List of equipment of the Myanmar Army
Updated: Wikipedia source
This is a list of equipment used by the Myanmar Army.
Tables
· Small arms
Pistols
Pistols
Name
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power
Name
Browning Hi-Power
Type
Semi-automatic pistol
Notes
Branded in the Tatmadaw as MA-5 MKI using stamping dies from the former John Inglis manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ammunition
9×19mm Parabellum
Origin
Belgium
Canada
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
Picture
MA-5 MKII
MA-5 MKII
Name
MA-5 MKII
Type
Semi-automatic pistol
Notes
Clone of second-generation Glock models
Ammunition
9×19mm Parabellum
Origin
Austria
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
Picture
SIG Sauer P226
SIG Sauer P226
Name
SIG Sauer P226
Type
Semi-automatic pistol
Notes
Used by officers
Ammunition
9×19mm Parabellum
Origin
West Germany
Switzerland
Picture
Submachine guns
Submachine guns
Name
Submachine guns
BA-93
BA-93
Name
BA-93
Type
Submachine gun
Notes
Clone of the Uzi
Ammunition
9×19mm Parabellum
Origin
Israel
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
Picture
BA-94
(MA-13 MK-I)
BA-94
(MA-13 MK-I)
Name
BA-94
(MA-13 MK-I)
Type
Submachine gun
Notes
Updated BA-93, redesigned receiver and polymer furniture
Ammunition
9×19mm Parabellum
Origin
Israel
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma /
Union of Myanmar
MA-13 MKII
MA-13 MKII
Name
MA-13 MKII
Type
Submachine gun
Notes
Functional copy of the Mini Uzi with features reminiscent of the Steyr TMP
Ammunition
9×19mm Parabellum
Origin
Israel
Union of Myanmar
Myanmar
Uzi
Uzi
Name
Uzi
Type
Submachine gun
Ammunition
9×19mm Parabellum
Origin
Israel
Picture
Carbines
Carbines
Name
Carbines
M1 carbine
M1 carbine
Name
M1 carbine
Type
Semi-automatic carbine
Notes
Used by people's militias
Ammunition
30 carbine
Origin
United States
Picture
Grenade launchers
Grenade launchers
Name
Grenade launchers
M203
M203
Name
M203
Type
Grenade launcher
Ammunition
40×46mm
Origin
United States
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Picture
Battle rifles/Assault rifles
Battle rifles/Assault rifles
Name
Battle rifles/Assault rifles
BA-63
BA-63
Name
BA-63
Type
Battle rifle
Notes
Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - full length battle rifle variant
Sub designations - Light machine gun (BA-64), Carbine (BA-72) and Precision rifle (BA-100)
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
West Germany
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Picture
BA-72
BA-72
Name
BA-72
Type
Battle rifle
Notes
Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - shortened barrel carbine variant
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
West Germany
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
M16A1
M16A1
Name
M16A1
Type
Assault rifle
Notes
Used by Border Guard Forces
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
United States
Picture
MA-1 MK-I
MA-1 MK-I
Name
MA-1 MK-I
Type
Assault rifle
Notes
AK-style rifle based on the IMI Galil
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
Israel
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
Picture
MA-1 MK-II
MA-1 MK-II
Name
MA-1 MK-II
Type
Assault rifle
Notes
Updated version which resolves reliability issues among other things
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
Israel
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
MA-1 MK-III
MA-1 MK-III
Name
MA-1 MK-III
Type
Assault rifle (bullpup)
Notes
Clone of the QBZ-97
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
China
Union of Myanmar
MA-4 MK-I
MA-4 MK-I
Name
MA-4 MK-I
Type
Assault rifle with M203 grenade launcher
Notes
Version of the MA-1 MK-I with grenade launching capability
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
Israel
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
MA-4 MK-II
MA-4 MK-II
Name
MA-4 MK-II
Type
Assault rifle with M203 grenade launcher
Notes
Updated version of the MA-4 MK-I with grenade launching capability
