Bangladesh Air Force ORBAT
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeadquarters & Command BAF Base Paharkanchanpur Coordinates: 24°15’19″N, 090°09’14″EElevation: 75 ftType: HeliportPermanent Units: NoneRemarks: No permanently based aircraft. Bogra (VGBG) Coordinates: 24°51’60″N, 089°18’59″EElevation: 68 ftRunway: 12/30 Unit(s): Chittagong / M.A. Hannan Intl (VGEG) — BAF Base Zahurul Haque Coordinates: 22°14’59″N, 091°48’48″EElevation: 12 ftRunway: 05/23 Squadrons: Squadron Aircraft Squadron Name Notes Continue Reading
Bangladesh Air Force to Raise New Fighter Squadron for Incoming J-10CE Fleet
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is set to raise a new fighter squadron as part of its modernisation drive under Forces Goal 2030, following the government’s decision to procure 20 advanced J-10CE multirole combat aircraft from China. The acquisition, estimated at USD 2.2 billion (approximately BDT 27,060 crore), will significantly Continue Reading
J-10CE in Bangladesh Service – Technical Study
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Chengdu J-10CE, as fielded with the same full-strength package supplied to Pakistan, presents the Bangladesh Air Force with a substantially enhanced multirole capability. Under this assumption the aircraft arrives with an advanced radar, comprehensive electronic warfare and self-protection suites, integrated datalink and targeting-pod compatibility, and authorised carriage of the Continue Reading
Italian Defence Giant Leonardo Seeks to Deepen Ties with Bangladesh Air Force
Reading Time: 3 minutesA high-level delegation from Italy’s leading defence and aerospace company Leonardo S.p.A., led by Senior Vice President Mr. Tomasso Pani, paid a courtesy call on Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, BBP, OSP, GUP, nswc, psc, Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), at the Air Headquarters on Tuesday Continue Reading
Integrated Air Defence Analysis: Bangladesh
Reading Time: 39 minutesThis comprehensive report presents a detailed assessment of Bangladesh’s evolving air defence posture amid increasing regional security challenges. Centred on the induction of the SİPER Long-Range Air Defence System from Türkiye and the FK-3 Medium-Range Air Defence System from China, it examines how these assets—supported by an expanding radar network Continue Reading