Bangladesh Air Force

[Lighting_Fighter]

Yes for a few days. Spent it all in Dhaka.

Well it is not smart to judge a country spending there few days only when This country has a heritage of civilize civilization thousands of years.

 

[eastwatch]

Bangladesh eyeing purchase of 10 Russian Yak-130 aircraft | World | bdnews24.com

Bangladesh eyeing purchase of 10 Russian Yak-130 aircraft
Wed, Feb 15th, 2012 1:54 pm BdST

BAF will purchase these 10 units of YAK-130 training aircrafts under a $850 million Russian loan agreement. This purchase will certainly be followed by the purchase of Russian-built 4+ generation Sukhois or Migs. Relationship with Russia has turned a corner. Only yesterday a $191 million treaty was signed with a Russian oil giant to drill for gas in the NE of BD.

 

[kobiraaz]

 

[kobiraaz]

Bangladesh Going to Sign $1 B defence deal with Russia. ...

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Sheikh Shahariar Zaman bdnews24.com Senior Correspondent Dhaka, Apr 27 (bdnews24.com) — Following an agreement with Russian oil giant Gazprom, Bangladesh is trying to hammer out an almost billion-dollar arms deal with Moscow. "We expect to strike a deal within a month or two," Bangladesh's ambassador to Russia S M Saiful Haque told bdnews24.com. When asked about the size of the deal, Haque said, "It is close to a billion dollars." An earlier report in a local Bengali daily said that Dhaka would be purchasing $850 million (Tk 71.4 billion, just over 4 percent of the current national budget) worth of arms and ammunition from Moscow. The arms deal is expected to be financed through a Russian credit-line but the details were not readily available. The ambassador refrained from making any comments indicating that a part of the negotiations still revolved around those issues. Saiful Haque had come to Dhaka with a Gazprom delegation to facilitate the energy deal and left Dhaka on Friday with the delegation. "Russia is one of our trusted allies and defence cooperation with them is increasing," Haque said before he left Dhaka. Bangladesh-Russia relationship began to be reinvigorated after the Awami League-led government came to power in 2009 and expanded from defence to nuclear technology to energy exploration. The ambassador said these were only small steps towards a much stronger cooperation that had much potential. A parliamentary standing committee report stated that Bangladesh plans to purchase a squadron (16) of advanced training aircraft that will facilitate flying jet fighters and a high powered radar system under a long- term loan protocol from Russia. Russia, heart of the former Soviet Republic, played a key role in Bangladesh's liberation in 1971, exercised its veto power thrice at the United Nations on Dec 11, 12 and 14 in 1971, which paved the way for Bangladesh's independence. Moscow also helped clear the mines of Chittagong port after liberation and assisted the Bangladesh's energy sector in the early 70's. bdnews24.com/ssz/ta/2110h WARNING: Any unauthorise

 

[Lighting_Fighter]

just 16. We thought we'll get 16 along side 16 of SU-30 and training aircrafts like YAK? Why they changed the plan? Pressure from india?

 

[asad71]

BAF should not waste money in buying an aircraft that cannot match IAF Rafale. The Russian S-300 Air Defense System is something that BD should go for. And BAF should wait for BAL to leave so that it can obtain the J-10 from China. That will be a good response to Rafale.

 

[jaunty]

BAF should not waste money in buying an aircraft that cannot match IAF Rafale. The Russian S-300 Air Defense System is something that BD should go for. And BAF should wait for BAL to leave so that it can obtain the J-10 from China. That will be a good response to Rafale.

Don't overestimate yourself, Rafales have nothing to do with you. We just need to stop the water or open all the sluice gates, invest on life-jackets instead

 

[kobiraaz]

^ Why mods allow these trolls on defence related discussion? Beyond my knowledge!

 

[jaunty]

^ Why mods allow these trolls on defence related discussion? Beyond my knowledge!

Because the mods also allow trolls like these --

A good idea, but not before Indian occupation of the NE is ended.

 

[M_Saint]

Bangladesh Going to Sign $1 B defence deal with Russia. ...

