Belarus has supplied a custom-built air defence system to Myanmar’s military regime, according to a new report by activist group Justice For Myanmar (JFM), highlighting deepening military ties between two internationally isolated governments.

 

In a statement released Saturday, JFM said leaked documents confirmed that Belarusian state arms exporter Belspetsvneshtechnika had delivered a V3D radar and missile system designed to counter drone strikes — a growing threat from anti-junta resistance forces.

 

The package reportedly includes advanced Panorama automation software and Vostok 3D radar technology, capable of autonomously tracking targets. The system is said to be tailored for Myanmar’s specific battlefield conditions.

 

The revelations come just days after junta leader Min Aung Hlaing returned to Minsk for further talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The two autocrats, both under Western sanctions, reportedly discussed further arms sales and industrial collaboration.

 

JFM also revealed that junta personnel are undergoing training in air defence systems at Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics. The training is aimed at ramping up local weapons production at factories in Naypyitaw and Mandalay.

 

Belarus, one of only a handful of countries to oppose a 2021 UN resolution urging a global arms embargo on Myanmar, has become a key supplier of military technology to the regime. Visits between Belarusian defence firms and Myanmar’s military-linked universities have increased this year, with new cooperation agreements signed.

 

Min Aung Hlaing also toured Belarusian arms manufacturer BSVT and met with junta officers studying drone and missile technology. Junta media reported he instructed them to prioritise such expertise to boost Myanmar’s air defence capabilities.

 

Justice For Myanmar has called for urgent international sanctions on arms brokers and educational institutions facilitating the partnership. Spokeswoman Yadanar Maung warned that Belarus’s support for both Myanmar’s junta and Russia’s war in Ukraine should “be of immediate and wider concern”.

 

The growing alliance offers the Myanmar regime new tools to defend itself against domestic resistance — and further exposes the global fault lines forming between authoritarian states and the international rules-based order.

 

-2025-06-30

12 minutes ago, geovalin said:

Belarus has supplied a custom-built air defence system to Myanmar’s military regime

Can we add Belarus to the axis of evil classification? 

 

I am confident that this air defense system is specifically designed for and will be utilized to protect Nay Pyi Taw, the capital where all the generals live.