Bangladesh Army

[Michael Corleone]

Ok guys, so I am in Bangladesh for vacation. Yesterday went to meet my cousin whose husband is a Major in the Army. Was having a discussion on politics and defence where I asked him about our current situation.

He is in the artillery and thus our discussion took turn that way. Without divulging much information, he said that BD is actively looking to buy GMLRS right now. They evaluated it from Turkey and Brazil apparently, but Turkish suppliers demanded $400 million per battery. He said its very expensive compared to the Chinese ones and thus, its highly likely that Army will buy from China again. But he said Chinese MLRS aren't that great and requires a lot of maintenance (rusting at the end of the firing pods etc.). Thus now its still hanging and decision is being made.

We also had a chat on the Rohingya issue. He said that the Army was already deployed at the border for a potential conflict with Myanmar. The then BGB DG is the current Army Chief and he said he really handled the situation very well. Having said that, he also mentioned that the current Army Chief is very meritorious and comes from the Artillery. He is a smart leader according to him.

I asked him of Air Force but he has not much idea.

if he's from the artillery then he must be very skilled at his job.... napoleon was in the artillery core ( side fact) look what that did for him.

hopefully bangladesh goes turkish instead of chinese.

 

[bd_4_ever]

if he's from the artillery then he must be very skilled at his job.... napoleon was in the artillery core ( side fact) look what that did for him.

hopefully bangladesh goes turkish instead of chinese.

Yes, he said the same. Artillery Chiefs are comparatively more skilled and good at strategic work.

 

[The Ronin]

The Bangladesh Army selected the Kronos Land air surveillance radar as per recommendation of the Bangladesh Air Force. The naval version is already in service with the BN. These modern mobile AESA radar systems will help air defence units detect, identify, track and destroy aircraft and missiles including UAVs.

TECHNICAL FEATURES

Operating band C-Band
Antenna technology Active Full Phased Array, TX/RX solid-state modules
Antenna rotation speed 60rpm
Electronic scanning capability ±45° Az, ±60° El
Surveillance range Up to 250Km
Tracking update rate Up to 1 second
Elevation coverage Up to 85° in tracking
Up to 70° in surveillance
Number of tracks 300 (maximum)
IFF modes 1, 2, 3/A, C, S, and secure modes
Navigation aid Inertial Navigation System and GPS
Protection NBC
BITE Run-time fault identification and location
ECCM Automatic frequency selection Up to 4 tracks on jammer
updated every second
Side lobe blanking
Low peak emitting power

Source- BD Military

Type 85 sniper rifle of the BD Army.

 

[The Ronin]

#Exclusive
A Virtual Reality(VR) combat Training Simulator system being developed for Bangladesh Army by a Bangladeshi company OrangeBox Lab Limited.This will increase the training,effectiveness,readiness of our troops for any type of combat situations.A soldier can be trained in any type of situations not possible to replicate otherwise by this VR simulation system.This is still under development and will need this year to complete.Enjoy the demo video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch…

 

[Michael Corleone]

#Exclusive
A Virtual Reality(VR) combat Training Simulator system being developed for Bangladesh Army by a Bangladeshi company OrangeBox Lab Limited.This will increase the training,effectiveness,readiness of our troops for any type of combat situations.A soldier can be trained in any type of situations not possible to replicate otherwise by this VR simulation system.This is still under development and will need this year to complete.Enjoy the demo video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch…

there is potential... especially if weapons like controllers are made available with much more precise calibration... however for now... maybe still with classic COD franchise like the western soldiers....

 

[ghost250]

The Bangladesh Army uses Austrian made Steyr AUG/StG-77 bullpup assault rifles.

This photo was taken at the School of Infantry & Tactics in Sylhet prior to repainting of the floor.

The Paracommando Brigade of the Bangladesh Army uses the Steyr AUG rifles

credit-BDmilitary

 

[Destranator]

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The Bangladesh Army uses Austrian made Steyr AUG/StG-77 bullpup assault rifles.

This photo was taken at the School of Infantry & Tactics in Sylhet prior to repainting of the floor.

The Paracommando Brigade of the Bangladesh Army uses the Steyr AUG rifles

credit-BDmilitary

"Bangladesh Army uses..."

Amar Khan/Ashiq/Bdmilitary puts it as though this a standard issue rifle for the paracommandoes. Obtaining a few samples from here and there is nothing to show off and brag about.

