Bangladesh is negotiating with China on F-10 aircraft procurement

[Mani2020]

No, J-10B is not for offer to anyone except for PAF and is not available before 2015/2016..

Thunder has everything that Bangladesh Air Force is looking for, I don't have to repeat what it comes with. Logical choice would be as JFT's price tag is attractive, as AESA is PAF's requirement, by 2013 we could see something regarding AESA, It would be a must have upgrade with JFTs for BAF as well you get a $20M AESA JFT; does Mig-29 offer that? probably not as price tag would go as much as $35M.

They never mentioned the version ,so F-10 also can mean J-10A which is available for exports

 

[monitor]

They never mentioned the version ,so F-10 also can mean J-10A which is available for exports

What about J-10B ? thats not only for Pakistan . what pakistan is getting is improve variant of J-10B=FC-20 with western equipment but surely Bangladesh can expect a all Chinese J-10 B from China .

 

[monitor]

Other than what Hasina had said is there anything definitive on these purchase or in the report? We all know how much BS Hasina can talk. I am lost where Russian report found Bangladesh military budget "15 billion dollars"?


And with this economic picture

Country's BoP in negative territory
Decline in remittance flow, higher import payments blamed
Country's BoP in negative territory

Govt subsidy set to soar by 40pc for oil price hike
Govt subsidy set to soar by 40pc for oil price hike

I ask agin where the money for all these purchases Hasina mentioned will come from???? People typically go quite just about now.

Its may be a slip of pen our defence budget is around 1.5 billion dollar .

 

[Luftwaffe]

Mani2020...J-10A could also end in PAF with some of the avionics upgrades from J-10B. But realistically it could end up in PLAAF for training purposes once J-10B production gears up in mass numbers..

 

[chisty_chowdhury]

No, J-10B is not for offer to anyone except for PAF and is not available before 2015/2016..

Thunder has everything that Bangladesh Air Force is looking for, I don't have to repeat what it comes with. Logical choice would be as JFT's price tag is attractive, as AESA is PAF's requirement, by 2013 we could see something regarding AESA, It would be a must have upgrade with JFTs for BAF as well you get a $20M AESA JFT; does Mig-29 offer that? probably not as price tag would go as much as $35M.

Why J-10B is only offered to pakistan? No problem China will offer us another version like J-10X with similar capabilities.
JF-17 procurement is unlikely during the period of this BAL govt.
The twin engine MiG-29s aircraft are some thing else and will be upgraded further more as required to fly next ten years.

 

[Luftwaffe]

chisty_chowdhury, So far there are only 2 Variants J-10A/B with B being advanced it is only offered and ordered by PAF to be delivered in next 3/4 years.

JFT has significant enhanced capabilities over any J-7 variants/Mirage III/V/Q-5s/F-5/mig-21..and comes under 4 Gen Category. It is not about mig-29 vs JFT, is about BAF budget maintenance comes later.

You said JF-17 procurement is unlikely during the period of this BAL govt. So is J-10 unlikely in BAL govt infact, J-10 is unlikely for a long time, as PLAAF would have to investigate from BAF as to what is not there is FC-1/JFT that BAF is reluctant. Its better than anything in BAF's inventory in its category.

BAF has no choice but to upgrade these Mig-29ers to perhaps SMT in next 1-3 years despite terrible maintenance. indian has a large budget, they can maintain those mig-29s, even Malaysia is phasing out those migs due to poor maintenance non friendly budget suckers even thought their Air Force budget is $9+ Billion.

 

[faisaljaffery]

JF-17 is a best multi role fighter aircraft and Bangladesh Govt can cosider buying this aircraft because of lower price compared to other aircrafts

 

[applesauce]

J-10B is definitely in the works but whether its the version Pakistan is getting or if its the planes of which the Pakistani version is based on is unknown, but last i knew china is in fact advertising j-10A for air forces with lower budgets but if one has the money i see no reason why they wouldnt do a j-10X for a richer customer. it about what you can afford rather than what they are willing to put in the thing. however the time table is uncertain though as china is still equipping its own air force then the orders for pakistan must be filled so it could be a few years at least

 

[Mani2020]

Mani2020...J-10A could also end in PAF with some of the avionics upgrades from J-10B. But realistically it could end up in PLAAF for training purposes once J-10B production gears up in mass numbers..

I don't think so because J-10A when first presented to PAF were lacking what PAF wanted thats why PAF went for FC-20 which itself is an improved form of J-10B with western avionics. In order to convert J-10A into J-10B or FC-20 there will not only be avionics but many structural Changes will be required like intakes,nose,vertical stabilizer etc so it is not possible even if it will be done then it will not remain a J-10A rather it will be a J-10B.

As of now J-10A will be in PLAAF service and later J-10B will be inducted and both will serve in PLAAF

 

[Mani2020]

Why J-10B is only offered to pakistan? No problem China will offer us another version like J-10X with similar capabilities.
JF-17 procurement is unlikely during the period of this BAL govt.
The twin engine MiG-29s aircraft are some thing else and will be upgraded further more as required to fly next ten years.

Don't take it personal ,as i already mentioned that J-10A when presented to PAF were lacking in what PAF wanted ,PAF wanted a more improved version of J-10 so they wanted to participate in J-10 program but China was only willing to make PAF participate in J-10 program if PAF reduces the number of F-16's ordered from US (which was 72 f-16's block 52+) and induct large number of J-10's ,PAF agreed and reduced the number of f-16's to 18

Later PAF participated in the program and then came the J-10B which was according to PAF needs like DSI intakes and many other structural changes the J-10B will be housed with some western avionics and thus become the FC-20 of PAF