"Myanmar Junta Receives Six More Chinese Warplanes Amid Deadly Airstrikes on Civilians" September 30, 2024

Six more FTC-2000G midrange fighter jets purchased from China arrived in Myanmar in August, amid the junta’s escalating aerial bombardment of towns lost to ethnic armies, The Irrawaddy has learnt...

The new planes have been deployed to Namhsan airbase in southern Shan State, where pilots are undergoing familiarization training...

The FTC-2000G is an advanced light multi-role trainer/combat aircraft designed and manufactured by Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation (GAIC) under the supervision of state-owned aerospace and defense firm Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)...

The two-seat jet fighter can be used for attack, training, aerial surveillance, patrol missions, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, close-in air support, and air escort. It can carry up to 3 tonnes of weaponry – missiles, rockets or bombs – and is tasked mainly with airstrikes against ground targets...

The new fighter jets have arrived as the regime escalates its air attacks on civilian populations in Shan, Rakhine, Kachin and Kayah (Karenni) states and Sagaing Region.