BOF making 40mm SAGL munitions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) is to manufacture the 40mm grenades indigenously for the first time in the country for use with the Milkor SAGLs acquired from South Africa. The six-shot grenade launcher was developed in 1981 to meet the requirements of global defence export market. While branded as the Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army to upgrade existing Type 59 and Type 69 tanks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Army is set to upgrade its Type 59 and Type 69 tanks with a new specification that will enable them to maintain similar performance characteristics as the newly obtained VT-5 light tanks from NORINCO. A RFI notice was published by the Directorate General of Defence Purchase (DGDP) outlining Continue Reading
BMTF to build tanks and combat vehicles in Bangladesh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF) has disclosed it is collaborating with a foreign partner to assemble advanced tanks and armoured combat vehicles for the first time in Bangladesh’s history. It has also shown interest in jointly manufacturing military trucks in Bangladesh with the cooperation foreign companies. The projects were Continue Reading
King Air 360 specialised aircraft to join Bangladesh Army
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Army Aviation is purchasing the King Air 360ER special mission’s light aircraft for MEDEVAC and VVIP transport roles. It has an outstanding requirement of three aircraft, of which one aircraft is being acquired in this running fiscal year at a cost of BDT 140 crore inclusive of spare Continue Reading
Bangladesh opens the door for Chinese and Pakistani defence companies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Government of Bangladesh and the Armed Forces Division have unofficially opened the door for Chinese defence manufacturers to participate in the supply of defence equipment to the military forces of Bangladesh as well as pursue joint ventures and transfer of technology concerning critical military hardware. Under the previous Awami Continue Reading