Bangladesh Air Force

[Michael Corleone]

Is this the one you are talking about? Probably not i guess.

aha, well i'm not sure if it's here or the BAC itself but there's more goodies
i don;t want to excite people with news but something good will happen soon...

 

[Destranator]

aha, well i'm not sure if it's here or the BAC itself but there's more goodies
i don;t want to excite people with news but something good will happen soon...

I don't think there is much room for improvement for BAF given they have already procured MiG-35s, Su-30s/35s, Gripens, EFTs and J-10A/B/Cs. For reasons of national security they have hidden them all in Khan baba's basement.

 

[Avicenna]

I don't think there is much room for improvement for BAF given they have already procured MiG-35s, Su-30s/35s, Gripens, EFTs and J-10A/B/Cs. For reasons of national security they have hidden them all in Khan baba's basement.

LOL!

 

[Michael Corleone]

I don't think there is much room for improvement for BAF given they have already procured MiG-35s, Su-30s/35s, Gripens, EFTs and J-10A/B/Cs. For reasons of national security they have hidden them all in Khan baba's basement.

lol, must be a big basement. why am i not invited :/

 

[SABRE]

So, still no decision on the future fighter? I thought the decision was due 1.5 months back.

 

[UKBengali]

So, still no decision on the future fighter? I thought the decision was due 1.5 months back.

My guess is that BAF was going to go for an order of Mig-35 and SU-30 as alluded to @Michael Corleone, but the US sanctions on Russia have put paid to that.

Some kind of Western/Chinese mix now seems like the only feasible option.

 

[Michael Corleone]

My guess is that BAF was going to go for an order of Mig-35 and SU-30 as alluded to @Michael Corleone, but the US sanctions on Russia have put paid to that.

Some kind of Western/Chinese mix now seems like the only feasible option.

yes, this is more likely... actually about the EFTs, Khan told me about them right when the sanctions were put in place... and later he told everyone... but i was and still am somewhat skeptical. atleast back then i thought he's gone mad but i didn't tell him or anyone anything because i myself have no solid proof of it working or not..
haven't talked to him in a long time but will ask him about it

 

[Avicenna]

Fun fact.

The sponser of CAATSA is an advocate for Bangladesh regarding the Rohingya.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countering_America's_Adversaries_Through_Sanctions_Act

He has taken the position that it was genocide.

Another fun fact.

The costs for a de novo user of the latest block F-16 is around 1.6 billion USD for 8 examples.

https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/bulgaria-f-16cd-block-7072-aircraft-support

 

[UKBengali]

Another fun fact.

The costs for a de novo user of the latest block F-16 is around 1.6 billion USD for 8 examples.

https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/bulgaria-f-16cd-block-7072-aircraft-support

So 200 million US dollars for each F-16 and this includes everything including missiles, bombs, training, infrastructure and maintenance services.

This compares favourably with the Euro-canards that are around 250 million dollars per plane for the same package.

 

[Avicenna]

So 200 million US dollars for each F-16 and this includes everything including missiles, bombs, training, infrastructure and maintenance services.

This compares favourably with the Euro-canards that are around 250 million dollars per plane for the same package.

So the example in this case is Bulgaria who is transitioning from Mig-29 and Mig-21(although I think they are retired already?) to the F-16.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Bulgarian_military_aircraft

NO American infrastructure in place and thus a fresh start.

Much like Bangladesh theoretically if it were to choose the same route.

So 8 for 1.6b.

Extrapolate to 16 for about 3 billion.

So its gonna cost Bangaldesh about 3 billion for a full strength squadron of Block 70/72 F-16 based on a real world example.

Or stick to the 8.

I would rather have 8 Block 70/72 for 1.6b than 12 Su-30SME variant for about 1b.

Bangladesh can always buy in batches.

And with the F-16 you really only need 2 or 3 squadrons 32-48 aircraft total.

So for 3 squadrons (48 aircraft) extrapolate out to about 9 billion.

Anyways, I was just bored.

 

[UKBengali]

So the example in this case is Bulgaria who is transitioning from Mig-29 and Mig-21(although I think they are retired already?) to the F-16.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Bulgarian_military_aircraft

NO American infrastructure in place and thus a fresh start.

