On July 26, 2025, according to the report by the Thai military, the Thai Army's Assistant Military Attaché at the Thai Embassy in Beijing, along with the Thai Army Communication Bureau and the Thai Army delegation, traveled to the northeastern region of China to prepare for receiving the Chinese-made anti-artillery radar system equipment that Thailand had purchased (the model is likely the Chinese-made SLC-2E anti-artillery phased array radar). This means that in the context of the current fierce battles between Cambodia and Thailand, the Thai Army is preparing to urgently retrieve the ordered anti-artillery radar system from China. The Thai military also publicly released images of the Thai Army representatives inspecting and receiving the Chinese-made anti-artillery radar in a cornfield in China.

Image of the Chinese-made anti-artillery radar received on July 26, as publicly released by the Thai military

It is said that the Thai military representatives received the Chinese-made anti-artillery radar system in Northeast China

The Thai Army is preparing to rely on the Chinese-made anti-artillery radar system to counter the 90B rocket launcher, RM-70 rocket launcher, AR-2 long-range rocket launcher, and 96-type howitzer fired by the Cambodian army. However, why does the Thai Army only think of buying an anti-artillery radar when war breaks out? What were they doing before? As of July 27, it has already been 72 hours since Cambodia launched a full-scale artillery attack, and the Thai Army remembered to seek help from China and urgently retrieve the anti-artillery radar system. Looking at the public images released by the Thai military, the delivery of the anti-artillery radar by China to the Thai Army was conducted in a cornfield.

Cambodia's army can only gain some advantage with rocket launchers

If the Cambodian military simultaneously tests the SH-15 truck gun in China, it would be even more dramatic: just like during the Iran-Iraq War period, China sold large quantities of weapons to both Iraq and Iran. If the Thai army brings the most advanced Chinese-made anti-artillery radar to the front line, it is estimated that within three days, the Thai artillery forces could silence the Cambodian army's rocket launchers and cannons using the Chinese-made phased array anti-artillery radar.

Thai army has acquired the Chinese-made SLC-2E anti-artillery phased array radar

For China, we have already made our judgment on the war. Some weapons can be bought, others cannot be sold. Therefore, China will not sell weapons to both sides in Southeast Asia to support the war. China either sells no weapons at all, or only selects one side skillfully to deter the other. China has only three choices. The war actions initiated by Cambodia and Thailand are completely unrelated to China. Chinese weapons are not aid but legal channels to meet the defense needs of both sides. China will absolutely not sell weapons to make the war between Thailand and Cambodia last longer. These few dollars are far less than the economic integration of China in Southeast Asia. Thailand can buy anti-artillery radar from China, and Cambodia can also buy J-10, JF-17 Xiaolong, FTC-2000G aircraft, various air defense missiles, cannons, etc., from China. On the other hand, Thailand is the country that prepared earliest for the next Thailand-Cambodia war.

Cambodia continues to send rocket launchers to the front line

Although it has been countered by the Thai Air Force's F-16 and Gripen fighter jets, even by the Thai Air Force's AH-1 attack helicopters and AT-6TH Wolverine propeller attack planes, the Cambodian army still continues to deploy its rocket launcher units to the front line. Currently, the Thai army and the Cambodian fleet are facing the typical hot summer climate of Southeast Asia. This BM-21 rocket launcher of the Cambodian artillery unit carries more bottled water than rocket shells. It indicates that their battlefield experience is quite sufficient, and in tropical warfare, hydration is more important. After all, firing cannons is a physical job. The saying goes, "The army moves, the food follows," which is essential.

Bombing by the Thai Air Force also includes the AH-1 attack helicopter and the AT-6TH Wolverine propeller attack plane

The Cambodian artillery unit, in addition to the Chinese-made 03-type (AR-2) long-range rocket launcher and the 90B long-range rocket launcher, also uses these old-style truck chassis rocket launchers without air conditioning. It must be uncomfortable to fire them, especially in the hot summer of Southeast Asia. At present, the Thai Army has not yet received the anti-artillery radar provided by China, but the Cambodian rocket launcher force is still a significant threat, especially facing the Thai Air Force's AH-1 attack helicopters and the AT-6TH Wolverine propeller attack planes. The Thai Air Force has also equipped the AH-1 attack helicopters and the AT-6TH Wolverine propeller attack planes with American-made "Hydra" laser-guided rockets, which pose a huge threat to the non-maneuverable 96-type howitzers and D-30 howitzers of the Cambodian artillery units.

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