Bangladesh Army Eyes ASN-301 Loitering Munition for Advanced SEAD Capabilities

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Bangladesh Army’s recent visit to the Aisheng UAV Factory in China has drawn attention to one of Beijing’s most advanced loitering munitions — the ASN-301. Designed specifically to detect, track and destroy radar emitters, the system represents a major leap in the field of Suppression and Destruction of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD/DEAD). During the Army Chief’s official visit to China in late August 2025, the Bangladeshi delegation was presented with the full range of ASN-series drones and loitering aerial munitions, highlighting China’s readiness to offer comprehensive technology transfer packages for local manufacturing. According to defence sources, Dhaka is seeking complete transfer-of-technology (ToT) arrangements for the production of various categories of unmanned aerial systems — including MALE UAVs, smaller ISR drones suitable for battalion-level deployment, loitering munitions, and target drones. A new generation anti-radiation loitering munition The ASN-301 is engineered to autonomously hunt and destroy active