Electronic warfare systems
editName | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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TRC-274 H/V/UHF Jammer | Electronic warfare system | 10 set | France | ||
Star V | Convoy safety jammer | 67 set | Czech Republic | Each of the Otokar Cobra-2 MRAP vehicle is equipped with this system. |
Mobile field bakery system
editName | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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Zil-137 Mobile bakery | Field bakery | Unknown | Ukraine | This vehicle provides temporary food (bakery) to the soldiers in times of war and peace. |
Radars and Fire control systems
editName | Image | Type | Range | In service | Origin | Notes |
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Radar systems | ||||||
Ground Master 400 | Digital 3D AESA | 470km | 2 | France | On order. | |
SLC-2 | Weapon locating radar | Artillery shells-35km
Rockets-50km |
10set | China | Each set has 1 radar, 1 control and 1 power station vehicle. | |
FM-90 | Fire control radar | 25km | 6 | China | Part of FM-90 air defense system. | |
FM-90 | Infrared search and tracking radar | 25km | 6 | China | Part of FM-90 air defense system. | |
Oerlikon Skyguard-3 | Fire control radar | 20km | 4 | Switzerland | Part of Oerlikon GDF-009 guns. | |
Retinar PTR | Ground surveillance radar | Human sized target-4km and for vehicles-10km | 100 | Turkey | Provides precise information on the enemy's position and activities on the battlefield. | |
Type-1956,513B | Surveillance radar | Unknown | China | |||
Fire control systems | ||||||
702 AM | Fire control system | 15 | 20km | China | Chinese version of the Swiss-made Skyguard radar. Used for 37mm anti-aircraft artillery guns. | |
Fire control director | 30km | China | Used for 57mm anti-aircraft artillery guns. | |||
Meteorological vehicle | ||||||
WS-22 | Meteorological vehicle | Provides precise weather information | 12 | China | Part of WS-22 artillery regiment. | |
Meteorological vehicle | Provides precise weather information | 6 | China | Part of FM-90 air defense system. |
Engineering vehicles
editName | Image | Type | In service | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armoured recovery vehicle | |||||
BW-654 | Armoured recovery vehicle | 20 | China | It is capable of safely rescuing tanks and other heavy vehicles damaged on the battlefield. | |
Type-84 | Armoured recovery vehicle | 10 | China | ||
Type-73 | Armoured recovery vehicle | 20 | China | This armored recovery vehicle is based on the chassis of Type-59 tank. | |
BREM-K | Armored recovery vehicle | 30 | Russia | It is able to safely bring back BTR-80 APCs damaged on the battlefield. Each of these vehicles has a tobar, a light crane, a winch and welding equipment. | |
Recovery vehicle | |||||
Daewoo Novus | Recovery vehicle | 20 | South Korea | ||
Arunima Bolyan | Recovery vehicle | 18 | Bangladesh | ||
Renault TRM 180.11 wrecker | Recovery vehicle | 20 | France | ||
Renualt Kerax | Recovery vehicle | 18 | France | ||
Isuzu TW series | Recovery vehicle | 18 | Japan | ||
Mobile field work-shop | |||||
Shaanxi SX-2110 | Mobile field work-shop | 20 | China | Used to repair vehicles and other equipment during wartime and peacetime. | |
Shaanxi SX-2190 | mobile work-shop | 20 | China | Used to repair vehicles and other equipment during wartime and peacetime. | |
Ribbon pontoon bridge | |||||
