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carrying 8 troops inside an attack helicopter is a Cold War concept, not applicable today..... Russia used the Mi-24 in Syria because Syrian opposition wasn't using many tanks.... Syrian Army hardly required any anti-tank missiles because of that.... for Russia, Syria was more of a COIN...

this would be an interesting development..... firstly, Russian PM is coming to Dhaka is a message to everyone.... nuclear and defence deals would be particularly important.... but on another point, trade with Russia against Western blockade is also important.... secondly, its Medvedev, not...

translation of first part: "Bangladesh may buy a squadron of Russian Mi-35 m Bangladesh armed forces intend to purchase Russian Mi-35 m attack helicopters. All will be ordered approximately 12 such machines. This will be done in the context of the development plan of the Bangladesh Army Forces...

Army is leading here, I think.... Mi-171Sh order gives that indication.... also, don't forget the C-295 order by the Army.... that would be probably for airborne operations..... Army probably wants to create self-sufficient airborne forces with own air assets.... that seems like a very advanced...

well, that depends on the purpose.... where in the map you wanna carry goods.... talked about the distance and stop-over requirements above.... four engines mean four engines to maintain.... more people, more effort.... need accommodation and equipment space for more people..... in a remote...

is Ansat for training of helicopter pilots?

okay, this is good.... how good is Y-9 in terms of maintenance?.... can it be maintained anywhere in the jungle of Africa where there is no industrial backup?.... thats gonna be crucial if we want those to be useful for our Congo operations.... Bangladesh is also considering Mi-28 and Mi-171Sh...

this is a good move.... its been way too long that we've been blackmailed with C-130.... no more of such... its time to go forward.... SHORAD radar would be for the same FM-90, I think.... there's no point going for different systems to fulfill the same purpose.... LR radar could be the...

I was wondering where the Indian $500 million would fit in here..... :bounce:

well, let them be satisfied with that.... we'll teach them where and how to use that..... he he :woot:

definitely.... we need more such ships quickly..... the criminals in the seas aren't stopping for a minute....

why is dynasty a discussion topic here? the issue was to have an understanding that geographical size or population size does not decide power....

well, that depends on the aim of the plan, doesn't it? :-)

ha ha ha..... that is a weird plan.... actually those towers have their own purpose and limitations.... those shouldn't be mixed up with other purpose, even if you can.... rather, the point here is, a very good air warning system has not been discussed.... whereas, in wartime, most active...

everyone talks about active radar, which is always a target of enemy anti-radiation missiles.... what about passive surveillance systems?..... this is a good video that shows how it works..... its a Czech-made system shown in the video....

well, don't you think this undermines the efficiency of our intelligence? this is what I had been warning against.... this is the agenda that I am strongly against.... one of the most important things that is indicating Bangladesh's strength today is intelligence... this is why we are currently...

our special forces are getting trained in various environments in many countries.... e.g. mountain warfare training in Nepal and jungle training in Sri Lanka.... yet, another type of warfare would become important in the coming days - island warfare... Maldives is a good choice for that kind of...

BD won't be under influence of India.... neither it would be under any other country.... with China, BD has strategic partnership, which means that relationships with China is not feeble.... its strong, even if we chose to talk about it or not.... no need to beat the drum about it.... on the...

its just the start....

hope thats not an assessment or opinion.... :-) work on the second Para Battalion and the first Para Brigade is going on in full swing... a new SW HQ is also being formed.... so, such aircraft are desperately needed now.... in fact, a lot more is needed along with this trickle.....