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The military of Myanmar is known as the Tatmadaw (Burmese: တပ္‌မေတာ္‌; MLCTS: tap ma. taw; IPA: [taʔmədɔ̀]). The Tatmadaw has been engaged in battle against ethnic minorities and political dissidents since the 1960s.

The armed forces of Myanmar are ranked twelfth in the world in its number of active troops. Although official figures for Burmese military spending are not available, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, in its annual rankings, ranked Myanmar in the top 15 military spenders in the world.

The Tatmadaw's highest officials have great economic and social influence in Myanmar, as the government is currently a military junta. The military is very influential in the country, with top cabinet and ministry posts held by military officers. The Tatmadaw has been accused of crimes, especially against the minorities of Myanmar, as cited by Amnesty International, news agencies (e.g. Reuters), and governments throughout the world (e.g. United States Department of State).

Branches

• Army (Tatmadaw Kyee),
• Navy (Tatmadaw Yay),
• Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay)

Organisational, Command and Control Structure

Before 1988

Overall command of Tatmamdaw (Myanmar armed forces) rested with the country's highest ranking military office, a General, who acted concurrently as Defence Minister and Cheif-of-Staff of Defence Services. He thus exercised supreme operational control over all three services, under the direction of the President, State Council and Council of Ministers. There were also a National Security Council which acted in advisory capacity. Defence Minister cum Chief-of-Staff of Defence Services exercised day-to-day control of the armed forces and assisted by three Vice-Chiefs of Staff, one each for the army, navy and air force. These officers also acted as Deputy Ministers of Defence and commanders of their respective Services. They were all based at Ministry of Defence (Karkweye Wun-Gyi Hta-na) in Rangoon/Yangon. It served as both government ministry as well as joint military operations headquarters.

The Joint Staff within the Ministry of Defence consisted of three major branches, one each for Army, Navy and Airforce along with a number of independent departments. The Army Office had three major departments; the General (G) Staff to oversee operations, the Adjutant General's (A) Staff administration and the Quartermaster General's (Q) Staff to handle logistics. The General Staff consisted two Bureaus of Special Operations (BSO), which were created in April 1978 and June 1979 respectively. These BSO are similar to "Army Groups" in Western Armies, a high level staff units formed to manage different theatres of military operations. They were responsible for the overall direction and coordination of the Regional Military Commans (RMC) with BSO-1 covering Northern Command (NC), North Eastern Command (NEC), North Western Comand (NWC), Western Command (WC) and Eastern Command (EC). BSO-2 responsible for South Eastern Command (SEC), South Western Command (SWC), Western Command (WC) and Central Command (CC). The army's elite mobile Light Infantry Divisions (LID) were managed seperately under a Staff Colnel. Under G Staff, there also a number of directorates which corresponded to the army's functional corps, such as Intelligence, Signals, Training, Armour and Artillery. The A Staff was responsible for the Adjutant General, Directorate of Medical Services and the Provost Marshall's Office. The Q Staff included the Directorates of Supply and Transport, Ordnance Services, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and Military Engineers.

The Navy and Air Force Offices within the Ministry were headed by the Vice Chiefs of Staff for those Services. Each was supported by a staff office at full Colonel Level. All these officers were responsible for the overall management of the various naval and airbases around the country, and the broader administrative functions such as recruitment and training.

Operational Command in the field was exercised through a framwork of Regional Military Commands (RMC) system, the boundaries of these commands corresponded with the country's Seven States and Seven Divisions. The Regional Military Commanders, all seniors army officers, usually at Brigadier General Level were responsible for the conduct of military operations in their respected RMC areas. Depending on the size of RMC and it's operational requirements, Regional Commanders have at their disposal 10 or more infantry battalions (Kha La Ya).

After 1988

The Tatmadaw's organistional and command structure changed dramatically changed after the military coup in 1988. In 1990, The country's most senior army office become a Senior General (equivlent to Field Marshal Rank in Western Armies) and held the positions of Chairman of State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), Prime Minister and Defence Minister, as well as being appointed C-in-C of the Defence Services. He thus exercised both political and operational control over the entire country and armed forces. From 1989, each Service has had it's own Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff. The Army C-in-C is now elevated to full General (Bo gyoke Kyii) rank and also acted as Deputy C-in-C of the Defence Services. The C-in-C of the Air Force and Navy hold the equivlent of Lieutenant General rank, while all three Service Chiefs of Staff were raised to Major General level. Chiefs of BSO, the heads of Q and A Staffs, and Director of Defence Services Intelligence (DDSI) were also elevated to Lieutenant General rank. The reorganisation of the armed forces after 1988 resuted in upgrading by two ranks to the most of the senior positions.

