Myanmar Defence Forum

[tarpitz]

In my opinion we should start looking at options at replacing our t72s since the t72 is an Aging platform. Maybe the t90s or even t14s? Who knows. The MA series of the galil rifles are pretty old too and since there are no plans for the QBZ copy to replace the MAs as frontline rifles, shld look into other rifle options..either from Israel or Russia with the Ak2000 or 3000 series or even Ukraine with the Mamlyuk bull pup AK rifles. It’s a good thing we are now gonna produce our own BTR4Us but what about a dedicated IFV? We don’t seem to have those yet. Maybe even converting our t72s into BMPTs like they did in Russia if we do plan to retire them. Next we need to look at replacing our Chinese tank destroyers with our own ones or Russian made ones since we all know the reliability of Chinese arms. Heck even the Naung yoe Jeep does not offer the same protection as a uparmored humvee(GMC one or the Chinese clone) or even the Russian GAZ tigr.

we also need to look back on how well equipped our individual soldier is also. Up till now we do not have NIJIII vests let alone NIJIV vests for our SOTF. The camo patterns are still lacking. Soldiers still don’t wear their full gear for frontline duties and we don’t even have proper bags and are using wicker baskets!

our commander in chief says he wants to build a professional army and I get that looks always don’t matter. But if there are some minor changes, we could make our army look professional and not be a laughing stock. Hell even some of the South Korean guys are still wearing the ballistic fibre M1 helmets but they still look professinal.

As far as I know, Army is going to acquire new type of tank . . T 90 or MBT 3000. But my point is that we don't need large MBT fleet.

I do agree that Army is given less attention in modernization process.

 

[Devilduck]

At the end of the day we are still making best out of what we have.
Can't wait to see more positive changes.
Police officer with scoped M14.

 

[TheEunch]

As far as I know, Army is going to acquire new type of tank . . T 90 or MBT 3000. But my point is that we don't need large MBT fleet.

I do agree that Army is given less attention in modernization process.

is it cheaper to acquire MBT3000s and T90s compared to Israeli tanks or even the T14 armatas? If Myanmar is not to have a large fleet of tanks will a light tank fleet be enough for the jungle? What are the viable light tank options will be like the VT 5? Or that indegenious model where they combine a MTLB chassis with the PTL turret?

 

[MINN]

The future of Myanmar economy is looking bright
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/national-plan-mooted-2019-2020-gdp-growth-hit-7pc.html

 

[rapster88]

C-in-C with SOTF

 

[MINN]

C-in-C with SOTF

Is he holding a M4 or UDMC S5

 

[rapster88]

From another news

 

[TheEunch]

Is the fast helmets manufactured in Myanmar or is that Chinese helmets

 

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Hi bro! Any news from Myanmar about these repeated rocket stage fallouts?

Thanks for sharing.


China launches new remote-sensing satellites

September 20, 2019

JIUQUAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert Thursday.

The five satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 2:42 p.m. (Beijing Time).

The satellites belong to a commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project "Zhuhai-1," which will comprise 34 micro-nano satellites, including video, hyperspectral, and high-resolution optical satellites, as well as radar and infrared satellites.

The carrier rocket was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, and the satellites were produced by the Harbin Institute of Technology and operated by the Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology Co. Ltd.

Thursday's launch was the 311th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.

The newly launched satellites comprise four hyperspectral satellites with 256 wave-bands and a coverage width of 150 km, and a video satellite with a resolution of 90 centimeters.

The Zhuhai-1 hyperspectral satellites have the highest spatial resolution and the largest coverage width of their type in China.

The data will be used for precise quantitative analysis of vegetation, water and crops, and will provide services for building smart cities, said Orbita, the largest private operator of hyperspectral satellites in orbit.

The company aims to cooperate with government organizations and enterprises to expand the big data satellite services.



http://web.archive.org/web/20190920033243/http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/0920/c90000-9616159.html
http://archive.fo/e7FXh
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event...launch-zhuhai-1-03-satellite?instance_id=2796

https://twitter.com/x/status/1174836112881328129

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1174836112881328129 ; https://t.co/fdoWzMgn4E
▲ 1. CZ-11 launch with Zhuhai-1 Group-3 payload.

https://archive.fo/kkY0K/e502008796cecd1a731b1f0739112139f4d6d290.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190920...e/pic/BIG/20190920/62/8463263243879727150.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190920033243/http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/0920/c90000-9616159.html ; http://archive.fo/e7FXh
▲ 2. A Long March-11 carrier rocket carrying five new remote-sensing satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept, 19, 2019. Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit on Thursday. The satellites belong to a commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project "Zhuhai-1," which will comprise 34 micro-nano satellites. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

https://archive.fo/0XCFy/ff18378bf34006c1890188aac1ccd0ebd6c8fe8b.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190920...-11-Rocket-Launch-Zhuhai-1-03-Satellite-1.jpg
▲ 3. Ground track of CZ-11 launch with Zhuhai-1 Group-3 payload.

http://web.archive.org/web/20190920034226/https://i.imgur.com/LmmxoCu.png ; https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46093.0;attach=1583060;image
▲ 4. Drop zones of CZ-11 stages with Zhuhai-1 Group-3 payload. But lacking the one over Myanmar!


As was expected, the spent stage from yesterday's Long March 11 did once again crashed into Myanmar. Into a small stream/ditch.

Full 3min video mirror: https://streamable.com/e45wq ; https://www.weibo.com/6995796658/I7IKHxR3c

https://twitter.com/x/status/1174833581887279105

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1174833581887279105 ; https://t.co/96DzNoA2ck
▲ 5. Long March 11 stage did once again crashed into Myanmar.


