[4] British Defense Ministry sold with the original 25-pounder guns on naval mountings and Oerlikon 20mm cannons which were reinstalled later. The fleet initially consisted of a small but diverse collection of ships transferred from the Royal Navy under the arrangements made for Burma's independence in January 1948. [8] In 1958, Myanmar's Navy took delivery of 10 Y-301-class river gunboats from Yugoslavia, followed by 25 smaller Michao-class patrol craft. Burma R.N.V.R, although very small, played an active part in Allied operations against the Japanese during the Second World War. As part of international engagement of the US with the Myanmar's armed forces, the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) visited Myanmar in early 2013. With 19,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 125 vessels. The naval arm of the Royal Armed Forces consisted mainly of shallow draft river boats. [32] Next, under a US$37.9 million deal signed in March 2017, the Myanmar Navy received the advanced anti-submarine torpedo Shyena units from India. [31], Between 2015 and 2017, the Myanmar Navy procured two Super Dvora Mk III patrol boats from Israel. The naval arm of the Royal Armed Forces consisted mainly of shallow draft river boats. The Myanmar Navy performed both defensive and offensive roles, protecting convoys, carrying supplies, ferrying troops and giving much-needed fire support. The Myanmar Navy (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ); [taʔmədɔ̀ jè]) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. Many Burmese naval engineers underwent shipbuilding training in China and Russia. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counter-insurgency operations was smaller than those of the army and the air force. Myanmar's Navy has a total of 5 Landing Craft Utility [LCU] and LCM 3 Landing Craft Mechanized. In 2012, the navy took delivery of two Type 053H1-class frigates from China. The Osprey and Swift-class boats have a range of 4,500 and 1,800 miles (7,200 and 2,900 km), respectively, and were armed with Oerlikon 20 mm cannons and 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns. Myanmar acquired surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles from China for its newly built frigates and OPVs. Cancel. In 1956 and 1957, the Burmese government acquired five 50-long-ton (51 t) Saunders-Roe Dark-class convertible motor torpedo/motor gunboats,[6] followed by an 1,040-long-ton (1,060 t) Algerine-class minesweeper in 1958 from the United Kingdom. Its primary missions were to control the Irrawaddy River, and to protect the ships carrying the army to the front. The major war boats carried up to 30 musketeers and were armed with 6- or 12-pounder cannon. In De­cem­ber 1947, the Union of Burma Navy was formed with 700 men. The Myanmar Navy (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ); [taʔmədɔ̀ jè]) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar.With 19,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 125 vessels. The Myanmar Navy (} }}: တပ်မတော် (ရေ); Burmese pronunciation: ) is the naval branch of the armed forces of Myanmar with 19,000 men and women. Confirm. The first frigate (F12) was commissioned on 31 March 2014, two days after the launch of the second frigate UMS Sinphyushin (F14), which was named after Sinphyushin, king of Konbaung Dynasty of Myanmar. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. The ship incorporates various electronic suite and weaponry system from India, China and Russia. It included the UBS Mayu, an ex-Royal Navy River-class frigate, and four Landing Craft Gun (Medium). The former INS Sindhuvir (S58) was refitted by Hindustan Shipyard Limited before the handover. [34], Learn how and when to remove this template message, United States Navy SEAL selection and training, "Naval Forces of the Colonies 1461. First batch of 20 units received in 2019 as part of the $37.9 million deal to supply Shyena to the Myanmar Navy. By 1st December 1945, the Royal Navy has been withdrawn and the Burma R.N.V.R assumed all naval responsibilities on the coast and waters of Burma.