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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.
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 ...
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 Three Brotherhood Alliance released a joint statement declaring the start of Operation 1027 on 27 October 2023. The alliance had the combined capability to draw on 15,000 troops. [ 63] The statement detailed the primary objectives of the operation, being to: Safeguard the lives of civilians.
The current conflict began on 9 October 2016 when ARSA insurgents attacked Burmese border posts along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. In response, Burmese authorities launched "clearance operations" between October 2016 to June 2017, which killed more than 1,000 Rohingya civilians, according to UN officials.
On the night of 23 October 2022, the Myanmar Air Force launched a series of airstrikes in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar. The targeted area was within the territory of the Kachin Independence Organization 's 9th Brigade in the Anangpa ( အနန့်ပါ) area. The airstrikes hit an outdoor concert killing at least 80 ...
The Myanmar Civil War, [ m] also known as the Burmese Civil War, Burmese Spring Revolution, or People's Defensive War, is an ongoing civil war following Myanmar's long-running insurgencies, which escalated significantly in response to the 2021 military coup d'état and the subsequent violent crackdown on anti-coup protests. [ 41][ 42] The ...
Elevation. 22 metres (72 ft) AMSL. Runways. Direction. Length and surface. 09/27. 2,440 metres (8,005 ft) Asphalt. Hmawbi Air Base is an airbase of the Myanmar Air Force in Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region. The base is home to 56 Squadron which flies the Mil Mi-17.