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I am really shocked after reading info from the link ..
BANGLADESH
Gôṇ Prôjātôntrī Bāṃlādeš (People's Republic of Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Biman Bahini (Bangladesh Air Force)
Revised: January 2012
In service
Since 1999 up to day
Operational: no data, up to 23
Deliveries
1999: 3 MiG-29 (9-12*) + 1 MiG-29UB (9-51) from Russia
2000: 3 MiG-29 (9-12*) + 1 MiG-29UB (9-51) from Russia
After 2000: 15 MiGs from Russia
In total: 23 MiGs since 1999
Units
8th Squadron in Bashar Air Base, Dhaka-Kurmitola airfield.
Bort numbers
36100 on fin, 100 in front of the fuselage - MiG-29
28264 (264) - MiG-29UB
36502 (502) - MiG-29
36503 (503) - MiG-29
36507 (507) - MiG-29
Remarks
* Not clear if it's 9-12 or 9-12B.
Between 2005 and 2007 political discussion about costs of maintaining the MiGs. Eventually they were grounded for a some time and even proposed for sale!
March 2010: a great plans of purchase fighter aircrafts, surface-to-air missile systems, helicopters, air-defense radars and armaments for Bangladesh Air Force, unveiled by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during annual exercises WINTEX-2010 at the base at Kurmitola inside Dhaka Cantonment, watching flying display and intercepting operations.
So, Bangladesh will order a new MiGs-29 in SMT or M version, which will be delivered between 2011-2012.
In 2010 MiGs returned to service. There's informations about 14 active aircrafts.
source: Colors of the MiG-29. Mikoyan & Gurevich MiG-29 camouflage and painting schemes.
BANGLADESH
Gôṇ Prôjātôntrī Bāṃlādeš (People's Republic of Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Biman Bahini (Bangladesh Air Force)
Revised: January 2012
In service
Since 1999 up to day
Operational: no data, up to 23
Deliveries
1999: 3 MiG-29 (9-12*) + 1 MiG-29UB (9-51) from Russia
2000: 3 MiG-29 (9-12*) + 1 MiG-29UB (9-51) from Russia
After 2000: 15 MiGs from Russia
In total: 23 MiGs since 1999
Units
8th Squadron in Bashar Air Base, Dhaka-Kurmitola airfield.
Bort numbers
36100 on fin, 100 in front of the fuselage - MiG-29
28264 (264) - MiG-29UB
36502 (502) - MiG-29
36503 (503) - MiG-29
36507 (507) - MiG-29
Remarks
* Not clear if it's 9-12 or 9-12B.
Between 2005 and 2007 political discussion about costs of maintaining the MiGs. Eventually they were grounded for a some time and even proposed for sale!
March 2010: a great plans of purchase fighter aircrafts, surface-to-air missile systems, helicopters, air-defense radars and armaments for Bangladesh Air Force, unveiled by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during annual exercises WINTEX-2010 at the base at Kurmitola inside Dhaka Cantonment, watching flying display and intercepting operations.
So, Bangladesh will order a new MiGs-29 in SMT or M version, which will be delivered between 2011-2012.
In 2010 MiGs returned to service. There's informations about 14 active aircrafts.
source: Colors of the MiG-29. Mikoyan & Gurevich MiG-29 camouflage and painting schemes.