List of equipment of the Royal Thai Army

2 This is a list of equipment of the Royal Thai Army.

Individual Equipment +PhotoModelTypeNotesThai Digital CamoCamouflage/Combat uniformStandard issued in 2009.ERDL patternCamouflage/Combat uniformFormer standard issue.Desert Battle Dress UniformCamouflage/Combat uniformUsed by Royal Thai Army during humanitarian mission at overseas, including Iraq.M1Combat helmetLimited use, Military police and training purpose.CVCHCombat helmetStandard issue Crewman Helmet for Main battle tank and Armored Fighting Vehicle Crewman.PASGTCombat helmetStandard issue combat helmet for Royal Thai Army.ACHCombat helmetCurrent standard issue combat helmet.MICHCombat helmetUsed by Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command.M1956 Load Bearing EquipmentLoad-bearing EquipmentIn use by Royal Thai Army.ALICE equipmentLoad-bearing EquipmentIn use by Royal Thai Army.Personnel Armor System for Ground TroopsBulletproof vestIn use by Royal Thai Army.Scalable Plate CarrierPlate carrierUsed by Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command.

Small arms and light weapons Photo Model Type Caliber Origin Notes Pistols M1911 Semi-automatic pistol .45 ACP Thai M1911A1 pistols produced under license; locally known as the Type 86 pistol (ปพ.86). Small Arms Illustrated, 2010. SIG Sauer P320 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum M17E/M18E versions seen procured and in use by Royal Thai Army. CZ 75 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Royal Thai Army Special Forces. SIG Sauer P226 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Royal Thai Army Special Forces. Beretta 92FS Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Glock 17/19 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Daewoo K5 Semi-automatic pisto 9×19mm Parabellum 200 K5s transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report. FN Five-seven Semi-automatic pistol FN 5.7×28mm Used by Royal Thai Army Special Forces. Shotguns Remington Model 870 Pump-action shotgun 12 gauge Remington Model 1100 Semi-automatic shotgun 12 gauge McManners, Hugh (2003). Ultimate Special Forces. DK Publishing, Inc. . Daewoo USAS-12 Automatic shotgun 12 gauge 396 USAS-12 transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report. Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Royal Thai Army Special Forces. Uzi Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by military police. FN P90 Submachine gun FN 5.7x28mm FN P90 submachine guns used by Special Forces. Assault rifles and carbines M16A1 M16A2M16A4 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Standard issue rifle.Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide, Ewen Southby-Tailyour (2005) p. 446. Daewoo K2 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO 403 K2s transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report. Type 11 (HK33A2)Type 11 A1 (HK33A3)Type 11 K (HK33KA3)Type 11 ZF (HK33SG/1) Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO The Type 11 (ปลย.11) is a Thai license produced version of the Heckler & Koch HK33. Used by rear line troops and Army Reserve Force Students.Colt M5 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO10.3" and 14.5"-inch versions in use with Special Forces as its standard issue rifle. FN SCAR-L Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Scar-L CQC seen in use with 112th Mechanised Infantry Brigade (Stryker Regiment Combat Team). IWI Tavor TAR-21 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Widely used by Cavalry units and First Army Area units. Galil Ace N-23 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by 9th Infantry Division. IWI Tavor X95 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO M4 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO M4 ACC-M and M4A1 versions in use. Norinco CQ-A Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Thahan Phran. AK-102 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Thahan Phran. Also seen in use with special forces. AK-104 Carbine 7.62×39mm Used by Thahan Phran. Sniper rifles and marksman rifles IMI Galatz Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used in small numbers. SIG Sauer SSG 3000 Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO SR-25 Marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Barrett M82/Barrett M107 Anti-materiel rifle .50 BMG Used by special forces. Machine guns M249 Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Royal Thai Army Special Forces. Daewoo K3 Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO 2 K3s transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report. Ultimax 100 Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Andrew, pp. 1093. IWI Negev Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO 1,550 NG-5s were delivered. FN Minimi Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO FN MAG General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO M60 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Heckler & Koch HK21 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO M2 Browning Heavy machine gun .50 BMG Locally known as Type 93 machine gun (ปก.93). Use by infantry units and mobile vehicles and helicopters. Grenade launchers M320 Grenade launcher 40×46mm M203 Grenade launcher 40×46mm M79 Grenade launcher 40×46mm STK 40 AGL Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm MK19 Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm Anti-tank systems FGM-148 Javelin Anti-tank guided missile 127 mm Spike-MRAnti-tank guided missile 152 mm BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank guided missile 152 mm M72 LAW Rocket-propelled grenade 66 mm Type 69 Rocket-propelled grenade 85 mm Carl Gustaf M3 Recoilless rifle 84 mm M40 Recoilless rifle 105 mm Mounted on M151 utility vehicles.

Armoured fighting vehicles Tanks ModelImageOriginQuantityDetailsMain battle tanksVT-462The VT-4 shares many subsystems technology and features from other latest Chinese main battle tanks such as Type 96B and Type 99A.T-84 Oplot49One visible feature is the new PNK-6 panoramic tank sight. "BM Oplot-T" is an export version of the OPLOT-M for Thailand.M60A3 TTS12538-48 M60A3 TTS was upgraded with Israeli TIFCS, HMA, index loader, electric gun and turret drive systems.M60A1 RISE53M48A5105Conversions of M48A1 hulls to the M48A5 standard. Retained the engine, transmission and track. All were further upgraded with components from the M60A1 RISE Hull PIP Update Kit. Light tanksStingray106FV101 Scorpion154Surveillance Target Acquisition and Weapon Sight from SELEX Galileo Ltd replacing its aging one. Replacing diesel-engine instead of gasoline-engine. (50 in store for a total of 154 tanks).M41A3 24 Spotted in use during the 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict as static firing positions.

