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List of active Bangladesh military aircraft

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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

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Main article: Bangladesh Air Force
Bangladesh Air Force MIG-29UB fly over.
BAF Chengdu F-7BG fly over.
BAF Yak-130.
A BAF AW139 Maritime search and rescue helicopter.
BAF Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules.
BAF Antonov An-32.
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Multirole BM/UB 8[1] upgraded to BM variant from Belarus[2]
Chengdu J-7 China Interceptor BGI/BG/MB 36
Yakovlev Yak-130 Russia LIFT 12[1][3][4] 4 crashed
Transport
L-410 Turbolet Czech Republic Transport 3[1]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport 3[1]
C-130 Hercules United States Transport C-130B 3[1]
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J 5 [5]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey United States Utility 14[1]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility / Transport Mi-17/171ish 35 [1]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR / Utility 4
Trainer Aircraft
Bell 206 United States Rotorcraft Trainer 206L 6
Aero L-39 Czech Republic Primary Trainer 7
Grob G 115 Germany Basic Trainer 3
Grob G 120TP Germany Basic Trainer 24
Hongdu JL-8 China Jet Trainer K-8W 15 1 crashed
Chengdu F-7 China Advance jet Trainer FT-7 11[1] license-built MiG-21
AgustaWestland AW119 Italy rotorcraft trainer 2
UAV
Selex ES Falco Italy reconnaissance 2 used for UN peacekeeping missions.[6]

Bangladesh Army

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Main article: Bangladesh Army Aviation Group
An Army CN-295W
Bangladesh Army Aviation Bell 206-L4 LongRanger
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed wing
Cessna 208 United States transport / utility 1
Cessna 152 Aerobat United States Light aircraft 5 A152 Aerobat variant. 1[1]
CASA C-295 Spain transport C-295W 2[1]
Diamond DA40 Austria training 4[7]
Helicopters
Bell 206 United States training 206L 1[1] 1 crashed
Bell 407 United States transport 407GXi [8]7
Mil Mi-17 Russia transport Mi-171Sh 5 [1]
Eurocopter AS365 France utility 2[1]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Turkey UCAV attack 6 6 on order
Bramor C4EYE Slovenia Reconnaissance UAV Bramor C4EYE 36 [9]
RQ-12B Wasp AE United States Miniature UAV RQ-12B on order[10]

Bangladesh Navy

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Main article: Bangladesh Naval Aviation
An AW109 helicopter of Bangladesh Navy
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime Patrol
Dornier 228 Germany patrol / surveillance 228NG 4 [1]
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy utility / SAR AW109E Power 2[1] 2 on order

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashes in Chittagong". IHS Jane’s. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Accident involving two training jets of Air Force reported in Cox's Bazar". bdnews24.com. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh receives first of five UK-surplus C-130J transport aircraft". IHS Janes. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Il Bangladesh acquista il drone Falco EVO di Leonardo". Ares Osservatorio Difesa. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Training Aircraft Inducted In Bangladesh Army". ISPR. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. ^ Herk, Hans van. "Bangladesh Army Bell 407". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Bramor C4EYE". C-Astral. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  10. ^ Gareth Jennings (11 October 2020). "Bangladesh to receive Wasp UASs". Jane's Information Group. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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