Myanmar resistance under pressure as junta’s arsenal of drones grows

It was during the early months of Operations 1027, the anti-regime offensive launched in late 2023, that Myanmar’s military junta began learning the hard way just how effective drones can be as weapons of war. 

As its losses mounted, the impact of this versatile and relatively inexpensive technology became increasingly clear to the regime. In admitting to the military’s many defeats, junta chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing attributed them at least in part to what he called “military-grade drones.”

Since then, the regime has wasted no time in integrating UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, into its aerial arsenal of jet fighters, attack helicopters, and even motorised paragliders.

The regime’s rapid. . .