Bangladesh Buys Russian Combat Training Jets Worth $800M

[Gryphon]

Yak-130 combat trainer

28 January 2014

MOSCOW, January 28 (RIA Novosti) – Bangladesh ordered 24 Russian Yak-130 light fighter jets worth $800 million in the final quarter of last year, a Russian newspaper reported Tuesday.

The deal was paid for with a loan extended by Moscow to the country a year ago, the director of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a separate interview published by Kommersant on Monday, without disclosing the deal’s price tag.

The newspaper said Tuesday that the sale was worth $800 million, citing unnamed sources in the defense industry. The planes are to be fitted with English-language cockpits and delivery is scheduled to begin next year.

The Yak-130 is a lightweight subsonic trainer aircraft designed to mimic the cockpit and handling capabilities of Russia’s more advanced fighters.

The plane can also be configured to carry a small payload of ground attack and air-to-air weapons.

Russia has targeted South Asia as a growth market for arms exports. The country delivered a refitted aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, to India earlier this month and is in the process of supplying Vietnam with six advanced attack submarines.

Bangladesh Buys Russian Combat Training Jets Worth $800M | Defense | RIA Novosti

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[BDforever]

the report has wrong info, $800 million for 24 trainer means $33 million+ each which does not make sense for such high price. It should be around $15 million

 

[PoKeMon]

the report has wrong info, $800 million for 24 trainer means $33 million+ each which does not make sense for such high price. It should be around $15 million

Under $850 million loan, Su 27(May be mig 29) variant along with yak was proposed. Bad reporting, Yak will not consume all loan.

 

[arp2041]

Please correct me if i am wrong (which i m never), BAF has more trainers than Fighters???

 

[BDforever]

Please correct me if i am wrong (which i m never), BAF has more trainers than Fighters???

no, that is not correct .. now you are corrected

 

[Anubis]

Under $850 million loan, Su 27(May be mig 29) variant along with yak was proposed. Bad reporting, Yak will not consume all loan.

There were stuff there other than planes....tank recovery vehicles...weapons locating radars...etc!
@BDforever Is the proposed BTR maintenance plant under the loan too??

Please correct me if i am wrong (which i m never), BAF has more trainers than Fighters???

Yaks will replace the tweets and albatrosses...They are not a separate addition but a replacement!

 

[BDforever]

There were stuff there other than planes....tank recovery vehicles...weapons locating radars...etc!
@BDforever Is the proposed BTR maintenance plant under the loan too??

no, that is separate deal

 

[Commander T]

Yak-130 combat trainer

28 January 2014

MOSCOW, January 28 (RIA Novosti) – Bangladesh ordered 24 Russian Yak-130 light fighter jets worth $800 million in the final quarter of last year, a Russian newspaper reported Tuesday.

The deal was paid for with a loan extended by Moscow to the country a year ago, the director of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a separate interview published by Kommersant on Monday, without disclosing the deal’s price tag.

The newspaper said Tuesday that the sale was worth $800 million, citing unnamed sources in the defense industry. The planes are to be fitted with English-language cockpits and delivery is scheduled to begin next year.

The Yak-130 is a lightweight subsonic trainer aircraft designed to mimic the cockpit and handling capabilities of Russia’s more advanced fighters.

The plane can also be configured to carry a small payload of ground attack and air-to-air weapons.

Russia has targeted South Asia as a growth market for arms exports. The country delivered a refitted aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, to India earlier this month and is in the process of supplying Vietnam with six advanced attack submarines.

Bangladesh Buys Russian Combat Training Jets Worth $800M | Defense | RIA Novosti

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