Bangladesh Army purchasing more Swiss air defence systems
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh Army has continued to purchase Swiss-made Oerlikon GDF-009s to bring about qualitative improvement in its air defence capabilities. The latest acquisition follows the induction of the NORINCO-supplied CS/AA3 air defence guns of the same calibre in 11 March 2024. The two systems are essentially the latest reteration of Continue Reading
Bangladesh Police Mi-171A2 medium-heavy multirole helicopter spotted in Russia
Reading Time: 1 minuteOne of the two Mi-171A2 medium-heavy multirole helicopters of the Bangladesh Police was spotted in Russia undergoing final flight tests before delivery. The rotary wing aircraft with serial S3-CPA is the first in a batch of helicopters purchased from Russia under an agreement signed in November 2021 to expand the Continue Reading
Bangladesh Air Force gets second weather radar from US
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Air Force has successfully installed a second state of the art pulse doppler radar in Chittagong. Acquired from Baron Weather, the Gen 3 series Baron 350,000-watt C-Band Dual Polarisation radars will improve situation awareness for pilots on weather before they fly out in to different zones. In the Continue Reading
Clarification on air force bases in northern Bangladesh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere has been unnecessary and baseless talk circulating, fuelled by misinformation and accepted by some, regarding the Bangladesh Air Force, which BDMilitary.com aims to clarify. The Government of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Air Force currently have no plans to establish an airbase in Lalmonirhat, Nilpharmari or its surrounding regions. In Continue Reading
Sheikh Hasina begged India to attack Dhaka
Reading Time: 12 minutesBefore fleeing to India former Prime Minister (dictator) Sheikh Hasina called India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the morning of 5 August 2024 and sought India’s intervention in a last ditch attempt to stay in power. Prior to seeking New Delh’s assistance Sheikh Hasina tried to impose martial law Continue Reading