Bangladesh Air Force Commissions Second GM 403-M Air Defence Radar in Bogura

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a major stride towards reinforcing national airspace security, the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has officially commissioned its second GM 403-M long-range air surveillance radar, this time at Radar Unit Bogura, in a high-profile ceremony held on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, BBP, OSP, GUP, nswc, psc, attended the event as the chief guest and formally inaugurated the radar site. The installation comes just two months after BAF inducted its first GM 403-M radar at 71 Squadron, Mirpur, Dhaka, on 16 April 2025, as previously reported by BDMilitary.com citing official BAF briefings. The radar system has now been officially integrated into BAF’s nationwide air surveillance network, a key component of the air force’s modernisation roadmap under Forces Goal 2030. What is the GM 403-M Radar? According to official technical data from Thales Group, the GM 403-M is