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Myanmar Air Defense Forces
Air Defence branch of Tatmadaw / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Air Defense Forces (လေကြောင်းရန်ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့) is one of the major branches of Tatmadaw. It was established as the Air Defence Command in 1997, but was not fully operational until late 1999. It was renamed the Bureau of Air Defence in the early 2000s. In early 2000, Tatmadaw established the Myanmar Integrated Air Defence System (MIADS) with help from Russia, Ukraine and China. 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]
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လေကြောင်းရန်ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့ | |
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Founded | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
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Size | 25000 personnel (2019) |
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Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
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Chief of Air Defence | Lieutenant general Tin Maung Win |
Vice-chief of Air Defence | Major General Nay Myo Oo (DSA-34) |
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In 2010, Myanmar Air Defence Command completed installation of an optical fibre communication network throughout the country. The network is to be used for air defence operations between Central Command HQ from the capital (Naypyidaw) and several air bases, early warning radar stations and mobile anti-aircraft missile and artillery units. After completion of the fibre optic project and radar stations, MIADS (Myanmar Integrated Air Defence System) is the most advance AD system in the region.[1]