Myanmar junta deploys Chinese drones to monitor protesters and aid military after coup: report


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Myanmar’s military junta deployed Chinese drones to support its operations against protest movements, according to a report by British military intelligence publication Jane’s International Defence Review on Wednesday. The report cited images on social media showing low-flying drones in March over Mandalay, where protests erupted after the military, known as Tatmadaw, seized power from the National League for Democracy-led government in a coup on February 1. The images showed two types of drones flying at altitudes low enough to be seen and heard by residents in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city. Among them was the CH-3A drone, developed by Chinese state-owned...