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Republic of Kra Air Force

Republic of Kra Air Force

"Obor Demokrasi di Langit!"
(The Torch of Democracy in the Skies!)



Overview


Basic Information


Formed
1st June 1963

Allegiance
The Constitution of the Kra Republic

Headquarters
Hat Yai, Songkhla Province

Engagements

• Vietnam War (1964-1975)

• First Tricolour Rising (1969)

• Kra National Dignity Committee Coup d'etat (1970)

• Second Tricolour Rising (1974)

• First Kra Civil War (1974-1986)

• Siam-Kra border conflicts (1974-present)

• Thai Dai insurgency (1986-2018)

• United Malay-Thai National League Coup d'etat (2016)

• Second Kra Civil War (2020-present)



Leadership


Commander-in-Chief
President M. O. Humaidaan

Minister of Defense
Suthep Thaugsuban

Chief of Air Force
Lieutenant General


Manpower


Military Age
21-45

Active Service
~22,000

Reserve Service
~6500


Recognition Markings




Equipment



Personal Weapons


Calibre: 9 mm
Cartidge: 9x19mm Parabellum
Length: 197 mm
Barrel Length: 119 mm
Weight: 1 kg
Effective Range: 50 m
Action: Short recoil operated
Muzzle Velocity: 335 m/s
Rate of Fire: 70-80 rpm
Feed System: 13 or 15-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Tangent-type rear sight

Fixed-Wing Aircraft


Air Superiority Fighters


Crew: 1
Length: 19.43 m
Wingspan: 13.06 m
Height: 5.64 m
Wing Area: 56.5 m²
Empty Weight: 12,701 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 30,844 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 or Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning low-bypass turbofan engines, 64.9 kN thrust each (dry), 106.4 kN (afterburner)
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.5 (~3050 km/h)
Ferry Range: 6000 km
Combat Range: 1965 km
Service Ceiling: 20,000 m
Rate of Climb: 250 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 1.2
Wing Loading: 371 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 1 x 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon, 940 rounds
11 Hardpoints in total: two under-wing (each with additional two missile launch rails), four under-fuselage (for semi-recessed carriage of AIM-7 Sparrows) and a single centerline pylon station, optional fuselage pylons (which may include conformal fuel tanks, known initially as Fuel And Sensor Tactical (FAST) pack for use on the C model) with a capacity of 7300 kg, with provisions to carry combinations of:
4× AIM-7 Sparrow
4× AIM-9 Sidewinder
8× AIM-120 AMRAAM
up to 3 × 2300 L external drop tanks
MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
Radar:
Raytheon AN/APG-82(V)1 (range: 410 km)
Countermeasures:
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod
Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator
Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) – part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)
Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) – part of TEWS
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) – part of TEWS
Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff/Flares dispenser system – part of TEWS

Multirole Combat Aircraft


Crew: 1
Length: 14.7 m
Wingspan: 8.13 m
8.53 m (with wingtip missiles)
Height: 4.07 m
Wing Area: 17.3 m²
Empty Weight: 4347 kg
Loaded Weight: 7142 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 11,200 kg
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J85-GE-21 afterburning turbojet engines, 16 kN thrust each dry, 22 kN with afterburner
Maximum Speed: Mach 1.63 (1740 km/h)
Ferry Range: 3720 km
Range (clean, on internal fuel): 920 km
Combat Range: 730 km (typical armament, no droptank)
Service Ceiling: 15,800 m
Rate of Climb: 175 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 0.4-0.8
Wing Loading: 416 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 2 × 20 mm M39A2 Revolver cannon in the nose, 280 rounds/gun
7 hardpoints in total: 2 wingtip launch rails, 4 under-wing and 1 under-fuselage, (generally reserved for droptank) with a capacity of 3200 kg of ordnance, droptanks and other equipment
Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-9, AIM-120 (small number in service with F-5 units)
Air-to-Surface Missiles: AGM-65
Rockets: LAU-68, LAU-5003 or LAU-10 rocket pods
Bombs: Mark 80 unguided bombs, Paveway guided bombs, CBU-58 cluster bombs, napalm canisters
Other Equipment: Up to 3 x 570 or 1042 litre Sargent Fletcher droptanks (usually only 1 equipped)
Up to 2 x GPU-5/A 30 mm cannon pods
Avionics:
AN/AQP-159 radar (range: 64 km, detects up to 10 targets, track up to 5 and engage up to 3)