Much like Bangladesh theoretically if it were to choose the same route.

So 8 for 1.6b.

Extrapolate to 16 for about 3 billion.

So its gonna cost Bangaldesh about 3 billion for a full strength squadron of Block 70/72 F-16 based on a real world example.

Or stick to the 8.

I would rather have 8 Block 70/72 for 1.6b than 12 Su-30SME variant for about 1b.

Bangladesh can always buy in batches.

And with the F-16 you really only need 2 or 3 squadrons 32-48 aircraft total.

So for 3 squadrons (48 aircraft) extrapolate out to about 9 billion.

Anyways, I was just bored.

Yep, Block 70 would be a truly awesome machine that could knock out anything that Myanmar has with ease.

BAF can afford the plane but not sure if USA would release this version to BD, even though US has already urged BD to buy weapons from it.

I actually think that BAF will somehow now end up with small numbers of Typhoons as it's options are rather limited now with USA sanctions on Russia and that is an even better plane than F-16 Block 70. Anything to stay out of the US eco-system suits me.

 

[Avicenna]

Yep, Block 70 would be a truly awesome machine that could knock out anything that Myanmar has with ease.

BAF can afford the plane but not sure if USA would release this version to BD, even though US has already urged BD to buy weapons from it.

I actually think that BAF will somehow now end up with small numbers of Typhoons as it's options are rather limited now with USA sanctions on Russia and that is an even better plane than F-16 Block 70. Anything to stay out of the US eco-system suits me.

I just want Bangladesh to buy a modern Western platform.

Learn to employ it effectively and more generally for the BAF to have some sort of resurrgence.

And perhaps most importnantly, to get meaningful Western political backing.

I really see Myanmar as being a problem going forward.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/969_Movement

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/...yanmar-buddhists-wary-of-muslim-minority.html

https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/bangladesh-not-cooperating-with-myanmar-in-returnees-issue-minister

Their BS is not limited by international borders it seems.

It's best for Bangaldesh to be prepared with a neighbor such as this.

 

[UKBengali]

I just want Bangladesh to buy a modern Western platform.

Learn to employ it effectively and more generally for the BAF to have some sort of resurrgence.

And perhaps most importnantly, to get meaningful Western political backing.

I really see Myanmar as being a problem going forward.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/969_Movement

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/...yanmar-buddhists-wary-of-muslim-minority.html

https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/bangladesh-not-cooperating-with-myanmar-in-returnees-issue-minister

Their BS is not limited by international borders it seems.

It's best for Bangaldesh to be prepared with a neighbor such as this.

BD military is well aware of this pest in the neighbourhood and both the Army and Navy are preparing well for any future show-down with Myanmar.

BAF is in a bit of a pickle now, and a lot of it is due to incompetence on their part in the past. I am hopeful that within 2-3 years 1-2 squadrons of modern fighters will be joining the air-force to even the odds with MAF. As long as BAF can fend off the MAF, I am confident that BD will win any fight with Myanmar.

 

[Arthur]

Sorry to be bearer of BAD news (if they weren't doing bad enough already!!!).

No Fighter Induction before 2021. We may "MAY" see new fighters in 2021.

The nearest possible date for negotiations is in November this year & early next year. So guys, stop torturing your fineselves & have a nice long nap.

Ba bye.

 

[Nilgiri]

Sorry to be bearer of BAD news (if they weren't doing bad enough already!!!).

No Fighter Induction before 2020. We may "MAY" see new fighters in 2021.

The nearest possible date for negotiations is in November this year & early next year. So guys, stop torturing your fineselves & have a nice long nap.

Ba bye.

@Imran Khan @Game.Invade @Marine Rouge @Aung Zaya @bluesky

All those pages of threads and big CERTAIN/CONFIRMED/SIGNED stuff.......leading to.........

We will now have more programming as usual of some random BAF ppl posing with brochures and cockpits.

This also btw is big reality check on BD economy to produce the actual deployable forex dollars w.r.t Taka GDP claim. Lot of BD People here don't get this (the govt can never be wrong on such things!)....but maybe they will later.