Type-79 | Ribbon pontoon bridge | 80 | China | It is capable of crossing the water barrier in any river on the battlefield. | |
Type-79A | Ribbon pontoon bridge | 200 | China | It is capable of carrying tanks and other heavy vehicles across any river on the battlefield. | |
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | |||||
Panzerschnellbrücke Leguan | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 2 | Germany | On order. | |
Bomb disposal equipment | |||||
EOD-9 Bomb suit | Protective bomb suit | 250 | USA | ||
Bozena-5 | Remote controlled mine clearing vehicle | 10 | Slovakia | It is capable of detecting and destroying landmines and other bombs placed by the enemy on battlefield. | |
Khan EOD tobot | Remote controlled bomb disposal robot | Unknown | Turkey | Supplied by the Turkish company Electroland Defense. | |
Bomb destroying barrel | Bomb disposal barrel | Unknown | Turkey | Supplied by the Turkish company Electroland Defense. | |
Bulldozer | |||||
Caterpillar D9 | Heavy dulldozer | 10 | USA | Used by the Engineer Construction Brigade of the Bangladesh Army. | |
Caterpillar D-4XL | Light bulldozer | 15 | USA | Used by the Engineer Construction Brigade of the Bangladesh Army. | |
Caterpillar D-4C | Light bulldozer | 10 | USA | Used by the Engineer Construction Brigade of the Bangladesh Army. | |
Excavator | |||||
Caterpillar 345C L | Excavator | 10 | USA | ||
Daewoo solar-290 LCV | Excavator | 5 | South Korea | ||
Daewoo solar-210 WV | Excavator | 8 | South Korea | ||
Hyundai 260 LC-95 | Excavator | Unknown | South Korea | ||
Loader vehicle | |||||
Caterpillar-930G | Loader vehicle | 16 | USA | ||
Case-121D | Loader vehicle | 20 | Germany | ||
Daewoo Mega-250 | Loader vehicle | 10 | South Korea | ||
Motor grader | |||||
HBM-NOBAS BG-180 TA-6 | Motor grader | 20 | Germany | Used by the Bangladesh Army to build roads in remote hilly areas. | |
Crane | |||||
Grove TM-750E | Crane | 5 | USA | ||
Tadano GR-300EX | Crane | 8 | Japan | ||
Tadano TL-300E | Crane | 5 | Japan |
Mortar
editName | Image | Caliber | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
120mm self-propelled mortar | |||||
Aselsan Alkar | 120mm mortar | 20 | Turkey | On order for the Mortar Regiment under the 10th Infantry Division. | |
120mm mortar | |||||
HM 16 | 120mm mortar | 100 | Iran | Iranian version of Israeli Soltam K6 mortar. | |
M-75 | 120mm mortar | 100 | Serbia | ||
UB M52 | 120mm mortar | 95 | Serbia | ||
MO-120 RT | 120mm mortar | 95 | France | ||
Type 53 | 120mm mortar | 50 | China | ||
OFAB E-1 | 120mm mortar | 18 | India | Presented by India in December 2020. | |
81mm mortar | |||||
M29 | 81mm | 230 | USA | ||
W-87 | 81mm | 560 | China | ||
82mm mortar | |||||
BOF | 82mm | 860 | Bangladesh | Produced by Bangladesh Ordnance Factory. | |
Type-87 | 82mm | 470 | China | ||
82mm mortar | |||||
BOF 26-1 | 60mm | 1250 | Bangladesh | Produced by Bangladesh Ordnance Factory. | |
Type-93 | 60mm | 280 | China | Replacement for older Type 63-1 mortar. |
Current inventory
editAircraft | Images | Type | Variant | In service | Origin | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combat Aircraft | |||||||
MiG-29 | multirole | BM/UB | 8[1] | Russia | Upgraded from Belarus | ||
Chengdu F-7 | fighter | BG/BGI | 36 | China | [1] | ||
Transport | |||||||
L-410 Turbolet | transport | 3 | Czech Republic | [1] | |||
Antonov An-32 | transport | 3 | Ukraine | [1] | |||
