Myanmar Air Force Officially Accepted 10 New Aircraft
18 Desember 2017
Yak-130, ATR-42 and Fokker-70 of the Myanmar Air Force (all photos : Min Aung Hlaing)
TSAMTO - Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar armed forces, Senior General Ming Aung Hlayn participated in the solemn ceremony of handing over 10 Myanmar air force planes on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of their formation.
According to Elevenmyanmar.com, the Myanmar Air Force received six Yak-130 training aircraft, two Fokker-70s and two ATR-42-320s. The program of the event included demonstration flights of aircraft and helicopters.
Speaking at the ceremony, the commander-in-chief stressed the exceptional importance of aviation in modern conflicts and called for the continued modernization of the Air Force.
According to Ming Aung Khlaine, the Myanmar Air Force lagged behind other countries in the region in the field of military aviation. Back in the 1990's. Fighter aircraft of the second generation were in service. Only in 2011 the Air Force began to use the fighters of the fourth generation of MiG-29.
As previously reported, the contract for the supply of Yak-130 training aircraft (presumably 16 units) for the Myanmar Air Force was signed by Rosoboronexport JSC on June 22, 2015, after the completion of a long evaluation of the proposals of the candidates. The first three aircraft were transferred to the customer in late 2016. Three more aircraft were delivered in 2017. According to the plans, the supplies will be continued in 2018. The cost of one aircraft is estimated at 15 million dollars (20.4 billion kyat).
Myanmar became the fifth foreign buyer of Yak-130 aircraft after Algeria, Bangladesh, the Republic of Belarus and Syria.
(TSAMTO)
TSAMTO - Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar armed forces, Senior General Ming Aung Hlayn participated in the solemn ceremony of handing over 10 Myanmar air force planes on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of their formation.
According to Elevenmyanmar.com, the Myanmar Air Force received six Yak-130 training aircraft, two Fokker-70s and two ATR-42-320s. The program of the event included demonstration flights of aircraft and helicopters.
Speaking at the ceremony, the commander-in-chief stressed the exceptional importance of aviation in modern conflicts and called for the continued modernization of the Air Force.
According to Ming Aung Khlaine, the Myanmar Air Force lagged behind other countries in the region in the field of military aviation. Back in the 1990's. Fighter aircraft of the second generation were in service. Only in 2011 the Air Force began to use the fighters of the fourth generation of MiG-29.
As previously reported, the contract for the supply of Yak-130 training aircraft (presumably 16 units) for the Myanmar Air Force was signed by Rosoboronexport JSC on June 22, 2015, after the completion of a long evaluation of the proposals of the candidates. The first three aircraft were transferred to the customer in late 2016. Three more aircraft were delivered in 2017. According to the plans, the supplies will be continued in 2018. The cost of one aircraft is estimated at 15 million dollars (20.4 billion kyat).
Myanmar became the fifth foreign buyer of Yak-130 aircraft after Algeria, Bangladesh, the Republic of Belarus and Syria.
(TSAMTO)
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