Aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force

Active Service

Combat Aircraft
Aircraft Origin Role Series In service Notes Image







MiG-29 Fulcrum Russia Multi-role Air Superiority Fighter SE 14 (6 according to different source) 14 MiG-29 SMT/M/M2 will be entering service in 2011] Migb9.jpg
MiG-29 Fulcrum Russia Air superiority fighter / Operational Conversion Unit UB 2

F-7 Air Guard China Interceptor/FGA/Reconnaissance MB 16
F-7 Air Guard China Interceptor/FGA/Reconnaissance BG 16
FT-7 Air Guard China Operational Conversion Unit MB 2

FT-7 Air Guard China Operational Conversion Unit BG 6

A-5 Fantan China Deep Penetration Strike C 18
L-39 Albatros Czechoslovakia Advanced Jet Trainer & Counter Insurgency ZA 15

FT-6 Farmer China Operational Conversion Unit
12+


Trainer Aircraft
Aircraft Origin Role Series In service Notes Image
PT-6 China Primary Trainer A 25 Out of 40 delivered.
Bell 206 Long Ranger I United States Rotary Wing Trainer L-1 2

Bell 206 Long Ranger IV United States Rotary Wing Trainer L-4 2

T-37 Tweet United States Jet Trainer B 12









Transport Aircraft
Aircraft Origin Role Series In service Notes Image
C-130 Hercules United States Tactical Airlift, Special Ops, MedEvac B 4

An-32 Cline Ukraine Tactical Transport / Converted Bomber C 3



V.I.P. Transport Helicopter
Aircraft Origin Role Series In service Notes Image
Mi-17-1 Hip Russia V.I.P. Transport Helicopter V 2


Attack Helicopter
Aircraft Origin Role Series In service Notes Image
Mi-171 Hip Russia Battlefield Close Air Support Sh 6


Helicopter
Aircraft Origin Role Series In service Notes Image
Mi-17 Hip Russia Air Assault, MedEvac, Battlefield Close Air Support H 17+

Bell 212 United States Air Assault, Special Ops, SAR, MedEvac
16+

Retired

List of BAF obsolete and retired aircraft:
Warbird
Aircraft Origin Role Versions No. of Units Notes Image
North American Aviation F-86 Sabre United States Fighter aircraft F40 8 Surrendered by Pakistan Air Force. Col Ben O. Davis leads F-86 flight (51st FIW, Korea).jpg
C-47 Dakota United States Military transport aircraft
1 Ex Indian Air Force. Douglas c47-a skytrain n1944a cotswoldairshow 2010 arp.jpg
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter Canada Military transport aircraft
1 Ex Indian Air Force. US Army U-1A Otter Running up for Takeoff at the Hue Citadel Airfield, Republic of Vietnam July, 1967.jpg
Aérospatiale Alouette III France Utility helicopter
4 Ex Indian Air Force. ÖBH AlouetteIII Landeck Abflug2.jpg
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Soviet Union Fighter aircraft MF 10
MiG-21 RB15.JPG
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Soviet Union Fighter aircraft UM 2
MiG-21UMLancerB.jpg
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Soviet Union Fighter aircraft FL 2
MiG above clouds.jpg
Mil Mi-4 Soviet Union Transport Helicopter
1
Mi-4-JH01.jpg
Shenyang J-5 China Interceptor aircraft
8
Shenyang J-5.jpg
Shenyang JJ-5 China Interceptor aircraft
3
Shenyang J-5.jpg
Augusta Bell-205 United States Transport Helicopter
2 Ex Imperial Iranian Air Force. UH-1D helicopters in Vietnam 1966.jpg
Antonov An-24 Soviet Union Military transport aircraft V 1 V.I.P Transport. Known as Balaka Antonow an-24.jpg
Antonov An-26 Soviet Union Military transport aircraft
2
Polish AN-26.jpg
Shenyang J-6 China Operational conversion unit
28
EgiptF-6(DF-ST-85-03690).jpg
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