Bangladesh Air Force

[The Ronin]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1692170727472636

 

[Dot]

Current BAF chief Air Marshal Abu Esrar in an old photo. Credit: DTB

 

[Avicenna]

Nice A-5. Do you have any more classic pics?

 

[The Ronin]

Nice A-5. Do you have any more classic pics?

First aircrafts of BAF. Kilo Fight's crew.

 

[The Ronin]

Nice A-5. Do you have any more classic pics?

https://www.baf.mil.bd/?page_id=221

 

[The Ronin]

Nice A-5. Do you have any more classic pics?

 

[Avicenna]

That J-6 banking with the drop tanks in that camouflage looks so menacing.

 

[Bengal Tiger 71]

Times to One Step Ahead-BAF
Myanmar Buying Su30 then why not BAF go for Su35. Basically it is costly but 1sqd. is enough for kickoff.

Specifications (Su-35S)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 21.9 m (72 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: (with wingtip pods) 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
• Height: 5.9 m (19 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 62 m² (667 ft²)
• Empty weight: 17,200 kg[citation needed] (37,920 lb)
• Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb) at 50% internal fuel
• Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 11,500 kg (25,400 lb) internally
• Powerplant: 2 × Saturn AL-41F1S afterburning turbofans
  • Dry thrust: 86.3 kN (19,400 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 142 kN (31,900 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  • At altitude: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h; 1,490 mph)
  • At sea level: Mach 1.13 (1,400 km/h; 870 mph)
• Range:
  • At altitude: 3,600 km (2,240 mi; 1,940 nmi)
  • At sea level: 1,580 km (980 mi; 850 nmi)
• Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,800 mi; 2,430 nmi) with 2 external fuel tanks
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
• Rate of climb: >280 m/s (>55,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading:
  • With 50% fuel: 408 kg/m² (84.9 lb/ft²)
  • With full internal fuel: 500.8 kg/m² ()
• Thrust/weight: 1.13 at 50% fuel (0.92 with full internal fuel)
• Maximum g-load: +9 g

Armament

• Guns: 1 × internal 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 autocannon with 150 rounds
• Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints, consisting of 2 wingtip rails, and 10 wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Rockets: S-25
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air missiles:
      • 8 × R-27RE/TE
      • R-40
      • R-60
      • 6 × R-73E
      • 12 × R-77M/P/T
      • 6 × R-74
    • Air-to-surface missiles:
      • Kh-25ML
      • 6 × Kh-29L/TE
      • 3 × 3M-14AE
    • Anti-ship missiles:
      • 3 × 3M-54AE1
      • 6 × Kh-31A/AD
      • Kh-35U
      • 5 × Kh-59MK
      • 1 × Yakhont
    • Anti-radiation missiles:
      • Kh-25MP
      • 6 × Kh-31P/PD
      • 5 × Kh-58UShE
  • Bombs:
    • 8 × KAB-500KR TV-guided bombs
    • 8 × KAB-500L laser-guided bombs
    • 8 × KAB-500OD guided bombs
    • 8 × KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bombs
    • 3 × KAB-1500KR TV-guided bombs
    • 3 × KAB-1500L laser-guided bombs
    • GBU-500 laser-guided bomb
    • GBU-500T TV-guided bomb
    • GBU-1000 laser-guided bomb
    • GBU-1000T TV-guided bomb

Avionics

• Irbis-E passive electronically scanned array radar
• OLS-35 infra-red search and track system
• L175M Khibiny-M electronic countermeasures system.

Specifications (SU 30 SME)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 21.935 m (73 ft)
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
• Height: 6.36 m (20 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 62 m² (667 ft²)
• Empty weight: 17,700 kg (39,021 lb)
• Loaded weight: 24,900 kg (54,900 lb) with 56% fuel
• Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 9,400 kg (20,724 lb) internally[101]
• Powerplant: 2 × Saturn AL-31FL turbofans
  • Dry thrust: 74.5 kN (16,750 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 122.58 kN (27,560 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 (2,120 km/h; 1,320 mph) at altitude
• Range: 3,000 km (1,860 mi; 1,620 nmi) at altitude
• Service ceiling: 17,300 m (56,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,275 ft/min)
• Wing loading:
  • With 56% fuel: 401 kg/m² (82.3 lb/ft²)
  • With full internal fuel: 468.3 kg/m² ()
• Thrust/weight:
  • With full fuel: 0.86
  • With 56% fuel: 1
• Maximum g-load: +9 g

