Bangladesh is getting closer to Eurofighter Typhoon

[Jobless Jack]

Firstly Austria, Kuwait and Qatar have a history of operating high end western jets "genius".

Austria simply needs air policing. Kuwait pretty much the same, Qatar is actually looking to match the air capability of it's neighbours. All three have much much more money then BD too.

Bangladesh has never operated a high end western fighter, it has not modern ADGE or AEW to support it.

An IAF Rafale could take off from Kailikunda and the moment it is airborne could target aircraft in Bangladesh airspace, or (if they felt like it), just park a S-400 outside Kalkota and effective cover most of Bangladesh.

It is a no win situation.

Maybe next time think about things before the fanboy impulse hits you, and try and be less patronising.

Ya EFT without early warnign system is useless agreed.

But these are not for IAF. These are for Burma.

Some fanboys here get ahead of themslves if they think 16 EFT will deter the IAF.

 

[SpaceMan18]

Threat? What will India realistically gain by attacking Bd? The world will condemn the action and levy sanctions, India will have to deal with a huge population that will turn 100% anti-India in one day with armed Insurgencies springing up. BD doesn't have any such strategic, geo political importance to it that will make us attack, nothing we can't get done by friendly relations with the government in power.

Lmao India wants to make it sure dominates everything it doesn't care and Bangladesh has every dam right to defend itself.

And saying Bangladesh doesn't any geo political significance is BS , India doesn't want Bangladesh to side more with China and make sure it's not fully anti India.

India is surrounded and Bangladesh is there last stronghold

India won't attack BD - what is the reason for India to attack BD unless you do so? If your defence spending per capita is much less, then you could spend more on border patrol and stop illegal activities on the border. It's a common knowledge that there is lot of cross-border stuff going on in Assam/Tripura etc., Get drones, erect barbed wire electrical fences, stop illegal border movement and business. Benefits both countries. Realistically when was last time BD was ever threatened by external military/air force (India/Myanmar) ?


Nobody in India ever trusted Pak even before hiduvta started spreading. Dislike and distrust for Pak is not something new or related to hinduvta.
Hinduvta just makes it easier for jobless people to hate everything other than their own ideas, Pak issue is even older than hinduvta ideology.

Myanmar is a country in total shambles and poses a threat to all not just Bangladesh ( cough cough Royhinga)

India's government doesn't want a strong Bangladesh that can defend itself , cause India wants to make Bangladesh under it's control and can't use it's military to checkmate India since they fear Bangladesh might side with China against India which won't look good.

India is political threat they don't have to invade but can do future naval blockades if they wanted to scare Bangladesh if they ever sided more with China.

 

[Ghost Hobbit]

This is going to come across as rude and it is not meant to be, but BAF has a long way to go till it can successfuly integrate a fighter like Typhoon into it's air force. The training, infrastructure and skills needed are immense.

BD is very close to crossing PAF's abilities. Keep resting on your laurels as the ones that work hard keep moving forward.

 

[ayodhyapati]

BAF knows the military strategy more than amateur users I believe.

The last thing they need is advise from amateur.

Because advise from amateurs ultimately cause destruction.

So if BAF ever think of self destruction, they will take advise from amateurs, I can assure everyone.

An article related to it.

Amateurs think they are good at everything. Professionals understand their circles of competence.

that's right .

 

[Varunastra]

Yes hindus won't go anywhere unless BJP provoke some of them.

And also hindus are no thread of Bangladesh, but hindutva is.

And that's why we are preparing. That's why we must choose EFT and never Rafale since India has it.

I think our armed forces aren't short sighted like PDF armchair generals who are whining about spending money.

I said before nothing against bangladesh preparing their defences, every country has the right to do so, but posing India as a threat now itself for some future enemy we might become could actually make us become the enemy neighbour you envision us becoming. The knife of hatred cuts both ways.
Anyways there is no serious aggression between our governments for now, this is limited to pdf so we are cool.

 

[SpaceMan18]

I said before nothing against bangladesh preparing their defences, every country has the right to do so, but posing India as a threat now itself for some future enemy we might become could actually make us become the enemy neighbour you envision us becoming. The knife of hatred cuts both ways.
Anyways there is no serious aggression between our governments for now, this is limited to pdf so we are cool.

I mean the only reason the people see India as a threat is cause of your government nothing else , India is the main enemy in the neighborhood seen by multiple nations and even Nepal doesn't want Indian or Chinese influence sooo.

If the BJP didn't hate us this wouldn't have happened , also India even helped Myanmar during the Royhinga crisis and even gifted a submarine so tell me is India a true friend ?

 

[Nomad40]

This is going to come across as rude and it is not meant to be, but BAF has a long way to go till it can successfuly integrate a fighter like Typhoon into it's air force. The training, infrastructure and skills needed are immense.

BAF needs a reality check.....I hope they get F-22 if they can but it really doesn't fit their doctrine and socio economic condition. The PM and BAF are in disagreement and BAF is slowly but surely turning in IAF 2.0.

Sustaining the birds they wish for needs an immense amendment in almost every aspect of their Air force...From logistics to real time operation's.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

IMO F16 Block 70 is best suited for BAF's needs. US has no problems with BD...it has very nice specs...and offers the range BD would need to neutralize/engage a large majority of targets.

you are right
India has a compliant Bangladesh government so such sale is not an issue because it won't affect American anti china policy. but India might need to be convinced why Bangladesh needs such an advanced fighter and who against?

