U.S. to Deliver Armored Vehicles to Thailand Next Month

U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicle.Photographer: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images
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Thailand will receive a batch of U.S.-made armored vehicles next month, as ties between the two countries warm following the end of military rule in the Southeast Asian nation.

The Strykers -- eight-wheeled vehicles designed to move infantry -- will be deployed at a base near Bangkok, Army Chief Apirat Kongsompong told reporters on Tuesday.