Office of Strategic Studies - OSS (Sit Mahar Byu Har Lae Lar Yae Hta-na) was formed around 1994 and charged with formulating defecen policies, planning and doctrine of the Tatmadaw. OSS was commanded by Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt, who is also the Director Defence Service Intelligence (DDSI). Regional Military Commands and LID are also reorganised and LIDS are no directly answerable to Commander-in-Chief of Army. A number of new subordinate command headquarters were formed to adjust the growth and reorganisation of the Army. These include Regional Operation Commands - ROC (Da Ka Sa), which are subordinate to RMC and Military Operations Commands - MOC (Sa Ka Kha), which are equivlent to Western Infantry Divisions. The Chief of Staff (Army) retained the control of Directorates of Signals, Armour and Artillery, Defence Industries, Security Printing, People's Militias and Psychological Warfare, Military Engineering. A Colonel General Staff position was also created in the G staff to manage a new Directorate of Public Relations and Border Troops, Directorate of Defence Services Computers (DDSC), the Defence Services Museum and Historical Research Institute. All RMC Commander positions were raised to the level of Major General and also serve as appointed Chairmen of the State and Division level LORCS. They were formally responsible for both military and civil administrative functions for their command areas. Also, three additional regional military commands were created. In early 1990, a new RMC was formed in Burm's north west facing India. In 1996, the Eastern Command in Shan State into two RMCs, and South Eastern Command was divided to create a new RMC in country's far south costal regions.

In 1997, the SLORC was abolished and the military government created State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). The council include all senior military offices and commanders of the RMCs. A new Ministry of Military Affairs was established and headed by a Lieutenant General.

After 2005 and current

In October of 2005, OSS and DDSI were abolished along with the purge of General Khin Nyint and Military Intelligence units. A new military intelligence unit called Military Affairs Security (MAS) was formed to take over the functions of DDSI.

In early 2006, a new RMC was created in the newly formed administrative capital, Naypyidaw.

• Commander-in-Chief, Defence Services (Senior General)
  • Senior General Than Shwe is the current Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services as well as the Chairman of the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).

• Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Defence Services (Vice-Senior General)

Army

Commander-in-Chief, Army

General Staff

Chief of Staff

• Military Training General
• Directorate of Signals
• Directorate of Defence Industries
• Directorate of Security Printing
• Directorate of Psychological Warefare & People's Militias
• Directorate of Military Engineers (Field)
• Directorate of Armour and Artillery
• Colonel, General Staff
• Defence Services Museum and Historical Research Institute
• Directorate of Public Relations and Border Troops
• Directorate of Defence Services Computers - DDSC

Chief of Office of Strategic Studies (abolished in 2005)

• Directorate of Defence Services Intelligence - DDSI (abolished in 2005)

Chief of Military Affairs Security (formed in 2006)

• Directorate of Military Affairs Security (replaced DDSI in 2006)

Chief of Bureau of Special Operations

• Regional Military Commands (RMC)
• Light Infantry Divisions (LID)
• Regional Operations Commands (ROC)
• Military Operations Commands (MOC)
• Tactical Operations Commands (TOC)

Adjutant-General's Office

Adjutant-General

• Vice Adjutant-General
• Directorate of Medical Services
• Directorate of Resettlement
• Provost-Marshal Office

Quartermaster-General's Office

Quartermaster-General

• Vice Quatermaster-General
• Directorate of Military Engineers (Civil)
• Directorate of Supply and Transport
• Directorate of Ordnance Services
• Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Navy

Commander-in-Chief, Navy

• Vice Chief, Navy
• Naval Regional Commands
• Captain, General Staff

Air Force

Commander-in-Chief, Air Force

• Vice Chief, Air Force
• Air Base HQs
• Colonel, General Staff

Independent Departments

• Judge Advocate General
• Inspector General
• Military Appointment General
• Directorate of Procurement
• Records Office
• Central Military Accounts
• Camp Commandants

Order of Battle

Although Myanmar Army organisational structure was based upon the regimental system, the basic manoeuvre and fighting unit is the battalion, known as "Tat Yin" in Burmese, which comprised a HQ unit, four rifle companies(Tat Khwe) with three rifle platoon(Tat Su) each, an administration company with medical, transport, logistics and signals units, a haevy weapon company including motor, machine gun and recoilles gun platoons.

