Gentlemen,
Especially the ill informed Gentlmen, and the Superior Mr.Neautral.
Here is the whole story behind the above pictures which are posted in this thread.
A
ll the photos posted are from Excersice Sumo Tiger 2007. Yes this excersice occured in 2007.
The excersice was done with US Marines and not US navy. Marines did not left any F-18 behind. The F-18 was for public display especially friends and family of BAF.
This excersice was covered by US Marines official website.
MAG-12 Marines kick off Sumo Tiger in Bangladesh
Conclusions.
1) The excersice was done in October - 2007
2) It was a bilateral training excersice.
3) No training was given to Bangladeshi Air Force pilots on F-18. All the BAF pilots did was sat in cockpit, stand in front of the planes and took photos. May be the CO or couple of pilots got rides. But no training.
4) Officially no F-18's are offered to Bangladesh neither any training provided.
5) As mentioned by me earlier every activity is monitered by US military media. I have provided the link from the official US Marines press release with whom the excersice was conducted. Not Navy.
6) These were F-18 Hornets and not Super Hornets.
I hope Blain2 and other members got my point now.
Based on some 2 year old pictures the kids came up with their theories of BAF pilots getting training, F-18 offered to BAF etc.
People also came up with their lies that since this was a confidential excersice no one covered it. Contradictory to BD members claim that BD media does not cover defence related stuff,
this excersice was covered by mainstream BD media. Link is provided below.
:The Daily Star: Internet Edition
The pictures posted above are from Marines squadron VMFA-314 which participated in the said excersice in 2007.
First of all:
Read my post# 129
We know about this exercise USMC and BAF.On 2007 it was
Sumo-Tiger and last year it was
Tiger-Shark,mainly with Navy and naval commando.I read this article a long time ago,in fact posted the pic from here because at that time I didn't have the pics that
Chisty Chowdhury and
Sri Lankan posted.But I had seen those pics in BDmilitary web site,when everything was public in that site.That's why I knew about a F-18 being left in BD.
Secondly,
Where in the article does it mention that no F-18 was left behind?I read it thrice,no where it says
"no aircraft was left behind".
How did you draw your conclusions?
Will they tell every single thing to media,when it might possibly have link to future possible purchase?
Look at the picture of BAF pilot on
post # 20
Look at the background,that's not Bangladesh and certainly not Kurmitola base.
These were F-18 Hornets and not Super Hornets.
Yes,the air intake is circular,and due to the fact its a hornet,its more logical and easy to believe that BAF is probably interested in a slightly downgraded and less expensive of the Hornets.But I won't be surprised even if they are interested in Super Hornets.
Having or showing interest doesn't necessarily mean,one has to buy.
Also note the very first report from Bdmilitary site,it does not mention Super Hornet or F/A-18 E/F.
I want to know it Blain2 is going to take action against lies like
1) BD media doest not cover defence news related to BD defence
2) Topic subject which says BAF pilots are sent for training on F-18. They are not sent anywhere neither training is provided on F-18.
Untill and unless people have another confidential theories.
Sorry to spoil the party and expose the lies.
GB
I have got a homework for you,won't be around here for few days.
Try finding about C-802 missile procurement in Bangladeshi media
BEFORE it was tested.Got the key word,
Before.
Also try finding about what upgrades were made in Type-69 tank in
mainstream Bangladeshi media.
I have seen Zee news reporting about night vision upgrades on Indian tanks,try finding out similar things in BD media.
In case of India and Pakistan,the media would have covered any new military procurement.But in case of Bangladesh,it doesn't go that way.
That's what we have been telling you,but unfortunately you pretend or perhaps simply don't try understand.
Covering an exercise isn't a big deal,no secret thing going on there.Its all public,we are talking about media coverage on procurement.Not media coverage of exercises.
So our claims still stand right.
So your point is busted.
As for pilot training,you still haven't been able prove that no F-18 was left behind nor BAF pilots are being given trainning.
That single article means nothing,it says nothing,as expected.
If a single Hornet was left behind with the intention of selling,why would the marines report it.
Especially when nothing is confirmed.
As Always Neutral said earlier,it might turn out to be nothing in the end,but this could be possibly familiarizing BAF pilots with Hornets.
We are supposed to buy fighters,so it is very very logical to think BAF pilots taking a look at the pros and cons of the AC,before any verdict is given by DG Defence Purchase. So let's
wait and watch.
But you are making it look like as if we already ordered the hornets.
Sorry to burst your bubbles,but it really irritates me when people act like they know everything.