China supplied Mi-17s with TY-90 air-to-air missiles to Myanmar insurgents

According to Jane’s, China has supplied five Mi-17 helicopters armed with TY-90 air-to-air missiles to Myanmar insurgency group, the United Wa State Army (UWSA).

The deliver, in late February and early March, have been confirmed by both Myanmar ethnic minority and Myanmar government sources. However, a Myanmar government source said only two aircraft had been delivered.

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