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The following is a list of equipment of the Bangladesh Army.
Name | Pattern | Uniform | Type | Origin | Notes |
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Military uniform | |||||
Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) | US Woodland | Bangladesh | [1] | ||
Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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Manpack radio | |||||
Codan 2110M | Manpack radio | 200 | Australia | [2] | |
VHF-90M | Manpack radio | Australia | [3] | ||
Sta R-173 | VHF radio | Russia | Used in BTR-80 [4] | ||
PRC-2080 | Manpack radio | Australia | [5] | ||
PRC-2090 | Manpack radio | Australia | [5] | ||
High frequency communication equipment | |||||
Radio relay system | Microwave radio relay | Used for secured communication during wartime. [6] | |||
Motorola VXR-9000U | Reapeter Station | United States | [7] | ||
Leonardo MH-313X | Microwave radio relay | Italy | [7] | ||
CD-115E | Digital Switchboard | Portugal | [7] | ||
R-149MA3 | Command and signals vehicle | 10 | Russia | [6] |
Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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Metis-M1 | Anti-tank missile | 1200 | Russia | [23] [24] | |
HJ-8/Baktar-Shikan | Anti-tank missile | 283 | People's Republic of China Pakistan | 114 delivered by China in 2001, 169 more delivered by Pakistan in 2004 according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. [24] | |
PF-98 | Unguided anti-tank rocket launcher | People's Republic of China | [23] [25] | ||
Alcotán-100 | PLOS based unguided anti-tank rocket launcher system | Spain | [26] | ||
Type-69 | Rocket-propelled grenade | 200 | People's Republic of China | [27] | |
M40 | Recoilless rifle | 238 | United States | M40A1 variant. [28] Replaced by PF-98 from active duty. |
Name | Image | Caliber | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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Hotchkiss-Brandt MO-120-AM50 | 120 mm | 95 | France | The UBM-52 is the Hotchkiss-Brandt MO-120-AM50 built under license in Yugoslavia. [28] [29] | |
UBM 52 | 120 mm | Yugoslavia | |||
Type 53 | 120 mm | 50 | People's Republic of China | [24] | |
OFB E1 | 120 mm | 18 | India | [30] | |
Type-87 | 82 mm | 366 | People's Republic of China | [28] | |
M29A1 | 81 mm | 11 | United States | [28] | |
BOF Type BD-20 | 60 mm | Bangladesh | 60 mm Infantry mortar. [31] [32] | ||
Type-93 | 60 mm | 26 | China | [17] | |
Type-63 | 60 mm | People's Republic of China | [33] |
Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes | |
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Surface-to-air missile systems | ||||||
FM-90 | Short range air defense | 36 SAM systems | China | 36 SAM systems with 275 missiles. [24] [28] | ||
QW-18A | Man-portable air-defense system | China | ||||
FN-16 | Man-portable air-defense system | 250 | China | [24] [28] | ||
QW-2 MANPADS | Man-portable air-defense system | 250 | China | Bangladesh procured 250 QW-2 missiles between 2004 and 2007, "presumably with an undisclosed number of gripstocks as well". [24] [28] [34] | ||
Anti-aircraft guns | ||||||
Oerlikon GDF | 35 mm autocannon | 4–8 (sources vary) | Switzerland | GDF-009 variant. [24] [28] [35] | ||
CS/AA3 | 35 mm autocannon | China | Chinese variant of the Oerlikon GDF. [36] | |||
Type 65 | 37 mm autocannon | 132 | China | [28] | ||
Type 74 | 37 mm autocannon | China | [28] | |||
Type 59 | 57 mm autocannon | 34 | China | [28] | ||
Type 56 | 14.5 mm autocannon | China | [37] |
Name | Image | Caliber | Quantity | Origin | Notes | |
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Multiple rocket launchers (110) | ||||||
TRG-300 Tiger | 300 mm | 20 | Turkey | [24] [28] | ||
TRG-230 | 230 mm | 18 | Turkey | [38] | ||
WS-22 | 122 mm | 72 | China | [24] [28] | ||
Self-propelled artillery (36) | ||||||
Nora B-52 | 155 mm self-propelled howitzers | 36 | Serbia | [23] [24] [28] | ||
Towed artillery (546) | ||||||
Type 59-1 | 130 mm field gun | 124 | China | Chinese version of Soviet M-46 gun. [28] | ||
Type 54-1 | 122 mm field howitzer | 72 | China | Chinese version of Soviet M-30 gun. [24] [28] | ||
PL-96 | 122 mm howitzer | 54 | China | Chinese version of Soviet D-30 gun. [24] [28] | ||
Type 83 | 122 mm howitzer | 36 | China | Developed from Chinese Type 54 howitzer [24] [28] | ||
Mod 56 | 105 mm pack howitzer | 186 | Italy | Being a pack howitzer, it is designed to be broken down into 12 parts, each of which can be transported easily. [24] [28] | ||
BORAN | 105 mm airborne gun | 18 | Turkey | 105mm Light Howitzer. [24] Based on L118 light gun. [39] [40] [41] | ||
M-56 | 105 mm howitzer | 56 | Yugoslavia | M56A1 variant. [42] |
Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes | |
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Main battle tanks (327) | ||||||
MBT-2000 | Main battle tank | 44 | People's Republic of China | [24] [28] | ||
Type 59 Durjoy | Main battle tank | 174 | Bangladesh People's Republic of China | 174 Type 59 tanks were upgraded to Type 59G(BD) Durjoy with kits from China in 2014–2019. [24] [28] | ||
