Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia (FSVTS), said that the Russian side discussed with Myanmar the issue of the supply of new weapons, including armored vehicles, to the Asian country. This has been reported DEA News”.
“During the visit of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, to the Russian Federation in July 2022, problems were raised regarding the supply of new weapons to this country, including armored vehicles,” he said.
Shugaev did not disclose details.
Since 2001, Moscow has supplied Myanmar with 12 Yak-130 combat trainers, 30 MiG-29 aircraft, six Su-30SMEs, 10 Mi-24 and Mi-35P helicopters, eight Pechora-2M anti-aircraft missile systems and armored vehicles . and artillery systems. In January last year, the parties signed a contract for the supply of Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and weapon systems to Myanmar.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the state company Roscosmos is with partners from Myanmar. leads to Development of infrastructure for remote sensing of the world. Details of the collaboration were not provided.