UNB, Dhaka :
Expressing her high hope to build fighter planes by Bangladesh on its own in future, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reaffirmed her strong resolve to turn Bangladesh Air Force into a strong and more effective force by the time when the country will be observing its golden jubilee of independence.
“I hope we’ll be able to build fighter planes of our own in the future, Inshaallah. Bangladesh Air Force will be turned into a strong and more effective force from strategic point through its further modernisation by the time when the country will be observing its golden jubilee of independence.” she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing a function marking the induction of three L-410 training aircraft to the Air Force fleet held at the BAF Base Bashar in the city.
“Awami League government has always given special importance to development of the Air Force and ensuring welfare of the members of this force. The pace of such development will continue,” she told the function.
Hasina said, with the induction of the three L-410 training aircraft to the Air Force fleet, the cost of necessary training would reduce as well as such aircraft would be able to conduct necessary search and rescue operations, patrol, air survey, paratrooping and thus raising the overall transport capacity of Bangladesh Air Force to international standards.
The Prime Minister mentioned that advanced Jet trainer YAK-130 would be procured soon from Russia under Loan protocol while one more Mi-171SH helicopter from Russia would be inducted soon to the Bangladesh Air Force under Russian loan protocol while a process is underway to purchase another Mi-171E helicopter.
Expressing her high hope to build fighter planes by Bangladesh on its own in future, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reaffirmed her strong resolve to turn Bangladesh Air Force into a strong and more effective force by the time when the country will be observing its golden jubilee of independence.
“I hope we’ll be able to build fighter planes of our own in the future, Inshaallah. Bangladesh Air Force will be turned into a strong and more effective force from strategic point through its further modernisation by the time when the country will be observing its golden jubilee of independence.” she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing a function marking the induction of three L-410 training aircraft to the Air Force fleet held at the BAF Base Bashar in the city.
“Awami League government has always given special importance to development of the Air Force and ensuring welfare of the members of this force. The pace of such development will continue,” she told the function.
Hasina said, with the induction of the three L-410 training aircraft to the Air Force fleet, the cost of necessary training would reduce as well as such aircraft would be able to conduct necessary search and rescue operations, patrol, air survey, paratrooping and thus raising the overall transport capacity of Bangladesh Air Force to international standards.
The Prime Minister mentioned that advanced Jet trainer YAK-130 would be procured soon from Russia under Loan protocol while one more Mi-171SH helicopter from Russia would be inducted soon to the Bangladesh Air Force under Russian loan protocol while a process is underway to purchase another Mi-171E helicopter.