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
Israel
Union of Myanmar
MA-4 MK-III
MA-4 MK-III
Name
MA-4 MK-III
Type
Assault rifle (bullpup) with M203 grenade launcher
Notes
Version of the MA-1 MK-III with grenade launching capability
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
China
Union of Myanmar
/ Myanmar
MA-11
MA-11
Name
MA-11
Type
Assault rifle
Notes
Rifle based on the Heckler & Koch HK33
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
West Germany
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
Picture
Norinco CQ
Norinco CQ
Name
Norinco CQ
Type
Assault rifle
Notes
Used by the Border Guard Forces
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
China
Picture
QBZ-97
QBZ-97
Name
QBZ-97
Type
Assault rifle (bullpup)
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
China
Picture
Type 56
Type 56
Name
Type 56
Type
Assault rifle
Ammunition
7 ×39mm
Origin
China
Picture
Light machine guns
Light machine guns
Name
Light machine guns
BA-64
BA-64
Name
BA-64
Type
Light machine gun
Notes
Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - light machine gun variant
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
West Germany
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
MA-12
MA-12
Name
MA-12
Type
Light machine gun
Notes
Light support machine gun variant of the MA-11
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
Germany
Union of Myanmar
/ Myanmar
MA-2 MK-I
MA-2 MK-I
Name
MA-2 MK-I
Type
Light machine gun
Notes
MA-2 MK-I A1 (upgraded variant of MA-2 MK-I)
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
Israel
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
Picture
MA-2 MK-II
MA-2 MK-II
Name
MA-2 MK-II
Type
Light machine gun
Ammunition
5 ×45mm NATO
Origin
Israel
Union of Myanmar
Sniper rifles
Sniper rifles
Name
Sniper rifles
BA100
BA100
Name
BA100
Type
Designated marksman rifle
Notes
Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - marksman variant
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
Germany
Union of Myanmar
/ Myanmar
Picture
MAS-1 MK-I
MAS-1 MK-I
Name
MAS-1 MK-I
Type
Designated marksman rifle
Notes
AK-based designated marksman rifle similar to the Zastava M76
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
Yugoslavia
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Picture
MAS-1 MK-II
MAS-1 MK-II
Name
MAS-1 MK-II
Type
Designated marksman rifle
Notes
Updated version of the MAS-1 MK-I internally based on an elongated version of AK-74 design but shares more external similarities with the Dragunov sniper rifle (similar to PSL and M91) using PSO-1 scope with modified reticles to match the ballistic of 7 ×51mm NATO
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
Union of Myanmar
/ Myanmar
Picture
Steyr SSG 69
Steyr SSG 69
Name
Steyr SSG 69
Type
Sniper rifle
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
Austria
Picture
General-purpose machine gun
General-purpose machine gun
Name
General-purpose machine gun
MA-15
MA-15
Name
MA-15
Type
General-purpose machine gun
Notes
Clone of the Rheinmetall MG3
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
West Germany
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Picture
M60
M60
Name
M60
Type
General-purpose machine gun
Notes
Used by Border Guard Forces
Ammunition
7 ×51mm NATO
Origin
United States
Picture
Heavy machine guns
Heavy machine guns
Name
Heavy machine guns
STK 50MG
STK 50MG
Name
STK 50MG
Type
Heavy machine gun
Notes
Licence built as "MA-16 "
Ammunition
50 BMG
Origin
Singapore
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
/ Union of Myanmar
Picture
M2 Browning
M2 Browning
Name
M2 Browning
Type
Heavy machine gun
Ammunition
50 BMG
Origin
United States
Picture
KPV heavy machine gun
KPV heavy machine gun
Name
KPV heavy machine gun
Type
Heavy machine gun
Ammunition
14 ×114mm
Origin
Soviet Union
Picture
| Name | Type | Notes | Ammunition | Origin | Picture |
| Pistols | |||||
