The ''Naresuan''-class frigate ( th, ชุดเรือหลวงนเรศวร) is an enlarged modified version of the Chinese-made
Type 053 frigate
The Type 053 is a family of Chinese frigates that served with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force, and a small number of foreign navies.
Nomenclature for Chinese warships was temporarily changed during the Cultural Revolution, and so ...
with Western weaponry, cooperatively designed by the
Royal Thai Navy and China but built by the
China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. The ships came at 2 billion baht each, less than the 8 billion baht claimed price tag for Western-built frigates.
Ships in the class
Upgrade
On 3 June 2011,
Saab announced that it was awarded a contract for the upgrading of the two ''Naresuan''-class frigates. The scope of the upgrade will include Saab's 9LV MK4 combat management system,
Sea Giraffe AMB, CEROS 200 fire control radar, EOS 500 electro-optics system and data link systems for communications with the newly acquired
Royal Thai Air Force Erieye surveillance aircraft.
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Frigate classes
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