[ATTACH=CONFIG]217008[/ATTACH]That’s why the Thai then bought ST marine LPD.

http://www.stengg.com/press-centre/press-releases/st-marine-delivers-141m-landing-platform-dock-to-royal-thai-navy

Personally I think PdA should be broken up as spares for the Chakri Naruebet.

Great..spares for a carrier that spend 90% of her time in berth 🙂

Seriously, I’m not surprise if many in Thai Navy it self want to get rid Chakri Naruebet if they can, and use the resources for more useful vessels for Thai Navy.
As PdA if any interest for her still exists, I do believe it will not be for uses as carrier, but more as multirole helicopter platform that can be use for amphibious operations, kind of multipurpose LPH or ASW platform. @Swerve, I put LHD on my previous posts since that’s the talk on local forum from claimed Navy insiders. But I do agree with you that LPH is more realistic term than LHD if some one wants to convert PdA.

From lavozdigital.es, Philipines show interest with Spanish Carrier Principe de Asturias. The article talk the most serious interest for the carrier before came from Indonesia, with a complete technical team inspect the carrier before on March. However Indonesian government already decided to turn down the carrier. Presently Philipines still left as potential bidder.

http://www.lavozdigital.es/cadiz/v/20130520/cadiz/filipinas-interesa-principe-asturias-20130520.html

From local forum, indicated Indonesia team came to Spain to asses the carrier for possible modifications as LHD duties. However the cost for mordernisation considered to high, for the carrier to be used for effective amphibious operation as LHD.

Naturally, ananda, its only hypothetical topic. But… may be, Turkey, South Korea and Indonesia are in relatively good economic condition.

Agree, that’s why I said anything can happen. And it cuts both ways. What I’m getting at, at this moment, what will come out from both program, may not neccesary will be as design says. For KFX/IFX for example, what can be turn out can be just another upgrade FA-50, singgle engine and not twin . This just an example of the program that turn out not something that will be interesting for even second or third tiers Euro Nations.

After all look at MAKO concept. Not turn many interest on Euro zone. And something just little more updated of that ( Mako), that in the end can still come out from both projects.

thobbes.

Confirmation please, you have not mention F-5 on Turkey inventory. I thought they are still operational presently. Are they already withdrawn from Turkish inventory ?

One thing that daily mail need to be updated, at the moment nearly 90% second or third hand aircraft has been phased out. New procurement of Aircraft by most Indonesian airlines are brand new ones.

The problem according people from the Industry is the speed in producing realiable pilots in line with the speed of new aircraft procurement. I don’t know how realiable it is, but some senior pilots (based on social media report) accused new airlines including Lion on recruiting captain from co-pilots on established airline like Garuda in which on Garuda those co-pilots considered not matured enough as captain.

They also taking a lot of foreign new pilots as co-pilots, with limited flying hours before. Taking young co-pilots will not create significant problem if the pilots/captains already seasoned ones. Well at least that what i read from those senior pilots social media.

But, lets see what the finding result turn out.

And PLA getting so bold as start dismantling SE Asia’s token military forces means the Americans aren’t willing to help and that China has developed proper expeditionary warfare capability (or has rumbled armoured divisions through Vietnam or Thailand).

Seems like a cut and paste of Japan’s forays in 1942.

At least the Royal Navy no longer has ships to be sunk in the area! :D:diablo:

Do you still believe that if China did dismantling SEA oppositions on South China sea, other regional powers including the US navy will stand by ?? South China sea is too much important sea lane, that any regional powers will let one power dominate it, especially if that power is China.

I feel if there was a truly Western truly cheap option it would sell also it is a good idea to have a cheap easy type that is easy to operate

It’s already exists for two decades..It’s easy to operate, cheap, with F-16 based radar, capable (in theory) for multi-role even secondary Air defense role..BAe build..but so far with only few countries to operate..can’t be call market success.

Kind put questions on the concept.