✈️🇧🇩🤝🇨🇳 Bangladesh Nears $2.2B Deal for 20 Chinese J-10CE Fighter Jets

Bangladesh is close to finalising a $2.2 billion agreement with China for 20 J-10CE multirole fighters, including training, maintenance, and spare parts. Deliveries are planned for 2027, significantly boosting the Bangladesh Air Force’s capabilities with AESA radar and PL-15 long-range missiles.

Key Points:

- Replaces aging F-7BGI jets under Forces Goal 2030.

- Technical concerns over WS-10B engines in humid climates.

- Potential geopolitical friction with India and Western partners.

✍️ The deal marks a major deepening of Bangladesh–China defence ties, echoing Pakistan’s earlier J-10CE acquisition, while introducing new strategic calculations in an already tense region.

Source: The Business Standard

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