Zhukovsky. July 21. INTERFAX-AVN-The Russian Federation and Myanmar are working closely on the arms market, said the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.
"We are closely cooperating on the supply of military products, including aviation," Mikheev told Interfax at the MAKS-2021 air show.
According to him, Myanmar is one of the key customers of Rosoboronexport and Rostec's partners in Southeast Asia.
He did not give any other details of the work.
As Interfax reported, in March, Deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry Alexander Fomin visited Myanmar. He held talks with the country's military leadership and became a guest of the parade in honor of the 76th anniversary of the formation of the Myanmar armed forces.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Myanmar in January.
A military coup took place in Myanmar on February 1. The power passed to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Hline, the United States and Britain imposed sanctions against structures in Myanmar related to the military coup.
Earlier it was reported that in January, during the visit of the Russian Defense Minister to Myanmar, an agreement was signed on the supply of Pantsir-S1 short-range anti-aircraft missile and gun systems, Orlan-10E reconnaissance drones and radar stations to Myanmar.
The military delegation of Myanmar came to Russia to get acquainted with the production of "Shells", an informed interlocutor of Interfax reported on June 9.
On January 20, Fomin said that Myanmar could receive Russian - made aircraft and armored vehicles, as well as air defense systems, in the coming years. "Russia has already delivered MiG-29 and Yak-130 aircraft, Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters to Myanmar. In the coming years, the possibility of supplying other samples of modern aviation equipment, armored vehicles, Russian - made air defense systems is being considered," Fomin said in an interview with RT.
In 2018, Fomin reported that an agreement was reached between Russia and Myanmar on the purchase of six Su-30 aircraft.
In March last year, the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia, Dmitry Shugaev, told Interfax that deliveries of Su-30 fighters to Myanmar will be completed in 2021-2022. "In 2021-2022, as specified in the terms of the contract," Shugaev said, answering a question about the delivery time of the Su - 30 to Myanmar.
Earlier, Myanmar purchased a batch of Yak-130 combat training aircraft from the Russian Federation.
The Myanmar armed forces have Russian-made military equipment: Mi-24, Mi-35 and Mi-17 helicopters, MiG-29 fighters, Yak-130 combat training aircraft, Pechora-2 anti-aircraft missile systems. Military personnel from this country are trained in Russian military universities.