C-130 Hercules | transport | C-130B | 4 | United States | [1] | ||
C-130J Super Hercules | tactical airlifter | C-130J-30 | 5 | United States | [1][2] | ||
Helicopters | |||||||
Bell 212 | utility | 14 | United States | [1] | |||
Mil Mi-17 | multirole | Mi-17/171ish | 30 | Russia | 5 on order[1] | ||
AgustaWestland AW139 | SAR / utility | 4 | Italy | [1] | |||
Trainer Aircraft | |||||||
Bell 206 | rotorcraft trainer | 206L | 6 | United States | [1] | ||
Aero L-39 | primary jet trainer | 7 | Czech Republic | [1] | |||
Hongdu JL-8 | intermediate jet trainer | K-8W | 15 | China | [3][4][5][6] | ||
Chengdu F-7 | jet trainer | FT-7 | 11 | China | [1] | ||
Yakovlev Yak-130 | LIFT | 13 | Russia | [1][7][8] | |||
AgustaWestland AW119 | rotorcraft trainer | 2 | Italy | [1] | |||
UAV | |||||||
Selex ES Falco | reconnaissance | Italy | used for UN peacekeeping missions.[9] |
Ordnance
editName | Images | Type | Range | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anti-ship missile | ||||||
Kh-31A | Air launched AShM | 70km | unknown | Russia | [10] | |
Air-to-air missile | ||||||
K-13 | IR guided missile | 3.5km | 100 | Russia | [11] | |
PL-5 | IR guided missile | 14km | 100 | China | [11] | |
PL-7 | IR guided missile | 14km | 100 | China | [11] | |
PL-9 | IR guided missile | 22km | 100 | China | [11] | |
R-73 | IR guided missile | 30km | 100 | Russia | [11][12] | |
R-27 | Beyond-visual-range missile | 75km | 100 | Ukraine | [11] | |
Aerial bomb | ||||||
Mark 81 bomb | Low-drag general-purpose bomb | 200 | USA | [13] | ||
LS-6 | Precision-guided munition | 100 | China | [12] | ||
LT PGB | Precision-guided munition | 200 | China | [12] | ||
OFAB-100-120 | general-purpose bomb | 200 | Russia | [12] |
Air defense systems
editName | Images | Type | Range | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-range air defence system | ||||||
FM-90 | SAM | 16km | 36(launchers) | China | [12] | |
Man-portable air-defense system | ||||||
FN-16 Eagle | MANPAD | 6km | 50 | China | [12] | |
QW-2 Vanguard 2 | MANPAD | 6km | 50 | China | [12] |
Radars
editName | Image | Type | Quantity | Maximum Range | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Selex RAT-31DL | AESA Air Search Radar | 2 | 470 km | Italy | [11] | |
1L117 [1] | Air Search Radar | 2 | 450 km | Russia | [11] | |
AN/TPS-43 | 3D Air Search Radar | 4 | 450 km | United States | [11] | |
JH-16 | Air Search Radar | 450 km | China | [14] | ||
JY-11B [2] | 3D Air Search Radar | 260 km | China | [14] | ||
KRONOS LAND [3] | AESA Air Search Radar | 250 km | Italy | [11][15][16] | ||
YLC-6 | Air Search Radar | 180 km | China | [17][14] | ||
Plessey AR15 [4] | Air Search Radar | 148 km | United Kingdom | [14] | ||
RL-64I [5] | S-Band Airport Surveillance Radar(ASR) | 120 km | Czech Republic | [14] | ||
RP-5GI [6] | Precision Approach Radar(PAR) | 30 km | Czech Republic | [14] |
Bangladesh Air Force
editAircraft | Image | Role | In service | Total | Introduced | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jet | |||||||
Mikoyan MiG-29 | MRCA | 8 | 8 | 1999 | Russia | 6 Mig-29BM and 2 Mig-29UB.[1][3][18] | |
Chengdu F-7 | Fighter | 36 | 57 | 1989 | China | Including 16 F-7 BGI and 15 F-7 BG. One F-7 BG fighter crashed on 23 November 2018.[19][20][3] | |
Yakovlev Yak-130 | Advanced Jet Trainer | 13 | 16 | 2015 | Russia | [20][3] One aircraft crashed on 11 July 2017.[21] Two aircraft crashed on mid air collision on 27 December 2017.[22] | |