[3]. Although it expanded rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s, the navy was unable to keep pace with loss or deterioration of older vessels in the 1970s. Russia. Autoplay is paused. On 6 September 1940, Burma Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve was officially formed under the Burma Act XV, 1940. F14 Tomcat Bombcat T-Shirt. Switch camera. In March 2017, India signed a $37.9 million deal to supply Shyena to the Myanmar Navy. [17], The navy has maintained relationships with regional navies. The ship incorporates various electronic suite and weaponry system from India, China and Russia. [5][3], "Myanmar commissions second frigate with reduced RCS, hospital ship", "India's BEL to begin installation of HMS-X sonars on Myanmar frigates", "Myanmar commissions first frigate with reduced RCS - IHS Jane's 360", "Myanmar Navy Fitted Chinese C-802 Anti-Ship Missiles on its F12 - UMS Kyansittha Frigate", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kyan_Sittha-class_frigate&oldid=1009060932, Post–Cold War military equipment of Myanmar, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 8,025 nmi (14,862 km; 9,235 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph), 1 x TFC-3 electro-optical fire-control director, 2 x Decoy System each system include eight, This page was last edited on 26 February 2021, at 14:33. Shopping. F 11, F 12 and F 14 will be rearmed with torpedos and SAMs by the end of this year. These two ships were upgraded extensively. The network held a press conference in Yangon on July 11, releasing a record of human rights abuses faced by Ta’ang people over the past four years. They were commissioned in 2001-2003, and then three more frigates were built featuring improved designs - F 11 Aung Zeya (commissioned in 2011), F 12 Kyan Sittha (2014) and … Cancel. 53-65KE torpedo. The Myanmar Navy purchased six missile escort boats and ten submarine chasers from China. Each boat was armed with two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns. The major war boats carried up to 30 musketeers and were armed with 6- or 12-pounder cannon. Jan 4, 2021 - Explore Winkhaing's board "Myanmar navy" on Pinterest. The class is expected to introduce five total ships when complete with two already having been commissioned for service - UMS Kyan Sittha (F12) and UMS Hsin Byushin (F14). F14 Tomcat Bombcat T-Shirt. Joshi in 2013 Myanmar Navy Frigate F14 A navy exercise at Coco Islands Commanders of Naval Region Command Naval Region Command It was decided that a naval volunteer reserve force should be formed to implement this responsibility and so provide a local force for the naval administration and defence of the ports and coast of Burma in time of war. It has added larger and more advanced ships, mostly by constructing them locally with foreign supplied equipment.[27]. [30] Indian navy is going to assist in training Myanmar to operate the submarine effectively. Thura Thet Swe, Vice Admiral of Myanmar Navy meeting with Indian Navy's Admiral D.K. Now renamed UMS Minye Theinkhathu, the submarine is to be used for training. It in­cluded the UBS Mayu, an ex-Royal Navy River-class frigat… By the mid-18th century, the navy had acquired a few seafaring ships, manned by European and foreign sailors, that were used to transport the troops in Siamese and Arakanese campaigns. Radars and electronic systems are mainly from Bharat Electronics of India. It was instrumental in relieving the port city of Moulmein, which was captured by Karen insurgents in 1948, and the Irrawaddy Delta town of Bassein. Landing craft and auxiliary ships are usually armed with Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and heavy machine guns. [7] In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the United States sold the Burmese Navy six PGM type coastal patrol craft and seven CGC-type patrol boats. Myanmar Navy sent a Kyan Sittha Class Frigate (F14-UMS Sin Phyu Shin), Makassar Class Landing Platform Dock (1501-UMS Moattama), and Thanlwin-class Hospital Ship (AH-02 – UMS Thanlwin) to Malaysia to transport migrants back to Myanmar. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer. Efforts were made to produce locally made naval vessels with assistance from Yugoslavia. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. The Myanmar Navy has undertaken a modernisation program since the early 2000s. [9] Myanmar shipyards also built a number of smaller patrol craft and a number of landing craft. In the early 1980s, Burmese naval shipyards built three 128-ton PGM type patrol boats based upon US PGM-class patrol boats. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the F-111B project. The Myanmar Navy was formed in 1940 and, although very small, played an active part in Allied operations against the Japanese during the Second World War. Description. [21][22], The Myanmar Navy formed a naval infantry battalion of 800 men in 1964, and a second battalion in 1967. F14-Ums Sin And Ah-02 -Ums Thanlwin Berthed Together. [12] A naval replacement program was initiated by BSPP Government in 1979. [1] By the mid-18th century, the navy had acquired a few seafaring ships, manned by European and foreign sailors, that were used to transport the troops in Siamese and Arakanese campaigns. Her sister ship F 14 will be commissioning soon. Upgrades included the replacing of HY 2 anti-ship missiles by C-802 missiles and installing