Bangladesh Air Force

[wiseone2]

With so many training planes in the BAF why the PDF posters, specially the @TopCat is unhappy? Why should he think that BAF needs only training planes, but not the combat ones? I think, he has issue with the BAF Chief? I suspect, somehow they are related as Bhaira, and many Bhairas do not like each other.

training is not just hardware - training aircraft. it is software - culture, tactics, strategy, trained pilots and eco-system

 

[mb444]

Ahem BNP AHEM...
old pilots retired to the point there was no more fighter pilots, old pilots serve extra or their career was extended for training of new pilots,
Also the scrutinizing is more in BAF compared to army or navy when selecting cadets, a little problem here and there and they reject applicants, I know an applicant who got rejected because he was 3 lbs less than the mandated requirement... like cmon -_-

BNP at fault no doubt... but politicians aside BAF can not be absolved in this mess.... they are not passive players here. What was the tactics hope for the best and let capacity degrade? I am in agreement with everything you said.

Not immediately in 2009 but by end of first term in 2014 would have been ok.
I know that things like electricity that was totally messed up by BNP and infrastructure like
Padma Bridge( World Bank played dirty tricks over the funding and so BD had to go it alone),
had to take priority but BD could have found 2 billion US dollars over several years from 2014 onwards to purchase that squadron of 4+ gen fighters. I am sure that with a BAF that could take on MAF, Barmans would have thought twice before pushing out Rohingyas,

Absolutely you let yourself become weak beyond a point and the animals will attack. Lessons hopefully has been learnt. Rohingya issue is squarely BDs fault... the bandors would never have dared otherwise.... they still won’t if BD show some spine. We are allowing dangerous precedent to be created .

 

[Avicenna]

Do you guys think the recent purchases of radar, trainers and building Sylhet and Barisal air bases are evidence of upgradation of infrastructure before actual fighter purchases?

 

[wiseone2]

BNP at fault no doubt... but politicians aside BAF can not be absolved in this mess.... they are not passive players here. What was the tactics hope for the best and let capacity degrade? I am in agreement with everything you said.




Absolutely you let yourself become weak beyond a point and the animals will attack. Lessons hopefully has been learnt. Rohingya issue is squarely BDs fault... the bandors would never have dared otherwise.... they still won’t if BD show some spine. We are allowing dangerous precedent to be created .

your ability to attack myanmar is near zero. whining at the BAF will not solve anything
whether you like it or not you cannot intervene in Arakan which belongs to Myanmar
even in the future myanmar can raise the cost of intervention

it is simple arithmetic - 700,000 rohingyas or 165 million Bangladeshis

 

[bluesky]

training is not just hardware - training aircraft. it is software - culture, tactics, strategy, trained pilots and eco-system

Thanks for your expert talking. Do you Indians think our BAF training curriculum does not include what you said and more as well?

 

[UKBengali]

your ability to attack myanmar is near zero. whining at the BAF will not solve anything
whether you like it or not you cannot intervene in Arakan which belongs to Myanmar
even in the future myanmar can raise the cost of intervention

it is simple arithmetic - 700,000 rohingyas or 165 million Bangladeshis

BD has 3.5x larger economy and is building a strong military.
Myanmar is tiny,multi- ethnic mess that will be dealt with like all savages are.

 

[wiseone2]

BD has 3.5x larger economy and is building a strong military.
Myanmar is tiny,multi- ethnic mess that will be dealt with like all savages are.

USA has an economy 3.5x of Russia. Ignoring nukes for a moment USA cannot conquer Russia easily

You are assuming Bangladesh is capable of launching military offensives. You are assuming Myanmar cannot hurt Bangladeshi maritime trade. You are assuming India and China stay out of the fray.

Thanks for your expert talking. Do you Indians think our BAF training curriculum does not include what you said and more as well?

your budget was tiny in the past. what makes you think there was any institutional memory of an air force should be ?

 

[Aung Zaya]

BD has 3.5x larger economy and is building a strong military.
Myanmar is tiny,multi- ethnic mess that will be dealt with like all savages are.

