List of active Bangladesh military aircraft

Active Bangladesh military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently used by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

Bangladesh Air Force

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Combat Aircraft (44)
MiG-29	Russia	Fighter Aircraft/Air Superiority Fighter/Multirole/Maritime Strike Aircraft/Conversion Trainer Aircraft	BM/UBM(Possibly)	8
Chengdu F-7	China	Fighter Aircraft/Interceptor/Airguard/Multirole/Conversion Trainer Aircraft	BG/BG1/BB	33^[1]
Transport (14)
L-410 Turbolet	Czech Republic	Transport		3^[2]
Antonov An-32	Ukraine	Transport/Bomber		3^[2]
C-130 Hercules	United States	Transport	C-130B	3^[2]	One is retired
C-130J Super Hercules	United States	Tactical airlifter	C-130J	5	^[3]
Helicopters (65)
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey	United States	Utility		14^[2]
Mil Mi-17	Russia	Utility / Transport/Attack helicopter/Multirole Helicopter	Mi-17/171ish	35	^[2]
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	Jet trainer/Attack Aircraft		12	4 crashed
Hongdu JL-8	China	Jet trainer/Light Attack Aircraft	K-8W	15	1 crashed
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/Ground Attack		2	Used for UN peacekeeping missions.^[4]

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^[2]
Diamond DA40	Austria	training		4^[5]
Beechcraft king air 360	United States	transport/special mission/reconnaissance/AWACS	KA360ER		4 on order^[6]
Helicopters (15)
Bell 206	United States	training	206L	1^[2]	1 crashed
Bell 407	United States	transport	407GXi	^[7]7
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	United States	utility, transport, air assault	UH-60L Black Hawk		4+4 = 8 on order
Mil Mi-17	Russia	transport	Mi-171Sh	5	^[2]
Eurocopter AS365	France	utility		2^[2]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Baykar Bayraktar TB2	Turkey	UCAV	attack	6	6 on order
Bramor C4EYE	Slovenia	Reconnaissance UAV	Bramor C4EYE	36	^[8]
RQ-12B Wasp AE	United States	Miniature UAV	RQ-12B		on order^[9]

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