Each battalion is commanded a Lieutenant Colnel (Du Bo Mhu Gyi) with a Major (Bo Mhu) as 2-IC (Second in Command) with establishment strength of 27 Officers and 723 other ranks. Light Infantry Battlions in Myanmar Army have much lower establishment strenth at about 500 and often lead to mistakenly identified as under strength regular infantry battlion.

Regional Military Commands (RMC)

13 x RMC (Tine Sit Htarna Choke)

Total of 337 infantry and light infantry battlions organised in 34 Tactical Operation Commands, 37 independent field artillery batteries supported by affiliated support units including armoured reconnaissance and tank battlions. RMC are similar to "Corps" formation in Western Armies.

• • Northern Command (Kachin State, Headquarters (HQ) at Myitkyina, 33 x Infantry Battalions)
  • North Eastern Command (Nothern Shan State, HQ at Lashio, 30 x Infantry Battalions)
  • Eastern Command (Southern Shan State, HQ at Taunggyi, 42 x Infantry Battalions including 16 x Light Infantry Battlions under Regional Operation Command (ROC) HQ at Loikaw)
  • Trinagle Region Command (Eastern Shan State, HQ at Kengtung, 28 x Infantry Battlions)
  • Central Command (Mandalay Division, HQ at Mandalay, 17 x Infantry Battlions)
  • South Eastern Command (Mon and Karen States, HQ at Moulmein, 36 x Infantry Battlions)
  • Coastal Region Command (Tenasserim Division, HQ at Mergui, 43 x Infantry Battlions including battlions under 2 MOC based at Tavoy)
  • Southern Command (Pegu and Magwe Divisions, HQ at Toungoo, 27 x Infantry Battlions)
  • South Western Command (Irrawaddy Division, HQ at Bassein, 11 x Infantry Battlions)
  • Western Command (Arakan and Chin States, HQ at Akyab, 33 x Infantry Battlions)
  • North Western Command (Sagaing Division, HQ at Monywa, 25 x Infantry Battlions)
  • Rangoon Command (Rangoon Division, HQ at Mingaladon, 12 x Infantry Battlions)
  • Naypyidaw Command (HQ at Naypyidaw, formed in 2006 - ? x Infantry Battlions)

Regional Operations Commands (ROC)

4 x ROC (HQs at Loikaw, Bhamo, Kalay and Mongsat)

Military Operations Commands (MOC)

20 x MOC

Military Operations Commands (MOC) are similar to infantry divisions in Western Armies. They consists of 10 regular infantry battlions (Chay Hlyin Tatyin), HQ and organic support units including field artillery batteries.

Light Infantry Divisions (LID)

10 x LID (Chay Myan Tat Ma)

LIDs are mobile strike forces of Myanmar Army and are considered to be strategic asset of Myanmar Army. These LIDs are directly answerable to Chief of Staff (Army).

Each LID consists of 10 Light Infantry Battlions specially trained in counter-insurgency and jungle warefare for "search and destroy" operations against ethnic insurgents and narcotics-based armies. These battlions are organised under 3 Tactical Operations Commands (Byu Harr), similar to western style bridgades. These Tactical Operation Commands are commanded by Brigader General(Du Bo Mhu Choke) or Colonel (Bo Mhu Gyi) Level officer.

• • 77 LID (HQ at Pegu)
  • 88 LID (HQ at Magwe)
  • 99 LID (HQ at Meiktila)
  • 66 LID (HQ at Prome)
  • 55 LID (HQ at Aungban)
  • 44 LID (HQ at Thaton)
  • 33 LID (HQ at Sagaing)
  • 22 LID (HQ at Pa-an)
  • 11 LID (HQ at Htaukkyan)
  • 101 LID (HQ at Pakokku)

Special Forces

1 x Airborne Infantry Divison (citation, confirmation needed!)

Armored Divisions

2 x Armored Divisions

Each with 5 Tank Battlions and 5 Armored Infantry Battlions (IFVs/APCs).

Field Artillery Divisions

3 x Field Artillery Divisions

Consists of 43 Field Artillery Battlions.

