Myanmar's air force acquired Russian fighter jets in 2018 with contracts worth $400 million. These aircraft were commissioned on 15 December 2024 at Meiktila Air Base in Mandalay. Russia's Deputy ...

These fighter jets are expected to serve as the primary aircraft for Myanmar’s Air Force in their efforts to protect the country’s territorial integrity and fight against various rebel groups.

This marks a departure from the military's previous reliance on Chinese-made K-8 aircraft. Myanmar Air Force has shifted from Chinese-made to Russian-made aircraft. "It's a newer aircraft," says ...

Myanmar Air Force Commanderf, General Maung Maung Kyaw ... According to the source, the commander flew the aircraft on August 17, at the Kubinka airfield west of Moscow. The source said the ...

Myanmar has seen a number of aircraft incidents in recent years. In February 2016, the five-member crew of an air force plane died when the aircraft crashed in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw.

NAYPYIDAW /Myanmar/, January 22. /TASS/. Russia will supply six Su-30 fighter jets to Myanmar, according to an agreement reached during Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu’s visit to the ...

In others, civilian and military aircraft were supplied by the same ... Puma said it had not sold or distributed any fuel to the Myanmar air force since the military takeover and put in place ...