For over five years, Myanmar’s military has operated with near impunity in the skies, using airpower to compensate for steady territorial losses on the ground. While resistance forces captured bases, towns, and critical supply routes, junta aircraft continued to strike from heavily fortified airfields beyond the reach of ground-based opposition. That strategic calculus shifted dramatically on September 10, when a coordinated operation targeted the regime’s aerial capabilities directly, marking a significant escalation in the conflict’s dynamics.
