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The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a disaster for foreign customers who have purchased Russian-related weapons. Prior to this, for example, Ukraine and Russia were India's main arms suppliers. However, because the Russian army destroyed Ukraine's military-industrial base, Ukraine has been unable to provide India with the gas turbines needed for the large surface combat ships. And for Russia, they even put the T-90S tanks supplied by India directly into battle, which really left the Indian military speechless. As the main suppliers of Soviet/Russian weapons, Russia and Ukraine have long provided a large number of weapons procurement and maintenance services to foreign customers, but now they are fighting each other on the battlefield, which makes buyers of Russian weapons feel troubled.
For example, the BTR-3 series wheeled infantry fighting vehicle has excellent firepower and is equipped with a longer-caliber 30mm cannon. In addition to India, the Thai Army faces similar problems. Thailand has purchased a large amount of weapons and equipment from Ukraine, but now it is clear that Ukraine cannot continue to provide the Thai army with the ability to maintain and upgrade its equipment, especially more than 200 Russian main battle tanks and armored vehicles. The Thai military is in trouble, and back in 2011 they began purchasing Ukrainian BTR-3 series wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and T-84M Bastion main battle tanks. Although Ukrainian weapons are relatively cheap and based on Russian weapon designs, the Thai army cannot continue to rely on them due to Ukraine's problems. The Thai military canceled the remaining orders for the T-84M main battle tank in favor of purchasing Chinese VT-4 main battle tanks.
However, embarrassingly, the logistical maintenance of more than 200 tank armored vehicles in active service in Thailand still relies on Ukrainian manufacturers, including the required spare parts. But the problem is compounded by the plight of Ukrainian factories. However, China now has the opportunity to intervene because Russia and Ukraine cannot maintain Thai equipment. China has rich experience in the production and maintenance of Soviet-based tanks and can provide Thailand with the necessary after-sales service.
In addition, due to the sharp reduction in arms exports due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, there has been a huge market gap in the international arms trade market. Therefore, Thailand may only be able to order advanced main battle tanks and infantry combat vehicles from China in the future, because China has a comprehensive product line in this area. The Thai military will have to look for new partners, as China supplies a variety of main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, wheeled combat vehicles, rocket artillery and other weapons to meet their needs. Ultimately, the Thai military may choose to establish a closer military-to-military relationship with China to ensure that their equipment is adequately supported and maintained.
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