The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) released a White Paper on February 20, 2020, outlining medium- and long-term procurement plans. These include the procurement of new combat aircraft, transport aircraft, VIP and VVIP aircraft as well as new helicopters and UAVs. In the fighter category, the RTAF seeks to replace its F-5 Tigers lis, F-16s (from 2028 to 2033), and its Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatross trainer/light attack aircraft (from 2021 to 2024). Regarding airlift, the C-130H fleet will be replaced by 12 new aircraft to be procured in three separate batches (conducted over the following timelines: 2022-2025, 2024-2026, and 2026-2029). The Saab 340 aircraft will be replaced by two medium-sized airlifters with funding provided between 2027 and 2029, while the RTAF's nine BT-67s will be replaced with four new medium-sized transports procured from 2028 to 2030.
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机译：泰国皇家空军（RTAF）于2月20日发布了一份白皮书，概述了中期和长期采购计划。这些包括采购新的战斗机，运输机，VIP和VVIP飞机以及新的直升机和无人机。在战斗机类别中，RTAF旨在更换其F-5虎钳，F-16（从2028到2033），以及其Aero vodochody L-39 Albatross培训师/光攻击飞机（从2021到2024）。关于Airlift，C-130H舰队将被12个新飞机取代，以便在三个单独的批次中采购（通过以下时间表进行：2022-2025,2024-2026和2026-2029）。 Saab 340飞机将被两个中型空置者所取代，其中有资金在2027和2029之间提供，而RTAF的九个BT-67将被替换为从2028年到2030年采购的四个新的中型运输。
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