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 autocannon with 150 rounds
• Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (18,000 lb) and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Rockets:
    • S-8KOM/BM/OM
    • S-13T/OF
    • S-25OFM-PU
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air missiles:
      • R-27R/ER/T/ET/P
      • R-73E
      • RVV-AE
    • Air-to-surface missiles:
      • Kh-29T/L
      • Kh-59M/ME
    • Anti-ship missiles:
      • Kh-31A
    • Anti-radiation missiles:
      • Kh-31P
  • Bombs:
    • KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb
    • KAB-500OD bomb
    • KAB-1500KR GP bomb
    • KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb
    • FAB-500T GP bomb
    • BETAB-500SHP bomb
    • ODAB-500PM bomb
    • OFAB-250-270 bomb
    • OFAB-100-120 bomb
    • P-50T bomb
    • RBK-500 cluster bombs
    • SPBE-D bomb

Avionics

• Bars planar array radar
• OEPS-27 electro-optical targeting system

 

[The Ronin]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=812717148905197

 

[AMG_12]

Times to One Step Ahead-BAF
Myanmar Buying Su30 then why not BAF go for Su35. Basically it is costly but 1sqd. is enough for kickoff.

Specifications (Su-35S)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 21.9 m (72 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: (with wingtip pods) 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
• Height: 5.9 m (19 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 62 m² (667 ft²)
• Empty weight: 17,200 kg[citation needed] (37,920 lb)
• Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb) at 50% internal fuel
• Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 11,500 kg (25,400 lb) internally
• Powerplant: 2 × Saturn AL-41F1S afterburning turbofans
  • Dry thrust: 86.3 kN (19,400 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 142 kN (31,900 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  • At altitude: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h; 1,490 mph)
  • At sea level: Mach 1.13 (1,400 km/h; 870 mph)
• Range:
  • At altitude: 3,600 km (2,240 mi; 1,940 nmi)
  • At sea level: 1,580 km (980 mi; 850 nmi)
• Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,800 mi; 2,430 nmi) with 2 external fuel tanks
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
• Rate of climb: >280 m/s (>55,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading:
  • With 50% fuel: 408 kg/m² (84.9 lb/ft²)
  • With full internal fuel: 500.8 kg/m² ()
• Thrust/weight: 1.13 at 50% fuel (0.92 with full internal fuel)
• Maximum g-load: +9 g

Armament

• Guns: 1 × internal 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 autocannon with 150 rounds
• Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints, consisting of 2 wingtip rails, and 10 wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Rockets: S-25
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air missiles:
      • 8 × R-27RE/TE
      • R-40
      • R-60
      • 6 × R-73E
      • 12 × R-77M/P/T
      • 6 × R-74
    • Air-to-surface missiles:
      • Kh-25ML
      • 6 × Kh-29L/TE
      • 3 × 3M-14AE
    • Anti-ship missiles:
      • 3 × 3M-54AE1
      • 6 × Kh-31A/AD
      • Kh-35U
      • 5 × Kh-59MK
      • 1 × Yakhont
    • Anti-radiation missiles:
      • Kh-25MP
      • 6 × Kh-31P/PD
      • 5 × Kh-58UShE
  • Bombs:
    • 8 × KAB-500KR TV-guided bombs
    • 8 × KAB-500L laser-guided bombs
    • 8 × KAB-500OD guided bombs
    • 8 × KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bombs
    • 3 × KAB-1500KR TV-guided bombs
    • 3 × KAB-1500L laser-guided bombs
    • GBU-500 laser-guided bomb
    • GBU-500T TV-guided bomb
    • GBU-1000 laser-guided bomb
    • GBU-1000T TV-guided bomb

Avionics

• Irbis-E passive electronically scanned array radar
• OLS-35 infra-red search and track system
• L175M Khibiny-M electronic countermeasures system.

