King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn donates three Cessna 182T aircraft to the country's army for use in humanitarian missions.
Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong in this regard, said, that such a worthy gift is the great mercy of His Royal Majesty. According to the Ministry of Defense, machines will be commissioned at the Lobbury airbase, where they plan to use them for air patrol, fight against drug trafficking and forest fires (apparently, to monitor them).
Cessna 182T general-purpose light aircraft transferred to the army with a maximum take-off mass of one and a half tons were released by the American company Textron Aviation. This model was considered by some private US military companies, along with other types, as a promising strike aircraft, intended to fight the rebels.
Under the previous monarch Phumipon Adulyadej Rama IX, deceased in 2016 year, Procurement of SSJ-100 short-haul passenger aircraft began, made in VIP configuration. Then the king’s condition was estimated at 30 billion dollars. TO 2019 three cars of this type were purchased in the year. They are exploited in the interests of the royal family., although listed on the balance of the Air Force. allegedly, SSJ-100 purchased at the personal expense of the king.
Let the transfer of three light aircraft is a modest gift, nevertheless, it carries a certain semantic load. Generally, good role model.
