
Pride of the Tatmadaw Lei is undoubtedly the MiG-29.
Scramble files
Hmawby AB (VYHB) | ||||
RWY 09/27 (dirt) POS 17°07'16"N 096°04'08"E ELEV 72 ft | ||||
Sector Operations Center | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
Eastern SOC (HQ Tachilek) |
56 Squadron (၅၆ တပ်မှ) | Mi-17 Z-9? |
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Homalinn (VYHL) | ||||
RWY 16/34 POS 24°53'56"N 094°54'51"E ELEV 546 ft | ||||
Sector Operations Center | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
Northern SOC (HQ Myitkyina Air Base) |
.. Squadron (... တပ်မှ) | Bell 205A-1 | ||

Myanmar uses a dozen Mi-35P helicopters, like this 6801.
Defence Services Museum
Lashio (VYLS) | ||||
RWY 01/19 POS 22°58'39"N 097°45'09"E ELEV 2516 ft | ||||
Sector Operations Center | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
South Eastern SOC (HQ Yay) |
45 Squadron (၄၅ တပ်မှ) | Mi-35P (detachment) | ![]() |
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Myanmar has used the F7 for many years.
Walter van Brempt
Mawlamyine (VYMM) | ||||
RWY 04/22 POS 16°26'41"N 097°39'39"E ELEV 78 ft | ||||
Sector Operations Center | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
South Eastern SOC (HQ Yay) |
.. Squadron (... တပ်မှ) | no based aircraft | ||

More familiar to our eyes, is the venerable Fokker 27. This is beleived to be the only operational survivor.
Walter van Brempt
Myeik (VYME) | ||||
RWY 18/36 POS 12°26'24"N 098°37'16"E ELEV 62 ft | ||||
Sector Operations Center | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
Southern SOC (HQ Meyik Air Base) |
.. Squadron (... တပ်မှ) | no based aircraft | ||

Over the years, the Tamadaw Lei has acquired a sizeable fleet of MiG-29s.
Walter van Brempt
Namsang (VYNS) | ||||
RWY 03/21 POS 20°53'27"N 097°44'09"E ELEV 3198 ft | ||||
Sector Operations Center | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
Eastern SOC (HQ Tachilek) |
.. Squadron (... တပ်မှ) | W-3? | ||

Myanmar is a huge country, necessitating ferrying personnel around and the Beech 1900 is used to that end.
Scramble files

More Chinese hardware in the shape of the K-8W Karakorum. these are assembled in Myanmar itself.
Tatmadaw Lei

Immaculate looking F-7M comes in to land at Yangoon Intl.
Peter Heeneman

Heavy hauling is performed by the Y8. Myanmar was one of the early adaptors of this Chinese An-12 clone.
Scramble files