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

[Bengal71]

Last post as we are not getting anwhere.

BD can barely pay for crucial imports with forex reserves at just 25 billion US dollars(halved over last 3-4 years) and we are thinking they will find 20 billion US dollars over next 3-4 years?

At this moment BD is still getting emergency loan support to tie it over and so importing expensive fighters like J-10 in numbers is low down on the list of prioroties.

You created that 20 billion figure out of thin air. BD can get loans for a much smaller figure to procure the jets and pay over 15-20 years. BD can even start with a 2 squadron (32) order. There are many ways if there is a will.

 

[ronaldo]

All of that is speculation about what the Chinese will do. You simply don't know. Yunus has very good relationship with China and the J-10 is cleared for export. They will supply anything we want to buy.

That does not mean BD doesn't have the money as you said. BD has the money, what BD doesn't have is political will.

BD has an economy over 450 billions. The main reason there was no procurement of fighter jets over the last 15 years was lack of political will and India's interference.

If you look at BD's problems, it lacks firepower to stay in the game if relationships soured with its neighbor. That's why, indigenous development of ballistic and cruise missiles are important. If you want to save your foreign reserves, then you produce them at home to save money only for the big ticket items like the J-35 or MRSAMs or Z-10 attack helicopters.

 

[SoulSpokesman]

@ronaldo

indigenous development of ballistic and cruise missiles are important.

And the industries needed to develop that- metallurgy, electronics etc are available for doing that?

Regards

 

[UKBengali]

@ronaldo

indigenous development of ballistic and cruise missiles are important.

And the industries needed to develop that- metallurgy, electronics etc are available for doing that?

Regards

BD is ok in electronics with companies like Walton who could be given defence contracts in this area.

It lacks in metallurgy and propulsion and will have to start from scratch in these areas.

 

[SoulSpokesman]

@UKBengali

UKB Dada,

It lacks in metallurgy and propulsion and will have to start from scratch in these areas.

And this should be top priority for BD now?

Regards

 

[UKBengali]

@UKBengali

UKB Dada,

It lacks in metallurgy and propulsion and will have to start from scratch in these areas.

And this should be top priority for BD now?

Regards

Of course not.

Right now BD needs to set up an IADS of MRSAM and then LRSAM.

Ignore the loose talk from some here as they have a "wish list" but not BD's current capabilities in terms of both technical capability and finance.

 

[ronaldo]

Every country starts somewhere. Neither me nor you are the project manager here so let the BD planners decide how to source the raw materials from. My point is, once the political will is there, the logistics will be taken care of.

UKB, I already put you on my ignore list seeing your back and forth with Bengal71.

You say BD does not have finance which is false.

Then you say IG can't make any major procurement which is also false.

Then you said J10C procurement will cost $20 billion - which is absurd.

You also claimed 18-20 units of MLRS with range 100 km is enough to deter India which operates Hypersonic missiles, cruise and ballistic missiles. How credible is that?

 

[Strider]

BD brought 18-20 units of Turkish TRG-300 MLRS with a range of 120km.

It won't be enough even at 1st strike.

 

[UKBengali]

It won't be enough even at 1st strike.

18-20 TRG-300s can do immense damage to Indian military and economic targets in the region.

BD also has brough Turkish TRG-230 systems.

Maybe "not enough" in the end to deter an attack but it will make Indian military planners think twice about the pain of launching a pre-emptive strike on BD

It needs to build on this now.

 

[paindu]

I would love to see both BD & Pakistan get 5th generation planes soon, hopefully this will wake up both IAF & MOD..

 

[Ali_Baba]

I would love to see both BD & Pakistan get 5th generation planes soon, hopefully this will wake up both IAF & MOD..

Both Pakistan and Bangladesh operating J-35As would be cool - both can co-operate on training, infrastructure and exercises etc.

 

[100%_Guest]

I would love to see both BD & Pakistan get 5th generation planes soon, hopefully this will wake up both IAF & MOD..

try getting the F119 engines and stick it up tejas. enough to frighten even J36/50 into submission

 

[SABRE]

I would love to see both BD & Pakistan get 5th generation planes soon, hopefully this will wake up both IAF & MOD..

IMO, problem is not so much IAF but India's government and bureaucracy (including DRDO). They prolong defence inductions so much that by the time a military asset is inducted the threat spectrum would have evolved.

 

[ronaldo]

I agree both BD and Pakistan should operate similar platforms like the J35 or Kaan so that they can take part in joint air exercises.

 

[Michael Corleone]

And the industries needed to develop that- metallurgy, electronics etc are available for doing that?

Regards

believe it or not almost all basic chips and electronics in military hardware is supplied from china all over the world... it's just a few cutting edge chips that are not made there that keeps US ahead of everyone... otherwise... chips and electronics to make established conventional weapons developed 20 years ago is readily accessible if you look for it....

For example, saddam was extracting PS2 chips to make him a supercomputer for his small nuclear program... it was then banned for export to iraq and sony had to redesign their hardware to get rid of that military grade component'