Hongdu K-8 | Intermediate Jet Trainer | 15 | 16 | 2014 | China Pakistan |
One aircraft crashed on 1 July 2018.[23][20] 7 K-8W of the second batch were received on 15 October 2020.[3][24] | |
Aero L-39 Albatros | Jet trainer | 7 | 8 | 1995 | Czechoslovakia | [20][3] | |
Turboprop | |||||||
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules | Transport | 5 | 5[25] | 2019 | USA | Procured from RAF surplus[26][2][3][27] and modified by Marshall ADG. Marshall will provide total support to the entire C-130J fleet under a multi-million-pound support contract.[28] | |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Transport | 4 | 4 | 2000 | USA | [20][3] | |
Antonov An-32 | Transport | 3[29] | 3 [29] | 1990 | Ukraine | Overhauled and upgraded with life extension by SE PLANT 410 CA of Ukraine.[29][20] | |
Let L-410 Turbolet | Trainer/Transport | 3 | 3 | 2015 | Czechoslovakia | [20][3] | |
Nanchang PT-6 | Basic Trainer | 24[30] | 53 | 1977 | China | [20][3] | |
Rotorcraft | |||||||
Mi-17/171Sh | Transport / Assault | 31 | 33 | 1993 | Russia | 5 more on order.[31] one helicopter crashed whilst carrying Kuwaiti delegates.[32]Another one crashed in 2015.[33] | |
Bell 212 | Utility | 14 | 14 | 1977 | USA | [20] | |
AgustaWestland AW139 | SAR | 4 | 4 | 2015 | Italy | [20][3] | |
AgustaWestland AW119 | Trainer | 2 | 2 | 2017 | Italy | [20][3] | |
Bell 206 Long Ranger | Trainer | 6 | 6 | 1981 | USA | [20] | |
Unmanned aerial vehicle | |||||||
Selex ES Falco | Reconnaissance | Italy | Used in UN peacekeeping mission.[9] |
Bangladesh Army
editAircraft | Image | Role | In service | Total | Introduced | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rotorcraft | |||||||
Mi-171Sh | Transport / Assault | 6 | 6 | 2016 | Russia | [20] | |
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | Utility | 2 | 2 | 2012 | France | [20] | |
Bell 206 | Utility | 2 | 2 | USA | [20] | ||
Turboprop | |||||||
CASA C-295W | Transport | 1 | 1 | 2017 | Spain | 1 in order[citation needed] | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | Utility | 1 | 1 | USA | [20] | ||
Cessna 152 | Training | 4 | 4 | USA | |||
Diamond DA40 | Training | 4 | 4 | 2019 | Austria | [34] 2 more on order.[3] | |
Unmanned aerial vehicle | |||||||
Bramor C4EYE | Reconnaissance | 36 | 36 | 2018 | Slovenia | [35] |
Bangladesh Navy
editAircraft | Image | Role | In service | Total | Introduced | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rotorcraft | |||||||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Utility | 2 | 2 | 2011 | Italy | [20] | |
Turboprop | |||||||
Dornier 228 | MPA | 2 | 2 | 2013 | Germany | 2 more on order with Leonardo's Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array surveillance radar.[36][20] |
Uniforms and protective equipment
editName | Image | Type | origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Combat boots | ||||
B-201 | Desert boot | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[37] | |
B-202 | Special operations boot | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[38] | |
B-301 | Combat boot | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[39] | |
B-302 | Combat boot | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[40] | |
B-401 | Jungle boot | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[41] | |
Combat helmet | ||||
SPECTRA helmet | Combat helmet | France Bangladesh | Standard service helmet of Bangladesh Army. Manufactured locally by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory | |
