Electronic warfare systems edit

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
TRC-274 H/V/UHF Jammer Electronic warfare system 10 set   France
Star V Convoy safety jammer 67 set   Czech Republic Each of the Otokar Cobra-2 MRAP vehicle is equipped with this system.

Mobile field bakery system edit

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Zil-137 Mobile bakery   Field bakery Unknown   Ukraine This vehicle provides temporary food (bakery) to the soldiers in times of war and peace.

Radars and Fire control systems edit

Name Image Type Range In service Origin Notes
Radar systems
Ground Master 400   Digital 3D AESA 470km 2   France On order.
SLC-2   Weapon locating radar Artillery shells-35km

Rockets-50km

10set   China Each set has 1 radar, 1 control and 1 power station vehicle.
FM-90   Fire control radar 25km 6   China Part of FM-90 air defense system.
FM-90   Infrared search and tracking radar 25km 6   China Part of FM-90 air defense system.
Oerlikon Skyguard-3   Fire control radar 20km 4    Switzerland Part of Oerlikon GDF-009 guns.
Retinar PTR Ground surveillance radar Human sized target-4km and for vehicles-10km 100   Turkey Provides precise information on the enemy's position and activities on the battlefield.
Type-1956,513B Surveillance radar Unknown   China
Fire control systems
702 AM   Fire control system 15 20km   China Chinese version of the Swiss-made Skyguard radar. Used for 37mm anti-aircraft artillery guns.
Fire control director 30km   China Used for 57mm anti-aircraft artillery guns.
Meteorological vehicle
WS-22   Meteorological vehicle Provides precise weather information 12   China Part of WS-22 artillery regiment.
  Meteorological vehicle Provides precise weather information 6   China Part of FM-90 air defense system.

Engineering vehicles edit

Name Image Type In service Origin Notes
Armoured recovery vehicle
BW-654   Armoured recovery vehicle 20   China It is capable of safely rescuing tanks and other heavy vehicles damaged on the battlefield.
Type-84   Armoured recovery vehicle 10   China
Type-73   Armoured recovery vehicle 20   China This armored recovery vehicle is based on the chassis of Type-59 tank.
BREM-K   Armored recovery vehicle 30   Russia It is able to safely bring back BTR-80 APCs damaged on the battlefield. Each of these vehicles has a tobar, a light crane, a winch and welding equipment.
Recovery vehicle
Daewoo Novus   Recovery vehicle 20   South Korea
Arunima Bolyan   Recovery vehicle 18   Bangladesh
Renault TRM 180.11 wrecker   Recovery vehicle 20   France
Renualt Kerax   Recovery vehicle 18   France
Isuzu TW series   Recovery vehicle 18   Japan
Mobile field work-shop
Shaanxi SX-2110   Mobile field work-shop 20   China Used to repair vehicles and other equipment during wartime and peacetime.
Shaanxi SX-2190   mobile work-shop 20   China Used to repair vehicles and other equipment during wartime and peacetime.
Ribbon pontoon bridge
Type-79   Ribbon pontoon bridge 80   China It is capable of crossing the water barrier in any river on the battlefield.
Type-79A   Ribbon pontoon bridge 200   China It is capable of carrying tanks and other heavy vehicles across any river on the battlefield.
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
Panzerschnellbrücke Leguan   Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2   Germany On order.
Bomb disposal equipment
EOD-9 Bomb suit Protective bomb suit 250   USA
Bozena-5   Remote controlled mine clearing vehicle 10   Slovakia It is capable of detecting and destroying landmines and other bombs placed by the enemy on battlefield.
Khan EOD tobot Remote controlled bomb disposal robot Unknown   Turkey Supplied by the Turkish company Electroland Defense.
Bomb destroying barrel Bomb disposal barrel Unknown   Turkey Supplied by the Turkish company Electroland Defense.
Bulldozer
Caterpillar D9   Heavy dulldozer 10   USA Used by the Engineer Construction Brigade of the Bangladesh Army.
Caterpillar D-4XL   Light bulldozer 15   USA Used by the Engineer Construction Brigade of the Bangladesh Army.
Caterpillar D-4C   Light bulldozer 10   USA Used by the Engineer Construction Brigade of the Bangladesh Army.
Excavator
Caterpillar 345C L   Excavator 10   USA
Daewoo solar-290 LCV   Excavator 5   South Korea
Daewoo solar-210 WV Excavator 8   South Korea
Hyundai 260 LC-95   Excavator Unknown   South Korea
Loader vehicle
Caterpillar-930G Loader vehicle 16   USA
Case-121D   Loader vehicle 20   Germany
Daewoo Mega-250 Loader vehicle 10   South Korea
Motor grader
HBM-NOBAS BG-180 TA-6 Motor grader 20   Germany Used by the Bangladesh Army to build roads in remote hilly areas.
Crane
Grove TM-750E   Crane 5   USA
Tadano GR-300EX   Crane 8   Japan
Tadano TL-300E   Crane 5   Japan