| Browning Hi-Power | Semi-automatic pistol | Branded in the Tatmadaw as MA-5 MKI using stamping dies from the former John Inglis manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 9×19mm Parabellum | Belgium Canada Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-5 MKII | Semi-automatic pistol | Clone of second-generation Glock models | 9×19mm Parabellum | Austria Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| SIG Sauer P226 | Semi-automatic pistol | Used by officers | 9×19mm Parabellum | West Germany Switzerland | |
| Submachine guns | |||||
| BA-93 | Submachine gun | Clone of the Uzi | 9×19mm Parabellum | Israel Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| BA-94 (MA-13 MK-I) | Submachine gun | Updated BA-93, redesigned receiver and polymer furniture | 9×19mm Parabellum | Israel Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-13 MKII | Submachine gun | Functional copy of the Mini Uzi with features reminiscent of the Steyr TMP | 9×19mm Parabellum | Israel Union of Myanmar Myanmar | |
| Uzi | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Israel | | |
| Carbines | |||||
| M1 carbine | Semi-automatic carbine | Used by people's militias | 30 carbine | United States | |
| Grenade launchers | |||||
| M203 | Grenade launcher | 40×46mm | United States Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | | |
| Battle rifles/Assault rifles | |||||
| BA-63 | Battle rifle | Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - full length battle rifle variant Sub designations - Light machine gun (BA-64), Carbine (BA-72) and Precision rifle (BA-100) | 7 ×51mm NATO | West Germany Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | |
| BA-72 | Battle rifle | Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - shortened barrel carbine variant | 7 ×51mm NATO | West Germany Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | |
| M16A1 | Assault rifle | Used by Border Guard Forces | 5 ×45mm NATO | United States | |
| MA-1 MK-I | Assault rifle | AK-style rifle based on the IMI Galil | 5 ×45mm NATO | Israel Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-1 MK-II | Assault rifle | Updated version which resolves reliability issues among other things | 5 ×45mm NATO | Israel Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-1 MK-III | Assault rifle (bullpup) | Clone of the QBZ-97 | 5 ×45mm NATO | China Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-4 MK-I | Assault rifle with M203 grenade launcher | Version of the MA-1 MK-I with grenade launching capability | 5 ×45mm NATO | Israel Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-4 MK-II | Assault rifle with M203 grenade launcher | Updated version of the MA-4 MK-I with grenade launching capability | 5 ×45mm NATO | Israel Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-4 MK-III | Assault rifle (bullpup) with M203 grenade launcher | Version of the MA-1 MK-III with grenade launching capability | 5 ×45mm NATO | China Union of Myanmar / Myanmar | |
| MA-11 | Assault rifle | Rifle based on the Heckler & Koch HK33 | 5 ×45mm NATO | West Germany Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| Norinco CQ | Assault rifle | Used by the Border Guard Forces | 5 ×45mm NATO | China | |
| QBZ-97 | Assault rifle (bullpup) | 5 ×45mm NATO | China | | |
| Type 56 | Assault rifle | 7 ×39mm | China | | |
| Light machine guns | |||||
| BA-64 | Light machine gun | Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - light machine gun variant | 7 ×51mm NATO | West Germany Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | |
| MA-12 | Light machine gun | Light support machine gun variant of the MA-11 | 5 ×45mm NATO | Germany Union of Myanmar / Myanmar | |
| MA-2 MK-I | Light machine gun | MA-2 MK-I A1 (upgraded variant of MA-2 MK-I) | 5 ×45mm NATO | Israel Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| MA-2 MK-II | Light machine gun | 5 ×45mm NATO | Israel Union of Myanmar | ||
| Sniper rifles | |||||
| BA100 | Designated marksman rifle | Clone of the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle - marksman variant | 7 ×51mm NATO | Germany Union of Myanmar / Myanmar | |
