Defence Technology Institute

The Defence Technology Institute (Public Organization) (DTI) is a research and development agency operating as a public organization under the oversight of the Thai Ministry of Defence.

Defence Technology Institute (Public Organization)

สถาบันเทคโนโลยีป้องกันประเทศ (องค์การมหาชน)
Agency overview
Formed	2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Type	Research institute
Jurisdiction	Government of Thailand
Headquarters	Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand 13.9105°N 100.5498°E / 13.9105; 100.5498
Parent department	Ministry of Defence
Website	Official website

Background

The DTI was founded on 1 January 2009 as part of a programme to increase domestic arms manufacturing capabilities.^[1]

Research and development

The DTI produces the Black Widow Spider 8x8 armoured vehicle for the Thai army in collaboration with Ricardo.^[2]

In 2017 DTI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Leonardo helicopters covering "technology transfer and the establishment of helicopter maintenance, repair & overhaul".^[3]

The DTI has been involved in experiments to reduce air pollution in Bangkok using water-spraying drones.^[4][5]

In 2018, DTI signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with UK defence company, Arturius International and its Thai representative, GCS Group Corporation Company. The collaboration aims to create a Counter Threat Centre of Excellence in Thailand.^[6][7]

Gp Capt Chamnan Kumsap, director for knowledge management and the publication department at the DTI told the Bangkok post in 2018 that, "We plan to draft the Defence Technology Agency bill because it will unlock our ability to conduct joint defence projects".^[8]

See also

• Agency for Defense Development - South Korea
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - United States
• Defence Industry Agency - Turkey
• Defence Research and Development Organisation - India
• Military Institute of Armament Technology - Poland
• National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology - Taiwan
• Rafael Advanced Defense Systems - Israel
• Swedish Defence Research Agency - Sweden

References

1. Defence Technology Institute (2016-10-12), VDO Presentation Introduce The Defence Technology Institute (English), retrieved 2019-02-16
2. "Thailand's Defence Technology Institute partners with Ricardo on new 8x8 vehicle". Ricardo. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
3. "Leonardo and Defence Technology Institute of Thailand Sign Technology Transfer and MRO MoU Related to the AW101 Helicopter". defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
4. Simon, Johnny. "Photos: Bangkok fights air pollution with water-spraying drones". Quartz. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
5. NNT (2019-01-23). "Water spraying drones being considered to battle smog". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
6. Editor, Defence IQ (2018-10-17). "UK company to build counter threat centre of excellence in Thailand". Defence IQ. Retrieved 2019-02-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
7. "Arturius and DTI sign MOA to build Counter Threat COE in Thailand". Army Technology. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
8. "Defence footprint grows in corridor". bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.