Mortar edit

Name Image Caliber Quantity Origin Notes
120mm self-propelled mortar
Aselsan Alkar   120mm mortar 20   Turkey On order for the Mortar Regiment under the 10th Infantry Division.
120mm mortar
HM 16   120mm mortar 100   Iran Iranian version of Israeli Soltam K6 mortar.
M-75   120mm mortar 100   Serbia
UB M52   120mm mortar 95   Serbia
MO-120 RT   120mm mortar 95   France
Type 53   120mm mortar 50   China
OFAB E-1 120mm mortar 18   India Presented by India in December 2020.
81mm mortar
M29   81mm 230   USA
W-87   81mm 560   China
82mm mortar
BOF 82mm 860   Bangladesh Produced by Bangladesh Ordnance Factory.
Type-87 82mm 470   China
82mm mortar
BOF 26-1 60mm 1250   Bangladesh Produced by Bangladesh Ordnance Factory.
Type-93   60mm 280   China Replacement for older Type 63-1 mortar.

Current inventory edit

Aircraft Images Type Variant In service Origin Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29    multirole BM/UB 8[1]   Russia Upgraded from Belarus
Chengdu F-7     fighter BG/BGI 36   China [1]
Transport
L-410 Turbolet   transport 3   Czech Republic [1]
Antonov An-32   transport 3   Ukraine [1]
C-130 Hercules   transport C-130B 4   United States [1]
C-130J Super Hercules   tactical airlifter C-130J-30 5   United States [1][2]
Helicopters
Bell 212    utility 14 United States [1]
Mil Mi-17     multirole Mi-17/171ish 30   Russia 5 on order[1]
AgustaWestland AW139   SAR / utility 4   Italy [1]
Trainer Aircraft
Bell 206   rotorcraft trainer 206L 6   United States [1]
Aero L-39   primary jet trainer 7   Czech Republic [1]
Hongdu JL-8   intermediate jet trainer K-8W 15   China [3][4][5][6]
Chengdu F-7   jet trainer FT-7 11   China [1]
Yakovlev Yak-130   LIFT 13   Russia [1][7][8]
AgustaWestland AW119   rotorcraft trainer 2   Italy [1]
UAV
Selex ES Falco   reconnaissance Italy used for UN peacekeeping missions.[9]

Ordnance edit

Name Images Type Range Quantity Origin Notes
Anti-ship missile
Kh-31A   Air launched AShM 70km unknown   Russia [10]
Air-to-air missile
K-13   IR guided missile 3.5km 100   Russia [11]
PL-5   IR guided missile 14km 100   China [11]
PL-7   IR guided missile 14km 100   China [11]
PL-9 IR guided missile 22km 100   China [11]
R-73   IR guided missile 30km 100   Russia [11][12]
R-27   Beyond-visual-range missile 75km 100   Ukraine [11]
Aerial bomb
Mark 81 bomb   Low-drag general-purpose bomb 200   USA [13]
LS-6 Precision-guided munition 100   China [12]
LT PGB   Precision-guided munition 200   China [12]
OFAB-100-120 general-purpose bomb 200   Russia [12]

Air defense systems edit

Name Images Type Range Quantity Origin Notes
Short-range air defence system
FM-90    SAM 16km 36(launchers)   China [12]
Man-portable air-defense system
FN-16 Eagle MANPAD 6km 50   China [12]
QW-2 Vanguard 2   MANPAD 6km 50   China [12]

