Bangladesh to China ordered 16 F-7BGI light fighter

[Luftwaffe]

Nah, those f-7pgs are damn old planes. Dont think its safe

F-7PGs are 10-11 Years old, will continue to serve in PAF around 2018 atleast. PAF has no intentions to sell them off.

F-7PG were purchased-ordered in 1999 and delivery were completed in 2001/2002

I was hoping BAF would go for Turkish basic Trainer KT-1 as an export customer.

 

[little oax]

Those F-7s were ordered long before the our MMRCA deal was finalized. It was intended to replace the BAF's aging A-5s and act as a 'stop gap'.

FC-1 and F-7BGI have almost same number(6/7/8) of hardpoints and both are BVR capable.
But, FC-1 has a little better avionics and radar.

* F-7BGI is the most advanced F-7 variant ever...
F-7BGI is cheaper than FC-1...So, F-7BGI is perfect for "stop gap".

Bangladesh Air Force plans to buy new fighter aircraft, and most promising candidate models, including the U.S. F-16 and Russia's MiG-29SMT/M1-M2. In addition, Sweden's JAS-39 and Russian Su-30 will also participate in the competition. BAF will also procure Mil Mi-35 Super Hind attack helicopter and Mil Mi-171SH support helicopter.



NEways, why are you all calling F-7 a junk? Yet PK and China still have the biggest inventory of that junk. Its a proven platform. No doubt about it. BD did not choose it as the base for its airforce. Its going to buy true 4++ generation fighters in near future. Just wait and see. When we take things in our hand, we take it seriously. A simple example, BD did not consider nuclear energy before but once it did, it ordered 2000 MW plant in a single go. BD never sent satellite before but this time they are sending 2 most modern satellite at a time. We did not consider buying advanced craft for our Navy but this time we ordered a whole lot of them. We already setup "Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre" institute and a indigenous light aircraft will be built in that within next 10 years,,,InShaAllah...



- MHJ ...

All of these sound very promising, however could you/someone shed some light on the progress of them please i.e. where we are in procuring/implementing etc. because I kept hearing about them for quite a while??

Thanks for the post by the way.

 

[Major Shaheb]

we don't have any serious enemy that we can use high tech jets with. Its pretty pointless. We can't match India, it is pointless trying to nor do we have any beef with Myanmar. These F 7s are perfect for us, part of the modernization program of our military.

I rather have us go for some good SAMs and spend money reducing our poverty. We are growing at an astronomical 10%, thanks to our low defense spending.

I do not agree. India has 17 times more land, air and 10 times more water to protect than Bangladesh. That suggest why they have so many fighters, tank and ships. what we are protecting is very much like a state of India if you compare like that. Besides, India has some bigger pain (thats how the indians think) to take care of - Pakistan and China. There is also Myanmar, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Butan, Nepal... They have bigger border to protect.

Bangladesh Air Force basically needs 4 to 5 air superiority/multirole squadron max. One should be stationed in Cox's Bazar FOB, one at Chittagong, two at Dhaka and one at Bogra. That should cover the whole country. These squadrons are going to be equiped with one of four fighter aircrafts (Mig-29SMT/M/M2, F-16 Block 50/52, Su-30MK2, JAS-39) under evaluation. Here to mention that AL govt is more interested in Migs and the AF asked for Su-30. The first batch shall be of 20-32 aircrafts are to be arrive bd by 2021.

In the mean time Govt. ordered for one squadron (16 aircraft) of F-7BGI with KLJ-6F radar with a range of 70km. The aircrafts are to be fitted with PL-11 BVR capable air-to-air missiles with a range of 60km.

The second purpose of F-7BGI is to replace aging A-5C and FT-6 from air force. As such the aircrafts are also capable of smart bombs, laser guided bombs, anti runway bombs and air to ground missiles making them a true multirole fighter aircraft. The unit price is also very low.

F-7BGI are exactly what BAF needed as stop-gap aircraft.

 

[eastwatch]

Most likely would be su-35 Variant or J-10 Variant, Any thing else besides these two; BAF should look into post 2019/2020 should be Typhoon IF hindustani lobby does not fiddle. Remember smarter Air Force is the one that goes after quality-technology.

It seems BAF has already decided to purchase one sq. of Su-30M2 planes under the Russian $850 million credit line. These will come after the already ordered one sq. of YAK-130 training aircrafts and 8 units of Mig-29SMT multipurpose aircrafts from Russia are inducted under the same credit. All these planes will be coming on top of the China made one sq. of F-7BGI fighters.

 

[iajj]

Rumor has it that star of david has crept up on the Chinese currency of 1 yuan denomination. You know what I am saying?

is this person retarded, repeating the same line at the end of each posting? i recall another poster doing the same from two, three years ago - is this the same guy? is he a teen? is he american? is he black?

 

[Major Shaheb]

Bangladesh Air Force should have buy 4 Su-30MK2 instead of 16 F-7BGI. That would have been a wize decision.