 

[SpaceMan18]

you are right
India has a compliant Bangladesh government so such sale is not an issue because it won't affect American anti china policy. but India might need to be convinced why Bangladesh needs such an advanced fighter and who against?

Ah yes lol typical Indian government making sure Bangladesh doesn't bite it's rear end in the future

 

[Jobless Jack]

BD is very close to crossing PAF's abilities. Keep resting on your laurels as the ones that work hard keep moving forward.

If you are actually an Indian that is bad for you

that means you IAF got shot down by something that is worse than BAF. Therefore this makes IAF even more incompetent than PAF

and

You have a bigger problem on your eastern border, when you cant even beat the current problem at your western border.

Chronic simping leads to own goals see....

 

[ayodhyapati]

Threat? What will India realistically gain by attacking Bd? The world will condemn the action and levy sanctions, India will have to deal with a huge population that will turn 100% anti-India in one day with armed Insurgencies springing up. BD doesn't have any such strategic, geo political importance to it that will make us attack, nothing we can't get done by friendly relations with the government in power.

bangladesh is friend , only an idiot will think that india can attack banladesh .

 

[SpaceMan18]

bangladesh is friend , only an idiot will think that india can attack banladesh .

Ah yes sup my brown nibba

 

[ayodhyapati]

bangladesh is progressing because it is not in west of india , west region will always remain a disturbed area , eastern region of india will alaways be calm because their is close relationship from the last 50 years of mutual cooperation.

 

[khanmubashir]

Following the need for the modernization of Bangladesh's armed forces, Dhaka is preparing to finalize some of the most interesting defense contracts in recent years. The main one concerns the purchase of a new multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) to replace (or initially integrate) the old F-7 and MiG-29 jets of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF).

Under the 'Forces Goal 2030' program, in 2017 the Bangladesh Directorate General Defense Purchase (DGDP) launched the tender for the procurement of eight fighter aircraft (plus option for an additional four), which was subsequently increased to 16 jets.

BAF is looking for a newly built fighter powered by two engines with at least 5,500 kg of dry thrust and over 8,000 kg with afterburner each and with at least eight weapon attachment points and a minimum payload of 5,000 kg.

The government demands that the fighter be equipped with an electronically-scanned radar array with an air-to-air range of 150 km and an air-to-surface range of 50 km. The aircraft will also have to include an Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) suite; Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system with a target tracking range of at least 50 km; helmet mounted display and viewfinder system (HMD/S) with cueing; head-up display (HUD) and modern glass cockpit.

BAF is looking for a complete package that includes aircraft, maintenance and training, and a range of air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons. It must also provide for the opening of a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in the country.

When the teder was launched, the main contenders were Russian UAC's Su-35, MiG-35 and Su-30SM fighters, however in the last couple of years, the nation has started targeting mostly Western aircraft (westernization plan).

A source close to the Bangladeshi Defense told Blog Before Flight that at the top of the list is the Eurofighter Typhoon, offered to the nation by the Italian aerospace firm Leonardo. In addition, Dhaka could also select other 'Made in Italy' systems such as the AW101 medium-lift/multirole helicopter and the C-27J Spartan transport aircraft, the latter to replace the old An-32 fleet.

Leonardo boasts well-established commercial relations with Bangladesh, especially in the rotary wing sector. BAF already operates AW119 and AW139 helicopters, while the Bangladeshi Navy fleet includes the AW109M. In 2019, BAF also ordered Leonardo's KRONOS LAND air surveillance radar.

BAF's modernization plan also includes procurement of Boeing Apache attack helicopters, TAI Hurkus basic trainer/ground attack aircraft and TAI Anka armed drones.

Bangladesh is getting closer to Eurofighter Typhoon

Bangladesh is getting closer to Eurofighter deal with Italy

www.blogbeforeflight.net

Hope This baf program doesn't end up like India s jet program decades spent only to cancel and reissue tender
Best options for baf
If want western f16 or gripen
Two engine mig 35
Overall j10c
These are affordable options

 

[UKBengali]

Great news!

Just buy it.

And get to work.

All good developments for Bangladesh.

Who would have even imagined just a few years ago that we would be having this discussion?

The fact that BAF is transitioning to the West for new build airframes is monumental.

And InshAllah as the economy improves further, more options are possible and sustainable economically.

@Yasser76 is correct in that the learning curve is steep in regards to effective employment of Typhoon with regard to the current capabilities of BAF.

But is it that different from Hungary or Czech Republic when they went from Mig-21s to Gripens?

No matter what platform BAF bought, the fact that it is Western is a major improvement from the past.

And yes, Bangladesh needs the capability given its neighbors.

Typhoon would be the premier combat aircraft in South Asia.

Too many people forget that BD has been operating 4th gen Mig-29s for over 20 years now!

BD already has 4 of these 8 Mig-29s upgraded with modern radar and electronics and so finally has a true BVR platform, where it can learn a lot of these tactics and skills before any potential Eurofighters arrive by 2025 at the earliest now.

Going from modernised Mig-29 to 4+ gen Eurofighter is not that big a deal.