| Myanmar Air Force | |
|---|---|
| တပ်မတော် (လေ) (Burmese) lit. 'Tatmadaw (Lay)' 'Armed Forces (Air Force)' | |
 Emblem of the Myanmar Air Force | |
| Founded | 15 January 1947 |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Size | |
| Part of |  Tatmadaw |
| Nickname(s) | Tatmadaw (Lay) |
| Anniversaries | 15 January 1947 |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Armed Forces |  Senior General Min Aung Hlaing |
| Minister of Defence |  General Mya Tun Oo |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force |  General Htun Aung |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Fin flash |  |
| Ensign | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Nanchang Q-5 |
| Fighter | Sukhoi Su-30, Mikoyan MiG-29, JF-17 Thunder |
| Helicopter | Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-17, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Aérospatiale Alouette III, PZL W-3 Sokół |
| Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-35P |
| Interceptor | F-7llK |
| Patrol | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander |
| Trainer | Yak-130,FTC 2000G, K-8W, Grob G 120TP, HAL HJT-16 Kiran, K-8 Karakorum |
| Transport | Shaanxi Y-8, Harbin Y-12, Beechcraft 1900, ATR 42, ATR 72, Fokker 70 |
The Myanmar Air Force (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (လေ), pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ (le)]) is the aerial branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. The primary mission of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) since its inception has been to provide transport, logistical, and close air support to the Myanmar Army in counter-insurgency operations.[2] It is mainly used in internal conflicts in Myanmar, and, on a smaller scale, in relief missions,[3] especially after the deadly Cyclone Nargis of May 2008.
- ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (13 February 2024). The Military Balance 2024 (1st ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-1032780047.
- ^ Aung Myoe, Maung (22 January 2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. ISEAS Publishing. doi:10.1355/9789812308498. ISBN 978-981-230-849-8.
- ^ "Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model" (PDF). Regional Consultative Group on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination for Asia and the Pacific. 2017. pp. 79–82. Retrieved 6 June 2019.