 

[Species]

USA has an economy 3.5x of Russia. Ignoring nukes for a moment USA cannot conquer Russia easily

You are assuming Bangladesh is capable of launching military offensives. You are assuming Myanmar cannot hurt Bangladeshi maritime trade. You are assuming India and China stay out of the fray.



your budget was tiny in the past. what makes you think there was any institutional memory of an air force should be ?

We have dealt with Myanmar before and everytime they had to bear a humiliating defeat. Heck, we even saved their asses from their own rebels like Arakan Army multiple times.

It's true that we have ignored our military all these years but Myanmar's only advantage is its a Chinese satellite state, hence we cannot touch it. Now, its only Beijing that we have to talk to solve any issues we have with Myanmar and that's how we are approaching.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Now, its only Beijing that we have to talk to solve any issues we have with Myanmar and that's how we are approaching

Exactly, burma is now in the iron grip of Beijing. It's remaining lace of sovereignty is eroding day by day as well. So we have to negotiate with China directly to solve the Rohingya crisis.

 

[Michael Corleone]

your ability to attack myanmar is near zero. whining at the BAF will not solve anything
whether you like it or not you cannot intervene in Arakan which belongs to Myanmar
even in the future myanmar can raise the cost of intervention

it is simple arithmetic - 700,000 rohingyas or 165 million Bangladeshis

Let’s be real here. Your ability to attack Pakistan, China or Bangladesh is absolute zero too. But China did attack y’all and won in 62 didn’t they!?

We never think of “attacking” others, our posture is deterrence.

 

[UKBengali]

USA has an economy 3.5x of Russia. Ignoring nukes for a moment USA cannot conquer Russia easily

You are assuming Bangladesh is capable of launching military offensives. You are assuming Myanmar cannot hurt Bangladeshi maritime trade. You are assuming India and China stay out of the fray.

So you are comparing BD versus Myanmar with USA versus Russia?

USA and Russia share no land border and the closest is between Alaska and Siberia, which will require a sea crossing and traversing thousands of square kms of land in order to reach major population centres.
With no nukes USA can conquer any country bar China. Russian army is no match for the US army. In a protracted war USA will win due to much larger economy and industrial production capability.

BN is far far superior to MN. You do know that BD has two submarines while MN has zero? Also BN is the only one of the two navies that has proper SAM systems on 3 of it's ships. 2 more Type-056 corvettes(FL-3000N SAM) with upgraded radars will join BN this year to widen the lead even further.

Like BD posters have said, China is the key player here as Myanmar is a Chinese satellite now. BD can conquer northern Arakan in a few years once the BAF has received 1-2 squadrons of new fighters and the MRSAM systems are ready but it may not do so as it prefers a diplomatic solution with China over this.


PS - India is irrelevant and in this.

 

[Arthur]

Guys, are people stupid or something?

This endian is provoking you to derail this thread & you people are helping him by responding to his bs.

Please stay on topic!

 

[Arthur]

Do you guys think the recent purchases of radar, trainers and building Sylhet and Barisal air bases are evidence of upgradation of infrastructure before actual fighter purchases?

Yes. They would need a lot of space for new fighter squadrons. Till now air force has no dedicated air base & shares infrastructure with civil aviation.

But this is not an ideal situation. Air force needs at least 2 dedicated airbases to carry out daily operations smoothly.

Shamshernagar air base will be the first dedicated air force base. Barisal would still share infrastructure with civil airport, but as passenger flights are not using this airport, that won't be a big problem. I hope in future they will built a air base in Tangail.

 

[Aung Zaya]

BN is far far superior to MN. You do know that BD has two submarines while MN has zero?

lol far far superior ? with this rusty noisy sub can make zero effect to MN.

BN is the only one of the two navies that has proper SAM systems on 3 of it's ships. 2 more Type-056 corvettes(FL-3000N SAM) with upgraded radars will join BN this year to widen the lead even further.

just check what the naval expert penguin said.

How about BD's tiny Af ? even no need to compare. just a sitting deck before Myanmar's SU 30SME.