Tatmadaw

Myanmar Armed Forces
(Tatmadaw)
တပ်မတော်  (Burmese)
(lit. 'Grand Army')
Flag of the Myanmar Armed Forces
Emblems of the Myanmar Armed Forces' service branches(left to right): Army, Navy & Air Force also the formation patch of Chiefs of Staffs’ offices each.[1]
Founded27 March 1945 (79 years ago) (1945-03-27)[2]
Service branches
HeadquartersNaypyidaw, Myanmar
Website
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefSenior General Min Aung Hlaing
Deputy Commander-in-ChiefVice-Senior General Soe Win
Minister of DefenceAdmiral Tin Aung San
Joint Chief of StaffGeneral Maung Maung Aye[3]
Personnel
Military age18 years of age
Available for
military service		14,747,845 males, age 15–49 (2010 est.),
14,710,871 females, age 15–49 (2010 est.)
Fit for
military service		10,451,515 males, age 15–49 (2010 est.),
11,181,537 females, age 15–49 (2010 est.)
Reaching military
age annually		522,478 males (2010 est.),
506,388 females (2010 est.)
Active personnelabout 150,000 personnel; 70,000 combat troops (May 2023 estimate)[4]
Reserve personnel18,998
(23 battalions of Border Guard Force, BGF (7498 personnel),[5] 46 groups of People's Militia Group, PMG and Regional People's Militia Groups, RPMG (3500 personnel)[5] five corps of university Training Corp, UTC (8000 personnel)[6]
Expenditure
Budget$2.7 billion[7] (2023)
Percent of GDP4% (2014)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Foreign suppliers Belarus[9]
 China[10]
 India[10]
 Iran[11]
 Israel[10][12]
 North Korea[10]
 Philippines[10]
 Russia[10]
 Ukraine[10]
Related articles
RanksMilitary ranks of Myanmar
Parliamentary Seats
တပ်မတော်သား လွှတ်တော်ကိုယ်စားလှယ်များ (Burmese)
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
56 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
110 / 440
Seats in the State Administration Council
9 / 18

The Tatmadaw is the military of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is run by the Ministry of Defence. It is made up of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. The Myanmar Police Force, the Border Guard Forces, the Myanmar Coast Guard, and the People's Militia Units are also part of it.

Following the violent repression of nationwide protests in 1988, the military agreed to free elections in 1990. When the National League for Democracy won they ignored their victory and imprisoned its leader Aung San Suu Kyi.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "CINCDS Myanmar". Cincds.gov.mm. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Armed Forces Day (Myanmar)
  3. ↑ "Protégé of Myanmar Junta Boss Tipped to be His Successor as Military Chief". The Irrawaddy. 17 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Myanmar's Military Is Smaller Than Commonly Thought — and Shrinking Fast". www.usip.org. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Border Guard Force Scheme". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 18 March 2020 [first published 11 January 2013]. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Maung Zaw (18 March 2016). "Taint of 1988 still lingers for rebooted student militia". Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ↑ https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-increases-military-budget-to-us2-7-billion.html#:~:text=Myanmar's%20junta%20chief%20Min%20Aung,3.7%20trillion%20kyats%20last%20year. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Myanmar shipyard building 4th frigate". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ↑ https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/junta-watch/junta-watch-belarus-seals-bloody-alliance-with-regime-resistance-hit-naypyitaw-touted-as-top-tourism-destination-and-more.html
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 "7 countries still supplying arms to Myanmar military". Anadolu Agency. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  11. ↑ https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-turns-to-iran-for-missiles-and-drones.html
  12. ↑ "Israel among 7 nations faulted in UN report for arming Myanmar army". Times of Israel. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  13. ↑ Wudunn, Sheryl (11 December 1990). "New 'Burmese Way' Relies On Slogans From the Military (Published 1990)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.