Over 10,000 troops marched on Sunday to commemorate Myanmar’s 71st Armed Forces Day in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw. Ranks, mobile rocket launchers and military transport vehicles joined the ceremonial parade by about 12,300 personnel from the navy, air force and army, and a marching column of women soldiers, EFE news reported. In […]

Myanmar to showcase modernized «Kvadrat-M»  Air Defence System on military parade. The «Kvadrat-M»  is an modernized Surface to Air Missile system  developed by Belarusian company Alevkurp JSC.  The «Kvadrat-M» using a MZKT-6922 lightweight wheeled chassis similar to that used by the «Buk-2M» and «Tor». Repairs to the modernization of «Kvadrat-M» made of “ALEVKURP” together with JSC “Plant 2566 repair electronic equipment” (RB). As […]

Myanmar army appears to have imported new air defense systems from Russia, it may be a Buk missile or Tor. Myanmar’s military blog recently published pictures taken at a wharf in the country showed that the appearance of the base chassis specialized MZKT-6922 system as the basis for modern air defense missiles from Russia. This […]

Press reports suggest that the mystery launch customer of the AVIC/PAC JF-17 ‘Thunder’ is Myanmar Air-Force with an order of 10-12 units. AVIC has never officially disclosed the identity of the client. The PAC JF-17 Thunder, or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong (Fierce Dragon), is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by thePakistan Aeronautical Complex […]

4 killed, 1 injured after Beechcraft 1900D plane  of  Myanmar Air Force  crashes in Myanmar’s capital  Naypyidaw. A Beechcraft 1900 was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Naypyidaw International Airport (NYT), Myanmar. The aircraft impacted a field and burst into flames. BEECH 1900 D  airplanes can be used for transport purposes and rescues. Ceremony […]

According to the published Corporation “Irkut” the schedule of purchases for 2016 in a number of export customers combat training aircraft Yak-130 in the middle of last year has been refilled. June 22, 2015 signed a contract № P / 1510411150511 for the supply of aircraft Yak-130 and the consignee of the property “104” (Myanmar). […]

Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing ccompanied by Vice-President of IAI RAMATA Mr. Nitzan Shaked, they rode and examined FAC Super Dvora MK3, which is the same type of FAC Myanmar Navy has ordered. These Super Dvora Mk 3 FAC will greatly enhance the Myanmar Navy capabilities. The Super Dvora MKIII multi-mission patrol […]

The Myanmar armed forces may buy Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, reported military-informant.com. “As of today, we have received requests for the acquisition of the BMP-3 from Myanmar … I cannot disclose the exact amount, but we are talking about somewhere in the region of two battalions,”, told representative of Concern “Tractor plants “. In addition to the standard version of the BMP-3 […]

Myanmar will become the first country to buy JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, jointly manufactured by Pakistan and China companies, revealed the TV channel Dunya News. According to the news network, the authorities of that Asian nation will acquire 16 of these jets, but the total figure could exceed two dozen.Pakistan, which already has in its […]

Myanmar has received the first batch of air defense systems HQ-12 / KS-1A, reported Defense Studies. The first batch consists of 4 cars missile launchers, each of which can carry a pair of medium-range air defense missile this. Myanmar Armed Forces have signed a contract to purchase four systems (consisting of a pair of missile […]