Radars edit

Name Image Type Quantity Maximum Range Origin Notes
Selex RAT-31DL   AESA Air Search Radar 2 470 km   Italy [11]
1L117 [1] Air Search Radar 2 450 km   Russia [11]
AN/TPS-43   3D Air Search Radar 4 450 km   United States [11]
JH-16 Air Search Radar 450 km   China [14]
JY-11B [2] 3D Air Search Radar 260 km   China [14]
KRONOS LAND [3] AESA Air Search Radar 250 km   Italy [11][15][16]
YLC-6   Air Search Radar 180 km   China [17][14]
Plessey AR15 [4] Air Search Radar 148 km   United Kingdom [14]
RL-64I [5] S-Band Airport Surveillance Radar(ASR) 120 km   Czech Republic [14]
RP-5GI [6] Precision Approach Radar(PAR) 30 km   Czech Republic [14]

Bangladesh Air Force edit

Aircraft Image Role In service Total Introduced Origin Notes
Jet
Mikoyan MiG-29    MRCA 8 8 1999   Russia 6 Mig-29BM and 2 Mig-29UB.[1][3][18]
Chengdu F-7     Fighter 36 57 1989   China Including 16 F-7 BGI and 15 F-7 BG. One F-7 BG fighter crashed on 23 November 2018.[19][20][3]
Yakovlev Yak-130   Advanced Jet Trainer 13 16 2015   Russia [20][3] One aircraft crashed on 11 July 2017.[21] Two aircraft crashed on mid air collision on 27 December 2017.[22]
Hongdu K-8   Intermediate Jet Trainer 15 16 2014   China
  Pakistan
One aircraft crashed on 1 July 2018.[23][20] 7 K-8W of the second batch were received on 15 October 2020.[3][24]
Aero L-39 Albatros   Jet trainer 7 8 1995   Czechoslovakia [20][3]
Turboprop
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules   Transport 5 5[25] 2019   USA Procured from RAF surplus[26][2][3][27] and modified by Marshall ADG. Marshall will provide total support to the entire C-130J fleet under a multi-million-pound support contract.[28]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules   Transport 4 4 2000   USA [20][3]
Antonov An-32   Transport 3[29] 3 [29] 1990   Ukraine Overhauled and upgraded with life extension by SE PLANT 410 CA of Ukraine.[29][20]
Let L-410 Turbolet   Trainer/Transport 3 3 2015   Czechoslovakia [20][3]
Nanchang PT-6   Basic Trainer 24[30] 53 1977   China [20][3]
Rotorcraft
Mi-17/171Sh     Transport / Assault 31 33 1993   Russia 5 more on order.[31] one helicopter crashed whilst carrying Kuwaiti delegates.[32]Another one crashed in 2015.[33]
Bell 212    Utility 14 14 1977   USA [20]
AgustaWestland AW139   SAR 4 4 2015   Italy [20][3]
AgustaWestland AW119   Trainer 2 2 2017   Italy [20][3]
Bell 206 Long Ranger   Trainer 6 6 1981   USA [20]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Selex ES Falco   Reconnaissance   Italy Used in UN peacekeeping mission.[9]

Bangladesh Army edit

Aircraft Image Role In service Total Introduced Origin Notes
Rotorcraft
Mi-171Sh   Transport / Assault 6 6 2016   Russia [20]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin   Utility 2 2 2012   France [20]
Bell 206   Utility 2 2   USA [20]
Turboprop
CASA C-295W   Transport 1 1 2017   Spain 1 in order[citation needed]
Cessna 208 Caravan   Utility 1 1   USA [20]
Cessna 152   Training 4 4   USA
Diamond DA40   Training 4 4 2019   Austria [34] 2 more on order.[3]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Bramor C4EYE   Reconnaissance 36 36 2018   Slovenia [35]

Bangladesh Navy edit

Aircraft Image Role In service Total Introduced Origin Notes
Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland AW109   Utility 2 2 2011   Italy [20]
Turboprop
Dornier 228   MPA 2 2 2013   Germany 2 more on order with Leonardo's Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array surveillance radar.[36][20]