MICH | Combat helmet | USA | Used by Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh) | |
M1 helmet | Combat helmet | USA Bangladesh | Being replaced by SPECTRA helmet. Limited number in use. | |
Bulletproof vest | ||||
Kevlar vest | Bulletproof vest | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory | |
Level 2/3 ballistic vest | Bulletproof vest | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory | |
Military uniform | ||||
Battle Dress Uniform | Woodland | Bangladesh | Emerging in the 1990s, a very brightly-colored woodland-style pattern came into use with Bangladeshi forces. Although similar to the US design, the shapes appear to be based on different drawings. This design is still in use today, although the colors have been changed a little from older versions.[42] |
Small arms
editUtility vehicles
editName | Image | Role | In service | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All terrain vehicle | |||||
Honda FourTrax | ATV | 50 | Japan | Used by Black Eagle Snipers of Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh) | |
Pickup truck | |||||
Toyota Land Cruiser | Utility vehicle | 2000 | Japan Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. | |
KIA KM420 | Utility vehicle | 100 | South Korea | ||
Land Rover Defender | Utility vehicle | 50 | UK | ||
Toyota Land Cruiser | Utility vehicle | 3000 | Japan Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. | |
Ford Ranger | Utility vehicle | 100 | USA | ||
Toyota Hilux | Utility vehicle | 200 | Japan | ||
Mitsubishi L200 | Utility vehicle | 50 | Japan | ||
Staff car | |||||
Mitsubishi Pajero | Staff car | 200 | Japan | ||
Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Staff car | 200 | Japan | ||
Nissan Patrol | Staff car | 100 | Japan | [56] | |
BMW 7 series | Staff car | 50 | Germany | ||
Kia Cerato | Staff car | 100 | South Korea | ||
Mitsubishi Lancer EX | Staff car | 200 | Japan | ||
Toyota Corolla E140 | Staff car | 100 | Japan | ||
Toyota Corolla E150 | Staff car | 100 | Japan | ||
Toyota Corolla (E170) | Staff car | 100 | Japan | ||
Toyota Camry XV40 | Staff car | 100 | Japan | ||
Toyota Camry XV50 | Staff car | 200 | Japan | ||
Mitsubishi Lancer GLX | Staff car | 50 | Japan | ||
Nissan Sunny N16 | Staff car | 50 | Japan | ||
Tata Hexa | Staff car | 200 | India | [57][58][59] | |
Ambulance | |||||
Toyota Land Cruiser | Ambulance | 300 | Japan Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. | |
Volkswagen Crafter | Ambulance | 100 | Germany | ||
Mitsubishi L300 | Ambulance | 200 | Japan | ||
Toyota HiAce H100 | Ambulance | 50 | Japan | ||
Shaanxi SX 2110 | Field Ambulance | 50 | China | ||
Iveco Daily | Field Ambulance | 50 | Italy | ||
4x4 truck | |||||
Arunima Bolyan | 4x4 truck | 1000 | Bangladesh | Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[60] | |
Renault Midlum 240 | 4x4 truck | 500 | France | ||
Renault TRM 180.11 | 4x4 truck | 200 | France | ||
Renault Midlum 240 | 4X4 tipper | 50 | France | ||
Mercedes-Benz 1117 | 4x4 truck | 100 | Germany | ||
Isuzu TSD-45 | 4x4 truck | 100 | Japan | ||
Daewoo Novus | water tanker | 300 | South Korea | ||
Iveco Trakker 310 | aircraft refueler | 50 | Italy | ||
Iveco Eurotakker 150E18 | fuel tanker | 50 | Italy | ||
BeiBen 1928 | 4x4 truck | 100 | China | ||
Shaanxi SX 2110 | 4x4 truck | 50 | China | Used as mobile work-shop. | |