Crew: 1
Length: 12.23 m
Wingspan: 8.38 m
Height: 4.62 m
Wing Area: 25 m²
Empty Weight: 4469 kg
Loaded Weight: 7355 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 11,113 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 turbojet engine, 51 kN thrust
Maximum Speed: 1150 km/h
Ferry Range: 4500 km
Combat Range: 1500 km
Service Ceiling: 15,000 m
Rate of Climb: 55 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 0.7
Wing Loading: 294 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 2 x 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannon, 150 rounds per gun
5 hardpoints total: 4 underwing, 1 centreline underfuselage with a capacity of 4500 kg of ordnance, droptanks and other equipment
Rockets: Up to 4 x LAU-10 rocket pods (4 x 127 mm Zuni rockets per pod)
Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder
Air-to-Ground Missiles: AGM-12 Bullpup, AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-65 Maverick
Bombs: Paveway series smart-bombs, Mk80 series dumb bombs, CBU cluster bombs and Mk80 LGB
Other Equipment: Up to 3 1400 L Sargent Fletcher droptanks
Avionics:
AN/APN-141 radar altimeter
AN/APQ-145 ranging radar
Several other systems, computers and countermeasures


Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 15.06 m
Wingspan: 9.96 m
Height: 4.9 m
Wing Area: 30 m²
Empty Weight: 8573 kg
Loaded Weight: 12,020 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 19,187 kg
Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan engine, 76.31 kN dry thrust 132 kN wet thrust
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.1 (2600 km/h)
Ferry Range: 4800 km
Combat Range: 1546 km
Service Ceiling: 18,000 m
Rate of Climb: 255 m/s
Wing Loading: 400 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 1 x 20 mm M61 Vulcan Gatling cannon, fitted on right hand side of nose, 650 rounds
11 Hardpoints in total: 2 × wing-tip air-to-air missile launch rails, 6 × under-wing, and 3 × under-fuselage pylon (2 for sensors) stations with a capacity of up to 7700 kg of stores
Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder
Air-to-Surface Missiles: AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-84 Harpoon or AGM-119 Penguin
Bombs: Paveway series smart-bombs, Mk80 series dumb bombs, CBU cluster bombs and Mk80 LGB
Other Equipment: Up to 3 1400 L droptanks
SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod
AN/ALQ-131 & AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods
Avionics: AN/APG-68 radar
MIL-STD-1553 bus


Crew: 2
Length: 13.144 m
Wingspan: 9.45 m (with wingtip missiles)
Height: 4.94 m
Wing Area: 23.7 m²
Empty Weight: 6470 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 12,300 kg
Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F404 afterburning turbofan engine, 53.07 kN thrust dry, 78.7 kN with afterburner
Maximum Speed: Mach 1.5 (1852 km/h)
Ferry Range: 2190 km
Range (on internal fuel): 1860 km
Combat Range: 500 km (internal fuel, full air-to-air armament)
1100 km (3 droptanks, light air-to-air armament)
Service Ceiling: 14,630 m
Rate of Climb: 198 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 0.96
Wing Loading: 392 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 1× 20 mm General Dynamics A-50 3-barrel rotary cannon
7 hardpoints total: 4 under-wing, 2 wing-tip launch rails and 1 under-fuselage
Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-9, AIM-120
Air-to-Surface Missiles: AGM-65
Rockets: Hydra 70 rocket pods
Bombs: Mark 80 unguided bombs, Paveway guided bombs, CBU-58 cluster bombs
Avionics:
EL/M-2032 (range: 178 km, detects up to 30 targets, tracks up to 16, can engage up to 12)
Elements of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Avionics Suite

