Artillery Modernisation Report – Bangladesh Army (2025–2035)

📘 Introduction

To maintain credible deterrence and effective support for combined arms operations, the Bangladesh Army has initiated a comprehensive artillery modernisation programme. The focus is on firepower mobility, digital integration, precision strike capability, and domestic sustainability. The modernised artillery force is designed to support the Army’s evolving doctrine and regional security posture, particularly in scenarios involving rapid force projection or large-scale conflict.

This plan equips each infantry division with a composite artillery brigade featuring towed, self-propelled, and rocket artillery systems, complemented by ISR support and counter-battery assets. The programme also establishes a strategic missile force at Army HQ level to deliver long-range strike capability.

🛡️ 1. Organisational Structure

🧭 High Command & Corps Breakdown

• Army HQ Artillery Directorate
  • Strategic Missile Regiment (Tayfun SRBM)
• 3 Corps Commands
  • Central Corps (Dhaka)
  • Eastern Corps (Chattogram)
  • Western Corps (Bogura)
• 12 Infantry Divisions
  • Each with 1 Artillery Brigade
• 3 Independent Corps-Level Artillery Brigades
  • One per Corps

🔰 2. Artillery Brigade Structure

📦 Infantry Division Artillery Brigade (12 Total)

• 1× Yavuz 155mm SPH Regiment (18 SPHs)
• 2× Boran 105mm Light Howitzer Regiments (36 guns total)
• 1× TRG-230/300 GMLRS Regiment (18 launchers)
• 1× STR Counter-Battery Radar Section
• 1× ISR UAV Unit (e.g. Bayraktar TB2)

📦 Independent Corps Artillery Brigade (3 Total)

• 2× Yavuz SPH Regiments (36 SPHs)
• 1× TRG-300 GMLRS Regiment (18 launchers)
• 1× STR Counter-Battery Radar Section
• 1× ISR UAV Unit

🚀 3. Strategic Missile Force (Army HQ Level)

🛰️ Tayfun SRBM Regiment

• 3 Batteries × 6 Launchers = 18 Launchers
• 3 Launchers in Reserve
• Total: 21 SRBM Launchers
• Range: 1,000+ km
• Role: Deep strike, infrastructure suppression, strategic deterrence

📊 4. Inventory Summary

System	Division Brigades	Corps Brigades	Army HQ	Base Total	+ Reserve	Total
Yavuz 155mm SPH	216	108	–	324	+32	356
Boran 105mm Howitzer	432	–	–	432	+43	475
TRG-230/300 GMLRS	216	54	–	270	+27	297
Tayfun SRBM	–	–	18	18	+3	21
STR Counter-Battery Radar	12	3	–	15	+2	17
ISR UAV Units	12	3	–	15	–	15

🛰️ 5. Digitalisation & ISR Integration

• Fire Control Systems: Digitally networked, AI-assisted targeting
• Tactical Data Links: Real-time links with UAVs, STR radars, and HQ
• ISR UAV Deployment: 1 unit per brigade for real-time target acquisition, surveillance, and battle damage assessment (BDA)

🛠️ 6. Logistics, Production & MRO

• Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF):
  • All artillery munitions, including 105mm, 155mm, GMLRS, and SRBM warheads, to be manufactured locally
• Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME):
  • Responsible for full MRO cycle of all artillery systems across all theatres
  • Regional EME hubs aligned with each Corps zone for operational efficiency

🪖 7. Corps-Specific Artillery Priorities

Corps	Theatre Focus	Artillery Emphasis
Central	Dhaka defence, strategic reserve	SRBM custody, layered fire support
Eastern	Rakhine, hilly jungle terrain	Lightweight artillery, UAV-integrated precision
Western	Siliguri axis, mechanised warfare	Mobile SPH, GMLRS saturation, STR-led counterfires

✅ 8. Total System Summary

Artillery Asset	Quantity
Yavuz 155mm SPH	356
Boran 105mm Howitzer	475
TRG-230/300 GMLRS	297
Tayfun SRBM	21
STR Counter-Battery Radar	17
ISR UAV Units	15
Combined Artillery Systems	~1,181 Units

🎯 Strategic Effect

The modernisation programme ensures a qualitative leap in the Bangladesh Army’s firepower and self-reliance. It introduces layered and precision-capable artillery capable of supporting both conventional and asymmetric operations. Coupled with ISR and strategic missile assets, the modernised artillery force is a cornerstone of Bangladesh’s evolving military doctrine.

• Rapid Fire Support: High mobility with Yavuz and Boran ensures agility across terrain types
• Long-Range Precision: TRG GMLRS and Tayfun SRBM form the precision strike backbone
• Full ISR Cycle: Persistent surveillance and rapid fire adjustment using organic UAVs
• Resilient Logistics: Full local production and EME-driven MRO guarantee long-term sustainability

Conclusion By 2035, the Bangladesh Army’s artillery force will not only be numerically robust but technologically sophisticated, integrated with ISR, and supported by resilient logistics. This transformation enhances deterrence, operational reach, and the capacity to respond decisively in any theatre of war.