Myanmar military leaders has increased their defence budget in recent years. Although their defence budget is just over 2 billion US$, their actual defence spending would probably go beyond 3 billions US$. They are profiting hundreds of millions every year from the Army owned industries such as MEC and UME. Every year Myanmar military spend around 300-400 millions US$ for new weapon systems. Their goal is simply to become a self-sufficient military in the region. Now they have one of the largest naval shipyards in the region. Frigates, OPV and missiles equipped FAC are being developed from that shipyard.They assemble 600 BTR 3 U APCs and 200 MT-LB MsH IFVs locally. They also produced K 8 under license from PRC. They even have an overhaul facility for MiG 29 SEs. They also have a relatively modernized defence industries and producing artillery pieces to all kinds of small weapons. They even produced trucks and utility vehicles.