Cobra Gold military drills back to full scale next yearUnited States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha walk past an honour guard before their meeting at the Defence Ministry on Monday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)The US-Thai Cobra Gold military exercise will be held as a full-scale drill next year after it was scaled back due to the pandemic, said Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich on Monday. Gen Kongcheep also disclosed the outcome of the talks between US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday. The prime minister also met Gen Austin in Washington, DC last month. Meanwhile, Gen Austin affirmed the US will constantly strengthen Thailand's military with technology, training, weapons and defence industry development, Gen Kongcheep said.

Source: Bangkok Post June 14, 2022 04:25 UTC