Türkiye Proposes Joint UAV Factory and Strategic Air Defence Cooperation with Bangladesh
Reading Time: 6 minutesBangladesh and Türkiye are poised to take their bilateral defence relationship to an unprecedented level. During the recently concluded Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Dhaka — the first in four years — Ankara proposed a joint UAV manufacturing facility in Bangladesh and a major military aircraft procurement contract for the Continue Reading
Bangladesh to Produce Anti-Tank Weapons
Reading Time: 5 minutesBangladesh is poised to take a decisive step towards defence-industrial self-sufficiency with a dedicated factory in Chattogram to produce a crew-served heavy rocket system issued at company and battalion level. The plant is scheduled for completion by 2026 and production is expected to commence shortly afterwards. The project combines a Continue Reading
Bangladesh Air Force Attains Capability to Overhaul Aerial Munitions
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has achieved a major technological milestone with the establishment of a domestic aerial munitions overhaul and maintenance facility, marking a new chapter in the service’s drive towards self-reliance and technical sophistication. On 12 October 2025 (Sunday), Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, BBP, OSP, GUP, Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s VT-5 vs India’s Zorawar: Riverine Manoeuvre and the New Light Armour Equation
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the Bengal delta and North-East India–Bangladesh theatre, armoured warfare is shaped less by open plains and more by waterways, causeways and alluvial terrain. Light tanks were once thought to hold the advantage in such conditions — until the Bangladesh Army’s riverine engineering capability changed the equation entirely. With up Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army to Receive VT-4A1 Main Battle Tanks from NORINCO; Second VT-5 Regiment Underway
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh Army is poised to receive the upgraded VT-4A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO), marking another leap forward in its modernisation drive under Forces Goal 2030. Pre-shipment inspections are presently being carried out by Bangladeshi technical teams in China, signalling that deliveries are imminent. Continue Reading