The Myanmar Air Force (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (လေ), romanized: Tatmadaw (Lay), lit. 'Armed Forces (Air Force)', pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ (le)]) is the aerial branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar.

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 MIADS. [1] In 2010, Myanmar Air Defence Command completed installation of an optical fibre communication network throughout the …

Current aircraft of the Myanmar Air Force service including attack, bomber, cargo transport, special mission, fighter, Search and Rescue, aerial tanker, remote-piloted, reconnaissance, trainer and utility types.

Jan 20, 2024 · One of the most important setbacks for Myanmar’s military since an opposition alliance launched Operation 1027 last October has been the loss of three different aircraft: two jet trainers and an...

Mar 29, 2025 · BBC Burmese confirmed that seven people had been killed in an air strike in Naungcho in northern Shan state. This strike took place around 15:30 local time, less than three hours after the quake ...

Jan 11, 2023 · As Myanmar’s military regime struggles to contain a rising tide of armed resistance to its coup of 2021, its unchallenged airpower has already emerged as a central factor in the civil war. At the dawn of 2023, the question now confronting both sides is whether the Myanmar Air Force’s improving capabilities will prove decisive.

Janes has reported that the first two aircraft (serial nos 1904 and 1905) arrived in Myanmar in July 2022 and were inducted into the air force on 15 December 2022. The next two Su-30SMEs...

By 2015 the Myanmar Air Force was composed of 23,000 personnel. It was primarily responsible for the air defence of Myanmar and counter insurgency operations in support of the ground forces....

Dec 22, 2023 · The Myanmar Air Force has taken delivery of two more Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30SME multirole fighters following an official ceremony at Nay Pyi Taw air base on Dec. 15, the office of the...

'Grand Armed Forces'), also known as Sit-Tat (Burmese: သူခိုးတပ်; MLCTS: cactap., IPA: [sɪʔtaʔ], lit. 'Armed Forces'), is the armed forces 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.