The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is set to begin trials of a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).

The prototype was handed over to the service in a ceremony held on 9 July at the Thanarat Infantry Camp in Thailand’s western Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, according to an announcement made the following day by the country’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI).

The RTA was handed over a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled AFV on 9 July. (DTI)

No further details were provided but an image of the 8×8 platform shows that it has been fitted with a remote weapon station (RWS), similar in appearance to the ADDER DM40/50 from Singapore’s ST Engineering, mounting a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) machine gun, a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, and six smoke grenade launchers.

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is set to begin trials of a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).

The prototype was handed over to the service in a ceremony held on 9 July at the Thanarat Infantry Camp in Thailand’s western Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, according to an announcement made the following day by the country’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI).

The RTA was handed over a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled AFV on 9 July. (DTI)

No further details were provided but an image of the 8×8 platform shows that it has been fitted with a remote weapon station (RWS), similar in appearance to the ADDER DM40/50 from Singapore’s ST Engineering, mounting a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) machine gun, a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, and six smoke grenade launchers.

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is set to begin trials of a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).

The prototype was handed over to the service in a ceremony held on 9 July at the Thanarat Infantry Camp in Thailand’s western Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, according to an announcement made the following day by the country’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI).

The RTA was handed over a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled AFV on 9 July. (DTI)

No further details were provided but an image of the 8×8 platform shows that it has been fitted with a remote weapon station (RWS), similar in appearance to the ADDER DM40/50 from Singapore’s ST Engineering, mounting a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) machine gun, a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, and six smoke grenade launchers.

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is set to begin trials of a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).

The prototype was handed over to the service in a ceremony held on 9 July at the Thanarat Infantry Camp in Thailand’s western Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, according to an announcement made the following day by the country’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI).

The RTA was handed over a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled AFV on 9 July. (DTI)

No further details were provided but an image of the 8×8 platform shows that it has been fitted with a remote weapon station (RWS), similar in appearance to the ADDER DM40/50 from Singapore’s ST Engineering, mounting a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) machine gun, a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, and six smoke grenade launchers.

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is set to begin trials of a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).

The prototype was handed over to the service in a ceremony held on 9 July at the Thanarat Infantry Camp in Thailand’s western Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, according to an announcement made the following day by the country’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI).

The RTA was handed over a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled AFV on 9 July. (DTI)

No further details were provided but an image of the 8×8 platform shows that it has been fitted with a remote weapon station (RWS), similar in appearance to the ADDER DM40/50 from Singapore’s ST Engineering, mounting a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) machine gun, a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, and six smoke grenade launchers.

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is set to begin trials of a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).

The prototype was handed over to the service in a ceremony held on 9 July at the Thanarat Infantry Camp in Thailand’s western Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, according to an announcement made the following day by the country’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI).

The RTA was handed over a new prototype of the locally developed Black Widow Spider wheeled AFV on 9 July. (DTI)

No further details were provided but an image of the 8×8 platform shows that it has been fitted with a remote weapon station (RWS), similar in appearance to the ADDER DM40/50 from Singapore’s ST Engineering, mounting a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) machine gun, a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, and six smoke grenade launchers.