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{{Short description|Military unit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Royal Thai Naval Air Division
|native_name= {{lang|th|กองบินทหารเรือ}}
|image   = Roundel of Thailand – Naval Aviation.svg
|image_size = 150
|caption = Royal Thai Navy Aircraft Marking
|dates= 7 December 1926<ref name="History"/>
|country= {{THA}}
|allegiance=
|branch=  {{Navy|Thailand|navy}}
|type=[[Naval aviation]]
|role=
|size= 1,200 active personnel <ref>{{Cite web|title=เปิดข้อมูลอำนาจกำลังรบไทย|url=https://www.matichonweekly.com/column/article_211536|website=www.matichonweekly.com|first=สุรชาติ|last=บำรุงสุข|date=18 July 2019|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref><br>Approx. 49+ aircraft<ref name="World Air Forces 2019">{{Cite web|title=History of Royal Thai Naval Air Division|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/26019/waf/|website=www.flightglobal.com|date=17 November 2019|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>

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| identification_symbol         = [[File:Roundel of Thailand.svg|80px]]
| identification_symbol_label   = [[Military aircraft insignia|Roundel]]
|anniversaries = 7 December<ref name="History"/>
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The '''Royal Thai Naval Air Division''' or '''RTNAD''' ({{langx|th|กองบินทหารเรือ}}) is the [[Naval aviation]] of the [[Royal Thai Navy]]. The division was officially established on 7 December 1926.<ref name="History">{{Cite web|title=History of Royal Thai Naval Air Division|url=http://www.thaiflynavy.org/fly/index.php/history|website=www.thaiflynavy.org|url-status=dead|date=17 November 2019|accessdate=17 November 2019|archive-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024034742/http://www.thaiflynavy.org/fly/index.php/history}}</ref> The RTNAD has two air wings and one Flying Unit of [[HTMS Chakri Naruebet]], operating 23 fixed-wing aircraft and 26 helicopters<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/> from [[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]], [[Songkhla Province|Songkhla]], and [[Phuket Province|Phuket]]. The First Royal Thai Navy wing has three squadrons; the Second Royal Thai Navy wing has three squadrons and another wing for HTMS Chakri Naruebet Flying Unit.

==History==
The establishment Royal Thai Naval Air Division began in 1921, when the [[Abhakara Kiartivongse|Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse]] gave an opinion to the Naval Command Council of Ministry of the Navy on 23 November 1921.<ref name="History"/> The Naval Aviation Division was expedient to set up an air fleet using Sattahip as a base with 2 seaplanes. The Naval Command Council approved this proposal on 7 December 1926.<ref name="History"/>

Later, the Royal Thai Naval Air Division has more aircraft living with Royal Thai Air Force Place there are some inconveniences so in 1957, the Navy built the Airport coming up at Ban Utapao, Rayong Province by using the navy budget during construction, the [[United States]] offered construction assistance and requested to use some parts of [[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield]] in return.

==Structure==
[[File:A Royal Thai Navy pilot shares best practices June 4, 2013, during a maritime patrol and recognizance aircraft symposium in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 at U-Tapao Royal Thai 130604-N-YU572-042.jpg|thumb|A Royal Thai Navy pilot shares best practices 4 June 2013]]
'''The headquarters of Royal Thai Naval Air Division has 10 commanding units as follows''':<ref name="Structure">{{Cite web|title=Structure of Royal Thai Naval Air Division|url=http://www.thaiflynavy.org/fly/index.php/stuck|website=www.thaiflynavy.org|author=Air Division|date=17 November 2019|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
*Personnel Division
*Intelligence Division
*Operations Division
*Logistics Division
*Division of Communication and Information Technology
*Budget Division
*Technical Affairs and Flight Safety Division
*Division of Engineering Plans
*Administration Department
*Finance Department

