Russia is cooperating closely with Myanmar to supply military hardware including aircraft, according to Reuters quoting the Interfax news agency which cited Alexander Mikheev, the head of Russian state arms trader Rosoboronexport.

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Myanmar's junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during his visit to the Russian capital last month that Moscow was committed to strengthening military ties.

Speaking on the sidelines of Russia's annual MAKS air show, which President Vladimir Putin attended on Tuesday, Mikheev said Myanmar is one of Rosoboronexport's key customers in southeast Asia and a key partner of Rostec, Russia's state aerospace and defence conglomerate.