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 aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force. Around 80 more aircraft and 5 Mil Mi-17 was destroyed by devastating 1991 Bangladesh cyclone.

Air Force

Main article: List of active aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force
Aircraft Picture Origin Role Version Quantity[1] Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-29  Russia Fighter aircraft B
UB 		6
2 		The MiG-29Bs are being upgraded with Zhuk ME radar and improved avionics while MiG-29UBs will get new Opto-Laser Locating System (OLLS).
Chengdu J-7  China Fighter aircraft BG
BGI
MB 		16
16
12 		16 F-7BGI received in 2013 as a stop-gap aircraft. Will be replaced by 4.5 generation aircraft.[2] 1 F-7MB crashed in 2015.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules  USA Special Ops B 4
Antonov An-32  Russia Tactical transport/Bomber C 3 Converted to use as bomber.
L-410 Turbolet  Czech Republic Transport Trainer 3 Received from Czech Republic on 27 May 2015.[3]
Yak-130  Russia Lead in Fighter Trainer 16 Delivery completed in 2016.
Hongdu K-8  China Advanced Jet Trainer W 9
Aero L-39 Albatros  Czechoslovakia Advanced Jet Trainer ZA 7 A total of 8 aircraft delivered. 1 aircraft crashed in 2012.
Nanchang PT-6  China Primary Trainer 24 BAF received 11 new PT-6's to replace the old ones. These new aircraft have ejection seats, glass cockpit and improved avionics.
Helicopters
Mil Mi-171 Sh  Russia Close air support, Combat transport Mi-171Sh 15 3 joined in 2010 and 3 more joined in 2013.[4] 5 Mi-171sh were ordered in April 2014[5] and delivered in 2015.[6] One helicopter crashed on 13 May 2015.[7] 5 more ordered in 2015[8] and delivered in 2016. 5 more ordered in 2017.
Mil Mi-171  Russia Military Transport helicopters MI-171 13
Mil Mi-17  Russia Military Transport helicopters Mi-17 3
Mil Mi-17-1V  Russia V.I.P. Transport helicopter Mi-17-1V 2
Mil Mi-171E  Russia V.I.P. Transport helicopter Mi-171E 1
AgustaWestland AW139  Italy Maritime Search and rescue helicopter 2
UH-1N Twin Huey  USA Special operations, Search and rescue UH-1N 13
Bell 206 Longranger  USA Trainer helicopter L-2
L-4 		2
2

Army

Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 208 Caravan  USA Utility aircraft 1
Cessna 152  USA Trainer aircraft 5
Airbus C-295W  Spain Transport aircraft W 1 Will be delivered in the second half of 2017.[9][10]
Helicopter
Mil Mi-171 Sh  Russia Utility helicopter MI-171 Sh 6
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin  France Utility helicopter AS365 2
Bell 206  USA Utility helicopter 2
UAV
C-Astral Bramor C4EYE  Slovenia Battlefield reconnaissance UAV 36 The UAV has a maximum range of 40km with an endurance of 3 hours. It is operated by rail launching and parachute recovery system.[11]

Navy

Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Dornier Do 228  Germany Maritime patrol aircraft NG 2
Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW109  Italy Utility helicopter 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Air Forces 2015" (PDF). Flightglobal. 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "China-made J-7 fighters still play roles in world". Chinamil. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Air Force on a Shopping Tour". Airheadsfly. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ "New Base for Bangladesh Air Force (BAF)". Security-risks.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Russia to deliver 5 transport combat helicopters to Bangladesh". TASS. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Russia Delivers 5 Mi-171 Multirole Helicopters to Bangladesh". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Air force helicopter crashes at Chittagong base, three injured". BDNews24.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Self-confidence to take nation forward: PM". New Age. Dhaka. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh To Join The Family Of C295W Operators" (Press release). Airbus Defence and Space. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Stevenson, Beth (11 October 2016). "Bangladesh orders single C295W". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Bramor C4EYE". C-Astral. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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