Army holds large scale tactical manoeuvres across Bangladesh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Army capped off several large-scale tactical field training exercises involving multiple infantry divisions, the air force, and paramilitary forces to demonstrate its defence readiness. Publicly disclosed information suggests exercises were held in Rajbari and Mymensingh, which lasted several weeks since commencement in December last year. The exercises utilised Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army seeks light amphibious tanks
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh Army is in negotiations with China for a new light amphibious tank for use in its riverine and coastal regions, having superior capabilities to existing platforms. The new generation tank is said to be capable of operating in mountainous regions, participate in amphibious landings, and even operate in Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army purchasing more Swiss air defence systems
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh Army has continued to purchase Swiss-made Oerlikon GDF-009s to bring about qualitative improvement in its air defence capabilities. The latest acquisition follows the induction of the NORINCO-supplied CS/AA3 air defence guns of the same calibre in 11 March 2024. The two systems are essentially the latest reteration of Continue Reading
Bangladesh Police Mi-171A2 medium-heavy multirole helicopter spotted in Russia
Reading Time: 1 minuteOne of the two Mi-171A2 medium-heavy multirole helicopters of the Bangladesh Police was spotted in Russia undergoing final flight tests before delivery. The rotary wing aircraft with serial S3-CPA is the first in a batch of helicopters purchased from Russia under an agreement signed in November 2021 to expand the Continue Reading
Bangladesh Air Force gets second weather radar from US
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Air Force has successfully installed a second state of the art pulse doppler radar in Chittagong. Acquired from Baron Weather, the Gen 3 series Baron 350,000-watt C-Band Dual Polarisation radars will improve situation awareness for pilots on weather before they fly out in to different zones. In the Continue Reading