Cambodian claim of unexploded Thai bombs disputed

A photograph published in July 2025 by The Phnom Penh Post shows a one-tonne MK-84 bomb, which Cambodian authorities claim was dropped by a Thai F-16 fighter jet. At the time Thailand said the bomb was probably unexploded ordnance dropped by US forces during the Vietnam War. Phnom Penh has since made other claims about unexploded bombs dropped by Thai aircraft during the hostilities last year.

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has dismissed Cambodian allegations that Thai fighter jets left unexploded bombs during recent hostilities, insisting that all missions were carried out successfully and no ordnance remains.

ACM Prapas Sornchaidee, the assistant commander-in-chief of the air force, was responding on Wednesday to claims made by Phnom Penh after it released images of an object resembling an Mk-84 bomb, saying it was evidence of an attack carried out by Thai forces.