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List of active Bangladesh military aircraft

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Active Bangladesh military aircraft is a list of military aircraft that are used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

For aircraft no longer in-service see: List of historic Bangladesh military aircraft.

Approximately 80 aircraft and five Mil Mi-17 were destroyed by the devastating 1991 Bangladesh cyclone.

Bangladesh Air Force

Bangladesh Air Force MIG-29UB fly over.
BAF Chengdu F-7BG fly over.
BAF Yak-130.
A BAF AW139 Maritime search and rescue helicopter.
BAF Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules.
BAF Antonov An-32.
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Multirole BM/UB 8[1] upgraded to BM variant from Belarus [2]
Chengdu F-7 China Interceptor BGI/BG/MB 36[1]
Yakovlev Yak-130 Russia light attack / LIFT 13[1][3][4] 3 crashed
Transport
L-410 Turbolet Czech Republic Transport 3[1]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport 3[1]
C-130 Hercules United States Transport C-130B 3[1] 1 retired
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J 4[1] obtained from the RAF[5]1 on order. [6]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey United States Utility 14[1]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility / Transport Mi-17/171ish 30 [1]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR / Utility 4[1]
Trainer Aircraft
Bell 206 United States Rotorcraft Trainer 206L 6[1]
Aero L-39 Czech Republic Primary Trainer 7[1]
Grob G 115 Germany Basic Trainer 3 on order.[7]
Grob G 120TP Germany Basic Trainer 12 12 more on order (Total 24 ordered).[8] [9][10]
Hongdu JL-8 China Intermediate Jet Trainer K-8W 15[11][12][13][14] 1 crashed
Chengdu F-7 China Jet Trainer FT-7 11[1] license-built MiG-21
AgustaWestland AW119 Italy rotorcraft trainer 2[1]
UAV
Selex ES Falco Italy reconnaissance used for UN peacekeeping missions.[15]

Bangladesh Army

An Army CN-295W
Bangladesh Army Aviation Bell 206-L4 LongRanger
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed wing
Cessna 208 United States transport / utility 1
Cessna 152 Aerobat United States Light aircraft 5 A152 Aerobat variant.[1]
CASA C-295 Spain transport C-295W 2[1]
Diamond DA40 Austria training 4[16]
Helicopters
Bell 206 United States training 206L 1[1] 1 Crashed
Bell 407 United States training 407GXi 2 [17]
Mil Mi-17 Russia transport Mi-171Sh 6 [1]
Eurocopter AS365 France utility 2[1]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Turkey UCAV 6 delivered
Bramor C4EYE Slovenia Reconnaissance UAV Bramor C4EYE 36 [18]
RQ-12B Wasp AE United States Miniature UAV RQ-12B on order[19]

Bangladesh Navy

An AW109 helicopter of Bangladesh Navy
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime Patrol
Dornier 228 Germany patrol / surveillance 228NG 4 [1]
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy utility / SAR AW109E Power 2[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2021/141456.article. 
  2. ↑ Staff, Blog Before Flight. "Bangladesh plans to upgrade a second batch of MiG-29 fighters". https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2021/03/bangladesh-mig29-modernization.html. 
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashes in Chittagong". http://www.janes.com/article/72206/bangladesh-air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-in-chittagong. 
  4. ↑ "Accident involving two training jets of Air Force reported in Cox's Bazar". bdnews24.com. 27 December 2017. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/12/27/air-force-training-plane-crashes-in-coxs-bazar-rescue-operation-under-way. 
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh receives first of five UK-surplus C-130J transport aircraft". IHS Janes. 28 August 2019. https://www.janes.com/article/90722/bangladesh-receives-first-of-five-uk-surplus-c-130j-transport-aircraft. 
  6. ↑ "Janes | Latest defence and security news" (in en). https://www.janes.com/defence-news. 
  7. ↑ "PM Hasina inducts new trainer aircraft in BAF" (in en). 2022-03-16. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pm-hasina-inducts-new-trainer-aircraft-baf-386126. 
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh confirms purchase of 24 Grob G 120TP trainer aircraft". https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2021/june-2021/7375-bangladesh-confirms-purchase-of-24-grob-g-120tp-trainer-aircraft.html. 
  9. ↑ Herk, Hans van. "Grob G120 for Bangladesh". https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/grob-g120-for-bangladesh. 
  10. ↑ "PM Hasina inducts new trainer aircraft in BAF" (in en). 2022-03-16. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pm-hasina-inducts-new-trainer-aircraft-baf-386126. 
  11. ↑ "Trade Register 1971-2020". http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php. 
  12. ↑ "A Look at China's Growing International Arms Trade". https://news.usni.org/2015/05/07/a-look-at-chinas-growing-international-arms-trade. 
  13. ↑ "Two Air Force pilots killed as jet crashes in Jessore". Dhaka Tribune. July 2018. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/military-affairs/2018/07/01/baf-trainer-aircraft-crashes-in-jessore-two-missing. 
  14. ↑ "7 newly procured aircraft for BAF arrive in Chittagong". Dhaka Tribune. 15 October 2020. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2020/10/15/7-newly-procured-aircraft-for-baf-arrive-in-chittagong. 
  15. ↑ "Il Bangladesh acquista il drone Falco EVO di Leonardo". https://www.aresdifesa.it/2020/06/21/il-bangladesh-acquista-il-drone-falco-evo-di-leonardo/. 
  16. ↑ "Training Aircraft Inducted In Bangladesh Army". ISPR. 12 December 2019. https://www.ispr.gov.bd/en/training-aircraft-inducted-in-bangladesh-army/. 
  17. ↑ Herk, Hans van. "Bangladesh Army Bell 407". https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/bangladesh-army-bell-407. 
  18. ↑ "Bramor C4EYE". C-Astral. http://www.c-astral.com/en/products/bramor-c4eye. 
  19. ↑ Gareth Jennings (11 October 2020). "Bangladesh to receive Wasp UASs". Jane's Information Group. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/bangladesh-to-receive-wasp-uass. 



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