The Myanmar state of Chin, which borders India, is now 70 percent controlled by the Chin National Army (CNA), who contributes the success of its campaign to remove the junta from power to a fleet of drones imported from nations around the world, including the U.S. and China.
Civilians volunteered to serve as drone pilots, going through months of training, relying in large part on YouTube videos to do so. Ram Kulh Cung, the CNA assistant General Secretary, told The Guardian, “Drones have been key to our success. The attacks, like those at Lailenpi, have been carried out after months of planning and training.”
Excerpt from www.thedefensepost.com
Myanmar rebels credit a new fleet of armed drones with helping them retake a large portion of the northwestern Chin state from government forces in the last year.
A total of 70 percent of Chin is now controlled by the Chin National Army (CNA), which fields a fleet of thousands of commercial and agriculture drones, The Guardian reported.
Most of the drones have been imported from China but also from western countries such as the US, the outlet added.
An army of drone operators — most of whom were once civilians — man the CNA’s drone department, which was raised a year ago.
They underwent months of operational training, including YouTube tutorials.
“The drone department consists of skilled young fighters – some who were engineering students and some who have gained knowledge of drones as a hobby,” The Guardian quoted CNA assistant general secretary Ram Kulh Cung as saying.