Active Bangladesh military aircraft is a list of military aircraft that are used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
For aircraft no longer in-service see: List of historic Bangladesh military aircraft.
Approximately 80 aircraft and five Mil Mi-17 were destroyed by the devastating 1991 Bangladesh cyclone.
Bangladesh Air Force
Main article: Bangladesh Air ForceAircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft (44) | |||||
MiG-29 | Russia | Multirole | BM/UB | 8 | upgraded to BM variant from Belarus |
Chengdu J-7 | China | Interceptor | BGI/BG/MB | 36 | |
Transport (14) | |||||
L-410 Turbolet | Czech Republic | Transport | 3 | ||
Antonov An-32 | Ukraine | Transport | 3 | ||
C-130 Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130B | 3 | |
C-130J Super Hercules | United States | Tactical airlifter | C-130J | 5 | |
Helicopters (53) | |||||
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey | United States | Utility | 14 | ||
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | Utility / Transport | Mi-17/171ish | 35 | |
AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | SAR / Utility | 4 | ||
Trainer Aircraft (80) | |||||
Grob G 115 | Germany | Basic Trainer | 3 | ||
Grob G 120TP | Germany | Basic Trainer | 24 | ||
Yakovlev Yak-130 | Russia | LIFT | 12 | 4 crashed | |
Hongdu JL-8 | China | Jet trainer | K-8W | 15 | 1 crashed |
Chengdu F-7 | China | Jet trainer | FT-7 | 11 | license-built MiG-21 |
Bell 206 | United States | rotorcraft trainer | 206L | 6 | |
AgustaWestland AW119 | Italy | rotorcraft trainer | 2 | ||
UAV | |||||
Selex ES Falco | Italy | reconnaissance | 2 | used for UN peacekeeping missions. |
Bangladesh Army
Main article: Bangladesh Army Aviation GroupAircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Fixed wing (12) | |||||
Cessna 208 | United States | transport / utility | 1 | ||
Cessna 152 Aerobat | United States | Light aircraft | 5 | A152 Aerobat variant. | |
CASA C-295 | Spain | transport | C-295W | 2 | |
Diamond DA40 | Austria | training | 4 | ||
Helicopters (15) | |||||
Bell 206 | United States | training | 206L | 1 | 1 crashed |
Bell 407 | United States | transport | 407GXi | 7 | |
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | transport | Mi-171Sh | 5 | |
Eurocopter AS365 | France | utility | 2 | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicle | |||||
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey | UCAV | attack | 6 | 6 on order |
Bramor C4EYE | Slovenia | Reconnaissance UAV | Bramor C4EYE | 36 | |
RQ-12B Wasp AE | United States | Miniature UAV | RQ-12B | on order |
Bangladesh Navy
Main article: Bangladesh Naval AviationAircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Maritime Patrol (4) | ||||||
Dornier 228 | Germany | patrol / surveillance | 228NG | 4 | ||
Helicopters (2) | ||||||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | utility / SAR | AW109E Power | 2 | 2 on order |
See also
References
- ^ "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- Staff, Blog Before Flight. "Bangladesh plans to upgrade a second batch of MiG-29 fighters". Blog Before Flight - Aerospace and Defense News. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- "Bangladesh receives first of five UK-surplus C-130J transport aircraft". IHS Janes. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Il Bangladesh acquista il drone Falco EVO di Leonardo". Ares Osservatorio Difesa. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "Training Aircraft Inducted In Bangladesh Army". ISPR. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- Herk, Hans van. "Bangladesh Army Bell 407". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Bramor C4EYE". C-Astral. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- Gareth Jennings (11 October 2020). "Bangladesh to receive Wasp UASs". Jane's Information Group. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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