===Commands===
Royal Thai Naval Air Division is a combat unit under commissioned of '''Royal Thai Fleet'''. The aviation division is divided into 6 regiments, corresponding to one additional command unit namely; Wing 1 Regiment, Wing 2 Regiment, Air Operations Control Regiment, The Flight Station Regiment, Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Center Regiment, Security Regiment and one additional command unit of [[HTMS Chakri Naruebet]] Flying Unit.<ref name="Structure"/>
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  {{Location map~|Thailand| lat_deg = 06|lat_min=31| lon_deg = 101|lon_min=44|position=right|background=#FFFFFF|label= Narathiwat RTNAF}}
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*'''Royal Thai Navy Airfields'''
**[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao RTNAF]] used for responsible tasked over the northern part of [[Gulf of Thailand]].<ref name="Squadron">{{Cite web|title=Squadron|url=http://www.thaipatch.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=538628365&Ntype=6|website=www.thaipatch.com|date=17 November 2019|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
**Songkhla RTNAF used for responsible tasked over the southern part of [[Gulf of Thailand]].<ref name="Squadron"/>
**[[Phuket International Airport|Phuket RTNAF]] used for responsible tasked over the [[Andaman Sea]] (''[[Indian Ocean]]'').<ref name="Squadron"/>
**[[Chanthaburi Airstrip|Chanthaburi RTNAF]] used as a frontal operating airfield for [[Royal Thai Marine Corps]].<ref name="Squadron"/>
**[[Narathiwat Airport|Narathiwat RTNAF]] used as a frontal operating airfield for [[Royal Thai Marine Corps]].<ref name="Squadron"/>
**[[Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base|Nakorn Phanom RTNAF]] used for support '''Riverine Patrol Regiment''' tasked along the [[Mekong River]].<ref name="Squadron"/>
{| class="wikitable" 
! width="6%"style="text-align:center;"|Squadron
! width="6%"style="text-align:center;"|Status
! width="21%"style="text-align:center;"|Role
! width="21%"style="text-align:center;"|Type
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;"| Wing 1
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|101
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Search and rescue|SAR]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Maritime patrol aircraft]] 
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|102 
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[anti-surface warfare|ASuW]] and [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Maritime patrol aircraft]] 
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|103 
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Forward air control]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Maritime patrol aircraft]] 
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|104
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Maritime surveillance]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Unmanned aerial vehicle]] 
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;"| Wing 2
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|201
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Military transport]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Maritime patrol aircraft]] 
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|202 
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Military transport]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Helicopter]] 
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|203 
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[anti-surface warfare|ASuW]] and [[Military transport]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Helicopter]] 
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;"| HTMS Chakri Naruebet Flying Unit
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|1
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:red">Inactive</span>
|
|
|-
|! style="text-align:center;"|2
|! style="text-align:center;"|<span style="color:green">Active</span>
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] and [[Military transport]] 
|! style="text-align:center;"|[[Helicopter]] 
|}

===Squadrons===
The following squadrons are currently active with the Royal Thai Naval Division.<ref name="org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rtaf.mi.th/en/Pages/RTAFComponents.aspx|title=Royal Thai Air Force Organization|access-date=16 May 2020|website=rtaf.mil.th|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328044141/https://www.rtaf.mi.th/en/Pages/RTAFComponents.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b9cbdc;"
|'''Squadron'''||'''Equipment'''||'''Wing'''||'''RTAF Base'''||'''Notes'''
|-
|101 Naval Air Squadron||[[Dornier 228]]||Naval Air Wing 1||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|102 Naval Air Squadron||[[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27]]||Naval Air Wing 1||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|103 Naval Air Squadron||[[Cessna Skymaster|Cessna 337 Super Skymaster]]||Naval Air Wing 1||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|104 Naval Air Squadron||[[Schiebel Camcopter S-100]], [[Aeronautics Defense Orbiter]]||Naval Air Wing 1||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|201 Naval Air Squadron||[[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27]], [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ-135LR]]||Naval Air Wing 2||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|202 Naval Air Squadron||[[Bell 212]], [[Eurocopter EC145]]||Naval Air Wing 2||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|203 Naval Air Squadron||[[Sikorsky S-76]], [[Westland Lynx|Super Lynx 300]]||Naval Air Wing 2||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|1 HTMS Chakri Naruebet Flying Squadron||-||[[HTMS Chakri Naruebet|HTMS Chakri Naruebet Flying Unit]]||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|2 HTMS Chakri Naruebet Flying Squadron||[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-70B Seahawk]], [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Knighthawk]]||[[HTMS Chakri Naruebet|HTMS Chakri Naruebet Flying Unit]]||[[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield|U-Tapao]]||
|-
|}