6x4 truck | |||||
Renault Kerax 380.34T | 6x4 truck | 50 | France | [61] | |
Iveco 380 prime mover | 6x4 truck | 20 | Italy | ||
Volvo FM400 | 6x4 truck | 60 | Sweden | ||
Mitsubishi Fuso Prime mover | 6x4 truck | 20 | Japan | ||
6x6 truck | |||||
Iveco Trakker 420 | 6×6 truck | 200 | Italy | ||
Iveco Trakker 420 | 6×6 flatbed truck | 100 | Italy | ||
Renault Kerax | 6X6 flatbed truck | 100 | France | ||
Renault CBH320 | 6X6 flatbed truck | 50 | France | ||
Renault Kerax | 6×6 Fuel Tanker | 20 | France | ||
Tiema XC2200 | 6×6 truck | 50 | China | ||
Kamaz-43118 | 6×6 truck | 50 | Russia | Ammunition transport truck. | |
Ural-4320 | 6×6 truck | 50 | Slovakia | ||
Mercedes Benz | 6×6 truck | 20 | Germany | Tank transporter. | |
Western Star M4866S | 6×6 truck | 20 | USA | Tank transporter | |
Zil-137 | 6×6 truck | 16 | Ukraine | ||
Shaanxi SX2190 | 6×6 truck | 20 | China |
Aircraft
editAircraft | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed-wing aircraft | |||||
Airbus C-295W | Transport aircraft | Spain | 1 | [62][12][63] | |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Utility aircraft | USA | 1 | [63] | |
DA40NG | Basic trainer | Austria | 4 | Two more on order.[62][64] | |
Cessna 152 Aerobat | Light aircraft | USA | 5 | A152 Aerobat variant.[12][64] | |
Helicopters | |||||
Mi-171Sh | Transport helicopter with armed assault capabilities | Russia | 6 | Six more on order.[12][63] | |
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | Utility helicopter | France | 2 | AS365 N3+ variant[62][12][63] | |
Bell 206 | Utility helicopter | USA | 2 | [12][63] | |
Unmanned aerial vehicle | |||||
Bramor C4EYE | Reconnaissance drone | Slovenia | 36 | Procured in 2017.[65] | |
Type-2 150 | Target drone | China | Unknown | ||
RQ-12B | Reconnaissance drone | USA | Unknown | On order.[66] | |
Mavic Air-2 | Reconnaissance drone | China | 100 |
Artillery
editName | Image | Caliber | Range | In service | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type-B (Medium Range) | ||||||
TRG-300 Tiger | 300mm multiple launch rocket system | 120km | 18 (launchers) | Turkey | This missile is capable of hitting specific targets using Global Positioning System + Global Navigation Satellite System Aided Inertial Navigation System.To be delivered soon.[62][12][67][68] | |
TRG-230 | 230mm multiple launch rocket system | 70km | 18 (launchers) | Turkey | This missile is capable of hitting specific targets using Global Positioning System + Global Navigation Satellite System Aided Inertial Navigation System.[62][12] | |
Type (Short Range) | ||||||
WS-22 | 122 mm multiple launch rocket system | 47km | 72 (launchers) | China | [62][12] | |
Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
Nora B-52 K1 | 155mm | 41.2km | 54 | Serbia | [62][12] [69][70] | |
Towed artillery | ||||||
Type 59-1 | 130 mm field gun | 39km | 62 | China | Chinese version of Soviet M-46 gun. [12] | |
Type 96 | 122mm field howitzer | 22km | 90 | China | Chinese version of soviet D-30 gun.[12] | |
D-30 | 122mm field howitzer | 22km | 14 | Russia | [12] | |
Type 54-1 | 122mm field howitzer | 12km | 57 | China | [12][62] | |
Type 83 | 122mm pack howitzer | 22km | 110 | China | [62] [12] [71] | |
M-56A1 | 105 mm pack howitzer | 13km | 56 | Serbia | Upgraded version of basic M-56 Howitzer.[62] [12] [72] | |
L-10A1 | 105 mm pack howitzer | 13km | 98 | Serbia | [62] [12][73] | |
M101A1 | 105 mm pack howitzer | 12km | 50 | USA | [62] [12] | |
