The recent launch of a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in eastern Myanmar has highlighted the potential for the proliferation of such weapons, posing new threats to the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) as it takes on a greater role in combat operations across the country.

The MANPADS was fired on 18 February by ethnic forces under attack by a MAF K-8 Karakorum light attack/jet-trainer aircraft and was captured in video footage that was released on social media.

The exact location of the incident, which damaged the jet but apparently did not bring it down, remains unconfirmed.

The recent launch of a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in eastern Myanmar has highlighted the potential for the proliferation of such weapons, posing new threats to the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) as it takes on a greater role in combat operations across the country.

The MANPADS was fired on 18 February by ethnic forces under attack by a MAF K-8 Karakorum light attack/jet-trainer aircraft and was captured in video footage that was released on social media.

The exact location of the incident, which damaged the jet but apparently did not bring it down, remains unconfirmed.

The recent launch of a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in eastern Myanmar has highlighted the potential for the proliferation of such weapons, posing new threats to the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) as it takes on a greater role in combat operations across the country.

The MANPADS was fired on 18 February by ethnic forces under attack by a MAF K-8 Karakorum light attack/jet-trainer aircraft and was captured in video footage that was released on social media.

The exact location of the incident, which damaged the jet but apparently did not bring it down, remains unconfirmed.

The recent launch of a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in eastern Myanmar has highlighted the potential for the proliferation of such weapons, posing new threats to the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) as it takes on a greater role in combat operations across the country.

The MANPADS was fired on 18 February by ethnic forces under attack by a MAF K-8 Karakorum light attack/jet-trainer aircraft and was captured in video footage that was released on social media.

The exact location of the incident, which damaged the jet but apparently did not bring it down, remains unconfirmed.

The recent launch of a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in eastern Myanmar has highlighted the potential for the proliferation of such weapons, posing new threats to the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) as it takes on a greater role in combat operations across the country.

The MANPADS was fired on 18 February by ethnic forces under attack by a MAF K-8 Karakorum light attack/jet-trainer aircraft and was captured in video footage that was released on social media.

The exact location of the incident, which damaged the jet but apparently did not bring it down, remains unconfirmed.

The recent launch of a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in eastern Myanmar has highlighted the potential for the proliferation of such weapons, posing new threats to the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) as it takes on a greater role in combat operations across the country.

The MANPADS was fired on 18 February by ethnic forces under attack by a MAF K-8 Karakorum light attack/jet-trainer aircraft and was captured in video footage that was released on social media.

The exact location of the incident, which damaged the jet but apparently did not bring it down, remains unconfirmed.