Type 69-IIG | Main battle tank | 58 | People's Republic of China | 58 Type 69-IIA tanks upgraded to Type 69-IIG version with kits from China in 2010–2013. [24] [28] | ||
Light tanks (44) | ||||||
VT-5 | Light tank | 44 | People's Republic of China | [24] |
Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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BTR 80 | Armoured personnel carrier | 330–645 | Soviet Union | [24] [28] | |
MT LB | Armoured personnel carrier | 134 | Soviet Union | [28] | |
Pindad Anoa | Armoured personnel carrier | 6 | Indonesia | [43] | |
MaxxPro | Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP) | 141 | United States | [24] [28] | |
TATA MRAP | Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP) | 11 | India | [44] | |
Otokar Cobra II | Infantry mobility vehicle / MRAP | 152–202 | Turkey | [24] [28] | |
Otokar Cobra-1 | Light armoured vehicle | 36–44 (sources vary) | Turkey | [24] [28] [23] | |
BOV M11 | Armoured reconnaissance vehicle | 8 | Serbia | [24] [28] | |
RN-94 | Armoured ambulance | 9 | Turkey Romania | [24] | |
Type 85 AFV | APC/Command vehicle | 50 | China | [24] | |
Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes | |
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Radar systems | ||||||
SLC-2 | Weapon locating radar | China | [45] [46] | |||
FM-90's radar | Fire control radar | 6 | China | Part of FM-90 air defense system. [24] [28] | ||
Oerlikon Skyguard-3 | Fire control radar | 2–8 (sources vary) | Switzerland | Part of Oerlikon GDF-009 guns. [24] [28] | ||
FW-2 | Fire control radar | China | Part of CS/AA3 guns. |
Name | Image | Role | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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Pickup truck | |||||
Land Rover Defender | Utility Vehicle | United Kingdom | Assembled by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. [53] | ||
Iveco 40.10WM | Utility Vehicle | Italy | [54] | ||
Mitsubishi Delica | Utility Vehicle | Japan | P15 and L300 series [54] | ||
Toyota Land Cruiser | Utility Vehicle | Japan | J70 model. | ||
Staff car | |||||
Nissan Patrol | Staff car | Japan | [54] | ||
Mitsubishi Pajero | Staff car | Japan | [54] | ||
Kia Cerato | Staff car | Republic of Korea | Kia Cerato EX variant. [57] | ||
Tata Hexa | Staff car | 200 | India | [58] [59] | |
4x4 truck | |||||
Arunima Bolyan | 4x4 truck | Bangladesh | [54] | ||
Isuzu TS/TW series | 4x4 truck | Japan | HTS-11G and 11J variant. [54] | ||
Renault TRM 180.11 | 4x4 truck | France | [60] | ||
BMC-235-16 | 4x4 truck | Turkey | [48] | ||
6x4 truck | |||||
Renault Kerax 380.34T | 6x4 truck | 10 | France | [61] | |
Renault CBH | 6x4 truck | France | CBH 320 variant. [48] | ||
Astra HD9 | 6x4 truck | Italy | [62] | ||
Iveco EuroTrakker | 6x4 truck | Italy | [63] | ||
Volvo FM | 6x4 truck | Sweden | FM 400 variant. [48] | ||
6x6 truck | |||||
Tiema XC2200 | 6x6 truck | China | [54] | ||
Jiefang CA-30 | 6x6 truck | China | [48] | ||
Western Star | 6x6 truck | Canada | [48] |
Aircraft | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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Fixed-wing aircraft | |||||
Airbus C-295W | Transport aircraft | 2 | Spain | [24] [28] [64] [65] | |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Utility aircraft | 1 | United States | [64] | |
DA40NG | Basic trainer | 4 | Austria | Two more on order. [24] [66] | |
Cessna 152 Aerobat | Light aircraft | 5 | United States | A152 Aerobat variant. [28] [66] | |
Helicopters | |||||
Mi-171Sh | Transport helicopter with armed assault capabilities | 5 | Russia | [28] [64] | |
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | Utility helicopter | 2 | France | AS365 N3+ variant [24] [28] [64] | |
Bell 206 | Utility helicopter | 1 | United States | [28] [64] | |
Bell 407 GXi | Utility helicopter | 7 | United States | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicle | |||||
Bayraktar TB2 | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle | 6 | Turkey | Procured in 2023. [67] [68] 6 on ordered [24] | |
Bramor C4EYE | Reconnaissance drone | 36 | Slovenia | Procured in 2017. [69] |
Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
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Amphibious warfare ship | |||||
Shakti Sanchar | LCT | 1 | Bangladesh | Designed by GB Marine. Specifications:- length: 65.70, breadth: 7 m, deadweight: 440 MT. The LCT is capable of carrying 1 helicopter, 9 tanks and 150 troops. [70] [71] | |
Type 074 class: BS Jahangir | LCT | 1 | China | One Type 074 built by the People's Republic of China exists in the Bangladesh Army fleet. [72] | |
Type C (2012) class | LCVP | 2 | Bangladesh | Build by Khulna Shipyard. Specifications:- length: 19.85 m, breadth: 7 m, maximum speed: 15 knots. [73] [74] | |
High speed boat | |||||
Metal Shark Boat | High speed interceptor boat | 3 [75] | United States | 5 more on order. [75] | |
Sea Horse-13 | High speed interceptor boat | 2 | Bangladesh | Made by METACENTRE ltd. [76] [77] | |
Kingfisher-29 | High speed patrol boat | 60 | Canada | [78] |
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