Myanmar Military Bases & Installations

OSINT intelligence database · Source: Open-source analysis · Verified 2025

4
Total Bases
3
Air Bases
1
Naval Bases
0
Military
AIR BASES & AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (3)
Meiktila Air Base
Air Base
Location
Myanmar
Operator
Myanmar Air Force — Central Sector
Personnel
2,500 est.
Established
1942
Garrison: Mi-35P attack helicopters, Yak-130 advanced trainer/light attack
Central Myanmar. Mi-35P attack — used extensively in civil war. Yak-130 light attack. Multi-role.
Strategic: Mi-35 attack helicopters used to strike civilian villages since 2021 coup. UN documented war crimes. Resistance forces shooting down aircraft.
Mingaladon Air Base (Yangon)
Air Base
Location
Myanmar
Operator
Myanmar Air Force — Southern Air Command
Personnel
4,000 est.
Established
1943
Garrison: Su-30SME (6), MiG-29B/UB (30+), A-5 Fantan, PC-9M — primary fighter wing
Myanmar's primary fighter base. Su-30SME (acquired 2021). MiG-29 intercept. Yangon capital defence.
Strategic: Tatmadaw conducting air strikes on civilian targets with these aircraft since 2021 coup. ICC investigation ongoing. Su-30 gives regional air power.
Naypyidaw Air Base
Air Base
Location
Myanmar
Operator
Myanmar Air Force / Defence Services Academy
Personnel
3,000 est.
Established
2005
Garrison: Defence Services Academy, VIP transport, Tatmadaw command garrison
Capital military complex. Tatmadaw political-military command. Hardened underground facilities. Junta HQ.
Strategic: Built in 2005 when junta suddenly relocated capital — remains mysterious. Hardened underground bunkers. Junta command isolated from population.
NAVAL BASES & MARITIME INSTALLATIONS (1)
No. 71 Submarine Base (Kyaukphyu)
Naval Base
Location
Myanmar
Operator
Myanmar Navy — Bay of Bengal
Personnel
2,000 est.
Established
2012
Garrison: Kilo-class submarine (UMS Minye Kyawswa, acquired from India 2020), naval surface vessels
Myanmar's only submarine base. Bay of Bengal. India/Bangladesh maritime proximity. Chinese-built naval facilities.
Strategic: Myanmar acquired submarine from India 2020. China building naval facilities at Kyaukphyu — strategic Indian Ocean access concerns India significantly.

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