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10 Avr 2021

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Irrawaddy

Myanmar: Chinese-made drones, including those developed by CASC, were sighted monitoring protests; company did not respond

"Chinese-Made Drones Reportedly Monitor Anti-Regime Protests in Myanmar", 10 April 2021

[...] According to Jane’s International Defence Review, Myanmar’s Air Force appears to be using Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to monitor anti-regime protesters on the streets.

“The sighting of the air vehicle, which is developed by Chinese state-owned … China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), is especially noteworthy given the secrecy in how the Tatmadaw [Myanmar’s armed forces] has operated it,” said the report by the British open-source defense intelligence publisher.

The report cited images on social media captured in March showing low-flying drones over Mandalay, where protests erupted after the military seized power from the elected National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government in a coup on Feb. 1. [...]

Besides intelligence gathering, the drones could also be an emerging psychological warfare tactic designed to intimidate the population, the report said.

“For the Tatmadaw, such deleterious psychological effects could eventually provide a critical advantage as it attempts to pacify a population that is clearly growing increasingly resistant by the day to its self-declared rule,” Jane’s said.

Jane’s said experts believe that between 10 and 12 CH-3A UAVs were delivered to Myanmar between roughly 2013 and 2015 and are operated by the Myanmar Air Force out of Meiktila Air Base in central Myanmar.[...]