List of active

Bangladesh military
aircraft

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

Bangladesh Air Force MIG-29UB fly over

A BAF AW139 Maritime search and rescue helicopter

BAF Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules

 Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes

Combat Aircraft

upgraded to BM
MiG-29 Russia Multirole BM/UB 8[1] variant from Belarus
[2]

Chengdu F-7 China Interceptor BGI/BG/MB 36[1]

Transport

Czech
L-410 Turbolet Transport 3[1]
Republic

Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport 3[1]

United
C-130 Hercules Transport C-130B 4[1]
States

C-130J Super United obtained from the

Tactical airlifter C-130J-30 4[1]
Hercules States RAF[3]1 on order. [4]

Helicopters

Bell UH-1N Twin United

Utility 14[1]
Huey States

Utility / Mi-
Mil Mi-17 Russia 30 5 on order[1]
Transport 17/171ish

AgustaWestland
Italy SAR / Utility 4[1]
AW139

Trainer Aircraft

United Rotorcraft
Bell 206 206L 6[1]
States Trainer

Czech
Aero L-39 Primary Trainer 7[1]
Republic

Grob G 115 Germany Basic Trainer 3 on order.[5]

12 more on order
Grob G 120TP Germany Basic Trainer 12 (Total 24 ordered).[6]
[7][8]

Hongdu JL-8 China / Intermediate K-8W 15[9][10][11][12]

 Pakistan Jet Trainer

Chengdu F-7 China Jet Trainer FT-7 11[1] license-built MiG-21

Yakovlev Yak-
Russia LIFT 13[1][13][14]
130

AgustaWestland rotorcraft
Italy 2[1]
AW119 trainer

UAV

used for UN
Selex ES Falco Italy reconnaissance peacekeeping
missions.[15]

Bangladesh Army

An Army CN-295W

Bangladesh Army Aviation Bell 206-L4 LongRanger

 Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes

Fixed wing

Cessna 208 United States transport / utility 1[1]

CASA C-295 Spain transport 1[1]

Diamond DA40 Austria training 4[16]

Helicopters

Bell 206 United States training 206L 2[1]

Bell 407 United States training 407GXi 2 [17]

Mil Mi-17 Russia transport Mi-171Sh 6 6 on order[1]

Eurocopter AS365 France utility 2[1]

Unmanned aerial vehicle

Bramor C4EYE Slovenia Reconnaissance UAV Bramor C4EYE 36 [18]

RQ-12B Wasp AE United States Miniature UAV RQ-12B on order[19]

Bangladesh Navy

An AW109 helicopter of Bangladesh Navy

 In
Aircraft Origin Type Variant Notes
service

Maritime Patrol

patrol /
Dornier 228 Germany 228NG 3 1 on order[1]
surveillance

Helicopters

AgustaWestland AW109E
Italy utility / SAR 2[1]
AW109 Power

See also

List of historic Bangladesh military aircraft

Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre

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722/bangladesh-receives-first-of-five-uk-surplus-c-130j-transport-aircraft) . IHS Janes. 28 August 2019.
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s-new-trainer-aircraft-baf-386126) . The Business Standard. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-16.

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ladesh-air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-in-chittagong) . IHS Jane’s. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

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desh-acquista-il-drone-falco-evo-di-leonardo/) . Ares Osservatorio Difesa. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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