Dhaka, 06 May: Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB) is the country’s only specialized public university in aviation and aerospace sector. Under the inspiration and guidance of Respected Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, BBP, OSP, GUP, nswc, psc and overall supervision of Vice Chancellor of the university Air Vice Marshal A K M Manirul Bahar, OSP, BSP, ndc, hdmc, afwc, psc, this university, for the first time, participated in the Design-Build-Fly (DBF) competition organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) from 10 to 13 April 2025 in Arizona, USA, and secured 18th place in the Design Report and 36th place overall, which has brought international recognition to the university as well as Bangladesh. Following the performance, a grand reception and press briefing were organized at the Dhaka campus of AAUB on 06 May 2025. In this ceremony, Honourable Vice Chancellor of AAUB, Invited Senior Officers of Bangladesh Air Force and senior Officials of Education of Ministry were also present in the ceremony.
Mentionable that, In addition to the success of DBF team, AAUB has other achievements like; the successful launch of Cube Satellite Balloon, 2nd runner-up position in Kibo Robot programming and qualifying for CanSat final round competition. Moreover, these UAVs have been designed to carry internal and external payloads and launch an engine-less glider from the sky which is capable of landing accurately at defined GPS coordinates. Before the final phase, the newly designed UAV completed 21 training missions and the UAV’s innovative demonstration flight was conducted on 25 February 2025, where the Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force was present as Chief Guest. In future, this drone can be used in automatic surveillance, disaster management, agriculture and other sectors.
