A/HRC/42/CRP.3 State-owned or private Country of export Description of military goods supplied Irkutsk Corporation, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) State-owned Russia Since late 2016, the Myanmar Air Force has received 12 Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers from the Russian Federation state-owned Irkutsk Corporation, a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation.625 In January 2018, Myanmar and Russia agreed on the sale of six Sukhoi SU-30 multi-role fighter jets in a contract reportedly worth about $204 million USD.626 The fighter planes are also produced by the state-owned Irkutsk Corporation. A military delegation led by Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visited the Irkutsk Aviation Plant on 23 April 2019,627 during which it was reported that the Sukhoi SU-30 multirole fighter jets are notable for their suitability for the Tatmadaw’s “counterinsurgency operations.”628 At a press conference following the 8th Moscow Conference on International Security in April 2019, Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that Russia’s military hardware was “very useful” for his military in key locations in Myanmar.629 Rostec State-owned Russia In October 2017, four of the Myanmar Air Force’s Mil Mi-24P transport helicopters were serviced by the Russian Federation state-owned defence company Rostec.630 Viktor Kladov, the director for international co-operation and regional policy of the Rostec State Corporation, told journalists, “We have delivered a few aircraft to the Myanmar Air Force (MAF), and they liked it so much they want to buy more”.631 No. Name of company 12 13 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 108 Andrew Selth, “Myanmar: pariah status no bar to defence modernisation,” The Lowy Institute (https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-pariah-status-no-bar-defence-modernisation) Andrew Selth, “Myanmar: pariah status no bar to defence modernisation,” The Lowy Institute (https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-pariah-status-no-bar-defence-modernisation) “Senior General visits Irkutsk Aviation Plant, Irkutsk town,” Global New Light of Myanmar, 23 April 2019 (http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/senior-general-visits-irkutsk-aviation-plant-irkutsktown/) “Russia to sell six fighter jets to Myanmar,” Myanmar Times, 23 January 2018 (https://www.mmtimes.com/news/russia-sell-six-fighter-jets-myanmar.html) Moe Myint, “Russia Building Six Advanced Fighter Jets for Myanmar Military,” 25 April 2019 (https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/russia-building-six-advanced-fighter-jets-myanmarmilitary.html) “Myanmar Interested In MI-17V5 Helicopters,” Defense World, 8 July 2016 (https://www.defenseworld.net/news/16533/Myanmar_Interested_in_MI_17V5_Helicopters#.XO6O UcgzbIU) “LIMA 2017: Myanmar is the latest Yak-130 export customer,” Rostec, 23 March 2017 (https://rostec.ru/en/news/4520081/)