==Aircraft==

===Active aircraft===
[[File:Fokker F-27-400M Troopship.jpg|thumbnail|Royal Thai Navy [[Fokker F27|Fokker27-MK 400]]]]
[[File:Royal Thai Navy, 1113, Dornier Do-228-212 (46937866274).jpg|thumbnail|Dornier Do-228-212]]
[[File:Embraer ERJ-135LR of the Royal Thai Navy at Khon Kaen-KKC.jpg|thumbnail|Embraer ERJ-135LR of the Royal Thai Navy]]
[[File:Royal Thai Navy Sikorksy S-76B.JPEG|thumbnail|Royal Thai Navy [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorksy S-76B]]]]
[[File:Elbit Systems 900 take off.jpg|thumbnail|[[Elbit Hermes 900]]]]
[[File:Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack (cropped).jpg|thumbnail|[[Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack]]]]
[[File:Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100.jpg|thumbnail|[[Schiebel Camcopter S-100|Camcopter S-100]] ]]

{| class="wikitable" 
! style="text-align:centre; width:18%;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align:centre; width:18%;"|Origin
! style="text-align:centre; width:23%;"|Type
! style="text-align:centre; width:5%;"|Quantity
! Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;"| [[Fixed-wing aircraft]]
|-
|[[Fokker F27]] 
|{{NLD}}
|[[Anti-submarine warfare]], <br>[[Military transport]]
|2 MK400<hr>3 MK200
|<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[Dornier 228]]
|{{DEU}}
|[[Search and rescue]]
|7
|Also used in Royal Rain Project.<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[Seaplane|NAX seaplane]]
|{{THA}}
|[[Search and rescue]]
|4
|Serial no.s ''NAX-01'' to ''NAX-04'', locally built by Naval Aircraft Experimental.<ref name="NAX seaplane">{{Cite web|title='เครื่องบินทะเล' ลาดตระเวนชายฝั่ง|url=http://www.marinerthai.net/sara/viewsara1319.php|website=www.marinerthai.net|date=3 May 2012|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[CASA/IPTN CN-235]] 
|{{SPN}}
|[[Maritime patrol aircraft]]
|(+3)
|3 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ 145 family|Embraer ERJ-135LR]]
|{{BRA}}
|[[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport aircraft]]
|2
|<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[Cessna Skymaster|Cessna 337 Super Skymaster]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Forward air control|FAC]] [[aircraft]]
|4 H-SP<hr>3 SP<hr>2 G
|<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;"| [[Helicopter]]
|-
|[[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S-76B]] 
|{{USA}}
|[[Search and rescue]],<br>[[Military transport]]
|5
|<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[Westland Lynx|WestlandSuper Lynx 300]]
|{{GBR}}
|[[Anti-surface warfare]] 
|2
|<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[SH-60 Seahawk|Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Anti-submarine warfare]] 
|6
|HTMS ''Chakri Naruebet'' Flying Unit.<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[SH-60 Seahawk|Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Military transport]]
|2
|HTMS ''Chakri Naruebet'' Flying Unit.<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[Eurocopter EC145]] 
|{{DEU}}
|[[Military transport]] 
|5
|<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
|[[Bell UH-1N Twin Huey]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Military transport]]
|7
|<ref name="World Air Forces 2019"/>
|-
! colspan="6" | Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|-
|[[Aeronautics Defense Orbiter|Aeronautics Orbiter 3B]]
|{{ISR}}
|Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|In use since 2020.<ref name=":011">{{Cite web |last=Oryx |title=Thai Thunderbirds: Thailand's Expansive UAV Fleet |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/07/thai-thunderbirds-thailands-expansive.html |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Oryx}}</ref>
|-
|[[Elbit Hermes 900]]
|{{ISR}}
|Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|Ordered in 2022.<ref name=":011"/>
|-
|[[Aeronautics Defense Dominator]]
|{{ISR}}
|Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|[Documented by a few sources, not yet seen].<ref name=":011"/>
|-
|[[Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack]]
|{{USA}}
|Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|[Documented by a few sources, not yet seen].<ref name=":011"/>
|-
|DTI U-1 'Sky Scout'
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|It is unknown whether they are only in the army service. (In use since 2017.)<ref name=":011"/>
|-
|DTI D-Eyes 02
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|It is unknown whether they are only in the army service. (In use since 2017.)<ref name=":011"/>
|-
! colspan="6" | VTOL Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|-
|TOP Falcon-V
|{{CHN}}<br>{{flag|Thailand}}
|VTOL Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|In use since 2017.<ref name=":011"/>
|-
|Narai 3.0
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|VTOL Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|In use since 2018.<ref name=":011"/> (In use with the Navy and Armed Forces HQ).
|-
|[[Schiebel Camcopter S-100]]
|{{AUT}}
|VTOL Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|In use since 2020.<ref name=":011"/>
|-
|NRDO MARCUS-B
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|VTOL Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
|Unknown
|In use since 2020.<ref name=":011"/> (For use on board the [[HTMS Chakri Naruebet|Chakri Naruebet]] aircraft carrier).<ref name=":011"/>
|}

