Bangladesh Air Force

[damiendehorn]

Myanmar actually has a higher defence expenditure the BD, a larger armed forces and a more experienced army.

However if you look into each aspect it all starts to look like Swiss cheese, the army is bigger but the bulk are conscripts and effectively tied up with fighting the various internal groups Karen's, Shans, kachins etc. or suppressing any form of real democracy.

The army is highly experienced and focused in counter insurgency, fighting small guerrilla warfare but much less experienced or structured to fight a major battle against a professional army.

Their economy is far less developed then BD, and far smaller. They also have to divert a far greater proportion of their resources to defence then to growth.

 

[FNFAL]

Yup - that in spite of the economies and industrial/logistics infrastructure which are heavily unmatched. There is no comparison.
Although Myanmar is rapidly developing at over 7% growth - years of neglect has left the industrial infrastructure largely undeveloped. ......

Thanks.
Burma has actually taken a poise to modenize from the early 2000's....And the given the huge help of CHina in this matter, their army , specially in artillery and mechanised infantry formations are looking way a gen ahead , from their 80/90's days.

But yes, as is with any dicator/junta style govt..there are some fallacies.

 

[Bilal9]

Myanmar actually has a higher defence expenditure the BD, a larger armed forces and a more experienced army.

However if you look into each aspect it all starts to look like Swiss cheese, the army is bigger but the bulk are conscripts and effectively tied up with fighting the various internal groups Karen's, Shans, kachins etc. or suppressing any form of real democracy.

The army is highly experienced and focused in counter insurgency, fighting small guerrilla warfare but much less experienced or structured to fight a major battle against a professional army.

Their economy is far less developed then BD, and far smaller. They also have to divert a far greater proportion of their resources to defence then to growth.

I was reading details on the recent BAF Wintex exercise and the level of coordination and war-fighting professionalism is of quite a high standard - because of UNIFIL involvement and exercises with first world armies and navies, especially those services belonging to the Unites States. This was built on top of what already was a pretty high baseline which was experience during Pakistan Army days pre-1971. I'd venture to say that the Bangladesh Army's standards and professionalism are top shelf when compared to the rest of the armies in rest of South Asia and even when considered Asia-wide. And that is not just today - but even in the 1800's. Because of economic reasons the Army has always attracted the best and brightest.

India gifts vintage Dakota aircraft to Bangladesh | Zee News

"On a formal request from the Bangladesh Air Force and reviewing the historic ties, one Dakota aircraft from the IAF museum was gifted to the Bangladesh Air Force and was received by its chief Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari at Palam here," an IAF release said.

The Dakota aircraft played a crucial role in the liberation of Bangladesh and formation of Bangladesh Air Force and was used for air dropping Army troops in Bangladesh's Tangail during the 1971 war.

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I think this one may become part of the exhibit in the new Airforce Museum off of Old Tejgaon Airport.

 

[Rokto14]

BAF got 8 K-8s from China already??

 

[Bilal9]

BAF got 8 K-8s from China already??

Yes its confirmed. Waiting for images so I can see how they applied the camouflage .

Someone created a new thread on it. Which should have been updated here - there wasn't a need to create a new one.

Here's the thread,

Bangladesh air force received 9 K-8w aircraft | Page 2

 

[Bilal9]

A video uploaded by the US Air Force on the Bangladesh-US cope South exercize and paratrooper jump.

 

[Rokto14]

BAF should really get Chengdu J-10. Was looking through the aircraft. It's cheap and has like 11 hardpoints. A good and wide range of armaments too.

 

[TopCat]

BAF should really get Chengdu J-10. Was looking through the aircraft. It's cheap and has like 11 hardpoints. A good and wide range of armaments too.

J-10 is not cheap

 

[Luftwaffe]

J-10 is not cheap

Plus from point of view of BAF it is short legged unless it is bought in as low High mix and also than Bangladesh would later have to buy Air Refueler a couple of them so Flanker are something BAF should consider.

 

[TopCat]

Plus from point of view of BAF it is short legged unless it is bought in as low High mix and also than Bangladesh would later have to buy Air Refueler a couple of them so Flanker are something BAF should consider.

With the Yak-130 I thought BD may go for Flanker but latest K-8 does not make any sense to me. I think BD did not give up on Chinese option either.

 

[Luftwaffe]

With the Yak-130 I thought BD may go for Flanker but latest K-8 does not make any sense to me. I think BD did not give up on Chinese option either.

Yes you are right but we don't know what BAF plans, but it could be replacement to T-37s which were already in storage.

 

[BDforever]

With the Yak-130 I thought BD may go for Flanker but latest K-8 does not make any sense to me. I think BD did not give up on Chinese option either.

K-8 for advance training and yak-130 for lead in fighter training.

 

[Bilal9]

K-8 for advance training and yak-130 for lead in fighter training.

Excellent observations but I think they are inducting the Yak-130 for Russian AF use as well. It'll be interesting to see what kind of fighter Yak-130 lead-in graduates move up to. Some interesting features that have not been discussed,

1. This airplane's air intakes are on top of the fuselage, the bottom intakes are covered in case the plane has to land on a dirt airstrip, keeps the engines from taking in debris. (see first video below). Which means this can operate from dirt runways.
2. There is a huge air-brake on the top of the fuselage a la Su-31, 33, 35 series. Can be deployed in flight to dump lift and maneuver.
3. See the first video for evasive missile maneuvers at 3:01.
4. The airplane comes with advanced FADEC and fully fly-by-wire controls which means it can simulate lead-in training for any 4++ or 5th Gen. fighter. Some have stated that the immediate lead-in roles are going to be for Su-33 & Mig-35 among other Russian front line fighters. That may give some idea of what the BAF wants to induct as front line equipment.
5. It's Italian Counterpart AerMacchi M-346 has been ordered by the Singapore AF and many other NATO AF's.

Some HD videos (apologies to those with slower connections).

 

[kalu_miah]

L-15 is a supersonic trainer and uses the same engines as yak-130. BAF should look at this:
Hongdu L-15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[BDforever]

L-15 is a supersonic trainer and uses the same engines as yak-130. BAF should look at this:
Hongdu L-15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

yak-130 is far more superior than L-`15, only speed goes not matter.