Defense Update Bangladesh

Bangladesh Air Force going to install Selex RAT-31DL AESA radar in august. This long-range air search radar will be installed in the Barishal Air Base. Italian defense contractor Leonardo manufactured Selex RAT-31DL active electronically scanned array radar has an instrumented range of 500km and detection range of 470km. Due to this capabilities Bangladesh can detect any hostile aircrafts beyond its border. Hence Bangladesh Air Force will get more time to respond accordingly.  After installing this radar in Barishal base BD Air Force will establish Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). This ADIZ will be in the southern part of the country, which covers the main portion of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) in the Bay of Bengal and southern districts of the Chittagong division. By this ADIZ Bangladesh sending a message to myanmar air force not to meddle with Dhaka. If they (burmese) violate Bangladesh’s airspace again they’ll be intercepted by and announced hostile as well....

Bangladesh Air Force operating Pakistan made Air Defense Systems automation. This C4I Command & Control System has been developed and produced by the Air Weapons Complex (AWC), a subsidiary of the NESCOM, Pakistan.  This automated computer system has integration with all of the air defense assets of Bangladesh Air Force. Likewise all fighter aircrafts, interceptor aircrafts, surveillance & reconnaissance assets, radar stations & surface-to-air missiles systems are integrated within this system.  Until now it is been found that the whole system operates smoothly without any flaws. BAF is satisfied with this system and thanked for.