Overview
- Signed on November 10 at Defense & Security 2025 in Bangkok, the memorandum outlines collaboration on the Royal Thai Navy’s second-phase frigate acquisition.
- Cohort’s intended contribution covers sonar, torpedo launchers, surveillance, targeting and fire-control systems, plus communications management and satellite communications terminals.
- Hanwha Ocean highlights its delivery of HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2018, with commissioning in 2019, as a foundation for the follow-on bid.
- The companies emphasize modular, open-architecture designs intended to ease future upgrades and enhance operational effectiveness.
- Thailand previously sought Bt15 billion (about $460 million) over five years for the program, with approval in principle reflected in a 2024 budget proposal; the MoU is not a procurement contract.