J-35 Over J-10C? How Bangladesh’s Choice Could Redefine Its Air Power

[Beijingwalker]

J-35 Over J-10C? How Bangladesh’s Choice Could Redefine Its Air Power​

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[alphapak]

Why would China sell 5th Gen tech to Bangladesh?

 

[Beijingwalker]

Why would China sell 5th Gen tech to Bangladesh?

J-35 is for export, J-20 is not.

 

[lightning f57]

Why would China sell 5th Gen tech to Bangladesh?

Why not if they have the funds?

Bangladesh is friendly to China and can help with containing India on the east while China focuses in south china sea and pacific.

 

[alphapak]

J-35 is for export, J-20 is not.

Even F35 is for export but Countries like Türkiye and UAE cannot get them.
It is not just about money but also are these Countries aligned with you.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Why would China sell 5th Gen tech to Bangladesh?

5th Gen tech is no longer the best tech China has.

 

[Waz]

I think J-10's for a major buy then a smaller group of J-35's as force multipliers.

 

[UKBengali]

While it is good to discuss BD does not even have a "real" government yet.

Earliest we will see a puchase for fighters is 2027/2028.

 

[Sam6536]

5th Gen tech is no longer the best tech China has.

It's still the best that China actually uses in their air force. 6th gen is in testing phases right now (like super early phase), going by J20 time frame expect 7-8yrs (could be more here) before induction. China and Bangladesh aren't close enough neither Bangladesh has that kind of money.

 

[BananaRepublic]

J-35 Over J-10C? How Bangladesh’s Choice Could Redefine Its Air Power​

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If the economy doesn’t grow above 6% - there won’t be enough money to buy these toys.

 

[AbuShalehRumi]

While it is good to discuss BD does not even have a "real" government yet.

Earliest we will see a puchase for fighters is 2027/2028.

Every government is "fake" government unless it has military backing. Ask your beloved killer hasina...
.
BD definitely has a "real" government with backing from every known "real" democracies.

 

[UKBengali]

If the economy doesn’t grow above 6% - there won’t be enough money to buy these toys.

Bit of an abitrary number there.

Yes of course the economy needs to grow quite well but whether it is 5,6 or 7% won't make any difference as to whether this plane is affordable. Only the numbers would be affected.

I think at 5% we will see no more to than 30-40 while at 7% we could see 80-100 being ordered for delivery over the 2030s. Yes a BD that returns to 7% GDP growth as IMF expects can afford up to 100 J-35As over the 2030s. Only the successful progress of KAAN may restrict ordering the larger number I mentioned.

As I keep saying BD has now "missed the boat" for J-10C and the suggestion of larger numbers of J-10CE, followed by smaller numbers of J-35As won't be much cheaper as you would then have 2 completely separate infrastructure and logistics setup.

Also this "close enough" to China is not the way China works. It would sell to any country that is not "hostile" to it and it can have assurance that vital data would not be leaked - not that it would be that concerned as export customers would get the stripped down "export version".

 

[Quwa]

The J-35A would be a great platform for the long-run, but there's still the gap that needs to be filled through the rest of the 2020s and early 2030s.

IMO something like the FA-50 or Hurjet could be a good fit, both to add multirole capabilities at a good cost and to help revamp the advanced training regimen so that it supports a NGFA acquisition.

 

[BananaRepublic]

Bit of an abitrary number there.

Yes of course the economy needs to grow quite well but whether it is 5,6 or 7% won't make any difference as to whether this plane is affordable. Only the numbers would be affected.

I think at 5% we will see no more to than 30-40 while at 7% we could see 80-100 being ordered for delivery over the 2030s. Yes a BD that returns to 7% GDP growth as IMF expects can afford up to 100 J-35As over the 2030s. Only the successful progress of KAAN may restrict ordering the larger number I mentioned.

As I keep saying BD has now "missed the boat" for J-10C and the suggestion of larger numbers of J-10CE, followed by smaller numbers of J-35As won't be much cheaper as you would then have 2 completely separate infrastructure and logistics setup.

Also this "close enough" to China is not the way China works. It would sell to any country that is not "hostile" to it and it can have assurance that vital data would not be leaked - not that it would be that concerned as export customers would get the stripped down "export version".

It’s not arbitrary. It’s based on tax receipts relative to GDP. And also poverty rates relative to GDP.

If basics cannot be funded - defence spending cannot increase without mass riots.

Remember the IG has no mandate or a political base to protect it against even mild pushback.

 

[UKBengali]

It’s not arbitrary. It’s based on tax receipts relative to GDP. And also poverty rates relative to GDP.

If basics cannot be funded - defence spending cannot increase without mass riots.

Remember the IG has no mandate or a political base to protect it against even mild pushback.

I was joking there.

Of course I agree that you need a mininum level of GDP growth before the government has or can justify spending so much money on advanced fighters like J-35As.

Anyway by the time an order is placed for fighters(2027/2028 at the earliest) the IG won't be there. It has no mandate to commit the nation to such a large and strategic weapons purchase that will tie BD to China for decades to some. Like I say it is not a "real' government unlike some who say otherwise.