Myanmar Air Force receives several new air assets as part of 75th founding anniversary

 

One of the new Su-30SME of the MAF. Photo c/o Myanmar Witness.


The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) has formally received and inducted several new air assets as it celebrated its 75th founding anniversary on 15 December 2022.


The anniversary and acceptance ceremony, which was held at the MAF’s air base in Mithila, was attended by senior officials of the Myanmar Government including State Administration Council Chairman and Commander in Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces General Min Aung Hliang, Chief of Air Staff General Tun Aung, and several others.


Among those inducted into service by the MAF were two Sukhoi Su-30SME heavy fighter aircraft from Russia, six Guizhou FTC-2000G Mountain Eagle light combat aircraft and four additional K-8 Karakorum jet trainers from China.


Also commissioned was a Shaanxi Y-8F-200 transport aircraft from China, and two Kamov Ka-27 Helix helicopters from Russia.


Dutch aviation publication Scramble Magazine believes the Ka-27 Helix helicopters were formerly with the Indian Navy, and might have been upgraded and transferred to Myanmar recently.


Myanmar press sources also confirmed that a Chengdu J-7 fighter with tail number 1665 was commissioned, although it remains to be seen if this is a new addition, or a newly-rehabilitated unit since the MAF has been operating the J-7 since the early 1990s.




[1] Myanmar News Eleven

[2] Myanmar Witness

[3] Scramble Magazine


Myanmar Air Force receives several new air assets as part of 75th founding anniversary Myanmar Air Force  receives several new air assets as part of 75th founding anniversary Reviewed by Asia Pacific Defense Journal on January 10, 2023 Rating: 5

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