8/21/22, 8:40 PM Myanmar’s Military Deploys Digital Arsenal of Repression in Crackdown - The New York Times An armored vehicle believed to be made by Gaia Automotive Industries, an Israeli manufacturer, rolling through Naypyidaw in February. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images On Feb. 1, the day of the coup, military experts were surprised to see armored vehicles made by Gaia Automotive Industries, an Israeli manufacturer, rolling through Naypyidaw, the capital. The experts, including Mr. Wezeman and a person familiar with Myanmar’s defense procurements, said the vehicles used in the coup featured Gaia’s distinctive hood handles, air inlets and headlight settings. The vehicles did not go into mass production until after the Israeli ban on military exports. Shlomi Shraga, the head of Gaia Automotive, said that he had not seen any photos of the company’s vehicles cruising through the Myanmar capital during the coup. He stressed that all his exports had the requisite licenses from Israel’s Ministry of Defense. “Let’s hope that the people of Myanmar live in peace and under a democratic regime,” Mr. Shraga said. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/asia/myanmar-coup-military-surveillance.html 7/7