Uniforms and protective equipment edit

Name Image Type origin Notes
Combat boots
B-201   Desert boot   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[37]
B-202   Special operations boot   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[38]
B-301   Combat boot   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[39]
B-302   Combat boot   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[40]
B-401   Jungle boot   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory[41]
Combat helmet
SPECTRA helmet   Combat helmet   France   Bangladesh Standard service helmet of Bangladesh Army. Manufactured locally by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory
MICH   Combat helmet   USA Used by Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh)
M1 helmet   Combat helmet   USA   Bangladesh Being replaced by SPECTRA helmet. Limited number in use.
Bulletproof vest
Kevlar vest   Bulletproof vest   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory
Level 2/3 ballistic vest   Bulletproof vest   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory
Military uniform
Battle Dress Uniform   Woodland   Bangladesh Emerging in the 1990s, a very brightly-colored woodland-style pattern came into use with Bangladeshi forces. Although similar to the US design, the shapes appear to be based on different drawings. This design is still in use today, although the colors have been changed a little from older versions.[42]

Small arms edit

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Handgun
Browning Hi-Power   9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   Belgium Used by Para Commando Brigade.[43]
SIG-Sauer P229   9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   Switzerland
  Germany
Used by Para Commando Brigade.[43]
SIG-Sauer P228   9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   Switzerland
  Germany
[43]
S&T Motiv (Daewoo) K5   9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   South Korea [43]
Type 92   9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   China [43]
Bersa TPR9   9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   Argentina [44]
Assault rifle
BD-08   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Bangladesh Licensed version of Type 81 assault rifle.[45][46] Standard service rifle of Bangladesh Army.
Type 56   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
  Bangladesh
Assembled locally at BOF.[47]
Steyr AUG   5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle   Austria [48]
SS2-V5   5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle   Indonesia

[49]

Carbine
M4 carbine   5.56×45mm NATO Selective fire carbine   United States [45]
Type-56   7.62×39mm Semi-automatic carbine   China
  Bangladesh
Produced under license by BOF.[46][45]
Zastava M59/66   7.62×39mm Semi-automatic carbine   Yugoslavia [45][47]
Battle rifle
Heckler & Koch G3   7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifle   Germany [45] Assembled locally.[50]
FN FAL   7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifle   Belgium [45]
Sniper rifle
Type-85   7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle   China [51]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare   7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle   United Kingdom AX308 variant[52]
SC-76 Thunderbolt 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle   United Kingdom [52]
RPA Rangemaster   7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle   United Kingdom Rangemaster 7.62 variant.[52]
Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5   9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun   Germany [45]
KRISS Vector
 
9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun   United States Gen II variant[53][better source needed]
Light machine gun
RPD   7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon/Light machine gun   Soviet Union [45]
BD-15 LMG[54]   7.62×39mm Light machine gun   Bangladesh Licensed version of Type 81 LMG[45][55]
General-purpose machine gun
Type 80   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   China Chinese copy of PK machine gun[51]
Heckler & Koch HK21   7.62×51mm NATO General-purpose machine gun   Germany HK11A1 and HK21A1 variants.[45]
Heavy machine gun
Type 54   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   China [47]
Grenade-based weapons
Arges HG-84 N/A Fragmentation hand grenade   Bangladesh Licensed version of Austrian ARGES HG-84, manufactured under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[55]