Strike and Observation Aircraft


Crew: 2
Length: 9.86 m
Wingspan: 11.14 m
Height: 3.4 m
Wing Area: 19.4 m²
Empty Weight: 1810 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 3175 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop engine, 740 hp
Maximum Speed: 458 km/h
Range: 1916 km
Service Ceiling: 8750 m
Rate of Climb: 14.6 m/s
Power/Weight: 0.26
Wing Loading: 164 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M3P heavy machine guns, one in each wing
5 hardpoints total: 4 underwing, 1 centreline underfuselage with a capacity of 1550 kg of ordnance, droptanks and other equipment
Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder (issued in small numbers)
Air-to-Ground Missiles: AGM-65
Rockets: Up to 4 LAU-68 70 mm rocket pods
Bombs: 10 x Mk81 (double mounted), 5 x Mk82, 3 x M117, Paveway series guided bombs, various cluster, napalm and incendiary munitions
Other Equipment: Chaff and flare containers, various sensor suites available but not often equipped
Avionics:
MIL-STD-1553 standard avionics data bus and suite
NVG ANVIS-9 equipped for some nighttime operations
Rohde & Schwarz M3AR VHF/UHF Airborne Transceiver
Reflector bomb and gunsights
Toss bombing assist module
Small number of Constantly Computed Impact Point (CCIP) modules delivered
Laser inertial and GPS Navigational Systems
Laser Range Finder


Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 7.87 m
Wingspan: 10.97 m
Height: 2.24 m
Wing Area: 16.2 m²
Empty Weight: 732 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 1102 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470-11 air-cooled flat-six, 213 hp
Maximum Speed: 186 km/h
Range: 865 km
Service Ceiling: 5600 m
Absolute Ceiling: 7600 m
Rate of Climb: 5.8 m/s
Power/Weight: 0.23
Wing Loading: 53 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: Various small arms often carried by observers
1 x 7.62 mm M60 machine gun very occasionally fitted in cabin window


Crew: 3-5 (pilot, co-pilot, up to 3 gunners)
Capacity: 6 fully equipped troops
or 3 litter patients and 1 medical officer
Length: 11.23 m
Wingspan: 15.14 m
Height: 4.37 m
Wing Area: 30.15 m²
Operational Weight: 2767 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Garrett TPE-331-1-101F turboprop engine, 650 hp
Maximum Speed at Typical Operating Weight: 278 km/h
Range: 680 km
Combat Range: 328 km
Service Ceiling: 6500 m
Rate of Climb: 4.2 m/s
Power/Weight: 0.3
Wing Loading: 92 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 1 x XM197 triple barrel 20 mm cannon
Gun Pods: 2 x side-firing 12.7 mm Browning machine guns or 2 x side-firing 20 mm XMU-470 gun pods
5 hardpoints total: 4 underwing, 1 centreline underfuselage with a capacity of 875 kg
Bombs: Up to 30 BDU33 11.5 kg bomblets, up to 3 Mk81 250 kg unguided bombs, up to 3 napalm canisters
Other Equipment: Up to 3 propaganda leaflet canisters, up to 2 smoke grenade canisters
Avionics: Infrared and electro-optical sensor suite