| MAS-1 MK-I | Designated marksman rifle | AK-based designated marksman rifle similar to the Zastava M76 | 7 ×51mm NATO | Yugoslavia Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | |
| MAS-1 MK-II | Designated marksman rifle | Updated version of the MAS-1 MK-I internally based on an elongated version of AK-74 design but shares more external similarities with the Dragunov sniper rifle (similar to PSL and M91) using PSO-1 scope with modified reticles to match the ballistic of 7 ×51mm NATO | 7 ×51mm NATO | Union of Myanmar / Myanmar | |
| Steyr SSG 69 | Sniper rifle | 7 ×51mm NATO | Austria | | |
| General-purpose machine gun | |||||
| MA-15 | General-purpose machine gun | Clone of the Rheinmetall MG3 | 7 ×51mm NATO | West Germany Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | |
| M60 | General-purpose machine gun | Used by Border Guard Forces | 7 ×51mm NATO | United States | |
| Heavy machine guns | |||||
| STK 50MG | Heavy machine gun | Licence built as "MA-16 " | 50 BMG | Singapore Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | |
| M2 Browning | Heavy machine gun | 50 BMG | United States | | |
| KPV heavy machine gun | Heavy machine gun | 14 ×114mm | Soviet Union | | |
· Land mines
| Photo | Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
| | MM-1 | Stake mounted anti-personnel fragmentation mine | Soviet Union Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Copy of Soviet POMZ-2 mine. Manufactured by Myanmar Defense Products Industries at Ngyaung Chay Dauk, in Bago Region. The mine is used by the Myanmar Army. |
| | MM-2 | Anti-personnel mine | Soviet Union Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Copy of Soviet PMN-1 mine. The mine is used by the Myanmar Army. |
| | M14 | Anti-personnel mine | United States Union of Myanmar | Unknown | Unlicensed copies of the M14 landmine may have been manufactured by Myanmar Defense Products Industries since 2008. The mine is used by the Myanmar Army. |
| | M16 | Bounding anti-personnel mine | United States Union of Myanmar | Unknown | Copy produced locally. |
| M7 | Anti-tank mine | United States | Unknown | ||
| | Type 59 | Anti-tank mine | China Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Copy produced locally. |
· Anti-tank weapons
Anti-tank guided missiles
Anti-tank guided missiles
Recoilless rifles
Recoilless rifles
Rocket-propelled grenades
Rocket-propelled grenades
| Photo | Model | Origin | Quantity | Notes | ||
| Anti-tank guided missiles | ||||||
| | R-2 Bar'yer | Ukraine | 300 | For MT-LB armoured vehicles and infantry use. Variant of BA'YER anti-tank guided missile system, capable of penetrating 800mm of Rolled Homogeneous Armor (RHA) behind ERA. Maximum range: 5000m. | ||
| Recoilless rifles | ||||||
| | M40 recoilless rifle | United States Spain Pakistan | 1000+ | More than 1,000 M40A1 RCLs in service as of 2016, including Spain-made CSR-106s and Pakistani-made M40A1s used for bunker busting and anti-personnel/infantry support role in counter-insurgency campaigns. | ||
| | M20 recoilless rifle | United States China | Unknown | Both American and Chinese Type 52 and Type 56. | ||
| | MA-14 | Soviet Union China Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Copy of Chinese Type 78 version of the B-10 in 81mm caliber. | ||
| | Carl Gustaf 8 recoilless rifle | Sweden | 1000 | Anti-tank weapon | ||
| | MA-84(BA-84) | Sweden Union of Myanmar | Unknown | Copy of the M2 variant of Carl Gustaf 8 recoilless rifle | ||
| | MA-84 MKII | Sweden Myanmar | Unknown | Copy of the M3 MAAWS (2011) variant of Carl Gustaf 8 cm recoilless rifle. | ||
| Rocket-propelled grenades | ||||||
| | RPG-7 | Soviet Union Russia | Unknown | Anti-tank weapon | ||
| | Type 69 RPG | Soviet Union China | Unknown | Chinese copy version of RPG-7. | ||
| | MA-10 | Soviet Union Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Copy of the RPG-7 | ||
· Mortars
| Photo | Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
