Bangladesh Air Force has received K-8W
Bangladesh Air Force has received K-8W Advanced Jet Trainer Aircaft from China
Bangladesh Air Force received JL-8W/K-8W Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft today.
Bangladesh ordered K-8W Variant.They Landed on today at BAF base JAHURUL HAQUE in Chittagong.
Bangladesh Air Force has ordered 9 K-8W Aircraft
The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8), also known as the Karakorum-8, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and light attack aircraft .
Armament
Guns: 1× 23 mm cannon pod
Hardpoints: 5, total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance:
4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each
1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount)
Rockets: 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each)
Air-to-air missiles: PL-5, PL-7
Bombs: 200 kg, 250 kg unguided bomb, BL755 cluster bomb
Others:
2× 80 gal fuel drop-tanks mounted on outboard under-wing hardpoints
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