List of active Bangladesh military aircraft
Appearance
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
[edit]Bangladesh Army
[edit]Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |||
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Fixed wing | ||||||||
Cessna 208 | United States | transport / utility | 1 | |||||
Cessna 152 Aerobat | United States | Light aircraft | 5 | A152 Aerobat variant. | 1[1] | |||
CASA C-295 | Spain | transport | C-295W | 2[1] | ||||
Diamond DA40 | Austria | training | 4[15] | |||||
Helicopters | ||||||||
Bell 206 | United States | training | 206L | 1[1] | 1 Crashed | |||
Bell 407 | United States | training | 407GXi | 2 [16] | ||||
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | transport | Mi-171Sh | 6 | [1] | |||
Eurocopter AS365 | France | utility | 2[1] | |||||
Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||||
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey | UCAV | 6 delivered | |||||
Bramor C4EYE | Slovenia | Reconnaissance UAV | Bramor C4EYE | 36 | [17] | |||
RQ-12B Wasp AE | United States | Miniature UAV | RQ-12B | on order[18] |
Bangladesh Navy
[edit]Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Maritime Patrol | ||||||
Dornier 228 | Germany | patrol / surveillance | 228NG | 4 | [1] | |
Helicopters | ||||||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | utility / SAR | AW109E Power | 2[1] |
See also
[edit]References
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