BAF to get high-performance fighters, other advanced equipment: Hasina

By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Dec 20 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that to ensure proper and developed training of air force cadets, seven K-8W jet trainer aircraft have already been added to its fleet, as her government is “firmly committed to continue the pace of advancement of the air force”.
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is also going to get air defence system integration, unmanned aerial vehicle system, mobile gap filler radar and ultra-modern air defence radar soon, she added.
In a virtual address as the chief guest at the “President Parade (Winter)-2020” from her official Gono Bhaban residence, the Prime Minister, describing the cadets as “Soldiers of 2041”, said that they have to work for building “Sonar Bangla” following the ideology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
She also called upon them to be imbued with the spirit of the Liberation War and patriotism to serve the nation.
“I want to tell each member of the air force to keep in mind that we had achieved independence through a war. So, you would have to make yourself prepared enough so that you can move around the world keeping your heads high.” Sheikh Hasina also said that the “process is underway to purchase more ultra-modern and high-performance fighter planes and other equipment for the air force aimed at making it further developed and modern to implement the ‘Forces Goal-2030′”.