BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) deployed F-16 fighter jets to carry out two airstrike waves on Cambodian military positions in the strategic areas surrounding Preah Vihear Temple, Ta Muen Thom, and Phu Makua, in retaliation for Cambodia’s use of heavy weaponry against Thai civilian homes and hospitals. All aircraft returned safely.
According to reports, shortly after noon on Friday (July 25), the Air Force executed the first wave of its Battlefield Air Interdiction (BAI) operation, dispatching four F-16 jets to strike two Cambodian military targets. The mission was successful, and all aircraft returned to base without
