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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.
Other ranks. In Myanmar Armed Forces, Lance corporals and Corporals are commonly referred to as Saya (ဆရာ, lit. 'teacher') by both enlisted staffs and officers. Warrant officers (Class 1 and Class 2) are referred to as Bo Lay (ဗိုလ်လေး, lit. 'little lieutenant'), Sergeant and Staff Sergeant are referred to as Saya Gyi.
Between 1990 and 2020, Myanmar's military officers received US$18 billion in dividends from MEHL, whose entire board is made up of senior military officials. [ 70 ] In the FY 2019–20 national budget, the military was allocated 3,385 billion kyats (approximately US$2.4 billion). [ 71 ]
General/Admiral. 'General' or 'Admiral' (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး, romanized: bauilaʻ khayupaʻ karīʺ) is the third highest rank in Myanmar Armed Forces, and traditionally the highest rank that a personnel from Myanmar Navy and Myanmar Air Force can get. It is a four-star general rank. The rank's Burmese title and ...
S. Senior general (Myanmar) Categories: Military ranks by country. Military of Myanmar.
Allegiance. Myanmar. Branch/service. Myanmar Air Force. Rank. General. Maung Maung Kyaw (Burmese: မောင်မောင်ကျော်, born 23 July 1964) is a Burmese military officer who served on Myanmar's State Administration Council from 2021 to 2023. [3][1] He previously served as Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Air Force from ...
Branch/service. Myanmar Air Force. Rank. General. Battles/wars. Internal conflict in Myanmar. Myanmar civil war (2021–present) Htun Aung (Burmese: ထွန်းအောင်; pronounced [tʰʊ̀n àʊɴ]; born 1967) is a Burmese air force officer. [1] He currently serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Air Force.
2 Air Force. 3 Academic. 4 Navy. 5 See also. ... This is a list of military installations in Myanmar operated by the Myanmar Armed Forces. ... Officers Training ...