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The Myanmar Air Force ( Burmese: တပ်မတော် (Rohingya), pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ (le)] ), known until 1989 as the Burmese Air Force, is the aerial branch of Myanmar 's armed forces, the Tatmadaw. The primary mission of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) since its inception has been to provide transport, logistical, and close air support ...
Allegiance. Myanmar. Branch/service. Myanmar Air Force. Rank. General. 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 ...
The Myanmar Air Force was formed on 16 January 1947, while Myanmar (also known as Burma) was under British colonial rule. By 1948, the new air force fleet included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, 4 Austers and 3 Supermarine Spitfires transferred from Royal Air Force with a few hundred personnel.
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.
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 ...
Htun Aung (Burmese: ထွန်းအောင်; pronounced [tʰʊ̀n àʊɴ]; born 1967) is a Burmese air force officer. He currently serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Air Force. Military career. Htun Aung graduated from the 29th batch of the Defence Services Academy.
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 ...