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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 ...
No. 71 Submarine Base (on Ownchein Island near Kyaukphyu SEZ) Panmawaddy Regional Command (headquarters on Haigyi Island) Mawyawaddy Regional Command (headquarters in Mawlamyine) Tanintharyi Regional Command (headquarters in Myeik ) Zadetkyi Island Naval Base. Mali (Tavoy) Naval Base. Palai Island Naval Base. Kadan Naval Base.
The Defence Services Academy ( Burmese: စစ်တက္ကသိုလ်, pronounced [sɪʔ tɛʔkəθò]) located in Pyin Oo Lwin, is the premier military service academy of Myanmar, training future officers for all three branches of Myanmar military. The Ministry of Defence administered academy offers bachelor's degree programs in ...
The Defence Services Technological Academy was established as the Defence Services Institute of Technology (DSIT) on 1 February 1993 at Pyin Oo Lwin [1] when all civilian colleges and universities in Myanmar were shut down by the military government, following the 1988 nationwide uprising. The military went on to establish a parallel system of ...
It was renamed the Bureau of Air Defence in the early 2000s. In early 2000, Tatmadaw established the Myanmar Integrated Air Defence System (MIADS) with help from Russia, Ukraine and China. It is a tri-service bureau with units from all three branches of the armed forces. All air defence assets except anti-aircraft artillery are integrated into ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Tatmadaw comprises the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The country ranked twelfth in the world for its number of active troops in service. The military is very influential in Myanmar, with all top cabinet and ministry posts usually held by military officials. Official figures for military spending are not available.