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Equipment of the Bangladesh Army

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Equipment of the Bangladesh Army is a list of the equipment currently in use in the Bangladesh Army. It includes small arms, vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.

Tanks[]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
MBT-2000 VT-1A Al-Khalid IDEAS 2012 Main battle tank China 44[1] Forty four units were purchased from China in 2011 for $162 million.[2]
Type 69 II Type 69-IIMA tank Main battle tank China 50[1]
Type 59 G Chinese MBTs 070324-F-0193C-040 Main battle tank China 180[1] Upgraded to Type 59G Durjoy with Chinese help.[3][4]
Type 59 Chinese MBTs 070324-F-0193C-040 Main battle tank China 66[1] Includes 30 T-54 tank donated by Egypt and later converted.

Armoured vehicles[]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
MT-LB[5] Bulgarian mt-lb Armoured personnel carrier Soviet Union
Otokar Cobra Otokar Cobra of Bangladesh Army Light Armoured Vehicle Turkey 22[1]
BTR-80 BTR-80 of Bangladesh Army Armoured personnel carrier Russia 365 delivered and a further 260 ordered.[6] reportedly fully delivered in November 2017.[7][8]

Artillery[]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Nora B-52K2 NORA B52K 1 155 mm self-propelled artillery gun Serbia [9]54
WS-22A File:WS-22A.jpg 122 mm multiple rocket launcher China 72 Has the TOT of the Rocket of this system from China.
Type 59-1 File:130mm.jpg 130 mm howitzer China 62[10]
Type 96 File:Type 96.jpg 122 mm howitzer China 14[10] Licence built version of Russian 2A18 (D-30) howitzer.
Type 83 122 mm howitzer China 110[10]
M-56A1 File:105mm.jpg 105 mm howitzer Yugoslavia 56[10]
M56/L10A1 File:105mm.jpg 105 mm howitzer Yugoslavia 98[10]

Air defence missiles[]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
FN-16 File:Fn-16-man-portable-air-defence-system.jpg MANPADS China Will be manufuctured in Bangladesh Ordnance Factories with TOT.[11]
FM-90.[12] File:FM-90 of Bangladesh Army.png SHORAD China 2 regiments

Anti-tank weapons[]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Metis-M Antitank missile system Metis-M1 Anti-tank missile Russia Added in 2013.[9]
PF-98 Chinese PF98 120 mm rocket launcher Anti-tank weapon China Added in 2013.[9]

Aircraft[]

Aircraft Image Role Origin Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 152 S2-ABI Cessna 152 Bangladesh Flying Club Landing (9548280316) Primary Trainer United States 5 Military Balance 2011
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Youngone S2-ACU (7857567178) Utility aircraft United States 1[13] IISS 2011 also list one Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (IISS 2011, 226)
Airbus C-295W CASA C-295W of the Royal Thai Army at Khon Kaen Transport aircraft Spain 1 delivered in 19th september 2017.[14][15]
Helicopters
Mi-171Sh Ми-171Ш Combat helicopter Russia 6 Six helicopters delivered in 2016.[4]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin Bd army eurocopter Utility helicopter France 2[13]
Bell 206 Bell Jet Ranger 206B helicopter Utility helicopter United States 3[16][17]

Small arms and light support weapons[]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BD-08[18] Type-81rifle Assault rifle Bangladesh Local Variant of Type 81 assault rifle
Heckler & Koch HK 21A1[18] HK 21 LMG RIGHT SIDE General-purpose machine gun West Germany
DShK[18] File:Doushka desert.jpg Heavy machine gun Soviet Union
RPD[18] LMG-RPD-44 Squad Automatic WeaponLight Machine Gun Soviet Union

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Trade-Register-1971-2016.rft". http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php. 
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Eyes China Arms". The Diplomat. http://thediplomat.com/2011/06/bangladesh-eyes-china-arms/. Retrieved 22 December 2015. 
  3. ↑ "Prime Minister Hasina expects greater involvement of army in development efforts". 28 May 2015. http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/05/28/prime-minister-hasina-expects-greater-involvement-of-army-in-development-efforts. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Modernisation of army to continue: PM". 28 May 2015. http://unb.com.bd/pm-generals-conference-ld. 
  5. ↑ "APC Ptl by BD Contingents in UNMIL". http://www.army.mil.bd/node/825. Retrieved 23 December 2015. 
  6. ↑ SIPRI Armstrade Register. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Dominguez, Gabriel; Cranny-Evans, Samuel (14 November 2017). "Russia completes deliveries of BTR-80 APCs to Bangladesh, says report". Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. https://archive.is/7CDuU. Retrieved 14 November 2017. 
  8. ↑ "Russia Delivers Armored Personnel Carriers for UN Troops in Bangladesh". https://sputniknews.com/world/201711061058847723-russia-bangladesh-btr-80/. Retrieved 22 December 2017. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Army gets new SP guns, Metis M-1 missiles". http://www.dhakatribune.com/development/2013/dec/23/army-gets-new-sp-guns-metis-m-1-missiles. Retrieved 22 December 2015. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Bangladesh needs to purchase 18 155mm light towed howitzers". Army Recognition. 5 October 2017. https://www.armyrecognition.com/october_2017_global_defense_security_news_industry/bangladesh_needs_to_purchase_18_155mm_light_towed_howitzers.html. Retrieved 22 December 2017. 
  11. ↑ "PM for maintaining mutual trust, fraternity in army". http://newagebd.net/124138/pm-for-maintaining-mutual-trust-fraternity-in-army/#sthash.qZlQyPZR.3zTfz3iT.dpbs. Retrieved 29 May 2015. 
  12. ↑ "FM-90 missiles join Bangladesh Army’s anti-air defence". 3 January 2017. http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/01/03/fm-90-missiles-army/. Retrieved 22 December 2017. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 World Air Forces 2015. Flightglobal Insight. 2015. p. 10. http://forms.flightglobal.com/WorldAirForces2015. 
  14. ↑ "Bangladesh To Join The Family of C295W Operators". Airbus Defence and Space. 11 October 2016. https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/bangladesh-to-join-the-family-of-c295w-operators. Retrieved 14 October 2016. 
  15. ↑ Stevenson, Beth (11 October 2016). "Bangladesh orders single C295W". https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bangladesh-orders-single-c295w-transport-430249/. Retrieved 14 October 2016. 
  16. ↑ "Bangladesh Army Arms Histories". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/bangladesh/army-arms.htm. 
  17. ↑ "Army helicopter crashes". 3 July 2013. http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/03/army-helicopter-crashes. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.

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