Mod 56 | 105 mm pack howitzer | 10km | 170 | Italy | [12][74] |
Armored vehicles
editName | Image | Type | In service | Origin | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armoured personnel carrier | |||||
BTR-80 | APC | ≤645 | Russia | [75][62][12][76] | |
MT-LB | APC | 134 | Russia | [77] | |
BATT-X | APC | 44 | USA | [76] [78] | |
INKAS Sentry | APC | 44 | Canada | [76] [79] | |
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected | |||||
Otokar Cobra-2 | MARP | 67 | Turkey | Otokar Cobra-2 vehicles have been newly added to the Mechanized Battalion. These vehicles are playing an effective role in the UN peacekeeping missions.[62][12][76] | |
MaxxPro | MRAP | 50 | USA | 50 vehicle received in 2019.[62] | |
STREIT Typhoon | MRAP | 50 | Canada | These vehicles are used in UN peacekeeping missions.[62] | |
Light Armoured Vehicle | |||||
Otokar Cobra-1 | Light Armoured Vehicle | 300 | Turkey | Armoured command post, ambulance, surveillance and reconnaissance, tank destroyer and amphibious versions are used.[62] [62][12][76] | |
IAG Guardian | Light Armoured Vehicle | 44 | United Arab Emirates | [62] | |
IAG Jaws | Light Armoured Vehicle | 24 | United Arab Emirates | [62] | |
BOV M11 | Armoured reconnaissance vehicle | 24 | Serbia | Used for Self Propelled Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army.[12][62] | |
RN-94 | Armoured Ambulance | 9 | Turkey Romania | [62] | |
Pindad Anoa | Armoured Ambulance | 6 | Indonesia | Six units ordered on trial basis.[80] | |
Command Vehicle | |||||
Type 85 AFV | APC/Command vehicle | 50 | China | [62] | |
Dongfeng EQ2050 | Command vehicle | 24 | China | Used for MLRS Regiment of Bangladesh Army.[81] |
Watercraft
editName | Image | Type | In service | Origin | Notes |
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High speed boat | |||||
Sea Horse-13 | High speed interceptor boat | 2 | Bangladesh | Made by METACENTRE ltd. | |
Defender-class boat | Rapid response boat | 20 | USA | ||
Kingfisher-29 | High speed patrol boat | 60 | Canada | ||
MFG-23C | High speed patrol boat | 100 | Bangladesh | Made by Yamaha Marine Bangladesh Ltd. | |
Tri shark | Speed boat | 200 | Bangladesh | ||
Landing craft tank | |||||
Shakti Sanchar | LCT | 1 | Bangladesh | Designed by GB Marine, the 85-meter-long LCT is capable of carrying 1 helicopter, 9 tanks and 150 troops. | |
Amir Hamza | LCT | 1 | Bangladesh | Used for transporting troops and supplies. | |
BS Jahangir | LCT | 1 | China | One Yuch'in-class LCT built by the People's Republic of China exists in the Bangladesh Army fleet. | |
Under construction | |||||
Type-C | - | Command ship | 1 | Bangladesh | This ship will be used as a commandship during wartime. |
- | - | LCT | 2 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh Army has signed an agreement with Western Marine Shipyard in 2017. These 68 meter long ships will be able to carry 8 tanks. |
Type-A | - | LCT | 4 | Bangladesh | In April 2018, the Bangladesh Army decided to purchase 4 sea capable landing craft tanks (LCTs). These 75 to 82 meters long ships and will be able to carry 8 tanks. |
Type-B | - | Troops Carrier Vessel | 15 | Bangladesh | In January 2018, the Army invited tenders for two naval troop carrying vessels. These 55 meter long ships will be able to carry 200 troops. |
Type-D | - | Troops Carrier Vessel | 15 | Bangladesh |
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