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

Main article: 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	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Combat Aircraft (44)
MiG-29	Russia	Multirole	BM/UB	8[1]	Upgraded From Belarus. 1 for in Training.
Chengdu F-7	China	Multirole	BG/MB	36[2]
Transport (17)
L-410 Turbolet	Czech Republic	Transport		3[1]
Antonov An-32	Ukraine	Transport		3[1]
C-130 Hercules	United States	Transport	C-130B	4[1]
C-130J Super Hercules	United States	Tactical airlifter	C-130J	7	[3]
Helicopters (65)
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey	United States	Utility		14[1]
Mil Mi-17	Russia	Utility / Transport	Mi-17/171ish	47	[1]
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[2]	license-built MiG-21
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

An Army CN-295W

Bangladesh Army Aviation Bell 206-L4 LongRanger

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[1]
Diamond DA40	Austria	training		4[5]
Helicopters (15)
Bell 206	United States	training	206L	1[1]	1 crashed
Bell 407	United States	transport	407GXi	[6]7
Mil Mi-17	Russia	transport	Mi-171Sh	5	[1]
Eurocopter AS365	France	utility		2[1]
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

An AW109 helicopter of Bangladesh Navy

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Maritime Patrol (4)
Dornier 228	Germany	patrol / surveillance	228NG	4	[1]
Helicopters (2)
AgustaWestland AW109	Italy	utility / SAR	AW109E Power	2[1]	2 on order

See also

• Bangladesh portal

• List of historic Bangladesh military aircraft
• Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre