 hp
Suspension: 8x8 wheeled
Operational Range: 300 km
Speed: 55 km/h

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