Taking the fight to the skies

Ready, aim, fire: Members of the Mandalay People’s Defence Forces preparing to release a drone near the frontline amid clashes with Myanmar’s military in northern Shan state. — AFP

A squad of Myanmar pro-democracy fighters works quickly to ready drones for an attack on a nearby military base, the latest target in a wave of aerial assaults that has helped turn the war against the junta.

The team stood back as one contraption named “Bomber VIII” carrying a new six-kilogramme explosive soared over a line of trees.