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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 ...
In June 2022, it was reported that a team of 15 Pakistan Air Force personnel were scheduled to visit Meiktila Air Force Base in Myanmar to provide technical support for the Myanmar Air Force JF-17s, including setting up of a JF-17 simulator at Meiktila Air Base to train pilots of the Myanmar Air Force and to address technical issues relating to ...
The network is to be used for air defence operations between Central Command HQ from the capital and several air bases, early warning radar stations and mobile anti-aircraft missile and artillery units. After completion of the fibre optic project and radar stations, MIADS (Myanmar Integrated Air Defence System) is the most advance AD system in ...
14. Fatalities. 122. Survivors. 0. On 7 June 2017, a Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft of the Myanmar Air Force crashed on a flight from Myeik to Yangon, killing all 122 people on board. Debris from the aircraft was found in the Andaman Sea, 118 nautical miles (218 km) off Dawei by Myanmar Navy ships. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Myanmar's history.
The Yakovlev Yak-130 ( NATO reporting name: Mitten) [ 3] is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi as the "Yak/AEM-130". It has also been marketed as a potential light attack aircraft. Development of the aircraft began in 1991 and the maiden flight was conducted on 25 ...
People's Liberation Army Air Force. Developed from. Chengdu JJ-7. The Guizhou JL-9, also known as the FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle ( Chinese: 山鹰; pinyin: Shānyīng ), is a family of two-seat transonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) for the People's ...
Developed from. Shenyang J-6. The Nanchang Q-5 ( Chinese: 强-5; pinyin: Qiang-5; NATO reporting name: Fantan ), also known as the A-5 in its export versions, is a 1960s-design Chinese -built single-seat, twin jet engine ground- attack aircraft based on the Shenyang J-6. The aircraft is primarily used for close air support .
Myanmar is wracked by violence that began after the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in F Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17, including children, but military denies ...