Last year Sirikwan placed an order for 16 F-10SK with TPM-As for air defence and anti-satellite duties, they purchased these and also helped fund a similar order for Voth. The first F-10SK has been delivered to Sirikwan for flight development. The aircraft was due to be delivered to the DDSAF but was diverted to the Sirikwanese and localised at the Sirikwan Aerodyne Company.
The aircraft will help to fine tune the changes to software needed to operate in Sirikwan atmospheres. A similar aircraft, the first F-10SV, will be delivered to Voth next month for the same development work, though more is needed there as the Voth atmosphere is denser.
The Sirikwanese have also placed an order for 120 TPM-AK (modified to work with Sirikwan datalink and radio protocols as well as DDS) and 60 GTPM-AK training rounds. They hope to be able to begin air patrols by the end of the 2110.
