Myanmar Air Force

Myanmar Air Force
Myanmar Air Force
တပ်မတော်(လေ)
	Emblem of the Myanmar Air Force
Founded	15 January 1947
Country	Myanmar
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	15,000 personnel; 348 aircraft;
Part of	Myanmar Armed Forces
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Armed Forces	Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
Minister of Defence	General Mya Tun Oo
Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force	General Htun Aung
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Ensign
Aircraft flown
Attack	Nanchang Q-5
Fighter	Sukhoi Su-30, Mikoyan MiG-29, JF-17 Thunder
Helicopter	Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-17, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Aérospatiale Alouette III, PZL W-3 Sokół
Attack helicopter	Mil Mi-35P
Interceptor	F-7llK
Patrol	Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
Trainer	Yak-130,FTC 2000G, K-8W, Grob G 120TP, HAL HJT-16 Kiran, K-8 Karakorum
Transport	Shaanxi Y-8, Harbin Y-12, Beechcraft 1900, ATR 42, ATR 72, Fokker 70

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.^[2] It is mainly used in internal conflicts in Myanmar, and, on a smaller scale, in relief missions,^[3] especially after the deadly Cyclone Nargis of May 2008.

^ ^a ^b International Institute for Strategic Studies (13 February 2024). The Military Balance 2024 (1st ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-1032780047.
^ Aung Myoe, Maung (22 January 2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. ISEAS Publishing. doi:10.1355/9789812308498. ISBN 978-981-230-849-8.
^ "Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model" (PDF). Regional Consultative Group on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination for Asia and the Pacific. 2017. pp. 79–82. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[IISS1-1] International Institute for Strategic Studies (13 February 2024). The Military Balance 2024 (1st ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-1032780047.

[Myoe-2] Aung Myoe, Maung (22 January 2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. ISEAS Publishing. doi:10.1355/9789812308498. ISBN 978-981-230-849-8.

[3] "Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model" (PDF). Regional Consultative Group on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination for Asia and the Pacific. 2017. pp. 79–82. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

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