List of active Bangladesh military aircraft
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Active Bangladesh military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
For aircraft no longer in-service see: List of historic Bangladesh military aircraft.
Bangladesh Air Force
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft (43) | |||||
| MiG-29 | Russia | Air superiority fighter/Multirole | BM/UBM | 8[1] | |
| Chengdu F-7 | China | Fighter aircraft/Interceptor | B/BG/BGI | 35[1] | |
| Transport (14) | |||||
| 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[1] | |
| Helicopters (53) | |||||
| Bell UH-1N Twin Huey | United States | Utility | 14[1] | ||
| Mil Mi-17 | Russia | Utility | Mi-17/171 | 35[1] | |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | SAR / Utility | 4[1] | ||
| Trainer aircraft (60) | |||||
| Grob G 115 | Germany | Basic trainer | 2[1] | ||
| Grob G 120TP | Germany | Basic trainer | 23[1] | ||
| Yakovlev Yak-130 | Russia | Jet trainer/Light attack aircraft | 13[1] | ||
| Hongdu JL-8 | China | Jet trainer/Light attack aircraft | K-8W | 14[1] | |
| Bell 206 | United States | Rotorcraft trainer | 206L | 6[1] | |
| AgustaWestland AW119 | Italy | Rotorcraft trainer | 2[1] | ||
| Selex ES Falco | Italy | Reconnaissance | Used for UN peacekeeping missions.[2] | ||
Bangladesh Army
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed wing (12) | |||||
| Cessna 208 | United States | transport / utility | 1[1] | ||
| Cessna 152 Aerobat | United States | Light aircraft | 5 | A152 Aerobat variant. | |
| CASA C-295 | Spain | transport | C-295W | 2[1] | |
| Diamond DA40 | Austria | training | 4[3] | ||
| Helicopters (10) | |||||
| Bell 206 | United States | training | 206L | 1[1] | |
| Bell 407 | United States | transport | 407GXi | 2[1] | [4] |
| Mil Mi-17 | Russia | transport | Mi-171Sh | 6 | [1] |
| Eurocopter AS365 | France | utility | 2[1] | ||
| Unmanned aerial vehicle | |||||
| Baykar Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey | UCAV | attack | 6 | |
| Bramor C4EYE | Slovenia | Reconnaissance UAV | Bramor C4EYE | 36 | [5] |
| RQ-12B Wasp AE | United States | Miniature UAV | RQ-12B | on order[6] | |
Bangladesh Navy
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime patrol (4) | ||||||
| Dornier 228 | Germany | Patrol / Surveillance | 228NG | 4[1] | ||
| Helicopters (4) | ||||||
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | Utility / SAR | AW109E Power | 4[1] | ||
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "World Air Forces 2026". FlightGlobal. 2026. p. 13. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "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.