===Historic aircraft===
[[File:Thailand - Navy Canadair CL-215B (CL-215-1A10).jpg|thumbnail|[[Canadair CL-215]]]]
[[File:A-7E thai navy.jpg|thumbnail|[[A-7 Corsair II|A-7E Corsair II]]]]
[[File:Royal Thai Navy P-3T at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.jpg|thumbnail|[[Lockheed P-3 Orion]]]]
[[File:Grumman HU-16B Albatross, Thailand - Navy AN1900871.jpg|thumb|Grumman HU-16B Albatross]]
[[File:AV-8S Royal Thai navy.jpg|thumb|[[Hawker Siddeley Harrier|AV-8S Matador]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" ;
|- bgcolor=cccccc
! style="text-align:centre; width:18%;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align:centre; width:18%;"|Origin
! style="text-align:centre; width:15%;"|Type
! style="text-align:centre; width:12%;"|Service
! style="text-align:centre; width:5%;"|Quantity
! Notes
|-
| [[Avro 504|Avro 504N]] || {{THA}}<br>{{UK}} || [[Trainer aircraft|Trainer]] || 1929-1948 || 2 || Built locally.<ref name="History"/><ref name="worldairforces.com">{{citation|url=http://www.worldairforces.com/countries/thailand/thl.html|title=World Air Forces – Historical Listings Thailand (THL)|accessdate=30 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125054737/http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/thailand/thl.html|archivedate=25 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kyushu Hikoki|WS-103S]] || {{JPN}} || [[Reconnaissance]] || 1938-1946 || 6 || <ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Nakajima E8N]] || {{JPN}} || [[Reconnaissance]] || 1938-1946 || 27 || <ref name="History"/> 
|-
| [[Aichi E13A]] || {{JPN}} || [[Reconnaissance]] || 1939-1945+ || 6|| Three aircraft ordered in 1939 and three in 1941.<ref name="worldairforces.com"/> 
|-
| [[Mitsubishi A6M Zero]] || {{JPN}} || [[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]] || 1942-1945 || 3 || <ref name="worldairforces.com"/> 
|-
| [[Beechcraft Bonanza|Beechcraft 35 Bonanza]] || {{US}} || [[Reconnaissance]] || 1948-1951 || 3 ||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/> 
|-
| [[Piper J-3 Cub|Piper Pa-11]] || {{US}} || [[Reconnaissance]] || 1949-1951 || 2 || <ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Fairey Firefly]] || {{UK}} || [[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]] || 1951-1951 || 12 ||10 F Mk. 1 and 2 T Mk. 2 <ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[de Havilland Tiger Moth]] || {{UK}} || [[Trainer aircraft|Trainer]] || 1951-1951 || 30 ||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver]] || {{US}} || [[Dive bomber|Bomber]] || 1951-1955 || 6 || <ref name="worldairforces.com"/>  
|-
| [[Grumman HU-16 Albatross|Grumman HU-16D]] || {{US}} || [[Search and rescue|SAR]] || 1962-1981 || 3 || <ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Grumman S-2 Tracker]] || {{US}} || [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] || 1966-1999 || 12 || <ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Cessna O-1 Bird Dog|Cessna O-1G Bird Dog]] || {{US}} || [[Reconnaissance]] || 1968-1997 || 8 || <ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Cessna 185|Cessna U-17]] || {{US}} || [[Reconnaissance]] || 1974-1997 || 8 ||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/> 
|-
| [[Bell 204/205|Bell 205 UH-1H]] || {{US}} || [[Utility helicopter]]  || 1975-?? || 4||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/> 
|- 
| [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] || {{US}} || [[Military transport]]  || 1978-1999 || 13 ||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/> 
|-
| [[Canadair CL-215]] || {{CAN}} || [[Search and rescue|SAR]] || 1978-2017 || 2 ||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/>  
|-
| [[GAF Nomad|GAF N.24A Normad]] || {{AUS}} || [[Military transport]] || 1984-2015 || 5 ||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/>  
|-
| [[Bell 214ST]] || {{US}} || [[Utility helicopter]]  || 1987-2010 || 5 ||<ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|- 
| [[A-7 Corsair II|A-7E Corsair II]]  || {{US}} || [[Attack aircraft|Attack]]|| 1995-2007 || 21 || All airframes stored.<ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]] || {{US}} || [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] || 1996-2014 || 5 ||Second-hand but modernized before delivery<ref name="worldairforces.com"/>
|-
| [[Hawker Siddeley Harrier|Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador]] ||{{UK}}
| [[Attack aircraft|Attack]] || 1997-2006 || 9 || Second hand from the 
[[es:https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flotilla_de_Aeronaves|Spanish Navy]]
[[:es:Flotilla_de_Aeronaves|Spanish Navy Air Arm]]