Maritime Patrol Aircraft


Crew: 12
Length: 35.6 m
Winspan: 30.4 m
Height: 11.8 m
Empty Weight: 35,000 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 64,400 kg
Powerplant: 4 × Allison T56-A-14 turboprop, 4600 hp each
Maximum Speed: 750 km/h
Cruise Speed: 610 km/h
Ferry Range: 8944 km
Combat Range: 2490 km
Service Ceiling: 8625 m
Rate of Climb: 16 m/s
Armament:
Guns: None
10 Hardpoints total capable of carrying 9100 kg of ordnance
Air-to-Surface Missiles: AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-84 Harpoon
Bombs: Mark 80 series bombs, Paveway Series guided bombs, Mk20 Cluster bombs, Various depth charges
Other: Mod 5 Mark 46 Torpedo, Stonefish Naval Mine, Active and passive Sonobuoys
Avionics:
APX-118 IFF system
APS-115 Maritime Surveillance Radar
APS-137D(V)5 Inverse Synthetic Aperture Search Radar
ASX-4 Advanced Imaging Multispectral Sensor, ASX-6 Multi-Mode Imaging System
ALR-66 Radar Warning Receiver, ALR-95(V)2 Specific Emitter Identification/Threat Warning
AN/ARR-78(V) sonobuoy receiving system
IBM Proteus UYS-1 acoustic processor
AQA-7 directional acoustic frequency analysis and recording sonobuoy indicators
AQH-4 (V) sonar tape recorder
ASQ-81 magnetic anomaly detector
ASA-65 magnetic compensator
AN/ALQ-78(V) electronic surveillance receiver

Transport Aircraft


Crew: 2-4
Passengers: Up to 150 in VIP configuration
Length: 33 m
Wingspan: 28.88 m
Wing Area: 91.04 m²
Height: 11.13 m
Empty Weight: 31,950 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 60,500 kg
Powerplant: 2 x CFM International LEAP-1B, 89 kN each
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.82 (1015 km/h)
Cruise Speed: Mach 0.8 (988 km/h)
Range: 3890 km
Service Ceiling: 11,280 m
Rate of Climb: 21 m/s


Crew: 2 pilots, 1 or 2 crew
Passengers: 16 passengers
Length: 23.38 m
Wingspan: 26.21 m
Height: 7.83 m
Wing Area: 70.7 m²
Empty Weight: 10,255 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 20,640 kg
Powerplant: 3 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A Turbofans, 30 kN each
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.92 (1134 km/h)
Cruise Speed: Mach 0.81 (1006 km/h)
Range (with typical load and 8 passengers): 7400 km
Service Ceiling: 15,455 m
Rate of Climb: 24 m/s
Avionics: Falcon EASy enhanced avionics system Flight Deck


Crew: 2, pilot and co-pilot
Passengers: 12
Empty Weight: 4289 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 7484 kg
Length: 14.22 m
Wingspan: 17.65 m
Height: 4.37 m
Powerplant: 2 x PWC PT6A-60A
Maximum Speed: 590 km/h
Cruise Speed: 525 km/h
Range: 3338 km
Service Ceiling: 10,668 m
Rate of Climb: 12.5 m/s
Takeoff run: 630 m


Crew: 2-3 (pilot, co-pilot, loadmaster)
Passengers: 51 fully equipped troops or
35 paratroopers or
18 stretchers and 4 medical officers
Payload: Up to 6200 kg
Length: 21.4 m
Wingspan: 25.81 m
Height: 8.18 m
Wing Area: 59.1 m²
Empty Weight: 9800 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 16,200 kg
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric CT7-9C3 turboprops, 1750 hp each
Maximum Speed: 515 km/h
Cruise Speed: 450 km/h
Ferry Range: 4355 km
Range (with typical payload): 2330 km
Service Ceiling: 7620 m
Rate of Climb: 7.8 m/s


Crew: 5 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight engineer, loadmaster)
Passengers: 128 full laden troops or
92 paratroopers or
75 stretchers and 5 medical personnel
Payload: 33,000 kg,
8 cargo pallets or
3 Land Rovers or
2 M113s or
6 M101 Howitzers
Length: 29.8 m
Wingspan: 40.41 m
Height: 11.66 m
Empty Weight: 34,382 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 70,307 kg
Powerplant: 4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines, 4590 hp each
Maximum Speed: 593 km/h
Cruise Speed: 541 km/h
Range: 3800 km
Service Ceiling: 10,000 m
Rate of Climb: 9.3 m/s
Takeoff Length: 1000 m at max weight
427 m with no cargo

