The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is changing its inventory of training aircraft. The government announced that it had set up a budget for training and the supply of light attack aircraft.

At-6E Wolverine and T-6C Texan II will be procured for RTAF, defence sources said. A total of 24 will be delivered from the platforms specified to be configured in accordance with the needs of the country.

The procurement agreement will include air-to-air missile integration and the production of aircraft in Thailand. If missile integration is successful, the AT-6 TH will be the first variant with a certificate of carrying air-to-air missiles.

THE AT-6 aircraft were developed as the ground offensive model of the T-6 Texan II. RTAF is operationally using the Pilatus PC-9 as a training aircraft.