Bangladesh Air Force

[Major Shaitan Singh]

MiG29K

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

F-7MB

F-7BG

 

[Bamboo Castle]

Wouldn't Chinese planes from the J-10 upwards be more appropriate for bangladesh?

They are cheaper.

Lower maintainence (single engine)

Similar technology to Western planes

Less political strings

No kill-switch

Saudi Arabia discovered that their F-15s had a kill-switch prgrammed into their IFF, radar and mission computer systems. This meant that if the Saudis wanted to target Israeli or American planes, the IFF and mission computer would fail to lock-on to their planes.

How would Bangladesh ensure similar kill-switches are not programmed into it's American equipment?

Bold statement: can you please give us a source confirming that?

I think it will not be a good option.
Out bordering countries armed themselves with Su-30, Mig-29 and Mirage 2000. J-10 is not a good platform for dog-fighting. In a BVR range even the Mig-21Bison would do the job but who fires at BVR range? 80% of the AA missiles fired till date are fired from WVR range in a dogfight.

To tackle Su-30, Mig-29, Mirage-2000 we need Mig-29SMT or upper-hands like Su-27SM2 or Su-30MK or Mig-29MRCA or F-16EF which are equally good in both BVR and WVR AA fighting.

 

[Zabaniyah]

@abdullah123
US planes don't have "kill-switches".

Bold statement: can you please give us a source confirming that?

I think it will not be a good option.
Out bordering countries armed themselves with Su-30, Mig-29 and Mirage 2000. J-10 is not a good platform for dog-fighting. In a BVR range even the Mig-21Bison would do the job but who fires at BVR range? 80% of the AA missiles fired till date are fired from WVR range in a dogfight.

To tackle Su-30, Mig-29, Mirage-2000 we need Mig-29SMT or upper-hands like Su-27SM2 or Su-30MK or Mig-29MRCA or F-16EF which are equally good in both BVR and WVR AA fighting.

Now that's equally a bold statement

 

[Mattrixx]

BAF 25 SQN TRENDSETTERS - YouTube

 

[Mattrixx]

BAF Surface to Air Missile System(SHORAD)
1x BAF FM-90 Battalion and its Radar Unit
Each FM-90 Missile carrier holds 4 Missiles with each battalion consisting of 3 or more carriers and one radar unit
Specs:
Missile dimensions: (length) 3.00 m; (diameter) 0.156 m;
(wingspan) 0.55 m
Launch weight: 84.5 kg
Operating altitude: 15~6,000 m (FM-90)
Minimum operating range:700 m (FM-90)
Max operating range: 15,000 m to all targets
Speed: Mach 2.3 (750 m/s)
Guidance: Command + electro-optical tracking
Warhead: HE-FRAG with proximity fuse
Radar detecting range: 18.4 km (HQ-7/FM-80); 25 km (FM-90)
Radar homing range: 17 km (HQ-7/FM-80); 20 km (FM-90)

 

[Bamboo Castle]

BAF Surface to Air Missile System(SHORAD)
1x BAF FM-90 Battalion and its Radar Unit
Each FM-90 Missile carrier holds 4 Missiles with each battalion consisting of 3 or more carriers and one radar unit
Specs:
Missile dimensions: (length) 3.00 m; (diameter) 0.156 m;
(wingspan) 0.55 m
Launch weight: 84.5 kg
Operating altitude: 15~6,000 m (FM-90)
Minimum operating range:700 m (FM-90)
Max operating range: 15,000 m to all targets
Speed: Mach 2.3 (750 m/s)
Guidance: Command + electro-optical tracking
Warhead: HE-FRAG with proximity fuse
Radar detecting range: 18.4 km (HQ-7/FM-80); 25 km (FM-90)
Radar homing range: 17 km (HQ-7/FM-80); 20 km (FM-90)

I'm not sure but don't we have 2 battalions?

 

[Bamboo Castle]

 

[Bamboo Castle]

The mig-29 is sometimes referred as the Flying Tank. Then, what would you call this??

 

[fatman17]

The mig-29 is sometimes referred as the Flying Tank. Then, what would you call this??

MiG-29.....

 

[fatman17]

F-7MB

in the top pic, whats the construction material in the background - future HAS?

 

[BDforever]

I'm not sure but don't we have 2 battalions?

yes we have 2 battalions

 

[Anubis]

 

[jhonjames]

The following table lists the active and former aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force

 

[eastwatch]

I'm not sure but don't we have 2 battalions?

Whatever may be the numbers of battalion, but how many units of missiles are there in one battalion? By seeing the picture I understand there are four number of missiles in one SHORAD System. Can someone explain this?