new sensors. A second ship, Kyan Sittha entered service in 2012 and is the navy's first stealth frigate. Apr 12, 2017 #1,219 tarpitz said: One more good news is that Myanmar Navy will receive SAM systems very soon. The Myanmar Navy currently operates more than 122 vessels. Like: 3 Aung Zaya SENIOR MEMBER. [18][19][20] Likewise, the navy's ships have visited countries in the region including Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore. Kyan Sittha class frigate is a class of frigates operated by the Myanmar Navy. In 2020, the navy acquired its first submarine, a Soviet era Kilo-class submarine, from India. It has hosted navies from the region such as the Royal Australian Navy, the PLA Navy and the Indian Navy. The first batch of these torpedoes was delivered in July 2019. The Arakanese and the Mon, from maritime regions, maintained more seaworthy flotillas than the inland riverborne "navy" of the Royal Burmese Army. The fleet ini­tially con­sisted of a small but di­verse col­lec­tion of ships trans­ferred from the Royal Navy under the arrange­ments made for Burma's in­de­pen­dence in Jan­u­ary 1948. Before 1988, the Myanmar Navy was small and its role in the many counterinsurgency operations was much less conspicuous than those of the army and air force. 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Its primary missions were to control the Irrawaddy River, and to protect the ships carrying the army to the front. In 1980, the navy acquired six Carpentaria-class inshore patrol boats from Australia followed by three 128-ton Swift-type coastal patrol boats from Singapore and three 385-ton Ospery-class offshore patrol vessels built in Denmark. F14 Sin Phyushin guided missile frigate is the flagship of the Myanmar Navy. Mar 18, 2014 3,338 2 4,458 Country Location. [33] Moreover, the Myanmar Navy acquired a new landing platform dock (LPD) from South Korea in 2019. The navy has since been expanded to take on a more active role in defense of Myanmar's territorial waters. [13] The Network for Democracy and Development in Thailand reported that 30 officers and 250 Burmese naval personnel were declared missing, while 25 vessels were destroyed by the cyclone in three naval regional command centres: Panmawaddy Regional Command on Hainggyi Island; Irrawaddy Regional Command; and Danyawaddy Regional Command in Sittwe in Arakan State. [citation needed] They battalions traditionally are deployed mainly in the Arakan, Tenasserim, and Irrawaddy delta coastal regions primarily to assist in the army's counter-insurgency operations (COIN). The Myanmar Navy played an important part in the government's fight against the ethnic and ideological insurgent groups which threatened the Union Government in its early days. [14], In 2014, the Myanmar Navy began its annual 'Sea Shield' combined fleet exercise in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Description. The Irrawaddy has since learned that Myanmar’s domestic frigates F-14 and 12, locally known as Kyan Sit Thar and Sin Phyu Shin, had sometimes showed up with unknown torpedoes during anti-submarine exercises in May. In 1960, the Myanmar Navy commissioned two 400-long-ton (410 t) Nawarat-class corvettes. In December 1947, the Union of Burma Navy was formed with 700 men mostly from Burma R.N.V.R. Previously, Myanmar Naval air defence forces used Bofors 40mm & ZPU-2 AAA for naval bases. You're signed out. The UMS Kyansittha (F-12) is the first Myanmar Navy frigate that has reduced radar cross section features on its design. Burma separated from India in 1937 and thereafter became responsible for her own local naval defence. The annual manoeuvres usually involved live-fire exercises by several of the Myanmar Navy's strategic vessels. (71) Submarine Base (Ownchein Island) which was established in 2007. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the F-111B project. To carry out activities serving the interests of the people. The Myanmar Navy started its modernization program in 2001 in an attempt to replace older ships and equipment. The Kyan Sittha-class frigate is a class of guided missile stealth frigates operated by the Myanmar Navy. These ships are equipped with Kh-35E anti-ship missiles, OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Cannons, AK-630 6-barrel 30mm close-in weapon system (CIWS) and Chinese ASW rockets and torpedoes. News. Kyan Sittha (F12), representing the lead ship of the class, was built by the Myanmar Naval Dockyard and launched on October 22nd, 2012. [citation needed], The Myanmar Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Myanmar Navy SEALs (တပ်မတော် (ရေ) အထူးစစ်ဆင်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့) were probably formed in the early 2010s. