Bangladesh Advances Towards Defence Electronics Autonomy with Joint Ventures and Local Production Initiatives
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh is accelerating its move towards strategic autonomy in defence electronics by seeking joint ventures with international partners and expanding its indigenous production capabilities. The most recent and notable development involves the Bangladesh Army’s Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME) Corps, which has initiated local manufacturing of frequency-hopping radios and other Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s Strategic Leap with Türkiye in Defence Industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesTürkiye and Bangladesh are deepening their bilateral defence cooperation with a landmark initiative to establish joint production facilities in the Bangladeshi cities of Chattogram and Narayanganj. The project, which will involve the manufacture of weapons, munitions, and military vehicles, represents a strategic shift for both nations and positions Bangladesh as Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army to Indigenously Produce Tactical Drones for ISR and Precision Strike Missions
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh Army is taking a decisive step towards modernising its ground-based combat capabilities through the indigenous development and production of small tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS). These drones are designed for dual roles—providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and executing light strike missions, including the delivery of fragmentation grenades Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s $520 Billion Economy To Boost Defence Modernisation
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh’s economic trajectory has remained remarkably resilient in the aftermath of the political upheaval that defined the 2024–25 period, culminating in the removal of the long-standing Awami League regime. Defying fears of instability, the economy is now projected to cross the $520 billion threshold in the next fiscal year, according Continue Reading
Bangladesh–Türkiye Defence Industry Cooperation: Strategic Prospects and Constraints
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh and Türkiye are quietly cultivating a defence partnership that could, over time, evolve into a substantive bilateral relationship with strategic, industrial, and geopolitical significance. The convergence of Bangladesh’s modernisation ambitions under its Forces Goal 2030 and Türkiye’s emergence as a cost-effective, technologically maturing defence exporter presents a clear opportunity Continue Reading