Engineering: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

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 F-7 China Interceptor BGI/BG/MB 36[1]
Yakovlev Yak-130 Russia light attack / LIFT 13[1][3][4] 3 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] 1 retired
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J 4[1] obtained from the RAF[5]1 on order. [6]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey United States Utility 14[1]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility / Transport Mi-17/171ish 30 [1]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR / Utility 4[1]
Trainer Aircraft
Bell 206 United States Rotorcraft Trainer 206L 6[1]
Aero L-39 Czech Republic Primary Trainer 7[1]
Grob G 115 Germany Basic Trainer 3 on order.[7]
Grob G 120TP Germany Basic Trainer 12 12 more on order (Total 24 ordered).[8] [9][10]
Hongdu JL-8 China Intermediate Jet Trainer K-8W 15[11][12][13][14] 1 crashed
Chengdu F-7 China Jet Trainer FT-7 11[1] license-built MiG-21
AgustaWestland AW119 Italy rotorcraft trainer 2[1]
UAV
Selex ES Falco Italy reconnaissance used for UN peacekeeping missions.[15]

Bangladesh Army

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]
CASA C-295 Spain transport C-295W 2[1]
Diamond DA40 Austria training 4[16]
Helicopters
Bell 206 United States training 206L 1[1] 1 Crashed
Bell 407 United States training 407GXi 2 [17]
Mil Mi-17 Russia transport Mi-171Sh 6 [1]
Eurocopter AS365 France utility 2[1]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Turkey UCAV 6 delivered
Bramor C4EYE Slovenia Reconnaissance UAV Bramor C4EYE 36 [18]
RQ-12B Wasp AE United States Miniature UAV RQ-12B on order[19]

Bangladesh Navy

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]

See also

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