Utility vehicles edit

Name Image Role In service Origin Notes
All terrain vehicle
Honda FourTrax   ATV 50   Japan Used by Black Eagle Snipers of Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh)
Pickup truck
Toyota Land Cruiser   Utility vehicle 2000   Japan   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.
KIA KM420   Utility vehicle 100   South Korea
Land Rover Defender   Utility vehicle 50   UK
Toyota Land Cruiser   Utility vehicle 3000   Japan   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.
Ford Ranger   Utility vehicle 100   USA
Toyota Hilux   Utility vehicle 200   Japan
Mitsubishi L200   Utility vehicle 50   Japan
Staff car
Mitsubishi Pajero   Staff car 200   Japan
Toyota Land Cruiser J200   Staff car 200   Japan
Nissan Patrol   Staff car 100   Japan [56]
BMW 7 series   Staff car 50   Germany
Kia Cerato   Staff car 100   South Korea
Mitsubishi Lancer EX   Staff car 200   Japan
Toyota Corolla E140   Staff car 100   Japan
Toyota Corolla E150   Staff car 100   Japan
Toyota Corolla (E170)   Staff car 100   Japan
Toyota Camry XV40   Staff car 100   Japan
Toyota Camry XV50   Staff car 200   Japan
Mitsubishi Lancer GLX   Staff car 50   Japan
Nissan Sunny N16   Staff car 50   Japan
Tata Hexa Staff car 200   India [57][58][59]
Ambulance
Toyota Land Cruiser   Ambulance 300   Japan   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.
Volkswagen Crafter   Ambulance 100   Germany
Mitsubishi L300   Ambulance 200   Japan
Toyota HiAce H100   Ambulance 50   Japan
Shaanxi SX 2110   Field Ambulance 50   China
Iveco Daily   Field Ambulance 50   Italy
4x4 truck
Arunima Bolyan   4x4 truck 1000   Bangladesh Manufactured by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[60]
Renault Midlum 240   4x4 truck 500   France
Renault TRM 180.11   4x4 truck 200   France
Renault Midlum 240   4X4 tipper 50   France
Mercedes-Benz 1117   4x4 truck 100   Germany
Isuzu TSD-45   4x4 truck 100   Japan
Daewoo Novus   water tanker 300   South Korea
Iveco Trakker 310   aircraft refueler 50   Italy
Iveco Eurotakker 150E18   fuel tanker 50   Italy
BeiBen 1928   4x4 truck 100   China
Shaanxi SX 2110   4x4 truck 50   China Used as mobile work-shop.
6x4 truck
Renault Kerax 380.34T   6x4 truck 50   France [61]
Iveco 380 prime mover   6x4 truck 20   Italy
Volvo FM400   6x4 truck 60   Sweden
Mitsubishi Fuso Prime mover   6x4 truck 20   Japan
6x6 truck
Iveco Trakker 420   6×6 truck 200   Italy
Iveco Trakker 420   6×6 flatbed truck 100   Italy
Renault Kerax   6X6 flatbed truck 100   France
Renault CBH320   6X6 flatbed truck 50   France
Renault Kerax   6×6 Fuel Tanker 20   France
Tiema XC2200   6×6 truck 50   China
Kamaz-43118   6×6 truck 50   Russia Ammunition transport truck.
Ural-4320   6×6 truck 50   Slovakia
Mercedes Benz   6×6 truck 20   Germany Tank transporter.
Western Star M4866S   6×6 truck 20   USA Tank transporter
Zil-137   6×6 truck 16   Ukraine
Shaanxi SX2190   6×6 truck 20   China

Aircraft edit

Aircraft Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
Airbus C-295W   Transport aircraft   Spain 1 [62][12][63]
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan   Utility aircraft   USA 1 [63]
DA40NG   Basic trainer   Austria 4 Two more on order.[62][64]
Cessna 152 Aerobat   Light aircraft   USA 5 A152 Aerobat variant.[12][64]
Helicopters
Mi-171Sh   Transport helicopter with armed assault capabilities   Russia 6 Six more on order.[12][63]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin   Utility helicopter   France 2 AS365 N3+ variant[62][12][63]
Bell 206   Utility helicopter   USA 2 [12][63]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Bramor C4EYE   Reconnaissance drone   Slovenia 36 Procured in 2017.[65]
Type-2 150 Target drone   China Unknown
RQ-12B   Reconnaissance drone   USA Unknown On order.[66]
Mavic Air-2   Reconnaissance drone   China 100

