Bangladesh Air Force to Build MALE UAVs in Bogura, Upgrade Airbase for Fighter Operations
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has announced plans to establish an advanced airbase and a drone manufacturing facility in Bogura, a move expected to significantly strengthen the country’s defence posture while reducing reliance on foreign suppliers for critical unmanned systems. The announcement was made by the Chief of Bangladesh Air Continue Reading
Bangladesh Navy Launches Indigenous Landing Craft Tank at Khulna Shipyard
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs part of the Bangladesh Navy’s ongoing modernisation drive and efforts to enhance its three-dimensional maritime capability, Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSL), operated under the supervision of the Bangladesh Navy, has commenced the construction of three Landing Craft Tank (LCT) vessels using indigenous capability. In continuation of this initiative, the launching Continue Reading
Bangladesh Establishes Military UAV Manufacturing Capability Under China Agreement
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh is establishing a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing facility under a government-to-government agreement with China, marking a substantive expansion of the Bangladesh Air Force’s (BAF) indigenous aerospace and unmanned systems capability. The programme, approved by the Ministry of Finance in early January, covers the construction of a production Continue Reading
Bangladesh and the Netherlands Formalise Landmark Naval Defence Cooperation Through New MoU
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have taken a significant step towards deepening strategic and technological cooperation in the maritime domain, following the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on naval defence equipment and related collaboration. The agreement, signed at Dhaka Cantonment under the overall supervision of Continue Reading
HIT Chairman’s Dhaka Visit Accelerates Bangladesh–Pakistan Defence Cooperation
Reading Time: 2 minutesPakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) Chairman, Lieutenant General Shakir Ullah Khattak, met the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army today at Army Headquarters in Dhaka, marking a significant step forward in defence-industrial engagement between the two countries. The meeting centred on ongoing proposals to upgrade Bangladesh’s ageing fleet Continue Reading