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BANGLADESH AIR FORCE AND NAVY: WEAPON SYSTEMS Syed Mohd. Saleh Uddin

With powerful aircrafts Bangladesh also gaining most modern weaponry systems suitable for modern air-war day by day. After independence BAF has its own Air Tech Canada 1000 DHC-3 otter,  Dc-3 Dakota (U. S.A)  and Alouette-III (France) helicopters initially. Then airman of BAF made some war torn Saber fly worthy. Then BAF collected T-37 B Trainer (U.S.A), FT-7 (China), Fouga Magister CM-170 (France), A-5 (III )China, AN –32 (USSR). F-7 MB Fighter Airguard, L-39A Fighter Trainer (Czech), MI-17 Helicopter (USSR), F-6 Fighter (China), FT-5 Jet trainer (China), Mig- 21 UM jet trainer(USSR), Mig 21 Jet Fighter (USSR), AN –24 (USSR) , FT –6 Jet Trainer(China),PT –6 Basic Trainer (China) , Air Tourer (New Zealand), AN-26 Transport Aircraft (USSR), Bell 212(U.S.A), Bell –206 (Canada), MI-8 Helicopter (USSR), F-86 (U.S.A), Glider (Czech), West land  Wessex (U.K) Helicopter to meet her requirements.Some of  these aircrafts are still in service and some became grounded for some reasons. To establish Bangladesh Navy, in the month of September 1971 from port commissioner of calcutta Bangladesh Government collected two ships. They were re-named M.V. Palash and M.V. Padma. In each ship two 40mm guns were installed to make those war worthy. Initially 45 defected seamen from Pakistan Navy operated them. By November 1971 about 860 Naval Commandos were trained. Day by day Bangladesh Navy is getting newer Warships and other devices from various countries. It is the demand of the day that it should be more powerful with latest naval war equipments that will be capable enough to safeguard its sea area from foreign invasion. Recently Bangladesh Navy gained a separate Air wing which will soon get required number of Helicopters and Aircrafts.Approprate weapons will also be collected. Our navy soon will obtain Submarines which are requirement for a modern navy. Coast Guard of Bangladesh will have also to be equipped with latest equipments and skill manpower to safeguard national properties from local and international ( Thai, Burmese of Myanmar etc.) smugglers & pirates. Seamen of both the organizations must also be trained to help natural calamity affected persons of coastal area and isolated islands of Bangladesh and of neighboring countries .They must also have to work with marines of other countries for the same purpose. In the past also US Navy and Navies of other countries came to help our cyclone affected people of coastal areas and isolated islands.(SMSU)

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1.BANGLAPEDIA. 2.navigationtalk.wordpress.com (Bangladesh Air force and Bangladesh Navy) 3.Online publication of Bangladesh Air Force and Navy (Wikipedia)