Myanmar is again coming to China to buy fighter jets! The Shanying fighter jet numbered 1409 has become a popular tourist spot for the opposition in Myanmar! The previous Shanying fighter jet that crashed was number 1405. Myanmar has a total of 12 Shanying fighter jets, numbered 1401-1412. After the crash of the 1405 aircraft, it was replaced with the 1413 Shanying fighter jet, which is the Shanying fighter jet in Figure 9. The Myanmar Air Force has decided to spend another $8.5 million to order a new Shanying fighter jet from Guizhou Aircraft Corporation, numbered 1414. Anyway, the quota of 12 Shanying fighter jets cannot be reduced by one!
The commander of the Myanmar Air Force probably has an obsession, must maintain the quota of 12 Shanying fighter jets, otherwise he feels uncomfortable. According to the statement of the Myanmar Air Force, the Shanying fighter jet numbered 1409 crashed due to mechanical failure, but the Kayin Defense Army claimed otherwise, stating that the Shanying fighter jet numbered 1409 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
As to who is right or wrong, the blogger can only say it doesn't matter anymore. Every time a fighter jet crashes in Myanmar, a new plane is added, this is the strength of the Myanmar Air Force. Don't think the Shanying fighter jet is not useful, the Shanying fighter jet costs only 8.5 million US dollars, which is cheaper than the price of a tank, it can be said to be cheap, solid and durable, which is the main feature of the Shanying fighter jet.
When the Myanmar Air Force uses the Shanying fighter jet, it has already experienced two crashes, both the 1405 and 1409 aircraft were low-altitude bombing, eventually locked on by shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles and destroyed. Although it's a pity, but this is the nature of war.
After the Shanying fighter jet crashed, another new Shanying fighter jet was ordered, this is an endless source of money. The strength of the Shanying fighter jet can't be said to be very strong, but it's not bad either, there is a possibility of being shot down during low-altitude bombing, just say this is fate. Myanmar should not think the Shanying fighter jet is unsuitable, such a cheap fighter jet, used by the Myanmar Air Force for continuous low-altitude bombing of the enemy, the possibility of being shot down is too big.
In the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the India-Pakistan conflict, there have been aircraft shot down, it's not only in the Myanmar battlefield that there are aircraft shot down, so everyone shouldn't be surprised. This is indeed the strength of Chinese fighter jets, but they don't have stealth capabilities, combat capabilities are slightly inferior, but there's nothing serious.
In this way, Guizhou Aircraft Corporation can have continuous orders, maintain production, and make more money. Such orders are not many, but we hope that the Myanmar Air Force can perform better.
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