Story ID: 418
KAI Secures Thai T-50 Upgrades
By: Chen Chuanren
Caption: 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
Word Count: 169
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 scope of the upgrade and modification program will see the current and future Thai fleet equipped with a fire control radar, radar warning receivers, and chaff/flare countermeasure dispenser systems. KAI says that the contract also includes through-program support, as well as training and spares, and the final delivery of the upgrade is due to take place by October 2021.

The Thai T-50TH is used as a lead-in trainer for the RTAF’s advanced fighter aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin F-16A/B MLU and Saab Gripen C/D, and the air force has taken delivery of an initial batch of four jets that was ordered in 2015. A second batch of eight aircraft was ordered in August 2017, and KAI said it will deliver these by 2020.
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