Combat vehicles Photo Model Type Origin Quantity Notes Combat vehicles M901 ITV Tank destroyer 18 BTR-3E1 Infantry fighting vehicle 238 Two variants were purchased, the BTR-3E1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, and a specifically designed tank destroyer variant of the BTR-3, the BTR-3RK. The BTR-3RK is equipped with a special combat module that features 4 × RK-2S anti-tank guided missiles and a coaxial KT-7.62mm machine gun. A BTR-3E with a Cockerill CSE 90LP was also tested but not adopted. M1126 ICV Infantry fighting vehicle 166 (+200) , there were a total of 130 vehicles in service. There are plans to procure an additional 200 units by 2027. 17 Stryker icv deliver to thai army in Hanuman Guardian 2026 after training is ended Recently upgraded with CROWS Remote Controlled Weapons System. VN-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 111 As of 2021, a total of 111 Type 08 IFV or VN-1 delivered. Thailand acquired 38 vehicles for first batch and another 34 for second batch and 39 for third batch in 2021. First Win Infantry mobility vehicle 76 Mine-protected vehicle. REVA-3 Infantry mobility vehicle 100 + - Mine-protected vehicle. Order in 3 Batch. V-100V-150 Armoured personnel carrier 19113 M113A1/A2/A3 Armoured personnel carrier 450 Type 85 Armoured personnel carrier 396 Combat engineering vehicles M577 Armored command vehicle Unknown FV105 Sultan Armored command vehicle Unknown Bronco ATTC Amphibious armoured vehicle 10 Troop carrier variant. Used by engineers. Bandvagn 206 Amphibious armoured vehicle Unknown Used by engineers. BREM-84 Atlet Armoured recovery vehicle 2 Based on the T-84 Oplot chassis.Atlet - Armored recovery vehicle 29 October 2019 Type 84 Armoured recovery vehicle 5 FV106 Samson Armoured recovery vehicle Unknown M806 Armoured recovery vehicle Unknow M113 Version Recover Vehicle. M88A1 HerculesM88A2 Hercules Armoured recovery vehicle 226 28 total in service. M578 LVR Armoured recovery vehicle Unknown M992A2 Resupply vehicle 20 Type 84 AVLB Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 4 Based on the Type 69 MBT. 18 m long mobile bridge.

Utility and logistic vehicles Photo Model Type Origin Notes Utility vehicles Humvee Military light utility vehicle M50M51AM51BM51 Ambulance Military light utility vehicle/Ambulance Land Rover Defender Military light utility vehicle Militarised Land Rover Defender 4x4 towing vehicle, digital fire control systems, and associated accessories. Mercedes-Benz G-Class Military light utility vehicle Mitsubishi Type 73 Military light utility vehicle Virtually replaced by the M50/M51 series of light utility vehicles. M151 Military light utility vehicle M151A2, M718A1, M825. Virtually replaced by the M50/M51 series of light utility vehicles. Chevrolet Colorado Light utility vehicle Toyota Hilux Vigo Light utility vehicle Isuzu D-Max Light utility vehicle Toyota HiAce Utility Vehicle/Ambulance Polaris MRZR All-terrain vehicle Logistical vehicles M911 Tractor unit M1088 Tractor unit Sinotruk Howo Tractor unit Mercedes-Benz NG Tractor unit Mercedes-Benz Arocs Tractor unit Renault Tractor unit Scania R730 Tractor unit M35 Truck M35, M35A1, M35A2, M50A2, M50A3, M49A1, M49A2, M109A3, M185A1, M292A2, M275, M36A2. M54 Truck M54, M54A2, M51A1, M51A2, M52, M52A1, M52A2, M246, M543, M543A2, M813, M813A1, M820A2, M817, M818, M816. Bedford TM3250 Truck TM3250 is 5-ton 4x4 truck. UNIMOG Truck RTA use U1100/L 4x4, U1550 4x4, U2450/L 6x6, U2405 6x6. Kia KM450 Truck Kia KM250 Truck KrAZ-6322 Truck KrAZ-6322 were ordered for Royal Thai Army in April 2013.«АвтоКрАЗ» выиграл тендер на поставку автомобилей в Таиланд // "Кременчуг Online" от 17 апреля 2013 In October 2013 first KrAZ-6322 trucks were delivered to RTA.«АвтоКрАЗ» поставил автомобили в Таиланд // "Кременчуг Online" от 16 октября 2013 TATA 715 Truck Chaiseri truck 1 1/4 ton built based on TATA LPTA 715 4x4. Hino 500 Truck Hino 500 has been locally produced by Hino Motors Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd. Isuzu F-Series Truck RTA use Isuzu FTS 800 4x4, FTS 33 H2E 4x4. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Nissan Diesel UD Dump truck M945 Bridge Transporter Norinco MFB Modular fast bridge Chinese modular fast bridge is a modular fast bridge launcher truck 10x10. Unmanned ground vehicles D-Iron Unmanned ground vehicle DTI integrated with Australian manufacturer EOS's R400S-Mk2 Direct Drive-Heavy Duty (D-HD) RWS, with the complete system.

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