Bangladesh Air Force Now Can LOOK INTO Enemy’s Yards

Bangladesh Air Force to buy Airbus Defense & Space C295 early warning and control aircraft. 

Recently news reports says that BAF wants to procure an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) to enhance force’s surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

Airborne Early Warning & Control System is such an asset that can give a military huge operational capabilities over its foes. Latest generation AEW&C aircrafts features including advanced AESA radars which can search & track various types of targets. It look up to enemy territories from friendly airspaces. A tank sized object can be tracked perfectly with the C295 AEW&C platform. Any large enemy troop movement, naval warships and aerial targets like fighter jets and drones can be tracked easily.

C295 AEW&C aircraft can feed those search and track data to friendly fighter jets and land based war machines to take necessary measures against. This platform has a range of maximum 450km. It can be on-air for longer time with minimum operational costs. C295 AEW&C features a third generation Elta Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which can operate in 360 degree rotational mode and can be set to scan in a fixed angle. 

Bangladesh Air Force needed such asset very long ago, though, it is not too late to get it. Primarily one system will be bought. The deal will be sign sometime in 2018. This is a great force multiplier which will assist Bangladesh Army as well Bangladesh Navy to protect country’s sovereignty over any enemy invasion from any side. As the C295 AEW&C can scan sea surface BAF will be tasked to do scanning job for BN to support intelligence efforts. 

Until now, there is no more information available for the public but experts believe that the necessary funds will be released to buy the platform in the 2018-2019 fiscal year. So as to, the deal also will be sign after the next June.