List of active aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force

This article is about the active aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force. For historic aircraft, see List of historic aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force.

The following table lists the active aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force.

Aircraft Image Origin Role Series In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-29 Russia Multirole fighter S

UB

 6

2

 On April 25, 2013 Russian Aviaton published a news that RAC MiG is negotiating with Bangladesh government for upgrading the 8 Mig-29 into Mig-29SMT.[1] According to unofficial sources, BAF may procure 8 more upgraded Mig-29 SMT from Russia.
Chengdu F-7 China Fighter / Interceptor BG

BGI

MB

 16

16

9

 12 F-7BG with 4 FT-7BG received in early 2006.
16 F-7BGI received in 2013 as stop-gap aircraft till the proposed 4.5 generation fighter procurement matures.

1 F-7MB crashed in 2015.

Trainer Aircraft
Nanchang PT-6 China Primary Trainer A 24 BAF will get 12 new Nanchang PT-6s to replace the fleet soon.[2]
Aero L-39 Albatros Czechoslovakia Advanced Jet Trainer ZA 7 A total of 8 aircraft delivered. 1 aircraft crashed in 2012.
Hongdu K-8 China Advanced Jet Trainer W 9 4 were inducted on 10 December 2014.[3] 5 more were delivered on 8 April 2015.
Yakovlev Yak-130 Russia Lead in Fighter Trainer 11 Total 16 ordered.[4] First 6 joined on 6 December 2015[5] and next 5 received on 29 December 2015. Last 5 are scheduled to be delivered by 2016.
Let L-410 Turbolet Czech Republic Transport Trainer 3 Inducted on 27 May 2015.[6]
Bell 206 Long Ranger US Rotary Wing Trainer L-2

L-4

 2

2
Transport Aircraft
Lockheed C-130 Hercules US Special Ops B

E

 4

4

 Former United States Air Force aircraft bought at cost of $15M each.
BAF is negotiating for 4 off the shelf C-130Es under Excess Defence Article (EDA). The package would also include 20 Rolls-Royce T56 engines to be provided plus training and other equipment and services associated with the upgrade.
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Tactical Transport / Converted Bomber C 3 Bangladesh Air Force received 3 aircraft in late '80s.
V.I.P. Transport Helicopter
Mil Mi-17-1V Russia V.I.P. Transport helicopter 1V 2 One Mi-171E with VIP configuration on order.[6]
Attack Helicopter
Mil Mi-171

Russia Battlefield Close Air Support Sh 10 3 joined in 2010 and 3 more joined in 2013.[7] 5 Mi-171sh were ordered in April 2014[8] and delivered in 2015.[9] One helicopter crashed on 13 May 2015.[10] 5 more ordered in 2015.[11]
Helicopter
Mil Mi-17 Russia Air Assault, MedEvac, Battlefield Close Air Support Mi-17

Mi-171

 3

13

 One Mi-17 crashed.
Bell 212 US Air Assault, Special Ops, SAR, MedEvac 13 Bought from US stock.
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy Search and rescue 2 Joined on 6 December 2015.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "RAC MiG suggests upgrading MiG-29 fighters operated by the air forces of Bangladesh". Ruaviation.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "BAF to get modern helicopters, planes, says PM". Express (Guangming, China). Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "PM inducts new generation K-8W training plane in BAF". MTNews24.com. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "PM for making BAF strategically strong, effective force by 2021". New Age (Dhaka). 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Bangladesh Air Force gets Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft, AW 139 rescue helicopters". bdnews24.com (Dhaka). 31 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "BD to build fighter planes one day, hopes PM". UNB. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "New Base for Bangladesh Air Force (BAF)". Security-risks.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Russia to deliver 5 transport combat helicopters to Bangladesh". TASS. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Russia Delivers 5 Mi-171 Multirole Helicopters to Bangladesh". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Air force helicopter crashes at Chittagong base, three injured". BDNews24.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Self-confidence to take nation forward: PM". New Age (Dhaka). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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