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Divisions (AAA/AD)

2 x AAA/AD Division

Each with 3 x Medium Range SAM Battlions, 3 x Short Range SAM Battlions, 3 x AAA/AD Battlion

Military Affair Security (MAS)

40+ MAS Companies

Newly formed Military Affair Security Units replaces former Military Intelligence Units after the disbandment of Directorate of Defense Service Intelligence (DDSI)

Signal Battlions

20+ Signal Battlions

Field Engineer Battlions

15+ Field Engineer Battlions

Medical Battlions

16+ Medical Battlions

Equipment

Armor

Tanks

• 139 x T-72S MBTs (PRC/Ukraine/Russia)
• 280+ x Type 59D MBTs (PRC)
• 190+ x Type 69 II MBTs (PRC)
• unknown number of Type 80 MBTs (PRC)
• unknown number of Type 85 MBTs (PRC)
• unknown number of Type 55 MBTs (India)
• 150+ x Type 63 Light Tanks
• 22 x Comet Medium Tanks (UK - WWII vintage)

Infantry Fighting Vehicles/Armored Personnel Carriers

• 1000 x BTR-3U IFVs(To assemble in Burma. To complete by 2010)
• 250 x Type 85 APCs (PRC)
• 55 x Type 90 APCs (PRC)
• 140 x EE-9 Cascavel AFVs
• an unknown number of Panhard AML 90
• 80 x Universal T-16 Bren Gun Carriers (UK - WWII vintage)
• 40 x Humber APC (UK)
• 6 x Ferret SC (UK)
• 50 x Daimler SC (UK)
• 44 x local-built armoured vehicles
  • BAAC-83 APC
  • BAAC-84 SC
  • BAAC-85 SC
  • BAAC-86 SC
  • BAAC-87 APC
  • BAAC-87 Command and Control Carrier

Artillery

Self-Propelled and Towed Artillery

• 30 x NORA B52 self-propelled Artillery (Serbia)
• 16 x M-845P 155mm Howitzers (PRC)
• 100+ x KH-179 155mm Howitzers (PRC)
• 16 x Soltam 155mm Howitzers (Israel)
• unknown number of 140mm 5.5-inch medium guns (UK WWII vintage)
• 16 x Type 59 M-46 130mm Field Guns (DPRK)
• 72 x D-30M 122mm Howitzers
• 340+ x 105mm Howitzers (US M-101, Yugoslavia M-56 Howitzer, Indian 105-mm Light Guns)
• 50 x 88mm 25-Pounder Field Guns (UK WWII vintage)
• 80 x 75mm Field Guns
• 100 x M-48 B1 Mountain Guns (Yugoslavia)

Multiple Rocket Launchers (MLRS)

• unknown number of Type 63 MLRS (PRC)
• 42 x Type 90 122mm MLRS (PRC)
• unknown number of BM-21 MLRS (Vietnam)
• 30 x Type 63 107mm Towed MLRS (PRC)
• unknown number of locally made BA-84 81mm

Surface to air missiles and Anti-aircraft artillery

• 48 x TOR M1/ SA-15 SAMs (USSR)
• 24 x BUK-M1-2/ SA-17 SAMs (USSR)
• 24 x Tunguska SA-19 Gun/SAMs (USSR)
• 24 x SA-6 Gainful SAMs (USSR/PRC)
• 24 x Pechora-2M SAMs
• 48 x SA-2 Guideline SAMs
• 2 x BAe Dynamics Bloodhound Mk.II SAMs (UK/Singapore - illegal transfer)
• 400 x SA-18 Grouse MANPADS
• 200 x CPMIEC HN5 MANPADS (PRC)
• unknown number of Stinger FIM-92 MANPADS (US/Pakistan - illegal transfer from arms shippment from US for Mujahideen)
• 200 x 14.5mm KPV heavy machine guns in quadruple AAA mounts (PRC)
• 200 x 37mm/40mm/57mm Anti-Aircraft Guns (various models)

Heavy Mortars

• 400+ x 120mm Mortars
  • Ka Pa Sa BA-97 (local made)
  • Hotchkiss-Brandt MO-120-60 (France)
  • MA-6
  • Soltam K-6 (Israel)
  • Tampella Mk.2 (Finland)
  • Type 53 (PRC)
  • UBM-52 (Yugoslavia)
• 8 x 120mm Soltam M-65/Tampella M-65 (Israel/Finland)

Support Weapons

Light and Medium Mortars

• N/A x 2-inch Ordnance ML (UK,Burma)
• N/A x 3-inch Ordnance ML (UK,Burma)
• N/A x 60mm Ka Pa Sa BA-100 (Burma)
• N/A x 60mm Type-63 (PRC)
• N/A x 60mm M-19 (US)
• N/A x 81mm M-29 (US)
• N/A x 81mm Ka Pa Sa BA-90 (Burma)
• N/A x 82mm M-43 (Russia)
• N/A x 82mm Type-53 (PRC)
• N/A x 82mm Type-67 (PRC)
• N/A x 82mm Type-76 (PRC)

