KAI Secures Thai T-50 Upgrades
The Royal Thai Air Force is upgrading its T-50TH fleet to an enhanced standard to take over the role carried out by the aging L-39 Albatros
The first four T-50TH Golden Eagles ordered in 2015 started being delivered to the RTAF in March 2018. (Photo: Royal Thai Air Force)
The first four T-50TH Golden Eagles ordered in 2015 started being delivered to the RTAF in March 2018. (Photo: Royal Thai Air Force)

Korea Aircraft Industries (KAI) has been awarded a $52 million contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) fleet of T-50TH Golden Eagle trainer jets to include enhanced sensor and countermeasure capabilities. The deal was inked between Kim Jo-won, president and CEO of KAI, and Air Chief Marshal of the RTAF, Bhanupong Seyayongka, in Seoul, South Korea.