 

[chisty_chowdhury]

Bangladesh Air Force should have buy 4 Su-30MK2 instead of 16 F-7BGI. That would have been a wize decision.

Purposes are different. Our BAF is not that light in strategy.

 

[Major Shaheb]

Purposes are different. Our BAF is not that light in strategy.

So, u think buying a 1956 designed F-7 is a better decission over Su-30!! BAF needs to maintain a single fighter line. With all Su-30 u can cut strategic cost. Su-30 is at a time one of the best Dogfighter, one of the best fighter bomber, one of the best recon, one of the best for petroling and has a total of 12 hardpoints with wide variety of weapons load.

48 Su-30 can meet BAF Fighter, ground attack, bomber, recon, petrol requirements completely.

 

[UKBengali]

So, u think buying a 1956 designed F-7 is a better decission over Su-30!! BAF needs to maintain a single fighter line. With all Su-30 u can cut strategic cost. Su-30 is at a time one of the best Dogfighter, one of the best fighter bomber, one of the best recon, one of the best for petroling and has a total of 12 hardpoints with wide variety of weapons load.

48 Su-30 can meet BAF Fighter, ground attack, bomber, recon, petrol requirements completely.

The Su-30 can carry out strikes on targets up to 3000Km away.

Also, it's range would allow air-cover to the BD Navy in the Bay of Bengal.

 

[TopCat]

It seems BAF has already decided to purchase one sq. of Su-30M2 planes under the Russian $850 million credit line. These will come after the already ordered one sq. of YAK-130 training aircrafts and 8 units of Mig-29SMT multipurpose aircrafts from Russia are inducted under the same credit. All these planes will be coming on top of the China made one sq. of F-7BGI fighters.

If we really induct SU-30, then BD will have enough teeth to attack Myanmar.

The Su-30 can carry out strikes on targets up to 3000Km away.

Also, it's range would allow air-cover to the BD Navy in the Bay of Bengal.

Mig-29 are enough for our BoB. SU-30s are too expensive to put them in the front line. These are strategic fighter and used only when deep penetration needed.

 

[Imran Khan]

If we really induct SU-30, then BD will have enough teeth to attack Myanmar.



Mig-29 are enough for our BoB. SU-30s are too expensive to put them in the front line. These are strategic fighter and used only when deep penetration needed.

in fact not that much even Ugandan Air Force has ordered 6 Su-30MK2s which is one of the poorest country on earth .

 

[Major Shaheb]

If we really induct SU-30, then BD will have enough teeth to attack Myanmar.



Mig-29 are enough for our BoB. SU-30s are too expensive to put them in the front line. These are strategic fighter and used only when deep penetration needed.

Totally agree on first part but dont agree on the deep penetration part. Su-30 can do all the things better than Mig-29 at its best capability. It can do almost all kind of ariel combat you name. A single platform that can fullfill BAF requirements for the next 25-30 years. Su-30 is a much mighter teeth than mig-29. Mig-29 is a great fighter aircraft but after 10-15 years it will be really difficult for BD to find Mig-29SMT parts, which is very unlikely for Su-30.

 

[TopCat]

Totally agree on first part but dont agree on the deep penetration part. Su-30 can do all the things better than Mig-29 at its best capability. It can do almost all kind of ariel combat you name. A single platform that can fullfill BAF requirements for the next 25-30 years. Su-30 is a much mighter teeth than mig-29. Mig-29 is a great fighter aircraft but after 10-15 years it will be really difficult for BD to find Mig-29SMT parts, which is very unlikely for Su-30.

I dont differ on the capabilities. But SU-30 is not designed for front line fighter that was my point.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Totally agree on first part but dont agree on the deep penetration part. Su-30 can do all the things better than Mig-29 at its best capability. It can do almost all kind of ariel combat you name. A single platform that can fullfill BAF requirements for the next 25-30 years. Su-30 is a much mighter teeth than mig-29. Mig-29 is a great fighter aircraft but after 10-15 years it will be really difficult for BD to find Mig-29SMT parts, which is very unlikely for Su-30.

Well, there's a difference between the MiG-29 and the Su-30.

The MiG-29 is mostly for operations inside the country's territory.

The Su-30 excels at combat operations beyond the country's territory, that is in enemy territory. It's a deep strike penetrator after all.

It is technically also possible for the MiG-29 to do so, but it has to sacrifice payload to do the job. The Su-30 fulfills that job much more thoroughly. And yes, it packs a massive punch.

Aircraft spares can still be available even after it is no longer in mass production.

 

[Imran Khan]

There's a difference between the MiG-29 and the Su-30.

The MiG-29 is mostly for operations inside the country's territory.

The Su-30 excels at combat operations beyond the country's territory, that is in enemy territory. It's a deep strike penetrator after all.

It is technically also possible for the MiG-29 to do so, but it has to sacrifice payload to do the job. The Su-30 fulfills that job much more thoroughly. And yes, it packs a massive punch.

what if enemy have AWACS and ground radars with more then 350km range and very nice interceptors light fighters loaded with tons of BVRs how this fat baby will keep safe in enemy air space ?