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Sheikh Shahariar Zaman bdnews24.com Senior Correspondent Dhaka, Apr 27 (bdnews24.com) — Following an agreement with Russian oil giant Gazprom, Bangladesh is trying to hammer out an almost billion-dollar arms deal with Moscow. "We expect to strike a deal within a month or two," Bangladesh's ambassador to Russia S M Saiful Haque told bdnews24.com. When asked about the size of the deal, Haque said, "It is close to a billion dollars." An earlier report in a local Bengali daily said that Dhaka would be purchasing $850 million (Tk 71.4 billion, just over 4 percent of the current national budget) worth of arms and ammunition from Moscow. The arms deal is expected to be financed through a Russian credit-line but the details were not readily available. The ambassador refrained from making any comments indicating that a part of the negotiations still revolved around those issues. Saiful Haque had come to Dhaka with a Gazprom delegation to facilitate the energy deal and left Dhaka on Friday with the delegation. "Russia is one of our trusted allies and defence cooperation with them is increasing," Haque said before he left Dhaka. Bangladesh-Russia relationship began to be reinvigorated after the Awami League-led government came to power in 2009 and expanded from defence to nuclear technology to energy exploration. The ambassador said these were only small steps towards a much stronger cooperation that had much potential. A parliamentary standing committee report stated that Bangladesh plans to purchase a squadron (16) of advanced training aircraft that will facilitate flying jet fighters and a high powered radar system under a long- term loan protocol from Russia. Russia, heart of the former Soviet Republic, played a key role in Bangladesh's liberation in 1971, exercised its veto power thrice at the United Nations on Dec 11, 12 and 14 in 1971, which paved the way for Bangladesh's independence. Moscow also helped clear the mines of Chittagong port after liberation and assisted the Bangladesh's energy sector in the early 70's. bdnews24.com/ssz/ta/2110h WARNING: Any unauthorise

Out of $1 B, how much would Awamy dalaler Baschas steal (http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=129711; www.mrt-rrt.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/84/bgd34408.pdf.aspx) is the question that needs to be pondered, IMHO. From MIG to Frigate purchases in previous RAWAMY regime; Hasina herself was the prime defender. And RAWamy's colossal stealing from other Ruskie's project were also well documented

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Moreover, Ruskie being the prime arm supplier of Malaunic country, a patriot would ask where the above arm deal could lead logically?

Also knowing the bitter history of MIG’s purchase and more potent SUs/its industrial know-how in India’s possession, one would ask, “Why Bengali Nera was heading Bell Tala again"? Finally, with the materialization of the deal, wouldn't BD's defence be further mortgaged to India?

 

[mil-avia]

Decommissioned single-seat MiG-21 MF fighter (7 images) :

Related link.

 

[Avisheik]

just 16. We thought we'll get 16 along side 16 of SU-30 and training aircrafts like YAK? Why they changed the plan? Pressure from india?

The deal is still in works, those military arms that we have confirmed purchasing is mentioned in this article. The speculative ones like fighter jets, SAMs etc are not mentioned. Anyway this is an "arms deal" not an "air defence deal" which mean that we might use this money to buy equipment for the army of navy.

The ambassador refrained from making any comments indicating that a part of the negotiations still revolved around those issues

If the report holds true, we will get 16 yaks instead of 10 as previously reported. This means bangladesh has increased its confidence of russian jets, esp yak 130

 

[Avisheik]

BAF should not waste money in buying an aircraft that cannot match IAF Rafale. The Russian S-300 Air Defense System is something that BD should go for. And BAF should wait for BAL to leave so that it can obtain the J-10 from China. That will be a good response to Rafale.

Yak 130 is a trainer aircraft not a fighter and we trainers to train our boys to fly. Anyway why do you want to match up to the IAF rafale?? Our defence is not india(neither is burma) centered, if it is we will be digging our own graves. Bangladesh will buy the type of aircrafts according to its needs and doctorine, not engage in an arms race.

The purchase of long range SAM is very important for our military and our security. However we must learn how to crawl before we walk.

Bangladesh is building up its air defence network first. Then i think we will establish short range air defence system then move on to intermediate range before finally long range system.

 

[Lighting_Fighter]

Anyone remembers 6 day war in 1973 between arab and israel. arab lost it. why, well allah's wish, because of superior weapon. arabs were flying mig and israel was flyiing mirage i think and guess who won, Israel. So why not buy Rafael or Eurofighter or F-18 in small numbers like minimum 10? What do u say?

 

[Avisheik]

Anyone remembers 6 day war in 1973 between arab and israel. arab lost it. why, well allah's wish, because of superior weapon. arabs were flying mig and israel was flyiing mirage i think and guess who won, Israel. So why not buy Rafael or Eurofighter or F-18 in small numbers like minimum 10? What do u say?

Israelis were using the latest mirage of that time, while the arabs used planes made in the fifties. Its like fighting a Su 30 with a F 7. So of course the arabs will lose. It not that the european or american planes are superior to the the russians.

10 Rafael or eurofighter is hardly a detterent force. Furthermore their capability is similar to the russians, but they are too expensive. With that money we can buy 5th gen aircraft.