Air defense system of Bangladesh in short

There is no doubt that Bangladesh's air defense system is very fragile. And for a long time we have been quite inattentive in this area for some unknown reason. Here is a general statement of Air-defense system:

01▪️ Bangladesh has literally no long-range surface-to-air missiles. Eg: S – 300, S – 400 or Patriot equivalent.

02▪️ What we are using right now is short to medium range FM – 90, QW – 2, and

MANPADS. Which is unable to deal with the modern air force.

03▪️ If the enemy attacks from high altitude, then the ability to face it is questionable. We don't even have any suitable technology to understand Missile Threats in advance.

04▪️ Due to our limited radar coverage, many gaps will be created. Especially in coastal and hilly areas. As a result, we will be far behind in identifying the exact attack damage of the enemy. Many technical errors will remain.

05▪️ To be honest, we don't have any kind of air defense Over- the – Horizon (OTH).

Managements must understand that we are vulnerable if we attack from above.

06▪️ Bangladesh has not yet developed an integrated air defense network. And there is no message anywhere about this.

07▪️ Anti – Aircraft Gun of old and Radar of Mandhata period are already obsolete and its effectiveness is negligible. Although it is still being used in key points.

08▪️ Airborne capability of our Air Force is minimal. For example, this system should have enough speed to intercept the Myanmar Air Force.

09▪️ It should be remembered that it is never possible to deal with modern threats with old systems.

10▪️ Where are BAF's air-to-air missiles, especially Beyond Visual Range (BVR)?

11▪️ Ground Air Defense with combat aircraft squadrons has yet to achieve any significant integration – considering the entire map.

12▪️ We have not yet started work on the modern warfare Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) platform. Even the intelligence and technology required for modern jamming management is far behind.

These are undoubtedly a major weakness for our air defense business.

Author: SG Kibria Deepu