Bangladesh Army

[rome333]

You back-stabbed us for what? Azadi? Instead of brotherhood, you Bangladeshis opted for a slave master named India. Your filthy country kills Muslims and dances upon the Indian tune. Lakh lanat!

Yeah! See your self in the mirror first.

 

[Kandari-Hushiyaar]

https://defence.pk/threads/indian-troops-land-in-dhaka-for-ex-sampriti-2016.459553/

 

[BDforever]

 

[bd_4_ever]

View attachment 352152

Too late. I posted it before. I win.

 

[BDforever]

Too late. I posted it before. I win.

 

[Major d1]

 

[bluesky]

Forces Goal 2030

Concept
Forces Goal 2030 is the first planned attempt to modernize the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Modernization was neglected in Bangladesh and no extensive measures were taken previously. Forces Goal 2030 emphasizes quality equipment with better training and increasing mobility.

Army
The plan is to make the Bangladesh Army a well-trained, well-armed force that can defend from conventional and unconventional threats. The Bangladesh Army planned to conduct its activities under three independent corps — Central, Eastern and Western.[1] The number of infantry divisions was to be increased to ten. Currently there are nine infantry divisions including two newly formed ones, the 17th infantry division at Sylhet[2] and 10th infantry division at Ramu in Cox’s Bazar.[3]Another infantry division is under formation at the Lebukhali of Patuakhali district, to be completed in 2016. A riverine brigade is being formed at Mithamain of Kishoreganj district. A full-fledged cantonment is being established at Ruma of Bandarban district.

The mobility of the force was improved. Many new APC, IFV units were procured, such as BTR-80, Otokar Cobra, BOV M11, Lazar BVT. APCs and BTR-82A IFV were approved. The army was considering self-propelled mortars. A contract was signed for 330 BTR-82A IFV and 10 Armoured recovery vehicles were procured via a $1 billion deal with Russia, whose delivery was to start from the end of 2016.[4]

The firepower of artillery units was increased by procuring Nora B-52 K2 self-propelled artillery systems. More self-propelled systems are under consideration, such as Chinese SH-2s.[5] One battery of WS-22 Guided Multiple Rocket Launcher System was procured. Two more batteries of this system were to be procured in 2015 to form a full MLRS regiment.[4]

The Bangladesh Army procured 44 MBT-2000 tanks, upgraded from Type-59 to Type 59BD.[6] [7] Two new tank regiments may be created.[8] [9]

New radio equipment and other devices were procured to modernize the signal corps. SLC-2 weapon locating radar was added.

An independent air defence brigade was formed at Dhaka Cantonment. Two regiments of FM 90 surface to air missile were to be added by 2016 to enhance air defence capabilities.[6]

Metis-M and Kornet E missile systems and PF-98 rocket systems were procured for anti-tank roles.

For effectively facing unconventional threats, government is actively considering the formation of Special forces at brigade level.

One of the major developments is its Future soldier system. The Bangladesh Army started equipping its soldiers with Night Vision Goggles (NVG), Ballistic helmets, protective eye gear, bulletproof vests, person to person communicators, palmtop GPS devices and BD-08 MK2 assault rifles with ACOG sight.

The Bangladesh government is modernizing the army aviation wing. Two Eurocopter AS365 Dauphins were put into service in 2012.[10] A contract was signed for six Mil Mi-171 helicopters from Russia under the $1 billion arms deal.[4] Two CN-235 transport aircraft for Army aviation wee ordered from Spain.

One of the decisions was to employ unmanned aerial vehicles. CH-3A UCAV and CH-91 UAVs were ordered from China in 2015.

Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) makes BD-08 and BD-08MK2 assault rifles and LMGs. The factory can produce 14,000 rifles with 600,000 grenades and 400,000 cartridges annually. Bangladesh produces artillery shells domestically. Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF) assembles utility trucks for the army called "Arunima Baliyan ". In 2015, BOF successfully tested 60mm and 82mm mortars and mortar shells.[7] A missile assembly plant, explosives testing lab, bullet-proof jacket production plant and APC manufacturing plant wee established.[4]Assembly of FN-16 MANPADS was to start in Bangladesh under ToT from China.[11]

 

[Major d1]

U always cry brother

 

[muhammadali233]

Is there a Pakistani equivalent?

