in-command, Gen Prayuth at that time (Now, He is The “Man in Charge”, (not only
of the army but the whole country), with no questions
asked). General Anupong had reportedly agreed to purchase 3 airships for the army.
The problem is that the airship can’t do what it is meant to, and there has even been
trouble getting it into the air. The airship has seepage holes and it initially costs 2.8
million baht to inflate and then 280,000 baht a month to top-up. It remains in a hanger,
never used. It is a bigger Scam than the GT200.
The company involved was founded in mid-2008 and has 12 employees. How on earth
did “Royal Thai Army” even know about them?. It seems they are agents for the real
manufactures.
Something fishy in these deals, money and corruption rule Thailand Royal Army.
Wealthy Generals on Top. Not the poor enlisted soldiers. No wealth sharing. No
piece of the pie. It’s the whole pie. Let’s wait and see 2015 Defense Budget…
Thailand’s military government raised 2015 defense budget to THB193 billion (USD6 billion),
representing a 5% increase over spending in 2014. The funding represents approximately 8% of
the total government expenditure during the 2015 fiscal year