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Big Update: Bangladesh Air Force has shown interest on purchasing Dassault Rafale Multi-role Fighter Aircraft from France.
Translated news from the French website "La Tribune" :
Yes, Bangladesh is interested in Dassault Aviation's Rafale
By Michel Cabirol | 02/07/2020, 12:08
In ten years, French industrialists have exported 25.7 million euros of military equipment to the Bangladeshi armed forces (Credits: MBDA)
Despite Bangladesh's interest in the Rafale, the French fighter plane has very little chance of landing in Dhaka against the American, Chinese and Russian armadas.
It may sound incredible, but Bangladesh is interested in Dassault Aviation's Rafale, according to concordant sources. The tri-color combat aircraft has already been bought by its big neighbor India and a possible acquisition by Dacca would make sense in terms of fleet synergies. According to our information, the Bangladeshi Ministry of Defense has already allocated the budget to purchase eight combat aircraft. However, the tri-color fighter, which is not the only one wanting to land in Dhaka, is far from being the favorite in Bangladesh.
The Americans landed in force in 2019 in Bangladesh to offer the Bangladeshi armed forces a multitude of armaments, from fighter planes to missile systems through combat helicopters. Boeing has already won an international tender and is close to an agreement to supply the Apache AH-64E. Until now mainly supplied by China, then by Russia, Bangladesh has the firm intention to modernize its armed forces, in particular its air fleet made up of MiG-29 and Chinese combat aircraft Chengdu J-7.
Almost non-existent French exports
Not surprisingly, France exports very little military equipment to Bangladesh. In ten years (2009-2018), French manufacturers have exported 25.7 million euros, including 8.4 million euro in 2018, worth of military equipment to the Bangladeshi armed forces. They were delivered over the same period for 12.8 million euro military items. At the end of 2018, there were 42 licenses granted in progress to Bangladesh for a total of 2.9 billion euros (including 2.6 billion euro naval materials).
Link-
www.latribune.fr
There is a decent chance BAF may opt for a American-European mix similar to Qatar given the fact that the total defence spending this year would be no less than 10-15 billion dollars.
Any opinion on this would be welcome.
Translated news from the French website "La Tribune" :
Yes, Bangladesh is interested in Dassault Aviation's Rafale
By Michel Cabirol | 02/07/2020, 12:08
![In ten years, French industrialists have exported 25.7 million euros of military equipment to the Bangladeshi armed forces In ten years, French industrialists have exported 25.7 million euros of military equipment to the Bangladeshi armed forces](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.latribune.fr%2Ffull_width%2F1033098%2Frafale-dassault-aviation-missile-air-air-mica-mbda.jpg&hash=463cf803cdd12925ea36adde1f0a021a)
In ten years, French industrialists have exported 25.7 million euros of military equipment to the Bangladeshi armed forces (Credits: MBDA)
Despite Bangladesh's interest in the Rafale, the French fighter plane has very little chance of landing in Dhaka against the American, Chinese and Russian armadas.
It may sound incredible, but Bangladesh is interested in Dassault Aviation's Rafale, according to concordant sources. The tri-color combat aircraft has already been bought by its big neighbor India and a possible acquisition by Dacca would make sense in terms of fleet synergies. According to our information, the Bangladeshi Ministry of Defense has already allocated the budget to purchase eight combat aircraft. However, the tri-color fighter, which is not the only one wanting to land in Dhaka, is far from being the favorite in Bangladesh.
The Americans landed in force in 2019 in Bangladesh to offer the Bangladeshi armed forces a multitude of armaments, from fighter planes to missile systems through combat helicopters. Boeing has already won an international tender and is close to an agreement to supply the Apache AH-64E. Until now mainly supplied by China, then by Russia, Bangladesh has the firm intention to modernize its armed forces, in particular its air fleet made up of MiG-29 and Chinese combat aircraft Chengdu J-7.
Almost non-existent French exports
Not surprisingly, France exports very little military equipment to Bangladesh. In ten years (2009-2018), French manufacturers have exported 25.7 million euros, including 8.4 million euro in 2018, worth of military equipment to the Bangladeshi armed forces. They were delivered over the same period for 12.8 million euro military items. At the end of 2018, there were 42 licenses granted in progress to Bangladesh for a total of 2.9 billion euros (including 2.6 billion euro naval materials).
Link-
![www.latribune.fr](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.latribune.fr%2Ffull_width%2F1033098%2Frafale-dassault-aviation-missile-air-air-mica-mbda.jpg&hash=463cf803cdd12925ea36adde1f0a021a&return_error=1)
Si, si le Bangladesh s'intéresse au Rafale de Dassault Aviation
En dépit de l'intérêt du Bangladesh pour le Rafale, l'avion de combat français a très peu de chance d'atterrir à Dacca face aux armadas américaine, chinoise et russe.
![www.latribune.fr](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.latribune.fr%2Fassets%2Fbundles%2Flatribunecms%2Fimg%2Ffavicon.png%3Fversion%3D20240724094305&hash=838750a85db384b2be8442315060057b&return_error=1)
There is a decent chance BAF may opt for a American-European mix similar to Qatar given the fact that the total defence spending this year would be no less than 10-15 billion dollars.
Any opinion on this would be welcome.