Artillery edit

Name Image Caliber Range In service Origin Notes
Type-B (Medium Range)
TRG-300 Tiger   300mm multiple launch rocket system 120km 18 (launchers)   Turkey This missile is capable of hitting specific targets using Global Positioning System + Global Navigation Satellite System Aided Inertial Navigation System.To be delivered soon.[62][12][67][68]
TRG-230 230mm multiple launch rocket system 70km 18 (launchers)   Turkey This missile is capable of hitting specific targets using Global Positioning System + Global Navigation Satellite System Aided Inertial Navigation System.[62][12]
Type (Short Range)
WS-22   122 mm multiple launch rocket system 47km 72 (launchers)   China [62][12]
Self-propelled artillery
Nora B-52 K1   155mm 41.2km 54   Serbia [62][12] [69][70]
Towed artillery
Type 59-1   130 mm field gun 39km 62   China Chinese version of Soviet M-46 gun. [12]
Type 96   122mm field howitzer 22km 90   China Chinese version of soviet D-30 gun.[12]
D-30   122mm field howitzer 22km 14   Russia [12]
Type 54-1   122mm field howitzer 12km 57   China [12][62]
Type 83 122mm pack howitzer 22km 110   China [62] [12] [71]
M-56A1   105 mm pack howitzer 13km 56   Serbia Upgraded version of basic M-56 Howitzer.[62] [12] [72]
L-10A1   105 mm pack howitzer 13km 98   Serbia [62] [12][73]
M101A1   105 mm pack howitzer 12km 50   USA [62] [12]
Mod 56   105 mm pack howitzer 10km 170   Italy [12][74]

Armored vehicles edit

Name Image Type In service Origin Note
Armoured personnel carrier
BTR-80   APC ≤645   Russia [75][62][12][76]
MT-LB   APC 134   Russia [77]
BATT-X APC 44   USA [76] [78]
INKAS Sentry APC 44   Canada [76] [79]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected
Otokar Cobra-2   MARP 67   Turkey Otokar Cobra-2 vehicles have been newly added to the Mechanized Battalion. These vehicles are playing an effective role in the UN peacekeeping missions.[62][12][76]
MaxxPro   MRAP 50   USA 50 vehicle received in 2019.[62]
STREIT Typhoon   MRAP 50   Canada These vehicles are used in UN peacekeeping missions.[62]
Light Armoured Vehicle
Otokar Cobra-1   Light Armoured Vehicle 300   Turkey Armoured command post, ambulance, surveillance and reconnaissance, tank destroyer and amphibious versions are used.[62] [62][12][76]
IAG Guardian   Light Armoured Vehicle 44   United Arab Emirates [62]
IAG Jaws   Light Armoured Vehicle 24   United Arab Emirates [62]
BOV M11   Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 24   Serbia Used for Self Propelled Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army.[12][62]
RN-94   Armoured Ambulance 9   Turkey  Romania [62]
Pindad Anoa   Armoured Ambulance 6   Indonesia Six units ordered on trial basis.[80]
Command Vehicle
Type 85 AFV   APC/Command vehicle 50   China [62]
Dongfeng EQ2050   Command vehicle 24   China Used for MLRS Regiment of Bangladesh Army.[81]

Watercraft edit

Name Image Type In service Origin Notes
High speed boat
Sea Horse-13   High speed interceptor boat 2   Bangladesh Made by METACENTRE ltd.
Defender-class boat   Rapid response boat 20   USA
Kingfisher-29 High speed patrol boat 60   Canada
MFG-23C High speed patrol boat 100   Bangladesh Made by Yamaha Marine Bangladesh Ltd.
Tri shark Speed boat 200   Bangladesh
Landing craft tank
Shakti Sanchar   LCT 1   Bangladesh Designed by GB Marine, the 85-meter-long LCT is capable of carrying 1 helicopter, 9 tanks and 150 troops.
Amir Hamza LCT 1   Bangladesh Used for transporting troops and supplies.
BS Jahangir   LCT 1   China One Yuch'in-class LCT built by the People's Republic of China exists in the Bangladesh Army fleet.
Under construction
Type-C - Command ship 1   Bangladesh This ship will be used as a commandship during wartime.
- - LCT 2   Bangladesh Bangladesh Army has signed an agreement with Western Marine Shipyard in 2017. These 68 meter long ships will be able to carry 8 tanks.
Type-A - LCT 4   Bangladesh In April 2018, the Bangladesh Army decided to purchase 4 sea capable landing craft tanks (LCTs). These 75 to 82 meters long ships and will be able to carry 8 tanks.
Type-B - Troops Carrier Vessel 15   Bangladesh In January 2018, the Army invited tenders for two naval troop carrying vessels. These 55 meter long ships will be able to carry 200 troops.
Type-D - Troops Carrier Vessel 15   Bangladesh

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