Bangladesh Air Force

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Bangladesh Air Force
বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bānglādēśh bimān bāhinī
Crest of Bangladesh Air Force
Founded	28 September 1971; 52 years ago (1971-09-28)
Country	Bangladesh
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	17,390 active duty personnel[1][2] 2,800 civilians[1][2] 156 aircraft[3][4]
Part of	Bangladesh Armed Forces
Headquarters	Dhaka Cantonment
Patron	The President of Bangladesh
Motto(s)	বাংলার আকাশ রাখিব মুক্ত "Free shall we keep the sky of Bangladesh"[5]
Colours	Service uniform: Light Sky Blue, Prussian Blue    Combat uniform: Deep Sky Blue, Prussian Blue, Black, Grey
Mascot(s)	Flying Eagle
Anniversaries	28 September (Air Force Day) 21 November (Armed Forces Day)
Engagements	Bangladesh Liberation War Chittagong Hill Tracts operation 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash United Nations peacekeeping missions
Website	baf.mil.bd
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Chief of Air Staff	Air chief marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan[6]
Insignia
Ensign
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Attack	Yakovlev Yak-130, Bayraktar TB2
Fighter	MiG-29, Chengdu F-7
Helicopter	Bell 212, Mil Mi-17, AW139
Interceptor	Chengdu F-7
Reconnaissance	Selex ES Falco, Bayraktar TB2
Trainer	G-120TP, PT-6, AW119kx, Bell 206, Aero L-39, K-8W, Yak-130, BBT-2
Transport	C-130J, C-130, An-32, L-410

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, romanized: Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy. Furthermore, the BAF has a territorial role in providing tactical and strategic air transport and logistics capability for the country.

Since its establishment on 28 September 1971, the Bangladesh Air Force has been involved in various combat and humanitarian operations, from the Bangladesh Liberation War in which it was born, to supporting international efforts including United Nations peacekeeping missions. Operation Kilo Flight was a famous operation conducted by the Bangladesh Air Force during the Bangladesh Liberation War.