Army Yuma Proving Ground’s (YPG) position at the forefront of Army modernization efforts is well-known, and extends far beyond the developmental testing of equipment like the Extended Range Cannon Artillery. (Photo Credit: Mark Schauer) VIEW ORIGINAL In addition to having wide open spaces far from any populated areas, decades of institutional knowledge, and a full complement of realistic threat target vehicles at hand, the post’s test site is highly instrumented and designed specifically for this type of testing YPG is the ideal place to conduct rapid testing of this vitally important munition.
Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) shaping the future force through testing of equipment is the XM204 interim wide area top attack munition. The tank driver reportedly succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.Īrmy chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewtae said the army will look into welfare benefits for the families and will help organise funeral rites.One recent example of U.S.
An initial autopsy showed the cadet may have died at the scene as he had suffered a collapsed lung and a significant loss of blood. The two injured men were rushed to Ananda Mahidol Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The truck and its driver were reportedly unscathed. To avoid a collision, the tank swerved left while it was approaching a mound before it flipped over on the roadside, throwing the cadet from the tank, which resulted in him breaking his neck, while the driver sustained severe injuries.
The dead men were identified as SM1 Sanga Joitho, attached to the 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Guard, who was the tank driver, and Phuwanai Kamlangdee, a third-year cadet from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, who was assigned as the tank's gunner.Ī source said the tragedy occurred at 7.40am as the Scorpion light tank driven by SM1 Sanga was negotiating a bend to join a counterattacking drill during an annual integrated civil-military-police training exercise.Īt that moment, an FTX army truck approached in the opposite direction. (Photo: Lopburi Rescue)Ī soldier and an officer cadet reportedly died after their tank flipped over during a joint military training exercise in Lop Buri on Tuesday. A tank is seen on its side after it overturned during a joint military training exercise in Lop Buri on Tuesday, killing its driver, SM1 Sanga Joitho, attached to the 2nd Cavalry Division, King’s Guard, and gunner Phuwanai Kamlangdee, a third-year student from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy.
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