List of active Bangladesh military aircraft

Active Bangladesh military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

For aircraft no longer in-service see: List of historic Bangladesh military aircraft.


Bangladesh Air Force

Main article: Bangladesh Air Force
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft (44)
MiG-29 Russia Multirole BM/UB 8
Chengdu F-7 China Multirole BG/MB 35[1]
Transport (14)
L-410 Turbolet Czech Republic Transport 3[2]
Antonov An-32 Ukraine Transport 3[2]
C-130 Hercules United States Transport C-130B 3[2] one is retired
C-130J Super Hercules United States Tactical airlifter C-130J 5 [3]
Helicopters (65)
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey United States Utility 14[2]
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility / Transport Mi-17/171ish 35 [2]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR / Utility 4
Trainer Aircraft (80)
Grob G 115 Germany Basic Trainer 3
Grob G 120TP Germany Basic Trainer 24 1 Damaged At Jessore In 2025
Yakovlev Yak-130 Russia LIFT 12 4 crashed
Hongdu JL-8 China Jet trainer K-8W 15 1 crashed
Chengdu F-7 China Jet trainer FT-7 11[1] license-built MiG-21, 1 crashed
Bell 206 United States rotorcraft trainer 206L 6
AgustaWestland AW119 Italy Rotorcraft Trainer Used by BAFA (Bangladesh Air Force Academy)
Selex ES Falco Italy reconnaissance 2 used for UN peacekeeping missions.[4]

Bangladesh Army

Main article: Bangladesh Army Aviation Group
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed wing (12)
Cessna 208 United States transport / utility 1
Cessna 152 Aerobat United States Light aircraft 5 A152 Aerobat variant.
CASA C-295 Spain transport C-295W 2[2]
Diamond DA40 Austria training 4[5]
Helicopters (15)
Bell 206 United States training 206L 1[2] 1 crashed
Bell 407 United States transport 407GXi [6]7
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk United States utility, transport, air assault UH-60L Black Hawk 4 on order
Mil Mi-17 Russia transport Mi-171Sh 5 [2]
Eurocopter AS365 France utility 2[2]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Turkey UCAV attack 6 6 on order
Bramor C4EYE Slovenia Reconnaissance UAV Bramor C4EYE 36 [7]
RQ-12B Wasp AE United States Miniature UAV RQ-12B on order[8]

Bangladesh Navy

Main article: Bangladesh Naval Aviation
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime Patrol (4)
Dornier 228 Germany patrol / surveillance 228NG 4 [9]
Helicopters (4)
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy Utility / SAR AW109E Power 4[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hoyle 2023, p. 13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh receives first of five UK-surplus C-130J transport aircraft". IHS Janes. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Il Bangladesh acquista il drone Falco EVO di Leonardo". Ares Osservatorio Difesa. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Training Aircraft Inducted In Bangladesh Army". ISPR. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. ^ Herk, Hans van. "Bangladesh Army Bell 407". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Bramor C4EYE". C-Astral. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  8. ^ Gareth Jennings (11 October 2020). "Bangladesh to receive Wasp UASs". Jane's Information Group. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. ^ a b "World Air Forces 2024". Flightglobal Insight. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

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Sources

  1. ^ Lake, Jon (2025-05-20). "Bangladesh evaluates Eurofighter Typhoon". AGN. AerospaceGlobalNews. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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