And finally COX BAZAR is only 96 miles from CTG by land and from Zahurul Base, Patenga it is even closer. So, hypothetically even a Mig-29 takes off from Zahurul base to thwart intruding Burmese jet, it would take only around 10-12 minutes to reach at Burmese border @ MACH 2.
What you need to neutralize Burmese threat is Land and Air base long surveillance radars not a forward AB because it sends a very hostile message to your neighbor, who you do need to live with for long time. And involving you in a such foolish venture; your enemy, IND can't be happier because you are more boxed-up than yesterday.
There needs to be some correction here.
BAF already uses Cox Bazar base,but it is supported by the Chittagong base,until now.Earlier,BAF had asked for an advanced base in Cox Bazar,and PM accepted the proposal.Since it was BAF decision makers' request,then obviously there is a need for that base.After all we are not wise than them,at least on this matter.
Now point to note here is that,it is also the
furthest base from a
"Possible Indian attack".
A cousin of mine,serving in BAF,currently posted at CTG,said its just a counter strategy to stop Burmese jumping
.(He was reluctant to talk about it though).
I think we are all aware of the fact that the Burmese have recently built an air base near BD border.
The fact to worry is that the Burmese have at least 10 mig-29s and more are on order.But the good thing is that,they are short of good pilots and maintenance is poor.But it does not mean they can't improve.
On the other hand,BAF pilots have exposure to western training,giving them a
slight edge.And on maintenance,my cousine said that recently BAF was ranked 6th in the world for maintenance.1 crash in every 4000 hours of flight.The percentage of crash is lower than that of USAF.I hope my memory serves me right.
But we should not underestimate any one.So its better to be cautious now,instead of crying later on.
What you need to neutralize Burmese threat is Land and Air base long surveillance radars not a forward AB because it sends a very hostile message to your neighbor, who you do need to live with for long time
I think you are totally ignoring the fact that the Burmese have already sent us a
very hostile message without any provocation,by intruding into our territory and then reinforcing their border force in the BD-Burma border.And not to forget the air base they built.
When burmese considers Rohingya's,their countrymen as animals,for their race and religion....I wonder what they term us.They don't even allow rohingya to marry as it will increase the muslim population.That speaks volumes about their mentality.One can not negotiate with idiots.PM Chamberlain did the mistake in WW2.I hope we don't do the same.