| | Type-56 | 160 mm mortar | China | Unknown | |
| | UBM-52 | 120 mm mortar | Yugoslavia | 25 | Received from Yugoslavia in 1971. Modernized and still in use. |
| | Soltam K6 | 120 mm mortar | Israel | 80 | |
| | Soltam M-65 | 120 mm mortar | Israel | 100 | |
| | Type-53 | 120 mm calibre smoothbore mortar | China | Unknown | |
| | Type-55 | 120 mm calibre smoothbore mortar | China | Unknown | |
| | Type 67 mortar | 82 mm mortar | China | 100 | |
| | M29 mortar | 81 mm mortar | United States | Unknown | |
| | M43 mortar | 81 mm mortar | United States | 100 | |
| M19 mortar | 60 mm calibre smoothbore mortar | United States | Unknown | ||
| BA-90 | 81 mm extended range mortar | Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Up to 400 units a year and ammunitions produced by Myanmar Defence Products Industries (MDPI) since the late 80s. Widely used in combat against insurgents. Being replaced with locally made MA-8 mortars. | |
| | BA-97 | 120 mm extended range mortar | Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Up to 50 pieces a year and ammunitions produced by MDPI since the late 80s. Widely used in combat against insurgents. Renamed as MA-6 MK-II in the 2000s. |
| BA-100 | 60mm commando mortar | Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | Unknown | Up to 400 units a year and ammunitions produced by MDPI since the late 80s. Widely used in combat against insurgents. Being replaced with locally made MA-9 commando mortars. | |
| | MA-6 | 120 mm extended range mortar | Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma / Union of Myanmar | Unknown | Up to 50 pieces a year and ammunitions produced by MDPI. Widely used in combat against insurgents. Shown at the Defense and Security Exhibition 2019. |
| | MA-7 | 60 mm extended range mortar | Union of Myanmar | Unknown | Used as an infantry fire support weapon. Up to 400 pieces a year and ammunitions produced by MDPI. Widely used in combat against insurgents. Shown at the Defense and Security Exhibition 2019. |
| MA-8 | 81 mm extended range mortar | Union of Myanmar / Myanmar | Unknown | Used as an infantry fire support weapon. Up to 400 pieces a year and ammunitions produced by MDPI. Widely used in combat against insurgents. Shown at the Defense and Security Exhibition 2019. | |
| | MA-9 | 60mm commando mortar | Myanmar | Unknown | Used as an infantry fire support weapon. Up to 400 pieces a year and ammunitions produced by MDPI. Widely used in combat against insurgents. Shown at the Defense and Security Exhibition 2019. |
· Armoured fighting vehicles
Main Battle Tanks (~800+)
Main Battle Tanks (~800+)
Name
Main Battle Tanks (~800+)
T-55
T-55
Name
T-55
Quantity
Unknown
Origin
Soviet Union
Notes
Sold by India in 2006
T-72S
T-72S
Name
T-72S
Quantity
300
Origin
Type-59D
Type-59D
Name
Type-59D
Quantity
250
Origin
China
Type-69- II
Type-69- II
Name
Type-69- II
Quantity
130
Origin
Type-90-II
Type-90-II
Name
Type-90-II
Quantity
200
Origin
(MBT-2000)
Light tanks (~105)
Light tanks (~105)
Name
Light tanks (~105)
Type-63
Type-63
Name
Type-63
Quantity
150
Origin
China
Notes
(ε60 serviceable).
Assault Guns (150+)
Assault Guns (150+)
Name
Assault Guns (150+)
PTL-02 mod
PTL-02 mod
Name
PTL-02 mod
Quantity
150+
Origin
China
Notes
More than twelve units have been destroyed by rebel forces after 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
Reconnaissance vehicles (~500+)
Reconnaissance vehicles (~500+)
Name
Reconnaissance vehicles (~500+)
AML-90
AML-90
Name
AML-90
Quantity
50+ in service as of 2022
Origin
France
Notes
Two units have been destroyed by rebel forces after 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
BRDM-2MS
BRDM-2MS
Name
BRDM-2MS
Quantity
100+
Origin
Soviet Union
/ Russian Federation
Notes
Received from Russia after the 2021 coup. At least one unit has been destroyed by rebel forces after 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
EE-9 Cascavel
EE-9 Cascavel
Name
EE-9 Cascavel
Quantity
150+
Origin
Brazil
Notes
Refurbished and sold by Israel.