Used on HTMS ''Chakri Naruebet''.<ref name="worldairforces.com" />
|}

==Rank structure==
{{main|Military ranks of the Thai armed forces}}
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|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Equivalent<br />NATO Code !! OF-10 !! OF-9 !! OF-8 !! OF-7 !! OF-6 !! OF-5 !! OF-4 !! OF-3 !! OF-2 !! colspan=2 | OF-1 !! Cadet Officer
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan=4| '''Officer<br />ranks'''
|[[File:RTN OF-10 (Admiral of the Fleet).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-9 (Admiral).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-8 (Vice Admiral).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-7 (Rear Admiral).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-6 (Commodore).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-5 (Captain).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-4 (Commander).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-3 (Lieutenant Commander).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-2 (Lieutenant).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-1b (Lieutenant Junior Grade).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OF-1a (Sub-Lieutenant).svg|50px]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|จอมพลเรือ
|พลเรือเอก
|พลเรือโท
|พลเรือตรี
|พลเรือจัตวา<sup>1</sup>
|นาวาเอก
|นาวาโท
|นาวาตรี
|เรือเอก
|เรือโท
|เรือตรี
|นักเรียนนายเรือ
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Admiral of the fleet (Thailand)|Admiral of the Fleet]]
|Admiral
|Vice Admiral
|Rear Admiral
|Commodore<br />or<br />Rear Admiral<br />(lower half)<sup>1</sup>
|Captain
|Commander
|Lieutenant Commander
|Lieutenant
|Lieutenant<br />Junior Grade
|Sub Lieutenant
|Midshipman
|-
|colspan = 12|
* <sup>1</sup>[[Abeyance|Rank on paper]], not actually used in the Royal Thai Navy.
|}
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0 12px 12px 0;" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Equivalent<br />NATO Code !! colspan=2 | OR-9 !! OR-8 !! OR-7 !! OR-5 !! OR-4 !! OR-3 !! OR-1 
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan=4| '''Enlisted<br />ranks'''
|[[File:RTN OR-9 (Chief Petty Officer 1st Class).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OR-9 (Chief Petty Officer 1st Class).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OR-8 (Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OR-7 (Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class).svg|50px]]
|[[File:RTN OR-5 (Petty Officer 1st Class).svg|65px]]
|[[File:RTN OR-4 (Petty Officer 2nd Class).svg|65px]]
|[[File:RTN OR-3 (Petty Officer 3rd Class).svg|65px]]
|''No insignia''
|- style="text-align:center;"
|พันจ่าเอกพิเศษ
|พันจ่าเอก
|พันจ่าโท
|พันจ่าตรี
|จ่าเอก
|จ่าโท
|จ่าตรี
|พลทหาร
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Master Chief Petty<br />Officer
|Senior Chief Petty<br />Officer 
|Chief Petty<br />Officer
|Petty Officer<br />1st class
|Petty Officer<br />2nd Class
|Petty Officer<br />3rd Class
|Seaman
|Seaman apprentice
|}

==See also==
* [[Abhakara Kiartiwongse|Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse]] 
* [[Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters]]
* [[Military of Thailand]]
* [[Royal Thai Army Aviation Center]]
* [[Royal Thai Army]]
* [[Royal Thai Air Force]]
* [[Royal Thai Marine Corps]]
* [[Royal Thai Naval Academy]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Aircraft of the Royal Thai Navy}}
* {{Official website|http://www.navy.mi.th/}} {{in lang|th}}
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/thailand/navy.htm Global Security – Thailand navy]

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{{Asia topic|Navy of|title=Navies of Asia}}
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[[Category:Royal Thai Navy]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of Thailand]]
[[Category:Naval aviation units and formations]]
[[Category:Naval aviation services|Thailand]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1926]]