Specifications (SU 30 SME)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 21.935 m (73 ft)
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
• Height: 6.36 m (20 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 62 m² (667 ft²)
• Empty weight: 17,700 kg (39,021 lb)
• Loaded weight: 24,900 kg (54,900 lb) with 56% fuel
• Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 9,400 kg (20,724 lb) internally[101]
• Powerplant: 2 × Saturn AL-31FL turbofans
  • Dry thrust: 74.5 kN (16,750 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 122.58 kN (27,560 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 (2,120 km/h; 1,320 mph) at altitude
• Range: 3,000 km (1,860 mi; 1,620 nmi) at altitude
• Service ceiling: 17,300 m (56,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,275 ft/min)
• Wing loading:
  • With 56% fuel: 401 kg/m² (82.3 lb/ft²)
  • With full internal fuel: 468.3 kg/m² ()
• Thrust/weight:
  • With full fuel: 0.86
  • With 56% fuel: 1
• Maximum g-load: +9 g

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 autocannon with 150 rounds
• Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (18,000 lb) and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Rockets:
    • S-8KOM/BM/OM
    • S-13T/OF
    • S-25OFM-PU
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air missiles:
      • R-27R/ER/T/ET/P
      • R-73E
      • RVV-AE
    • Air-to-surface missiles:
      • Kh-29T/L
      • Kh-59M/ME
    • Anti-ship missiles:
      • Kh-31A
    • Anti-radiation missiles:
      • Kh-31P
  • Bombs:
    • KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb
    • KAB-500OD bomb
    • KAB-1500KR GP bomb
    • KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb
    • FAB-500T GP bomb
    • BETAB-500SHP bomb
    • ODAB-500PM bomb
    • OFAB-250-270 bomb
    • OFAB-100-120 bomb
    • P-50T bomb
    • RBK-500 cluster bombs
    • SPBE-D bomb

Avionics

• Bars planar array radar
• OEPS-27 electro-optical targeting system

According to BDmilitary, Bangladesh is the world's biggest importer of weapons (pun intended), yet we don't see a bird flying in Bangladesh? Can anyone shed some light on this? Myanmar purchased 6 Su30 which are potent platforms and will eat Bangladeshi air force for breakfast.

 

[Anubis]

According to BDmilitary, Bangladesh is the world's biggest importer of weapons (pun intended), yet we don't see a bird flying in Bangladesh? Can anyone shed some light on this? Myanmar purchased 6 Su30 which are potent platforms and will eat Bangladeshi air force for breakfast.

Bangladesh takes its time when purchasing military hardware...if there were any immediate threat of invasion then its military might have taken a faster route......Myanmar isn't going to war with Bangladesh tomorrow...Unlike Pakistan our neighborhood isn't that hot.

 

[The Ronin]

According to BDmilitary, Bangladesh is the world's biggest importer of weapons (pun intended), yet we don't see a bird flying in Bangladesh? Can anyone shed some light on this? Myanmar purchased 6 Su30 which are potent platforms and will eat Bangladeshi air force for breakfast.

If you could read all those previous post and thread you would've already gotten your answer. Tender for 8+4 heavy MRCA was issued last year, 16 MRCA will be procured this year (not 8+4). Plus those 6 Su-30 hasn't even arrived yet.

http://www.janes.com/article/68662/bangladesh-issues-tender-for-eight-multirole-combat-aircraft
https://www.bdmilitary.com/defence-procurement/bangladesh-air-force-buy-fc-20-china/

So instead of worrying about others i think you should worry about yourself.

https://timesofislamabad.com/01-Feb...pare-parts-for-military-equipment-to-pakistan

 

[AMG_12]

If you could read all those previous post and thread you would've already gotten your answer. Tender for 8+4 heavy MRCA was issued last year, 16 MRCA will be procured this year (not 8+4). Plus those 6 Su-30 hasn't even arrived yet.

http://www.janes.com/article/68662/bangladesh-issues-tender-for-eight-multirole-combat-aircraft
https://www.bdmilitary.com/defence-procurement/bangladesh-air-force-buy-fc-20-china/

So instead of worrying about others i think you should worry about yourself.

https://timesofislamabad.com/01-Feb...pare-parts-for-military-equipment-to-pakistan

I've been reading through almost all the previous pages and most of it is feel good articles sourced back to BDmilitary.com.. About the arrival of 6 Su30, they've placed an order while BD is yet to select and negotiate. Turkish Military has been supplying major spare parts for the F-16. Our military is as good as it has ever been with a good industrial base, procurement policy and vision. For further information, consult the relevant PDF gentlemen in the relevant sections and they may guide you of where our military stands as of today.

 

[Avicenna]

According to BDmilitary, Bangladesh is the world's biggest importer of weapons (pun intended), yet we don't see a bird flying in Bangladesh? Can anyone shed some light on this? Myanmar purchased 6 Su30 which are potent platforms and will eat Bangladeshi air force for breakfast.

Firstly, look up the definition of what a pun is.

Secondly, don't worry about what Bangaldesh does or doesnt do.

Troll posts not welcome in the BD subforum.

 

[The Ronin]