Bangladesh Army upgrading its Chinese-made SHORAD systems
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh Army is carrying out upgrades and overhauls on its existing FM-90 SHORAD systems to extend the life of the missiles held in its inventory and improve its operational performances. The respective authorities are working with the Chinese suppliers to ensure the overhauling and upgrades are carried out in Continue Reading
BOF making 40mm SAGL munitions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) is to manufacture the 40mm grenades indigenously for the first time in the country for use with the Milkor SAGLs acquired from South Africa. The six-shot grenade launcher was developed in 1981 to meet the requirements of global defence export market. While branded as the Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army to upgrade existing Type 59 and Type 69 tanks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Army is set to upgrade its Type 59 and Type 69 tanks with a new specification that will enable them to maintain similar performance characteristics as the newly obtained VT-5 light tanks from NORINCO. A RFI notice was published by the Directorate General of Defence Purchase (DGDP) outlining Continue Reading
BMTF to build tanks and combat vehicles in Bangladesh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF) has disclosed it is collaborating with a foreign partner to assemble advanced tanks and armoured combat vehicles for the first time in Bangladesh’s history. It has also shown interest in jointly manufacturing military trucks in Bangladesh with the cooperation foreign companies. The projects were Continue Reading
10th Padma class coastal patrol craft commissioned in to Bangladesh Navy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Navy commissioned its 10th indigenously built Padma class inshore patrol vessel on 30 November 2024. The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Naval Staff and other senior defence and government officials. BNS Bishkhali is 51.6 metres (169 ft 3 in) long, 7.5 metres (24 ft 7 in) Continue Reading