Rocket Launchers and Recoilless Guns

• N/A x 57mm M-18 (US)
• N/A x 57mm Type-36 (PRC)
• 200 x 75mm M-20 Rocket Launchers (US)
• N/A x 75mm Type-52 Rocket Launchers (PRC)
• N/A x 75mm Type-56 Rocket Launchers (PRC)
• N/A x 82mm Type-65 (PRC)
• N/A x 82mm Type-78 (PRC)
• 1800 x 84mm FFC Carl Gustaf M-2 (Sweden)
• N/A x 3.5in M-20 Rocket Launcher "Super Bazooka" (US WWII vintage/MAP)
• N/A x 106mm M-40A1 (US)
• N/A x 106mm M-40A2 (US)

Heavy Machine Guns and Cannons

• N/A x 0.50cal Browning M-2HB HMG (Belgium/US)
• N/A x 12.7mm Type-85 HMG (PRC)
• N/A x 20mm Hispano Suiza Mk.5 Automatic Cannon (UK)

General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)

• 0.30in Browning M1919A4 MMG (US)
• 0.303in Bren LMG (UK)
• 7.62mm Bren L4A4 LMG (UK)
• 7.62mm Ka Pa Sa BA-64 LMG (Local made version of Heckler & Koch G4)
• 7.62mm Ka Pa Sa MA-3 LMG (Burma)
• 7.62mm Ka Pa Sa MG-3 GMPG (Burma)
• 7.62mm FN MAG GPMG (Belgium)

Individual Weapons

Assault Rifles

• 5.56mm MA-1 Assault Rifle (Local made version of Israeli GALIL Assault Rifle)
• 5.56mm MA-2 Assault Rifle (Local made version of Israeli GALIL Assault Rifle - Carbine version)
• 7.62mm Ka Pa Sa BA-63 Assault Rifle (Produced under license from H&K - HK G3A2)
• 7.62mm Ka Pa Sa BA-72 Assault Rifle (Produced under license from H&K - HK G3K)
• 7.62mm Ka Pa Sa BA-100 Assault Rifle (Produced under license from H&K - HK G3A3ZF Sniper Version)
• 7.62mm AK-47 (Russia)
• 7.62mm Type-56 (PRC)
• 0.30in Winchester M-1 Carbine (US)
• 0.30in Winchester M-2 Carbine (US)

Submachine Guns

• 9mm Ka Pa Sa BA-94 (Produced under license from IMI Israel - Uzi)
• 9mm Sterling L2-A3 (Uk)
• 9mm Ka Pa Sa BA-52 "Ne Win Sten" (Produced under license from TZ Italy - TZ-45)

Grenade Launchers

• 40mm RPG-2 Type-56 ATGL, B40 (Russia/PRC)
• 40mm RPG-7 Type-69 ATGL (Russia/PRC)
• 40mm M-79 (US)
• 40mm M-203 (US)

Air Force (Tatmadaw Lei)

Personnel: 15,000 all ranks

Administrative and Support Units

• Air Force HQ, Ministry of Defence
• Maintenance Air Base (Mingaladon)
• Ground Training Base (Meiktila)
• Fly Training Base (Shante)

Air Bases

• Hmawbi Air Base HQ (former 501 Air Base)
• Mingaladon Air Base HQ (former 502 Air Base)
• Myitkyinar Air Base HQ (former 503 Air Base)
• Namsang Air Base HQ
• Taungoo Air Base HQ

Equipment

Fighters/Interceptors

• 52 x Chengdu F-7s equipped with French R550 Magic Air-to-air missiles).
• 12 x MiG-29s (Russia) (** Additional Mig-29s ordered in 2006**)

Fighters/Ground Attack

• 16 x Shenyang J-6s (PRC)
• 48 x Nanchang A-5s (PRC)

Counterinsurgency

• 12 x G-4 Super Galebs (Yugoslavia)
• 7 x Pilatus PC-9(Switzerland)
• 14 x Pilatus PC-7(Switzerland)

Transport

• 6 x SAC Y-8D2/Antanov An-12 (PRC)
• 2 x Fokker F-27 (Netherlands)
• 3 x Fairchild-Hiller FH-227B (US)
• 3 x Beechcraft D-18S (US)

