Defense Update Bangladesh

In 2017 three Yak-130 advanced jet trainer aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force has been crashed.  Reasons behind the crash was technical faults like problems in digital fly-by-wire (FBW) & flight management systems.  The crash happened in 11 July in 2017 was proved to be for the faults in the digital FBW. And then the latest crash happened in last 27 December 2017. Previous accidents in Russia also happened due to technical or design faults. So it can be assumed that the Yak-130 jet trainer has serious faults in its sub-systems. If the problem does not sort out and fixed it will create disaster as in terms of pilot’s lives and money. Bangladesh Air Force got compensation from Russia for July crash as it was manufacturer’s fault. The result came out after joint investigation by the Russian and Bangladeshi authority.

Here is a comprehensive list of all yak-130 fighter trainer aircraft crashes including Bangladesh Air Force ones too.  Accidents started with the Yak-130 trainer jet from the very beginning of its development. First crash of a prototype was happened in 2006 and a pre-series Yak crashed in 2010.  After these incidents there were some more such accidents happened with the Russian Air Force and Bangladesh Air Force Yak-130s.  Last Yak-130 crashed in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. All accidents indicates this aircraft’s faulty flight management system.

Again two of Bangladesh Air Force’s Yak-130 crashed. Two Russian advanced jet trainer aircraft of the BD Air Force has been crashed yesterday in the Chittagong Division’s Moheshkhali. Four pilots ejected safely and survived any serious injury. Previously one more Yak-130 crashed in the middle of this year in Lohargoa, Chittagong.