List of active Bangladesh military aircraft

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.
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29RussiaMultiroleBM/UB8[1]upgraded to BM variant from Belarus [2]
Chengdu F-7ChinaInterceptorBGI/BG/MB36[1]
Yakovlev Yak-130Russialight attack / LIFT13[1][3][4]3 crashed
Transport
L-410 TurboletCzech RepublicTransport3[1]
Antonov An-32UkraineTransport3[1]
C-130 HerculesUnited StatesTransportC-130B3[1]1 retired
C-130J Super HerculesUnited StatesTactical airlifterC-130J4[1]obtained from the RAF[5] 1 on order.[6]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1N Twin HueyUnited StatesUtility14[1]
Mil Mi-17RussiaUtility / TransportMi-17/171ish30[1]
AgustaWestland AW139ItalySAR / Utility4[1]
Trainer Aircraft
Bell 206United StatesRotorcraft Trainer206L6[1]
Aero L-39Czech RepublicPrimary Trainer7[1]
Grob G 115GermanyBasic Trainer3 on order.[7]
Grob G 120TPGermanyBasic Trainer1212 more on order (Total 24 ordered).[8][9][7]
Hongdu JL-8ChinaIntermediate Jet TrainerK-8W15[10][11][12][13]1 crashed
Chengdu F-7ChinaJet TrainerFT-711[1]license-built MiG-21
Bangabandhu Basic Trainer (BBT-2)BangladeshBasic trainer
AgustaWestland AW119Italyrotorcraft trainer2[1]
UAV
Selex ES FalcoItalyreconnaissanceused for UN peacekeeping missions.[14]

Bangladesh Army

An Army CN-295W
Bangladesh Army Aviation Bell 206-L4 LongRanger
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Fixed wing
Cessna 208United Statestransport / utility1
Cessna 152 AerobatUnited StatesLight aircraft5A152 Aerobat variant.1[1]
CASA C-295SpaintransportC-295W2[1]
Diamond DA40Austriatraining4[15]
Helicopters
Bell 206United Statestraining206L1[1]1 Crashed
Bell 407United Statestraining407GXi2 [16]
Mil Mi-17RussiatransportMi-171Sh6[1]
Eurocopter AS365Franceutility2[1]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Baykar Bayraktar TB2TurkeyUCAV6 delivered
Bramor C4EYESloveniaReconnaissance UAVBramor C4EYE36[17]
RQ-12B Wasp AEUnited StatesMiniature UAVRQ-12Bon order[18]

Bangladesh Navy

An AW109 helicopter of Bangladesh Navy
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Maritime Patrol
Dornier 228Germanypatrol / surveillance228NG4[1]
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW109Italyutility / SARAW109E Power2[1]

See also

References