Bangladesh Air Force
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ronaldo
Registered Member
People like these are the reason BAF gives tender for x amount of planes and drones, then only buys half or one third of that. They pocket the rest. It's sad these are the type of people upon whose shoulders we trust BD's sovereignty.
Michael Corleone
Elite Member
5 jf-17 worth of money stolen, OMG
Destranator
Trusted Member
It is kind of impressive, if you think about it.
Destranator
Trusted Member
To put it into the perspective of the broader courier industry, the
DHL CEO was paid $6.7m in 2023, which works out to be about Tk. 81.6 cr.
DHL CEO was paid $6.7m in 2023, which works out to be about Tk. 81.6 cr.
Arthur
Trusted Member
Making more money than a CEO of a fortune 500 corporation, while being a mere public servent?
Yes, very impressive indeed!
Michael
VIP Member
China wants to sell high-tech military equipment to Bangladesh- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh.
The Chinese military forces only take orders from the CCP, they have no allegiance to the Chinese government (State Council). Diplomatic departments are subordinate to the State Council, and they are not authorized to be involved in the export of military equipment. ------ Of course, the Chinese authorities will listen to the foreign affairs department when exporting weapons and equipment.
It is a serious breach of discipline for a Chinese ambassador to a foreign country to make such remarks. So, it is confirmed that this is false news.
China wants to supply combat aircraft, armed drones, combat vessels, submarines, long range air defense missiles to the Bangladesh Armed Forces as per their requirements.
January 20-24, 2025. Diplomatic adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh visited China.
The Interim Government of Bangladesh is seriously short of money. His central purpose is to get China to help Bangladesh develop its economy.
The Chinese Government has not explicitly rejected or accepted it. The Chinese Government is currently taking a wait-and-see approach to the situation in Bangladesh. ------ Diplomatic words are more polite replies, but no real action.
So how much money does Bangladesh have to buy advanced weaponry?
China eyes continued arms sale to Bangladesh
en.prothomalo.com
@Deino here's the original news. (Non hyped version)
China eyes continued arms sale to Bangladesh
en.prothomalo.com
@Deino here's the original news. (Non hyped version)
Thanks for the source!
Michael
VIP Member
China's arms export trade has to be approved by the military.China eyes continued arms sale to Bangladesh
en.prothomalo.com
@Deino here's the original news. (Non hyped version)
Bulk arms trade is handled directly by the highest levels of the military.
General arms trade is handled by military representatives stationed at military industrial enterprises.
Only after the military's approval can the military-industrial enterprises carry out the work.
Chinese ambassadors abroad are not involved in the specifics of military trade. However, they may attend some ceremonial events (contract signing ceremonies, arms handover ceremonies, etc.).
Military attachés abroad are involved in military trade-specific matters, but they usually do not make public statements.
We need to check the content of his original statement. Usually, their statements are often over-interpreted.
As a general rule, China does not refuse to sell arms to Bangladesh. However, Chinese diplomats do not take the initiative to sell Chinese weapons to foreign countries.
Michael
VIP Member
Oh, you misunderstood.
China will definitely promote its foreign trade weapons to other countries. However, this job is not usually handled by career diplomats. This job is usually done by military industrial companies or embassy military attachés. The Chinese army is also involved in some of the promotion work during foreign military activities.
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In China, ambassadors abroad belong to the administrative system. The administrative system and the military system are two separate systems.
A senior Chinese official usually has multiple identities (several positions in different systems). When he is involved in different affairs, he will use different identities. This is very important in China. Foreign media usually do not pay much attention to this when reporting similar news.
For example:
Wang Yi. China's current foreign minister. Foreign ministers can't be involved in military affairs.
However, he is a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. At the same time, he is also the Director of the Office of the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs. This is the top CCP department with a very high rank.
So, he is able to participate in a lot of cross-system affairs. That certainly includes military affairs.
The Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, obviously, doesn't have any of these high statuses.
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Strider
Elite Member
Bangladesh was generally always hard-pressed in FX reserves. But they (BAF) did have an innovative solution in mind with a mixed payment clause in the proposed contract.
Quoting from an old article (in Bengali).
২৫ হাজার কোটি টাকায় ১৬টি যুদ্ধবিমান কেনার উদ্যোগ
The Daily Bonik Barta is a Bangla newspaper of Bangladesh. The newspaper is publishing from Dhaka. The name of the editor of the newspaper is Dewan Hanif Mahmud. In 2018, the circulation of the newspaper was 134,000.
www.bonikbarta.com
Initiative to buy 16 warplanes for BDT 25 thousand crore (~USD 2.0 billion in today's rate).
Translation: Total cost to buy warplanes will be BDT 25 thousand 200 crore. One-time payment of BDT 6,300 crore will be required in the first year. The Air Force HQ request MoD to include this payment in the upcoming budget.
From the same article translated.
Unfortunately, none of the proposals by the BAF were approved in parliament. Most likely due to Indian pressure. As of now, I doubt if any big-ticket purchases would be made under the Interim Government.
What can USD USD 2.0 billion get from China?
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Michael
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PAF's total contract price for the purchase of 20 J-10CE from China is 12.87 billion CNY (this price includes 20x J-10CE, 240x PL-15E, 10x WS-10B backup engines, all related services and personnel training).
This price is certainly less than 2 billion dollars when converted.
So, theoretically, BAF could buy a set exactly as contracted by PAF.
But. PAF itself already had enough J-10CE support systems before this contract. It includes a ground radar reconnaissance system, an air defense/warning system, satellite intelligence support, a data chain, a digital command center, and so on. So, when the J-10CE arrives at the PAF, it is ready to begin operational readiness duty straight away.
From what has been made public so far, the BAF does not have a complete support system. They are much more expensive than fighter jets ......
I'm not fully aware of the current configuration of the BAF's air combat support system to know exactly what else needs to be added. Therefore, I am unable to develop a procurement list.
