Though u may be correct and BD may be looking for western stuff...
...my main point is that time is running out quickly.
If BD orders F16 Block 70 today...it will be at least a year or two before deliveries begin(there are other countries in line). Then there's the training and setting up the infrastructure for basic maintenance. By the time BAF is fully familiarized to the point that it can effectively keep the jets in flying conditions and be effective against a foe...it will be another 5 years on top of getting the jets delivered. So u see...BD should have jumped on military build up a while back...still though...this should be the eye opener.
The above is one of the primary reasons I mentioned J10. BAF can have it delivered faster. Another reason is long term planning...like for example BD working on its own various datalinks. Chinese will be far more willing to include(at a later point when the datalink is ready and the jets need MLU or something) indigenous BD datalink than US doing so on F16s. Lastly and more importantly...this order could be used as one of the things to get China to put pressure on Myanmar into de-escalating the situation at the border.
@doorstar btw if there's any confusion as to the point I'm getting at...
...the gist of my posts here is that a strong BD military will prevent war before it begins. I don't hold any animosity against Myanmar. As per OP...situation is getting tense between BD/Myanmar...my hope is that a needless war could be avoided...and wars cannot be avoided by being soft and nice...only power deters it to an extent.
