Bangladesh can buy $4.5 billion of military hardware using funds recovered from Pakistan

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Government of Bangladesh can essentially strengthen Bangladesh’s defence capabilities by purchasing modern, essential military hardware using $4.5 billion assets that it is planning to recover from Pakistan. We made a list of which items the Bangladesh Armed Forces can purchase from its traditional defence partners; China, Russia, Türkiye, EU/UK, and USA. Procurements from China #ItemTypeQuantityUnit Price (USD, est.)Total (USD, est.)Combat Aircraft & UAVs1J-10CE multirole fighter4.5++ Gen Fighter24$55 million$1.32 billion2Wing Loong-10 (WL-10)Stealth UAV6$10 million$60 million3Wing Loong-2MALE UCAV12$4 million$48 millionAir Defence Systems4HQ-9B batteryLong-range SAM (S-300 class)2 battalions (8 TELs each)$250 million$500 million5FK-3 batteryMedium-range SAM2 batteries$120 million$240 million6CS/AA3 (Sky Dragon 50)SHORAD6 batteries$65 million$390 million7QW-18G MANPADSVSHORAD500 launchers + reloads$80,000$40 millionArmour & Vehicles8VT-4A1 MBTMain Battle Tank100$5 million$500 million9ST-2 SPH155mm Wheeled Howitzer48$3.5 million$168 million10SR5 MLRS (122mm/220mm)Rocket Artillery36$4 million$144 million11VN-22D (ZTL-11 variant)8×8 Assault Gun/IFV80$3 million$240 million12CS/VP108×8 Modular IFV/APC120$2 million$240 millionNaval Platforms13Type 054A/P FrigateGuided Missile Frigate2$350 million$700 millionMissiles / Munitions14CM-302 (AShM)Supersonic anti-ship missile36$2