leonblack08
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So many inaccuracies in this post:
1. "You are wrong. Boeing didn’t confirm it. They just said if BD wanna buy they will consider to sell. Neither BD nor Boeing made any decision yet. That’s all."
"https://www.janes.com/article/93839...-for-bangladesh-attack-helicopter-requirement"
"Boeing has confirmed that its AH-64E Apache attack helicopter has been down-selected for a potential programme in Bangladesh."
""[In Bangladesh] we have been down-selected not just based on capability, but we went head-to-head with some of our competitors and we were down-selected based on price."
Yep BD has chosen the AH-64E over other contenders.
Just like the Apache it is now nearly 100% certain the F-16 Block 50/52 or Superhornet is coming. Either of these two planes and their AMRAAM missiles will kill your air-force like how Pakistani F-16s hunted the Indian airforce in 2019.
USA will like nothing better than for BAF to have a field day hunting MAF and they will provide the hardware for us to do this.
2. "Just by looking at the acquisition of Yak 130 one can easily figure out that BAF has no intention to buy any of West made fighters."
It may have been true that BAF was looking to buy Russian fighters when the YAK-130s were purchased but the Rohingya crisis of 2017 when Russia backed Myanmar has changed the calculus completely.
https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/yak_130/
"The Yak-130 has a maximum g-loading of +8g to -3g and is capable of executing the flight manoeuvres specific to current operational and developmental combat aircraft, including Su-30, MiG-29, Mirage, F-15, F-16, Eurofighter, F-22 and F-35."
Really makes little difference if you want to train to go onto Russian or Western fighters afterwards:
2. "Their HQ 7 are Chinese copy of outdated 1970s era French Crotale. Even in the Chinese standard those HQ 7 are considered outdated and substandard."
Nope as the two Type-053H3 already in BD have the FM-90N SAM system which is modern and the upcoming two will also have this SAM as well.
3. "Your downgraded C 13B also lack anti air capabilities"
Again it is not downgraded but just has the sonar taken out. BD is building the Durjoy class with anti-sub capabilities to cover this capability.
Yes none of the BD corvettes and frigates provide area defence but they are better than your modified manpads you have on your frigates
4. "Another thing is that as your navy lack any of OTH targeting platforms, they cannot engage target beyond 40 km even if you have 100 km+ missile. IFF at beyond visual range in the sea require OTH targeting systems"
BD has ordered 2 AW-139E helicopters with the Seaspray 7000E AESA radar and that should provide target detection from more than 100km away.
Now please stop writing embarrassing posts such as the one I have just quoted.
Thanks for taking the time to respond to him.
With regards to Yak 130, in addition to the point you mentioned, it was jointly developed by Yakolev (Russian) and Aermacchi (Italian). So it already had Western DNA in it since inception. It's successor M346 is used by Israel. Guess what fighters they fly?
It is one of the best in business that will train our pilots regardless of what platform we choose. So much for not having a plan!