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The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air Force on 16 January 1947, while Burma (as Myanmar was known until 1989) was still under British rule.By 1948, the fleet of the new air force included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, four Austers, and three Supermarine Spitfires transferred from the Royal Air Force, and had a few hundred personnel.
The Myanmar Army ( Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ကြည်း); pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ tɕí]) is the largest branch of the Armed Forces ( Tatmadaw) of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Myanmar Army maintains the second largest active force in Southeast Asia ...
Irrawaddy Regional Command (headquarters in Yangon) Thanhklyet Soon Naval Base. Thanlyin Naval Base. Thanlyin Naval Base. Thilawa Naval Base. Coco Island Base (including Naval Radar Unit) Danyawaddy Regional Command (headquarters in Sittwe ) Kyaukpyu Naval Base. Thandwe (Sandoway) Naval Base.
One of the most widely use military trucks in Myanmar. Dongfeng EQ2102: Multi-purpose tactical truck China: Myanmar ordered Dongfeng EQ2102 military trucks in 1990s and received them between 1997 and 2002. Myanmar Army also using Dongfeng EQ1091 and Dongfeng EQ1093 trucks. FAW Jiefang 141: Multi-purpose tactical truck China
Nampong Air Force Base. / 25.3525667°N 97.2948833°E / 25.3525667; 97.2948833. Nampong Air Force Base ( ICAO: VYNP) is a Myanmar Air Force base in Myitkyina, Myanmar (Burma). Formerly known as Myikyina West, it is located several miles to the west of Myitkyina. It is in current military use and home to a fighter squadron and an attack ...
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN SX: heavy truck/tractor: no: 2005–present: Germany, United Kingdom, New Zealand Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN TGA: heavy truck: yes: 2000–present: Germany Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN TGM: medium truck: yes: 2000–present: Austria, Germany Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN TGS ...
People's Defence Force. The People's Defence Force [a] is the armed wing of the National Unity Government in Myanmar. The armed wing was formed by the NUG from youths and pro-democracy activists on 5 May 2021 in response to the coup d'état that occurred on 1 February 2021 that put the military junta and their armed wing the Tatmadaw in power. [23]
Kids have suffered immensely in this war: Last year, the military struck a school with attack helicopters, killing at least 11 children and in April, an airstrike killed 168 men, women and ...