We all know the archaic Type-56 "SMG" is sadly still the mainstay AR for paracommandoes.

Switching from traditional to bulpup rifles for tactical deployments is no cake walk.

While I appreciate the enthusiasm of Bangladeshis about defence matters, we should focus more on the short comings of our forces as the first step towards resolving a problem is recognising that it exists.

 

[Michael Corleone]

"Bangladesh Army uses..."

Amar Khan/Ashiq/Bdmilitary puts it as though this a standard issue rifle for the paracommandoes. Obtaining a few samples from here and there is nothing to show off and brag about.

We all know the archaic Type-56 "SMG" is sadly still the mainstay AR for paracommandoes.

Switching from traditional to bulpup rifles for tactical deployments is no cake walk.

While I appreciate the enthusiasm of Bangladeshis about defence matters, we should focus more on the short comings of our forces as the first step towards resolving a problem is recognising that it exists.

standard issue for paracommando is criss vector i believe... those were delivered last year or so...
also m4 carbine is used among the swads as standard

 

[The Ronin]

Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU)
Photo: Tanveer's Photography

A member of the Bangladesh Army's infantry equipped with the Modern Infantry Soldier System (MISS).
Photo: Tanveer's Photography.

 

[The Ronin]

Turkey has installed advanced mission simulators for Bangladesh Army's BTR-80 APCs.

https://www.bdmilitary.com/defence-...-receives-simulators-for-mechanised-infantry/

বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী ফ্রান্সের সাথে ১ ইউনিট GM-400 Long Range AESA Radar কেনার ব্যাপারে আলোচনা চালাচ্ছে

কিছুদিন আগে আমরা Kronos Land AESA নিয়ে পোস্ট দিয়েছিলাম কিন্তু surprisingly সেনাবাহিনী Kronos বাদ দিয়ে ফ্রান্সের GM400 কেনার বিষয়ে কথা চালাচ্ছে যা টেন্ডারেও উল্লেখ ছিলো না (টেন্ডারে GM-200 এর কথা উল্লেখ ছিলো)

GM-400 একটি Digital 3D "S" band AESA রাডার যার রেঞ্জ ৪৭০ কিমি। এটি ৪৫০ কিমি দূর থেকে ফাইটার এবং ২৫০ কিমি দূর থেকে Cruise Missile ডিটেক্ট করতে পারে

যদি সিস্টেমটি অনেক দামি এবং প্রতিটির দাম ৩০ মিলিয়ন ডলার।

বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী এরকম ১ টি সিস্টেম কিনবে যা দিয়ে পুরো দেশ কাভারেজ দেয়া সম্ভব।যদি GM-400 না আসে তাইলে ২ টি GM-200 আসবে যার রেঞ্জ ২৬০-২৮০ কিমি।

Source- DTB

বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীর জন্য দেশে নির্মিত Landing Craft Tank (LCT) এর সম্ভাব্য মডেল

এই LCT একাধারে ৪ টি ট্যাংক এবং অন্যান্য সরঞ্জাম বহন করতে পারবে।এই LCT তে হেলিকপ্টার ল্যান্ডিং এর সুবিধা থাকবে।

Western Marine Shipyard Limited সেনাবাহিনীরর জন্য এসব LCT বানাবে।মোট ১২+ LCT রাখার প্ল্যান আছে সেনাবাহিনীরর।

Source- DTB

 

[ghost250]

Bangladesh Army PARA commando got the delivery of Kriss Vector Gen-II SMG from USA..

credit-DTB
@Al-Ansar

 

[Dazzler]

Any update of BD MBT 2000s? I dont see or hear about them anymore. Are they even in active service?

 

[Dazzler]

They are active in service since they were delivered.

any recent photos?

 

[The Ronin]

Isfakul Majid was the first Bengali Muslim Maj General of the South Asian Subcontinent. He was commissioned from British Sandhurst Military Academy in 1924. He was two years senior to Field Marshal Ayub Khan... During 1970-71 Gen Ishfak played a significant role supporting the righteous causes of the Bengalis of erstwhile East Pakistan...Lt Col Lutflul Haque wrote this article in Dec 2017 issue...

 

[Michael Corleone]

Any update of BD MBT 2000s? I dont see or hear about them anymore. Are they even in active service?

They’re, paraded in the parades and stays in the military exercise island for half the year.