This comes as Myanmar Air Force officers are visiting Pakistan for a six-month coaching course on upkeep of JF-17, ET has learnt.
The close to simultaneous visits mirror rising confidence in one another’s army institution, in accordance to Myanmar watchers.
Myanmar has 11 JF-17 aircraft, developed collectively by China and Pakistan, all exported by Pakistan to Myanmar however presently grounded due to technical faults. Myanmar desires JF-17 combat prepared to struggle insurgent teams inside its territory.
ET had earlier reported on how the Myanmar army junta remoted by the West has created a military-industrial partnership with Pakistan at China’s behest.
The JF-17-a light-weight multi-role combat aircraft-that the Myanmar Air Force added to its fleet have structural cracks and different technical points, in accordance to Myanmar watchers. The Myanmar army lacks the technical experience to handle the challenges.
Last 12 months, a senior-level Pakistani army delegation visited Myanmar to examine a defence business complicated close to Yangon and take part in a workshop on JF-17 block II aircraft that Myanmar had bought from Islamabad, ET had then reported. Another Pakistani team had additionally visited Myanmar to present technical help to manufacture weapons, ET had reported.Last 12 months, one other Myanmar army team had visited Pakistan to examine supply of bombs and bullets that it had ordered from Islamabad, ET had reported.
Pakistan, egged by China, has stepped up military-industrial partnership with Myanmar, certainly one of India’s key neighbours to the east. Myanmar is eager to develop its home arms business with Sino-Pak help even because it has developed shut defence partnership with Russia.
