The Myanmar Air Force Since 1988: Expansion and Modernization  

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Selth, Andrew

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs vol. 19 no. 04 (Mar. 1998), page 388-415.
Topik: Myanmar

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Before the creation of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in 1988, the Burma Air Force was small, ill equipped and crippled by its dependence on foreign logistics. It was hard-pressed to keep its aircraft flying, and could only perform a limited role in support of the army's counterinsurgency operations. Yet, the air force has always been, and remains, an important factor in Myanmar's security. The dramatic growth of the (renamed) Myanmar Air Force (MAF) under the SLORC suggests that the new generation of military leaders in Yangon shares this view. In addition to strengthening the MAF's internal security role, the SLORC (and now its successor, the State Peace and Development Council) seems to envisage a significant external defence role for this element of the armed forces. If this ambitious modernization programme is successful, then in a few years time Myanmar will have a credible air defence capability for the first time in its history.

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