Building a Defence Strategy for Bangladesh
Reading Time: 18 minutesMilitary strategy is often reduced to the question of how to win a war. That definition is too narrow. Strategy is the process through which a state converts national power into political advantage. It determines how military capabilities are developed, positioned and employed to protect national interests, deter aggression and, Continue Reading
Bangladesh Emerges As Possible Customer Following Reported Turkish SİPER Export
Reading Time: 9 minutesIdentity of Türkiye’s reported first foreign SİPER customer remains undisclosed as Bangladesh expands defence cooperation with Ankara and pursues stronger air-defence capabilities Bangladesh has emerged as a possible candidate for the unidentified foreign customer reportedly associated with Türkiye’s first export of the SİPER long-range surface-to-air missile system, although neither Dhaka Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s Reported J-10CE Acquisition Could Transform the Country’s Combat-Aircraft Capability
Reading Time: 6 minutesBangladesh’s reported move towards acquiring up to 24 Chinese J-10CE multirole fighters could provide the Bangladesh Air Force with its first sizeable modern AESA-equipped fighter fleet and establish the training, weapons, maintenance and sustainment infrastructure required for a generational transformation of the country’s combat-aircraft capability. Bangladesh is advancing plans to Continue Reading
Bangladesh Air Force’s Historic Reset: J-10CE Fighters, Indigenous UAV Production and the Road to a Fifth-Generation Future
Reading Time: 7 minutesFrom the acquisition of 24 J-10CE fighters and the establishment of a UAV manufacturing facility in Bogra to future plans for MRSAM systems and fifth-generation aircraft, the Bangladesh Air Force appears poised for its most ambitious transformation since independence. “The J-10CE is not merely replacing an aircraft fleet; it is Continue Reading
Bangladesh Moves to Upgrade Eight STOL Ports into Domestic Airports
Reading Time: 4 minutesStrengthening National Connectivity and Strategic Resilience The Government of Bangladesh has unveiled plans to upgrade eight existing Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) ports into full-fledged domestic airports, a move that could significantly enhance the country’s transportation network while simultaneously strengthening its strategic and defence infrastructure. Speaking in Parliament, Civil Aviation Continue Reading