Malaysian aerospace business with the murderous Myanmar military exposed | Justice For Myanmar
10/20/26, 11:27 AM
which has secured financing from a Malaysian state
entrepreneurial development enterprise, has sought to
supply the Myanmar military with systems, spare parts
and components for Orlan-10E unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs), Kamov Ka-28 anti-submarine
helicopters, Mi-2, Mi-17 and unspecified Mi-series
helicopters, and K-8W light attack aircraft. FJ Global
issued multiple requests for quotations to international
suppliers in 2026 that name the Myanmar Air Force as
end user. Some of the requests copy, item for item,
tenders issued by the Office of the Commander-inChief (Air) which FJ Global attached to its emails.
Many of FJ Global’s activities are for the sourcing of
parts for the junta’s Russian-origin aircraft, potentially
undermining sanctions on Russia and its arms industry
imposed by Australia, Canada, the EU, UK and USA.
The Myanmar Air Force operates a large fleet of
Russian rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.
In March 2026, FJ Global also sought quotations from
aircraft parts suppliers for critical Orlan-10E UAV parts,
including fuselages, centre wings, payload control
modules, day and night cameras, power trains, video
transmission antennas and propellers. In 2021, days
before the military’s coup attempt, Russia signed a
contract to supply an unspecified number of Orlan-10E
UAVs to Myanmar. Based on frontline sources and
reporting, these UAVs are now being used by the
Myanmar junta for intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance.
Also in March 2026, FJ Global sent out a request for
quotations to overseas suppliers for Ka-28 parts that
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