Recently, a piece of news circulating on social media has made the Indian media break the defense – the Bangladesh Air Force is rumored to be preparing to purchase Chinese-developed J-10C fighter jets. This not only means that Bangladesh is further closer to China, but also the Indian Air Force will face unprecedented attacks on the J-10C in three directions at the same time.
According to the “India” website reported on the 14th, for India, Bangladesh is ready to purchase China’s J-10C fighter after Pakistan is extremely worrying.
The report mentioned that the Internet recently circulated this very unfavorable news for the Indian Air Force. Bangladesh Air Force General Hassan Mahmood Khan stressed the need to upgrade the fighter jets. “We are doing everything we can to buy fighter jets and attack helicopters,” he told the media. Bangladesh is likely to buy the J-10C multi-role fighter to strengthen its air fleet, with an initial purchase of about 16 aircraft.
As is known to all, as the flagship of China’s advanced fighter jet exports, the J-10C is known for its powerful air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, equipped with advanced avionics, active phased radar system and a variety of long-range air-to-air missiles and precision ground-strike weapons. By purchasing J-10C fighters, the Bangladesh Air Force will significantly upgrade its fleet and strengthen its combat readiness. This shows that Bangladesh intends to become a key player in regional air defence.
At present, Bangladesh’s main fighter is China’s J-7 series fighter, of which the newer is the J-7BGI exported in 2010, the main feature is the use of double delta wings, aircraft maneuverability has been significantly improved, the fire control system has also added a small pulse Doppler fire control radar, can launch PL-9C air-to-air missiles, can also throw precision-guided bombs, Kind of a junior version of “air generalist.
But as the J-7MB, which was introduced earlier, has aged, the Bangladesh Air Force has been seeking more advanced fighters. Given the country’s air force’s tradition of using Chinese fighters, whether from international geopolitical relations (international arms sales are closely related to geopolitical relations) or the continuation of the logistics maintenance system, there have been many rumors that China’s J-10C fighter or the joint development of China and Pakistan’s “Thunder Dragon” fighter may be selected.
In terms of use cost, the “Thunder” is obviously more in line with Bangladesh’s needs, but given the complex relationship between Pakistan and Bangladesh, and Bangladesh’s neighbor Myanmar has also purchased the “Thunder”, so Bangladesh is unlikely to choose this fighter has been known by the opponent as the main force of the future air force. This is why there is widespread speculation that Bangladesh may choose the J-10C.
If Bangladesh also introduces J-10C fighters, it will be unprecedented for India to face J-10C attacks in three directions at the same time. What worries the Indian media is that the original Bangladesh Air Force has limited strength, and the Indian Air Force basically does not have to worry about it, but now equipped with China’s advanced fighter jets, the Indian Air Force will be forced to further divide its forces to guard against it – in the early India-Pakistan conflict, the memory of India being forced to fight on two fronts at the same time with East Pakistan and West Pakistan has not dispersed, and now to join the much larger China.
No wonder the Indian media are so worried.More troubling is that the introduction of the J-10C fighter also means Bangladesh’s closer relationship with China, which is unbearable and helpless for India, which is used to pointing fingers at its neighbors.
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