Grand air parade over Meikhtila celebrates 75th Air Force Day
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Hsu / Myo Gyi (NP News) - Dec 16
Myanmar celebrated the Diamond Jubilee Air Force Day on December 15 at #Meikhtila_Air_Base in which recent acquisitions of aircraft, fighters and helicopters performed stunning and were commissioned into service.
#Su_30SME fighter aircrafts, which were recently purchased from Russian Federation, were commissioned into service. It is reported that the #Myanmar_Air_Force's first-ever uses of such a post-fourth generation multi-purpose heavy fighter as Su-30SMEs.
Light multi-purpose fighter FTC 2000G aircrafts were also commissioned into service.
The FTC 2000G aircrafts for air-to-air operations, air-to-surface operations, close aviation supporting fire, intercepting, or armed reconnaissance duties were also involved in the performances.
Other key elements of the day involved the #Ka_28 submarine destroyer helicopter; FT-7 interceptor fighter, K-8W, and Y-8 aircrafts were commissioned into a full-fledged service.