Youth revolution unsettled the military, Bangkok elites, and the palace
Looks like US reticence to give explicit support to any conceivable form of Thai government with entrenched military components through selling them F-35 fighter jets has turned out to be well-founded.
https://fulcrum.sg/post-election-thailands-next-government-faces-difficult-military-procurement-decisions/
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/thailand-air-force-says-us-has-denied-request-buy-f-35-jets-2023-05-25/
Thailand Likely Cuts Another Democratic Movement Short
Looks like US reticence to give explicit support to any conceivable form of Thai government with entrenched military components through selling them F-35 fighter jets has turned out to be well-founded.
https://fulcrum.sg/post-election-thailands-next-government-faces-difficult-military-procurement-decisions/
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/thailand-air-force-says-us-has-denied-request-buy-f-35-jets-2023-05-25/