Bangladesh Air Force

[Bilal9]

Heard that BAF is not looking to buy anything from PAC side. Instead they are looking for more or less like IAF fleet with MiG-29s, Yak-130s and may be some Russian or Swiss trainers on board. Also, India is heavily investing in BD which showcase that India will capture the BD in near decade.

India does not use Yak-130 as AJT, they use BAE Hawk 128 model. Also, Indian AF does not plan to use Mig 29 for long, I believe Rafale is the eventual replacement for the Mig-21 which will face your JF-17.

Sheikh ka Beti has some say-so in purchasing AF planes but main decider is BAF personnel and planning dept. They have so far bought mostly Chinese equipment as with the Navy and Army.

Lately Russians have been offering much better terms and easy loans so Bangladesh has bought Mi-171SH and YAK-130 (among other things) and might buy larger Russian jets in the future (SU-27 successor or derivative) but it won't match Indian equipment so much. Malaysia has also bought SU-30MKK, where's the problem with that?

The only thing we could buy from Pakistan (if Hasina was somewhat neutral) is JF-17 (if offered with SD-10 and other advanced Chinese BVR and smart-bomb integration and that too from the Chinese themselves). But I hear Pakistan is going to be busy for a long time meeting its own needs at production rate of 25 per year. So even if Hasina was OK with Pakistani purchases (unlikely) even then we could not buy much.

Not only Indians but Pakistanis are also heavily investing in Bangladesh - setting up factories in our EPZ's. Bangladesh is filled with Pakistani towel factories and plants making home-textile goods (bedsheets, window-coverings, drapes etc.). Go to IKEA sometime and see how many things have 'Made in Bangladesh' written on them. These all come from Pakistani textile units that were re-located to Bangladesh.

Instead of complaining - bring your money here and invest. We are open for business.

 

[chaanmia]

Heard that BAF is not looking to buy anything from PAC side. Instead they are looking for more or less like IAF fleet with MiG-29s, Yak-130s and may be some Russian or Swiss trainers on board. Also, India is heavily investing in BD which showcase that India will capture the BD in near decade.

And thus internet decided thy fate -book of bullshits

 

[Arthur]

A Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the BAF Base Zahurul Haque crashed during a training mission.Three pilots injured.They were the pilot and the two co-pilots.

Air force helicopter crashes at Chittagong base, three injured -
bdnews24.com

 

[black-hawk_101]

India does not use Yak-130 as AJT, they use BAE Hawk 128 model. Also, Indian AF does not plan to use Mig 29 for long, I believe Rafale is the eventual replacement for the Mig-21 which will face your JF-17.

Sheikh ka Beti has some say-so in purchasing AF planes but main decider is BAF personnel and planning dept. They have so far bought mostly Chinese equipment as with the Navy and Army.

Lately Russians have been offering much better terms and easy loans so Bangladesh has bought Mi-171SH and YAK-130 (among other things) and might buy larger Russian jets in the future (SU-27 successor or derivative) but it won't match Indian equipment so much. Malaysia has also bought SU-30MKK, where's the problem with that?

The only thing we could buy from Pakistan (if Hasina was somewhat neutral) is JF-17 (if offered with SD-10 and other advanced Chinese BVR and smart-bomb integration and that too from the Chinese themselves). But I hear Pakistan is going to be busy for a long time meeting its own needs at production rate of 25 per year. So even if Hasina was OK with Pakistani purchases (unlikely) even then we could not buy much.

Not only Indians but Pakistanis are also heavily investing in Bangladesh - setting up factories in our EPZ's. Bangladesh is filled with Pakistani towel factories and plants making home-textile goods (bedsheets, window-coverings, drapes etc.). Go to IKEA sometime and see how many things have 'Made in Bangladesh' written on them. These all come from Pakistani textile units that were re-located to Bangladesh.

Instead of complaining - bring your money here and invest. We are open for business.

So bd has plans to acquire iaf mig29s. Also Russians might like to sell them more used ones with upgrades.

 

[Bilal9]

A Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the BAF Base Zahurul Haque crashed during a training mission.Three pilots injured.They were the pilot and the two co-pilots.

Air force helicopter crashes at Chittagong base, three injured -
bdnews24.com

Alhamdulillah everyone is safe. The Mi-17's are getting a bit long in the tooth. We should retire the old ones.

So bd has plans to acquire iaf mig29s. Also Russians might like to sell them more used ones with upgrades.

Mig 29's are history bhaisaab. The new ones are called Mig 35.

 

[Arthur]

Alhamdulillah everyone is safe. The Mi-17's are getting a bit long in the tooth. We should retire the old ones.

looks like this one was overhauled in Russia recently.The paint job is one of the newer ones.Though it can be
dust.Report says,it caught fire after crashed.

 

[black-hawk_101]

Alhamdulillah everyone is safe. The Mi-17's are getting a bit long in the tooth. We should retire the old ones.



Mig 29's are history bhaisaab. The new ones are called Mig 35.

But be will buy more used ones with upgrades.

 

[Arthur]

 

[Arthur]

BAF LET-410

 

[Zabaniyah]

The Yak looks bigger than I had imagined.

 

[Arthur]

The Yak looks bigger than I had imagined.

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[bongbang]

 

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[Shams313]

How much we r still operating.....?...i think we have two...once in dhaka ,i saw one of these twins....