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The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, romanized: Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh Army ...
The center was established in 2011 with an aim to establish indigenous maintenance facilities for all aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force. As per Forces Readiness Goal 2030 , the goal was to maintain the maximum number of aircraft in service, and minimize dependency on foreign suppliers.
The Bangladesh Air Force Academy is located in the district town of Jashore at Matiur Rahman Air Force Base. An air officer (e.g. an Air Commodore) serves as its Commandant. [1] [2]
There was also a United States Air Force detachment during the war. The first RIAF light fighter landed on the under‑construction runway of Tejgaon at the beginning of 1943 and, after the development of the airport facilities, it became the first civil airport of Bangladesh. Today it is a part of BAF (Bangladesh Air Force) Base Bashar.
This is the list of serving Air Officers of the Bangladesh Air Force. At present, the air force has 1 Air Chief Marshal (ACM), no Air Marshal (AM), 14 Air Vice Marshals (AVM). Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force. Air Chief Marshal; Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan,BBP, BUP, nswc, fawc, psc, GD(P) - No 8 GD(P), Chief of Air Staff (COAS) Air ...
Bangladesh Air Force. Bangladesh Air Force MIG-29UB fly over. BAF Chengdu F-7BG fly over. BAF Yak-130. A BAF AW139 Maritime search and rescue helicopter. BAF Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules. BAF Antonov An-32. Aircraft. Origin.
The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force. The ...
Shaikh Kauya Abdul Hannan (born 1 August 1963) is a four-star Air chief marshal and the current Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. On 12 June 2021, Hannan took over command of the Bangladesh Air Force from his predecessor Masihuzzaman Serniabat. Career. Hannan was commissioned on 14 July 1984 as a General Duties Pilot.