Equipment of the Bangladesh Army

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Equipment of the Bangladesh Army is a list of the equipment currently in use in the Bangladesh Army. It includes small arms, vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
MBT-2000 MBT 2000.jpg Main battle tank China 44 Forty four units were purchased from China in 2011 for $162 million. [1]
Type 69II MK2G Type 69-IIMk.2G.jpg Main battle tank  China 50[2] Upgraded with image stabilized fire control system (ISFCS), laser range-finder, thermal imaging sights, data-link, laser warning receiver, explosive reactive armour (ERA) protection, fire fighting equipment, and NBC suite.[3]
Type 59 Chinese MBTs 070324-F-0193C-040.JPEG Main battle tank  China 174 Being upgraded to Type-59BD with Chinese help.[4][5]

Armoured Vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)
BTR-82A BTR-82A - TankBiathlon14part2-61.jpg Infantry fighting vehicle Russia 330 Three hundred thirty units was placed in order from Russia in 2014.[6]
Armoured personnel carrier (APC)
BTR-80 Bdunmsn3.jpg Armoured personnel carrier Russia 1030 Second largest user of BTR-80 after Russia. Bangladesh Army is currently establishing an overhauling plant as they plan to purchase more units is near future.[7]
MT-LB Bulgarian mt-lb.jpg Armoured personnel carrier Russia 66[8]

Self Propelled Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Nora B-52 NORA B52K 1.jpg Self-propelled artillery Serbia 18[9] More units in order.
WS-22 Multiple rocket launcher system China 6 One battery added. Two more will join by 2016.[6]

Air Defence Missiles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
FM-90 Surface-to-air missile China Two regiments ordered in 2015.[10]
FN-16 MANPADS China Will be manufuctured in Bangladesh Ordnance Factories with TOT.[11]

Anti-tank Weapons

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Metis-M Antitank missile system Metis-M1.jpg Anti-tank missile Russia Added in 2013.[9]
PF-98 Anti-tank missile China Added in 2013.[9]

Aircraft

Aircraft Image Role Origin Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 152 S2-ABI Cessna 152 Bangladesh Flying Club Landing (9548280316).jpg Primary Trainer  USA 5 Military Balance 2011
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Cessna 208B SKS (105090285).jpg Utility aircraft  USA 1[12] IISS 2011 also list one Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (IISS 2011, 226)
CASA CN 235-300 CASA CN-235M-100 Jordanian Air Force JP7847319.jpg Transport aircraft  Spain 2 On order.
Helicopters
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin FS CdG Dauphin.jpg Utility helicopter  France 2[12]
Bell 206 Bell Jet Ranger 206B helicopter.jpg Utility helicopter  USA 3[13][14]
Mi-171Sh KazakhstanMi-8MT2000(DF-SD-01-06442).jpg Utility helicopter  Russia 6 Six helicopters on order.[6]

Vehicles

References

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See also

External links

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