Armed Forces of Thailand

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military organization

The Armed Forces of Thailand are the military organization responsible for the defense and security of the Kingdom of Thailand, encompassing its army, navy, and air force.

Aliases (4)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization →
allegiance	King of Thailand → Kingdom of Thailand →
budgetControlledBy	Government of Thailand →
ceremonialCommanderInChief	Monarch of Thailand →
commanderInChiefTitle	King of Thailand →
conflictParticipation	Communist insurgency in Thailand → Korean War → Laotian Civil War (covert involvement) → Southern insurgency in Thailand → Vietnam War → World War II →
country	Thailand →
doctrineInfluence	British military tradition → United States military doctrine →
governingBody	Ministry of Defence of Thailand →
hasPart	Royal Thai Air Force → Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters → Royal Thai Army → Royal Thai Border Patrol Police (paramilitary role) → Royal Thai Marine Corps → Royal Thai Navy →
hasPosition	Chief of Defence Forces →
headquarters	Bangkok →
historicalPredecessor	Royal Siamese Armed Forces →
language	Thai →
legalBasis	Constitution of Thailand → Thai military service law →
memberOf	ASEAN defence cooperation frameworks →
ministerResponsible	Minister of Defence of Thailand →
nativeName	กองทัพไทย →
officialName	Royal Thai Armed Forces →
operatesWithin	territory of Thailand →
participatesIn	United Nations peacekeeping missions →
primaryMission	defense of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Thailand →
reportsTo	Ministry of Defence of Thailand →
role	national defense → national security →
secondaryMission	disaster relief → internal security operations → peacekeeping operations →
serviceBranches	air force → army → navy → paramilitary forces →
shortName	Thai Armed Forces →
typeOfService	conscription → voluntary military service →
usesEquipmentFrom	China → European suppliers → United States →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thai government ("Royal Thai Armed Forces") →	hasAgency
United Nations Command →	hasMember
Armed Forces of Thailand ("Royal Siamese Armed Forces") →	historicalPredecessor
Royal Thai Air Force ("Royal Thai Armed Forces") →	militaryBranchOf
Armed Forces of Thailand ("กองทัพไทย") →	nativeName
Armed Forces of Thailand ("Royal Thai Armed Forces") →	officialName
Royal Thai Air Force ("Royal Thai Armed Forces") →	partOf
Armed Forces of Thailand ("Thai Armed Forces") →	shortName