Thailand receives additional Stryker vehicles

The US Army has delivered 17 Stryker IFVs to the RTA as a part of the EDA programme. (US Army)

The US Army has delivered 17 additional 8×8 Stryker infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to the Royal Thai Army (RTA).

The RTA announced on 23 February that the Stryker IFVs were delivered under the US government's Excess Defense Articles (EDA) programme through which the US Department of Defense (DoD) transfers surplus US military assets to allied countries.

According to the Thai government's Public Relations Department, the new vehicles will be supported through the deployment of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team in the Southeast Asian country to provide the RTA with training in maintenance and network-centric warfare tactics.

Delivery of the Stryker IFVs coincides with joint military exercises that the RTA participated in with the US military, such as ‘Cobra Gold' and ‘Hanuman Guardian', which take place in February 2026.

The Stryker IFV, produced by US-based General Dynamics Land Systems, features a sponson-shaped hull with a steep glacis and belly plate forming an angular nose, which leads to the hull roof. The sides of the hull are sloped and include a stowage box on either side. There are four evenly spaced wheels per side with hydropneumatic suspension and two steering axles at the front of the vehicle.

The engine is at the front right of the hull with a forward opening access hatch, and the exhaust is on the roof of the platform above the engine. The IFV features a remote-control weapon system mounted on the right of the hull behind the engine.

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