Equipment of the Bangladesh Army

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 Main battle tank China 44 Forty four units were purchased from China in 2011 for $162 million. [1]
Type 69II MK2G Main battle tank  China 50[2] Upgraded with image stabilized fire control system (ISFCS), laser range-finder, thermal imaging sights, data-link, laser warning receiver, explosive reactive armour (ERA) protection, fire fighting equipment, and NBC suite.[3]
Type 59 Main battle tank  China 174 Being upgraded to Type-59BD with Chinese help.[4][5]

Armoured Vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)
BTR-82A Infantry fighting vehicle Russia 330 Three hundred thirty units was placed in order from Russia in 2014.[6]
Armoured personnel carrier (APC)
BTR-80 Armoured personnel carrier Russia 1030 Second largest user of BTR-80 after Russia. Bangladesh Army is currently establishing an overhauling plant as they plan to purchase more units is near future.[7]
MT-LB Armoured personnel carrier Russia 66[8]

Self Propelled Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Nora B-52 Self-propelled artillery Serbia 18[9] More units in order.
WS-22 Multiple rocket launcher system China 6 One battery added. Two more will join by 2016.[6]

Air Defence Missiles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
FM-90 Surface-to-air missile China Two regiments ordered in 2015.[10]
FN-16 MANPADS China Will be manufuctured in Bangladesh Ordnance Factories with TOT.[11]

Anti-tank Weapons

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Metis-M Anti-tank missile Russia Added in 2013.[9]
PF-98 Anti-tank missile China Added in 2013.[9]

Aircraft

Aircraft Image Role Origin Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 152 Primary Trainer  USA 5 Military Balance 2011
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Utility aircraft  USA 1[12] IISS 2011 also list one Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (IISS 2011, 226)
CASA CN 235-300 Transport aircraft  Spain 2 On order.
Helicopters
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin Utility helicopter  France 2[12]
Bell 206 Utility helicopter  USA 3[13][14]
Mi-171Sh Utility helicopter  Russia 6 Six helicopters on order.[6]

Vehicles

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Eyes China Arms". The Diplomat. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Trade-Register-1971-2014.rft". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Army's Type 69 Mk. II G Main Battle Tank". Bangladesh Defence.
  4. ↑ "Prime Minister Hasina expects greater involvement of army in development efforts". bdnews24.com. 28 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Modernisation of army to continue: PM". United News of Bangladesh (UNB). 28 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Modernisation of army to continue:PM.". UNB. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Russia to build BTR-80 plant for Bangladesh". Military Forces of Asia. militaryforces.asia. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "APC Ptl by BD Contingents in UNMIL". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "Army gets new SP guns, Metis M-1 missiles". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Modernisation of army to continue". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "PM for maintaining mutual trust, fraternity in army.". Newagebd.net. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  12. 1 2 World Air Forces 2015. Flightglobal Insight. 2015. p. 10. (registration required (help)).
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh Army Arms Histories". Global Security.
  14. ↑ "Army helicopter crashes". bdnews24.com. 3 July 2013.

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