By the way, this CZ-11 solid fuel rocket is based on the DF-41 ICBM, nice if Myanmar could reverse engineer it from the debris, like Iran does with U.S. and Soviet junks (Safir-3 ICBM engine/RD-250)!

 

[MINN]

Hi bro! Any news from Myanmar about these repeated rocket stage fallouts?

Thanks for sharing.


China launches new remote-sensing satellites

September 20, 2019

JIUQUAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert Thursday.

The five satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 2:42 p.m. (Beijing Time).

The satellites belong to a commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project "Zhuhai-1," which will comprise 34 micro-nano satellites, including video, hyperspectral, and high-resolution optical satellites, as well as radar and infrared satellites.

The carrier rocket was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, and the satellites were produced by the Harbin Institute of Technology and operated by the Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology Co. Ltd.

Thursday's launch was the 311th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.

The newly launched satellites comprise four hyperspectral satellites with 256 wave-bands and a coverage width of 150 km, and a video satellite with a resolution of 90 centimeters.

The Zhuhai-1 hyperspectral satellites have the highest spatial resolution and the largest coverage width of their type in China.

The data will be used for precise quantitative analysis of vegetation, water and crops, and will provide services for building smart cities, said Orbita, the largest private operator of hyperspectral satellites in orbit.

The company aims to cooperate with government organizations and enterprises to expand the big data satellite services.



http://web.archive.org/web/20190920033243/http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/0920/c90000-9616159.html
http://archive.fo/e7FXh
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event...launch-zhuhai-1-03-satellite?instance_id=2796

https://twitter.com/x/status/1174836112881328129

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1174836112881328129 ; https://t.co/fdoWzMgn4E
▲ 1. CZ-11 launch with Zhuhai-1 Group-3 payload.

https://archive.fo/kkY0K/e502008796cecd1a731b1f0739112139f4d6d290.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190920...e/pic/BIG/20190920/62/8463263243879727150.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190920033243/http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/0920/c90000-9616159.html ; http://archive.fo/e7FXh
▲ 2. A Long March-11 carrier rocket carrying five new remote-sensing satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept, 19, 2019. Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit on Thursday. The satellites belong to a commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project "Zhuhai-1," which will comprise 34 micro-nano satellites. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

https://archive.fo/0XCFy/ff18378bf34006c1890188aac1ccd0ebd6c8fe8b.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20190920...-11-Rocket-Launch-Zhuhai-1-03-Satellite-1.jpg
▲ 3. Ground track of CZ-11 launch with Zhuhai-1 Group-3 payload.

http://web.archive.org/web/20190920034226/https://i.imgur.com/LmmxoCu.png ; https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46093.0;attach=1583060;image
▲ 4. Drop zones of CZ-11 stages with Zhuhai-1 Group-3 payload. But lacking the one over Myanmar!


As was expected, the spent stage from yesterday's Long March 11 did once again crashed into Myanmar. Into a small stream/ditch.

Full 3min video mirror: https://streamable.com/e45wq ; https://www.weibo.com/6995796658/I7IKHxR3c

https://twitter.com/x/status/1174833581887279105

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1174833581887279105 ; https://t.co/96DzNoA2ck
▲ 5. Long March 11 stage did once again crashed into Myanmar.


By the way, this CZ-11 solid fuel rocket is based on the DF-41 ICBM, nice if Myanmar could reverse engineer it from the debris, like Iran does with U.S. and Soviet junks (Safir-3 ICBM engine/RD-250)!

This shit should be illegal what if it had fall on people and the fact that it landed in myanmar and they act like it's nothing. They are under minding the soverenty of Myanmar.The fact that they knew it would happen but did nothing about it that is just fucked up. When other countries lunch this kind of staff it fall in the ocean so why can't china do that instead of dumping it on another country.

 

[MINN]

Have you guys heard anything about the second in commend going to Serbia

 

[Buddhistforlife]

no. even if possible why do we need to buy these plane. ? we dont need advanced fighters just for showing off. Hey we have Su-57.. that is! ! what we need is a good COIN planes which can support our frontline forces whatever they need without need to consider about the operation cost. not advanced air superiority fighter. on the other hand, our frontline forces are poor equipped. as i said earlier it is time look back our troops. i would rather want Su-25.

The MAF is focusing on quality rather than quantity. I think MAF does not intend to have a huge air Force, but smaller fleet of aircrafts but of good quality.

yes it is about time we give some love to the army and not just the navy and Air Force

Quantity wise, the Myanmar army has a decent quantity of weapons but quality wise improvements are needed to be made. Myanmar should have new fleet of tanks. The current inventory of tanks of the Myanmar army consists of very old and backdated tanks apart from the Al Khalid tank which is quite good enough.

 

[Buddhistforlife]

Many articles said that Myanmar army bought the SY 400 ballistic missile system from China. However I checked the list of current inventory of the Tatmadaw but couldn't find the name of this missile system. Did the tatmadaw actually buy this?

 

[MINN]

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Many articles said that Myanmar army bought the SY 400 ballistic missile system from China. However I checked the list of current inventory of the Tatmadaw but couldn't find the name of this missile system. Did the tatmadaw actually buy this?

I do not know if we bought it but just want to say wiki is not reliable there are a lot of equipment not shown on the wiki for all branches of the military.

 

[Buddhistforlife]

I do not know if we bought it but just want to say wiki is not reliable there are a lot of equipment not shown on the wiki for all branches of the military.

No. I don't use Wikipedia for defense research. Myanmar buying SY400 was mentioned in many articles and journals. Not just one article.