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we need some missile defense systems to guarantee our national security, hope china makes them as clearly the ruskies wont sell them to us.
India will not allow this... For this you have to get rid of Hasina to inhibit india's influence on our decision makers.. Even newdelhi panicked when c-802 was introduced in the navy!
mr.major 32 to 48 4th+++ cost 5bn$ and operational cost will be some few hundred millions $ every year . so how can an air force with small budget afford it ? i think current low price low operational cost fighters are best . your thoughts and dreams as patriotic Bangladeshi are well and i respect them but reality is there is no threat and there is no money for spent on fighters . best way is keep good relations with both neighbors and enjoy development rather then thinking abut world top expensive jets its my thoughts abut BD feel free to disagree .
Thank you for sharing your views Mr. Khan. I agree that if the cost is $5bln then I am dreaming. However, I was talking about 4+gen (for example: Mig-29SMT, JAS-39, F-16 C/D, Su-27SK etc.) and 4++ gen (for example: F-16 E/F, Su-30MK*, JAS-39NG, Mig-29MRCA etc.) but not 4+++ gen (for example: Mig-35, Su-35BM, F-15SE, EF-2000 etc.). According to recent pricing, the cost per aircraft comes something like following:
For 32 unit: (in 2011 Bln $)
Mig 29SMT : 1.12
Mig-29MRCA : 1.24
Su-30MK : 1.35
Su-30MK* : 1.76
F-16CD (blk 40/42) : 2.4
F-16CD (Blk 50/52) : 4.1
JAS-39 : 1.6
JAS-39NG : 2.3
Yes, if ordered 48 aircraft then for the non Russian aircraft it will cost $ 3.4 to 6.2 bln. If the govt plans to strict to Russian or with JAS-39C/D then they can manage that within budget.
WTF is with this Major Sahab ... u should be a PHD in trolling
India will not allow this... For this you have to get rid of Hasina to inhibit india's influence on our decision makers.. Even newdelhi panicked when c-802 was introduced in the navy!
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You are forgetting one fact that although BD has a small territory but within that small territory it has 15+ operational runways with airports. Even after that do you really need VTOL or STOL. I dont think so.
We have small budget, so we need to buy the most advanced aircraft, and equipment available. We do not need 100 JF-17 or FC-20. Rather we need 32-48 4+ or 4++ generation fighter aircraft like the Su-30 or JAS-39. I think we should go for twin engine aircraft for better performance and safety. Three to four multi-role squadron is good enough I think.
We should also maintain one manufacturer for fighter aircraft to cut operational cost. It would be even nicer if we could move into a network based force.
Do you have any idea how much more it will cost to modify f-7 to do STOL. Its not just landing gear my friend, it also need a new engine as F-7 has a one of the fastest landing speed and distance in the world. You probably would also require an arresting hook and mechanism on ground to stop the aircraft and that my friend is epic. With the cost required for that kind of modification, you can buy a full squadron of 2nd hand f-16 or Mig-29 i guess. And what good will it bring converting a stop-gap 3rd gen fighter when BAF considering them for CAS role.
When are we getting the delivery of F-7s that was ordered?