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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 ...
Republic of China Air Force. 無空防即無國防 (wu-kong-fang-ji-wu-guo-fang): without air defense there is no national defense. Republic of China Military Police. 忠貞憲兵 (zhong-zheng-xian-bing): loyal military police. Military Academy. 親愛精誠: Fraternity, Devotion, Sincerity.
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 ...
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 ...
Crest. A barn star Or. Shield. Gule a red map of Myanmar on a green field surrounded by a cogwheel which is also surrounded by paddy ears. Motto. ရဲသော်မသေ သေသော် ငရဲမလား. The State seal was changed in 1974, and the Tatmadaw emblem was changed a few years later (not immediately). The then new emblem ...
The most important position created is the Joint Chief of Staff (Army, Navy, Air Force) that commands commanders-in-chief of the Navy and the Air Force. The Office of Strategic Studies (OSS, or Sit Maha Byuha Leilaryay Htana ) was formed around 1994 and charged with formulating defence policies, and planning and doctrine of the Tatmadaw.
Airborne forces (subordinate branch of the air force) Strategic Rocket Forces. Strategic forces (subordinate branch of the army) Russian National Guard. Republican guard. 2016–present. Former flags.
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.