Bangladesh Air Force

[Avicenna]

Why are we getting so many Russian trainers when we're supposed to get Western aircraft? Doesn't make any sense.

Perhaps not to only use them as trainers.

They do have a light attack capability which perhaps BAF appreciates.

Not sure though.

But also a Yak-130 and M346 have the same lineage.

Perhaps the Yak is just a good platform and since Bangladesh already is committed, it’s adding more.

It serves the same purpose as the M346 which seems to be the trainer of choice for countries such as Israel, Italy, Singapore, and Poland.

 

[Michael Corleone]

More Yak-130 for the BAF?

Any one have any idea if this is true and what numbers are expected?

https://www.defseca.com/procurements/russia-to-deliver-more-yak-130s-to-bangladesh-air-force/

I heard long back one lost will be refunded and the two lost will be replaced for full strength, plus 16... but it could just be 16 though

 

[SABRE]

Why are we getting so many Russian trainers when we're supposed to get Western aircraft? Doesn't make any sense.

It could mean that BAF might actually go for Russian fighters, such as MiG-29M/SMT or MiG-35. This is just speculation so don't read into it.

 

[Indos]

Why are we getting so many Russian trainers when we're supposed to get Western aircraft? Doesn't make any sense.

Russian trainer can also train pilot to fly Western aircraft, just like Indonesian Western jet trainer (T 50 Golden eagle, Hawk 109) that train pilot for both F 16 and Su 27/30.

And you can also use simulator to train pilot for specific fighter. The reason they add more similar jet trainer is just for simplicity of the maintenance, since they have already bought that Yak earlier.

 

[mb444]

But hey, it could also be military personnels are on a chill trip and on a shopping spree.

Entirely possible. I do not have proof whatsoever of their agenda other than delegations are here. Hopefully we will hear positive soon.

 

[Bilal9]

Guys if you don't know, Pakistan is planning to get M346, which, as we all know, is near identical to the airframe of the Yak 130. I believe Israelis also got the M346, which speaks rather highly of the M346 itself.

 

[Philip the Arab]

Guys if you don't know, Pakistan is planning to get M346, which, as we all know, is near identical to the airframe of the Yak 130. I believe Israelis also got the M346, which speaks rather highly of the M346 itself.

M-346FA would have been better imo than F-7BGIs, and function as trainer.
100km anti ship missile

 

[Bilal9]

M-346FA would have been better imo than F-7BGIs, and function as trainer.
100km anti ship missile

Interesting. I am guessing the Russian KH-35E could possibly be integrated into a belly underslung mount for the Yak-130 or maybe it is a bit heavy...

 

[Philip the Arab]

Interesting. I am guessing the Russian KH-35E could possibly be integrated into a belly underslung mount for the Yak-130 or maybe it is a bit heavy...

In theory you could integrate a cruise missile based off Marte ER with 100km range.
6 of these would be the shit on an EFT.

 

[Philip the Arab]

It's only for the army and they changed a bit this year excluding FK-3 and FM-3000 SAM.

View attachment 583985

So that means BD army is trying to get LY-60 instead of FM-3000, and not FK-3 but LY-80?


LY-60 is a good system for defending fixed targets like airbases, cities like Dhaka, etc.

6 TEL vehicles with 4 missiles each for a total of 24 missiles able to fire before reloading.

3 Engagement radars

1 Search radar, and command vehicle

@Bilal9
@Avicenna
That is LY-60 right?

 

[The Ronin]

Fighter pilots of Bangladesh Air Force in Russia for MiG-21 training in 1972.

 

[Bilal9]

So that means BD army is trying to get LY-60 instead of FM-3000, and not FK-3 but LY-80?


LY-60 is a good system for defending fixed targets like airbases, cities like Dhaka, etc.

6 TEL vehicles with 4 missiles each for a total of 24 missiles able to fire before reloading.

3 Engagement radars

1 Search radar, and command vehicle

@Bilal9
@Avicenna
That is LY-60 right?

The last image bottom two shows both LY-80D and LY-60D. These are export designations of HQ-16 and HQ-64, respectively.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Fighter pilots of Bangladesh Air Force in Russia for MiG-21 training in 1972.

Snowy and muddy, seems legit xD

 

[Philip the Arab]

The last image bottom two shows both LY-80D and LY-60D. These are export designations of HQ-16 and HQ-64, respectively.

And do you actually think BD will purchase both these systems, or just putting it on a brochure and not talking about it again?

 

[Michael Corleone]

And do you actually think BD will purchase both these systems, or just putting it on a brochure and not talking about it again?

I only knew about ly 80 so it is a possibility