Bangladesh Air Force information

Bangladesh Air Force
Bangladesh Air Force
বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী; Bānlādēśh bimān bāhinī;
	Crest of Bangladesh Air Force
Founded	28 September 1971; 52 years ago
Country	Bangladesh
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	17,390 active duty personnel; 2,800 civilians; 156 aircraft
Part of	Bangladesh Armed Forces
Headquarters	Dhaka Cantonment
Patron	The President of Bangladesh
Motto(s)	বাংলার আকাশ রাখিব মুক্ত; "Free shall we keep the sky of Bangladesh"
Colours	Service uniform: Light Sky Blue, Prussian Blue; ; Combat uniform: Deep Sky Blue, Prussian Blue, Black, Grey; ;
Mascot(s)	Flying Eagle
Anniversaries	28 September (Air Force Day) ; 21 November (Armed Forces Day)
Engagements	Bangladesh Liberation War; Chittagong Hill Tracts operation; 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash; United Nations peacekeeping missions;
Website	baf.mil.bd
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Mohammed Sahabuddin
Chief of Air Staff	Air chief marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan
Insignia
Ensign
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Attack	Yakovlev Yak-130, Bayraktar TB2
Fighter	MiG-29, Chengdu F-7
Helicopter	Bell 212, Mil Mi-17, AW139
Interceptor	Chengdu F-7
Reconnaissance	Selex ES Falco, Bayraktar TB2
Trainer	G-120TP, PT-6, AW119kx, Bell 206, Aero L-39, K-8W, Yak-130, BBT-2
Transport	C-130J, C-130, An-32, L-410

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, romanized: Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy. Furthermore, the BAF has a territorial role in providing tactical and strategic air transport and logistics capability for the country.

Since its establishment on 28 September 1971, the Air Force has been involved in various combat and humanitarian operations, from the Bangladesh Liberation War in which it was born, to supporting international efforts including United Nations peacekeeping missions. Operation Kilo Flight was a famous operation conducted by the Bangladesh Air Force during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

^ ^a ^b সশস্ত্রবাহিনীর মোট সদস্য সংখ্যা দুই লাখ চার হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সদস্য সংখ্যা ২ লাখ ৪ হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "7 newly procured aircraft for BAF arrive in Chittagong". Dhaka Tribune. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Bangladesh Air Force motto in English". Join Bangladesh Air Force. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "Air vice marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan takes over BAF command". Prothom Alo. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[personnel-1] সশস্ত্রবাহিনীর মোট সদস্য সংখ্যা দুই লাখ চার হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 June 2017.

[personnel2-2] সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সদস্য সংখ্যা ২ লাখ ৪ হাজার ৫৯৬ জন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[World_Air_Forces_2021-3] "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[dt15Oct2020-4] "7 newly procured aircraft for BAF arrive in Chittagong". Dhaka Tribune. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[5] "Bangladesh Air Force motto in English". Join Bangladesh Air Force. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[Hannan-6] "Air vice marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan takes over BAF command". Prothom Alo. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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Bangladesh Air Force
বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bānlādēśh bimān bāhinī
Crest of Bangladesh Air Force
Founded	28 September 1971; 52 years ago (1971-09-28)
Country	Bangladesh
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	17,390 active duty personnel^[1]^[2] 2,800 civilians^[1]^[2] 156 aircraft^[3]^[4]
Part of	Bangladesh Armed Forces
Headquarters	Dhaka Cantonment
Patron	The President of Bangladesh
Motto(s)	বাংলার আকাশ রাখিব মুক্ত "Free shall we keep the sky of Bangladesh"^[5]
Colours	Service uniform: Light Sky Blue, Prussian Blue Combat uniform: Deep Sky Blue, Prussian Blue, Black, Grey
Mascot(s)	Flying Eagle
Anniversaries	28 September (Air Force Day) 21 November (Armed Forces Day)
Engagements	Bangladesh Liberation War Chittagong Hill Tracts operation 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash United Nations peacekeeping missions
Website	baf.mil.bd
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Mohammed Sahabuddin
Chief of Air Staff	Air chief marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan^[6]
Insignia
Ensign
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Attack	Yakovlev Yak-130, Bayraktar TB2
Fighter	MiG-29, Chengdu F-7
Helicopter	Bell 212, Mil Mi-17, AW139
Interceptor	Chengdu F-7
Reconnaissance	Selex ES Falco, Bayraktar TB2
Trainer	G-120TP, PT-6, AW119kx, Bell 206, Aero L-39, K-8W, Yak-130, BBT-2
Transport	C-130J, C-130, An-32, L-410