MAV-1
MAV-1
Name
MAV-1
Quantity
250+
Origin
Union of Myanmar
Infantry fighting vehicles (~1000+)
Infantry fighting vehicles (~1000+)
Name
Infantry fighting vehicles (~1000+)
BTR-3U
BTR-3U
Name
BTR-3U
Quantity
800+
Origin
Ukraine /
Union of Myanmar
Notes
500+ BTR-3Us in service. 10+ BTR-3Us bought from Ukraine in 2001. Kyiv signed a US$500 million contract in 2004 to supply 1000 BTR-3U armoured personnel carriers (APCs). Purchased as kits to be assembled locally until 2013. According to Building the Tatmadaw report, the Myanmar Army was operating more than 500 BTR-3Us as of 2008. According to Amnes
MT-LBMSh
MT-LBMSh
Name
MT-LBMSh
Quantity
350+
Armoured personnel carriers (1500+)
Armoured personnel carriers (1500+)
Name
Armoured personnel carriers (1500+)
ZSD-85
ZSD-85
Name
ZSD-85
Quantity
~350
Origin
China
ZSD-90
ZSD-90
Name
ZSD-90
Quantity
200
Origin
ZSL-92
ZSL-92
Name
ZSL-92
Quantity
450+
Origin
BAAC-87
BAAC-87
Name
BAAC-87
Quantity
n/a
Origin
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Gaia Thunder
Gaia Thunder
Name
Gaia Thunder
Quantity
unknown
Origin
Israel
Notes
Received from Israel in 2017 and unveiled in 2021 coup.
MPV
MPV
Name
MPV
Quantity
250+
Origin
India
Notes
First batch of MPV were received in 2004. Second batch in 2018 and unknown units were receive in 2020
AUV (n/a)
AUV (n/a)
Name
AUV (n/a)
MAV-2
MAV-2
Name
MAV-2
Quantity
100+
Origin
Union of Myanmar
/ Myanmar
MAV-3
MAV-3
Name
MAV-3
Quantity
100+
Origin
| Name | Quantity | Origin | Image | Notes |
| Main Battle Tanks (~800+) | ||||
| T-55 | Unknown | Soviet Union | | Sold by India in 2006 |
| T-72S | 300 | | Sold by Ukraine and Russia, received between 2000 and 2008 | |
| Type-59D | 250 | China | | |
| Type-69- II | 130 | | ||
| Type-90-II | 200 | (MBT-2000) | ||
| Light tanks (~105) | ||||
| Type-63 | 150 | China | | (ε60 serviceable). |
| Assault Guns (150+) | ||||
| PTL-02 mod | 150+ | China | | More than twelve units have been destroyed by rebel forces after 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. |
| Reconnaissance vehicles (~500+) | ||||
| AML-90 | 50+ in service as of 2022 | France | | Two units have been destroyed by rebel forces after 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. |
| BRDM-2MS | 100+ | Soviet Union / Russian Federation | | Received from Russia after the 2021 coup. At least one unit has been destroyed by rebel forces after 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. |
| EE-9 Cascavel | 150+ | Brazil | | Refurbished and sold by Israel. |
| MAV-1 | 250+ | Union of Myanmar | ||
| Infantry fighting vehicles (~1000+) | ||||
| BTR-3U | 800+ | Ukraine / Union of Myanmar | 500+ BTR-3Us in service. 10+ BTR-3Us bought from Ukraine in 2001. Kyiv signed a US$500 million contract in 2004 to supply 1000 BTR-3U armoured personnel carriers (APCs). Purchased as kits to be assembled locally until 2013. According to Building the Tatmadaw report, the Myanmar Army was operating more than 500 BTR-3Us as of 2008. According to Amnes | |
| MT-LBMSh | 350+ | |||
| Armoured personnel carriers (1500+) | ||||
| ZSD-85 | ~350 | China | | |
| ZSD-90 | 200 | | ||
| ZSL-92 | 450+ | | one of the most widely use IFV of Myanmar Army. More than four units had been destroyed by rebel forces | |
| BAAC-87 | n/a | Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma | ||
| Gaia Thunder | unknown | Israel | Received from Israel in 2017 and unveiled in 2021 coup. | |
| MPV | 250+ | India | | First batch of MPV were received in 2004. Second batch in 2018 and unknown units were receive in 2020 |
| AUV (n/a) | ||||
| MAV-2 | 100+ | Union of Myanmar / Myanmar | | |
| MAV-3 | 100+ | | ||
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