Training

• 2 x Mig-29UB (Russia) - more on order
• 10 x GAIC FT-7 (PRC)
• 4 x Shanyang FT-6 (PRC)
• 24 x Hongdu K-8s
• 5 x Pilatus PC-7 (Switzerland)
• 2 x Britten-Norman Islander (Transferred by India in August 2006)

Liaison Aircraft

• 4 x Cessna 180 (US)
• 1 x Cessna 550 (US)
• 5 x Pilatus PC-6A/B Turbo Porter

Helicopters

• 11 x Mi-17s (Russia)
• 22 x UH-1 Iroquois (US)
• 20 x W-3 Sokół (Poland)
• 20 x Mi-2s (Poland)
• ?? x HAL Dhruv (India - transferred in late 2006)
• 6 x Bell 206 Jet Ranger (US)
• 6 x SA-316B Alouette III (France)

Navy (Tatmadaw Yay)

Personnel: 16,000 (Including 1 x Naval Infantry Battlion)

Administrative and Support Units

• Naval HQ, Ministry of Defence
• Strategic Naval Command (HQ Rangoon)
• Naval Training Command (Seikkyi)
• Naval Shipyard Headquarters (Yangon)
• Central Naval Hydrographic Depot (Yangon)
• Central Naval Diving and Salvage Depot (Yangon)
• Central Naval Engineering Depot (Yangon)
• Central Naval Stores Depot (Yangon)
• Central Naval Communications Depot (Yangon)
• Central Naval Armaments Deport (Seikkyi)

Naval Regional Commands and Bases

• Irrawaddy Regional Command (HQ Yangon)
  • Thanhklyet Soon Naval Base
  • Bassein Naval Base
  • Coco Island Base (Naval Radar Unit)

• Danyawaddy Regional Command (HQ Sittwe)
  • Kyaukpyu Naval Base
  • Sandoway Naval Base

• Panmawaddy Regional Command (HQ Hainggyi Island)
• Mawyawaddy Regional Command (HQ Moulmein)
• Tanintharyi Regional Command (HQ Mergui)
  • Zadetkyi Island Naval Base
  • Mali(Tavoy) Naval Base
  • Palai Island Naval Base
  • Kadan Naval Base
  • Sakanthit Naval Base
  • Lambi Naval Base
  • Pearl Island Naval Base
  • Zadetkale Naval Base (Radar Unit)

Ships

• 1 x 108 metre frigate(equipped with 1 x 76 mm Oto Melara Super Rapid,4 x 30 mm AK 230,4x C 802,RBUs and HQ 7)
• 3 x 77 metre corvette(771,772,773)(equipped with 1 x 76 mm Oto Melara Super Rapid,2 x 30 mm AK 230,4x C 802)
• 6 x Houxin Yan 037 1 G Class FAC(471,472,473,474,475,476)(equipped with 4 x C 802 SSM, 2 x 37 mm twin,2 x 14.5 mm twin)
• 2 x 45 metre Myanmar Class FAC(551,551)(equipped with 1 x 57 mm twin,2 x 25 mm twin,2 x 14.5 mm twin)
• 4 x 45 metre Myanmar Class FAC(553,554,555,556)(equipped with 1 x 37 mm twin,2 x 25 mm twin,2 x 14.5 mm twin)
• 4 x 45 metre Myanmar Class FAC(557,558,559,560)(equipped with 4 x C 802 SSM,2 x 30 mm twin,2 x 14.5 mm twin)
• 10 x submarine chaser Shanghai II(441,442,443,444,445,446,447,448,449,450)(equipped with 2 x 57 mm twin,2 x 25 mm twin,2 x 14.5 mm twin, RBUs)

Regional military commands

References

Acronyms

• DSA-Defence Services Academy
• OTS-Officers' Training School

1. Cite error: The named reference CIA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
2. Starck, Peter (2005-06-07). "World Military Spending Topped $1 Trillion in 2004". Reuters. Common Dreams NewsCenter. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
3. Andrew Selth: Transforming the Tatmadaw
4. Maung Aung Myoe: Building Tatmadaw, p.26
5. See order of battle for further details
6. see Order of Battle for further details
7. Working Papers - Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU
8. Andrew Selth: Power Without Glory
9. Cite error: The named reference multiple was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
10. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1812584,000500020010.htm

See also

• Aung San
• Burma National Army
• Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
• Kachin Independent Army
• Shwe Mann
• Smith Dun
• United Wa State Army

External links

• Burma Library Archives
• Burma Campaign UK
• Irrawaddy Research Page

• Military of Myanmar