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The Myanmar Air Force ( Burmese: တပ်မတော် (လေ), 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 to the Myanmar Army in counter-insurgency operations ...
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 ...
This is a list of military installations in Myanmar operated by the Myanmar Armed Forces .
In 2010, Myanmar Air Defence Command completed installation of an optical fibre communication network throughout the country. The network is to be used for air defence operations between Central Command HQ from the capital ( Naypyidaw) and several air bases, early warning radar stations and mobile anti-aircraft missile and artillery units.
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.
On the new front line of Myanmar’s civil war, resistance fighters are gaining ground. When opposition forces began their charge into Loikaw, they knew the casualties would be steep – but it ...
The Tatmadaw ( Burmese: တပ်မတော်; MLCTS: tatma.taw, IPA: [taʔmədɔ̀], lit. 'Grand Armed Forces') or Sit-Tat ( Burmese: စစ်တပ်; MLCTS: cactap., IPA: [sɪʔtaʔ], lit. 'Armed Forces') is the military of Myanmar (formerly Burma ). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary ...
This is a list of air bases operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Facilities included in the list include all aerodromes at which the PLAAF maintains a regular presence. These may include those exclusively for military use as well as those portions of mixed-use aerodromes operated by the military. It may also include facilities in other countries at which the PLAAF ...