The Myanmar military is set to buy two more multi-million-dollar Y8-F200W medium-haul military transport aircraft from China in May and June 2025.
Myanmar Witness discovered two new Y-8 aircraft parked at Kunming Airport in China and published them in June, along with photographs.
Myanmar Witness is a civil society organization that uses satellite imagery to investigate human rights abuses in Myanmar.
The Y-8 aircraft, a modified version of the Soviet-made Antonov An-12, has been widely used by the military in the civil war since the coup, according to the CDM military community.
The four-engined medium-haul Y-8 aircraft are used by the military to transport reinforcements, supplies and weapons, as well as for airstrikes.