Trainers


Crew: 2
Length: 9.86 m
Wingspan: 11.14 m
Height: 3.4 m
Wing Area: 19.4 m²
Empty Weight: 1810 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 3175 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop engine, 740 hp
Maximum Speed: 458 km/h
Range: 1916 km
Service Ceiling: 8750 m
Rate of Climb: 14.6 m/s
Power/Weight: 0.26
Wing Loading: 164 kg/m²
Armament: (typically none)
Guns: 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M3P heavy machine guns, one in each wing
5 hardpoints total: 4 underwing, 1 centreline underfuselage with a capacity of 1550 kg of ordnance, droptanks and other equipment
Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder (issued in small numbers)
Air-to-Ground Missiles: AGM-65
Rockets: Up to 4 LAU-68 70 mm rocket pods
Bombs: 10 x Mk81 (double mounted), 5 x Mk82, 3 x M117, Paveway series guided bombs, various cluster, napalm and incendiary munitions
Other Equipment: Chaff and flare containers, various sensor suites available but not often equipped
Avionics:
MIL-STD-1553 standard avionics data bus and suite
NVG ANVIS-9 equipped for some nighttime operations
Rohde & Schwarz M3AR VHF/UHF Airborne Transceiver
Reflector bomb and gunsights
GPS Navigational Systems


Crew: 2
Length: 13.23 m
Wingspan: 9.11 m
Height: 4.19 m
Wing Area: 17.5 m²
Empty Weight: 3515 kg
Loaded Weight: 5015 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 7500 kg
Powerplant: 2 × SNECMA Turbomeca Larzac 04-C5 turbofan engines, 13.24 kN thrust each
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.85 (1051 km/h)
Ferry Range: 2950 km with 2 x 310 litre droptanks
Combat Range: 1095 km
Service Ceiling: 14,630 m
Rate of Climb: 58 m/s
Thrust/Weight: 0.62
Wing Loading: 285.7 kg/m²
Armament:
Guns: 1 x 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon mounted in nose
5 hardpoints total: 4 underwing, 1 centreline underfuselage with a capacity of 2500 kg of ordnance, droptanks and other equipment
Air-to-Air Missiles: Up to 2 x AIM-9
Air-to-Ground Missiles: Up to 2 x AGM-65
Bombs: Up to 4 x Mk81 unguided bombs, BL755 cluster bombs or up to 20 BDU33 bomblets
Rockets: Up to 2 x Matra rocket pods with 18 SNEB 68 mm rockets
Other Equipment: Up to 2 x 310 litre droptanks


Crew: 2-10 (pilot, co-pilot, up to 6 specialised trainees and 2 instructors)
Empty Weight: 4289 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 7484 kg
Length: 14.22 m
Wingspan: 17.65 m
Height: 4.37 m
Powerplant: 2 x PWC PT6A-60A
Maximum Speed: 590 km/h
Cruise Speed: 525 km/h
Range: 3338 km
Service Ceiling: 10,668 m
Rate of Climb: 12.5 m/s
Takeoff run: 630 m

Rotary-Wing Aircraft



Crew: 2 pilots, 2 gunners/crew chiefs/loadmasters
Passengers: 12 laden troops or 6 stretchers
Cargo Capacity: 1200 kg stored internally, 4100 kg stored externally
Empty Weight: 4819 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 10,660 kg
Length: 19.76 m
Fuselage Width: 2.36 m
Height: 5.13 m
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft, 1890 hp each
Maximum Speed: 294 km/h
Cruising Speed: 280 km/h
Ferry Range: 2200 km
Combat Range: 592 km
Service Ceiling: 5790 m
Rate of Climb: 8.38 m/s
Armament:
Guns: 2 x M134 Minigun Doorguns or
2 x FN MAG Doorguns
4 Hardpoints on stub wings
Missiles: AGM-114 Hellfire; AIM-92 Stinger and Spike missiles may also be carried
Rockets: LAU-68 rocket launcher, Hydra 70 70 mm air-to-ground rockets

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