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
Bangladesh Expands Landing Craft Exports as Western Marine Delivers New Vessels to the UAE
Reading Time: 2 minutesBangladesh’s growing shipbuilding sector has achieved another significant milestone with the delivery of three newly built cargo landing craft—Maya, SMS Emi, and Muna—to Marwan Shipping Ltd of the United Arab Emirates. The vessels were formally handed over on 20 November during a ceremony held aboard Maya on the Karnaphuli River Continue Reading
Bangladesh Ordnance Factories to Produce 40 mm RPG Systems Indigenously
Reading Time: 2 minutesBangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) is set to embark on a significant new chapter in the nation’s defence industrialisation drive, with plans to manufacture RPG-7-type rocket-propelled grenade systems, including all classes of ammunition, indigenously. The initiative forms part of the government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen self-reliance in key land-forces capabilities under Continue Reading