Bangladesh Air Force
| Bangladesh Air Force | |
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Crest of Bangladesh Air Force | |
| Founded | 28 September 1971 |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Size | 17,390 active duty personnel 2,800 civilians 216 aircraft |
| Part of | Bangladesh Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Dhaka Cantonment |
| Motto(s) | বাংলার আকাশ রাখিব মুক্ত ("Free shall we keep the sky of Bengal") |
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| Mascot(s) | Flying Eagle |
| Anniversaries | 28 September (Air Force Day) 21 November (Armed Forces Day) |
| Engagements | |
| Website | baf |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-In-Chief | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief of Air Staff | Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan |
| Insignia | |
| Ensign | |
| Roundel | |
| Fin flash | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Yakovlev Yak-130 |
| Fighter | MiG-29, Chengdu F-7 |
| Helicopter | Bell 212, Mil Mi-17, AW139 |
| Interceptor | Chengdu F-7 |
| Reconnaissance | Selex ES Falco |
| Trainer | G-120TP, PT-6, AW119kx, Bell 206, K-8W, Yak-130, BBT-2, BBT-1 |
| Transport | C-130J, C-130, An-32, L-410 |
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The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Bimān Bāhinī) 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 support 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.