Air force appeals F-35A vetoThe Royal Thai Air Force yesterday appealed a decision by a sub-committee of the House of Representatives to exclude its plan to procure two F-35A fighter jets from the US at a cost of 7.4 billion baht from the government's 2023 fiscal budget. However, according to Mr Yuttapong, it will take up to 20 months for the air force to seal the planned jet procurement. That is because the air force is conscious of the government's need to divert resources to fund efforts to revive the economy, he said. The air force, however, does need this initial sum to help convince the US to accelerate its decision on whether to make the sale, he said. A quote is expected in January next year following an air force request last December, he said.