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Myanmar Navy currently operates more than 122 vessels. View attachment 278650 The lead ship of the class is named for Kyansittha, king of Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma). It is near, Panmawaddy Regional Command (headquarters on, Mawyawaddy Regional Command (headquarters in, Tanintharyi Regional Command (headquarters in, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships By Eric Wertheim, This page was last edited on 27 February 2021, at 03:33. Aung Zeya Flight II class indigenous frigate F 12 of Myanmar Navy. As many as 25 Burmese naval ships may have been sunk in the storm caused by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, while an unknown number of naval personnel and their family members were killed or are listed as missing. [2] The Burma R.N.V.R was placed under the operational orders of Vice Admiral Sir Herbert Fitzherbert, commanding the Royal Indian Navy, but retains its own identity and its own administration under the Government of Burma. On the recommendation of Vice Admiral Sir James Fownes Somerville, then Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Sidebottom Lyle from Royal Navy was sent to Burma and arrived in Rangoon in June 1939, commissioned to form the volunteer reserve force and to be appointed Naval Office-in-Charge, Rangoon, on the outbreak of war. Although one armed patrol boat defected to the Karen insurgents, throughout the turbulent years of post independence in Myanmar, the navy was largely unopposed and maintained control over Myanmar's crucial inland waterways.[5]. [10] In the mid-1960s, the Myanmar Navy took delivery of ex-US Navy 640-long-ton (650 t) PCE-827 class[11] corvette and a 650-long-ton (660 t) Admirable-class minesweeper, both of which were commissioned in the mid-1940s. BURMA ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE", "Myanmar Navy holds exercise in strategic waters", "What's Behind the New India-Myanmar Naval Exercise? First batch of 20 units received in 2019 as part of the $37.9 million deal to supply Shyena to … View attachment 278640 View attachment 278641 F 12 of Myanmar Navy in action. [16] In September 2019, Myanmar Navy's UMS Kyan Sittha participated in the first US-Asean Maritime Exercise (AUMX) to improve disaster management and maritime cooperation in the region. The Myanmar nationals were bused in from around the country and loaded onto three navy ships sent to retrieve them by Myanmar’s … YANGON—The Ta’ang Human Rights Network has claimed that the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) has committed human rights abuses against over 170 Ta’ang people. The Myanmar Navy SEALs are particularly trained for special operation missions such as Hostage rescue, Counter-terrorism and Counter narcotic operations.The selection process and training curriculum is claimed be similar to United States Navy SEAL selection and training.[24][25][26]. Myanmar Navy Shipyard built with Chinese assistance in the late 1990s is one of the most modern shipyards in the region. [28][29] It was first seen publicly on 15 October 2020 as part of a naval fleet exercise (‘Bandoola 2020’). Up Next. Tap to unmute. The lead ship of the class is named for Kyansittha, king of Pagan Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma). The Myanmar Navy currently operates three classes of frigates including Kyan Sittha (F12 Kyansittha and F14 Sin Phyushin built at Naval Dockyard (Myanmar). Since 1998, the navy has built two 77 m (252 ft 7 in) Anawrahta-class corvettes (771 and 772) and four fast attack craft (551-554). In 1978, the United States provided the Myanmar Navy with six small river patrol craft. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Myanmar Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of Burma with estimated 19,000 men and women. In 1950 and 1951, the United States provided 10 coast guard cutters (CGC) under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP). See more ideas about navy, myanmar, warship. The first indigenous frigate, the Aung Zeya entered service in 2011 and took part in a joint exercise with Indian Navy ships off Visakhapatnam in early 2013. Their armaments include 25-pounder field gun and 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun. The UMS Kyansitta (F12) is the first Myanmar Navy frigate that has reduced radar cross section features on its design. The navy plans to build six indigenous frigates; combining Russian, Indian, Chinese, and Western weapons systems. The Irrawaddy has since learned that Myanmar’s domestic frigates F-14 and 12, locally known as Kyan Sit … [15], The navy participated in the Indian and Myanmar Navy Exercise 2018, held in the Bay of Bengal.
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