Partial description from Wiki:

FN-6 (FN = FeiNu, 飞弩, meaning Flying Crossbow), is a third generation passive infrared homing (IR) man portable air defence system (MANPADS). It was developed by China, and is their most advanced surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and a maximum altitude of 3.8 km. The FN-6 is in service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and has also been exported to Malaysia, Cambodia, Sudan and Peru. Based on FN-6, China has developed a number of other MANPADS, such as HN and FY series, as well as other vehicle-based short-range air defense systems such as FN and FB series.

Development
The weapon was specifically designed to be used against targets flying at low and very low altitudes.[1] The FN-6 was developed in parallel with the Qian Wei (QW) missile series. FN-6, or FeiNu-6, is the export name given to the export version derived from this system, and it is known as HongYing-6 (Red Tassel-6) in the PLA.[2][3] The training simulator of FN-6 is not developed by the contractor of the missile system, but instead, the simulator is developed by PLA itself after the missile was purchased, and the general designer of the training simulator of FN-6 is Mr. Liu Weixing (刘卫星). The training simulator of FN-6 is also used for later versions of MANPADS developed from FN-6.

Export sales of the weapon is the responsibility of China National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation, a state owned trading company responsible for representing the domestic defense production industry in air defense related products.[4]

Characteristics
According to Janes The FN-6 is a third generation, passive infrared,[1] man portable air defence system (MANPADS). It is equipped with a digital infrared seeker with a strong resistance to flares, solar heat and heat from the ground. The pyramid shaped nose of the missile houses the four unit infrared seeker. The handle of the launcher houses the batteries and cooling system. An IFF antenna and an optional clip-on optical sight are fitted on to the launcher.[1][3]

The missile is capable of all-aspect attack and has a 70% single shot hit probability. It can engage targets manoeuvring at up to 4 g.[1] When FN-6 MANPADS can be equipped with night vision equipment, and it can also be equipped with IFFsystems, two of which were shown to public, one of which is similar in appearance to AN/PPX-1 IFF of FIM-92 Stinger, while the other IFF system is a fish bone configuration. When equipped with IFF system, the name is changed from FN-6 to FY-6, or short for Fei Ying, meaning Flying Eagle (飞鹰).[citation needed]

Specifications
The complete FN-6 missile system weighs 16 kg. The missile is 1.495 m in length, and has a diameter of 0.072 m. The weight of the missile is unknown. It uses a single stage solid rocket motor, and can obtain a maximum speed of 360 m/s when flying head-on, and 300 m/s when tail chasing. The missile's operating range is from 500 m to 6 km, and its operating altitude is from 15 m to 3.5 km.[3]

FN-16
At the 7th Zhuhai Airshow held at the end of 2008, China revealed a new addition to FN series MANPAD, FN-16. FN-16 is an improvement of earlier FN-6, with better all aspect attack capability and better resistance against electronic countermeasures. Another major improvement is in its seeker, which in addition to the original IR guidance, UV guidance is also incorporated, a practice adopted in the later version of FIM-92 Stinger. Like its predecessor FN-6, FN-16 can also be fitted with both IFF systems used on FN-6, and just like FN-6, FN-16 is re-designated as FY-16 (Fei Ying = 飞鹰, meaning Flying Eagle) when equipped with IFFs.

Anza MK3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anza_(missile)

 

[bigbossman]

Bangladesh mission observes Armed Forces Day in Pakistan

The Bangladesh mission in Pakistan has observed the 45th Armed Forces Day in Islamabad with festivity.

The Defence Wing of the high commission organised a reception to mark the day at a hotel on Nov 22 evening, said a foreign ministry statement on Wednesday.

Diplomats, defence advisers of different missions in Islamabad, civil and military officials, local elites, and members of Bangladesh community attended the reception.

Director General C4I of Pakistan Air Force Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Zahid Mahmood attended the event as chief guest.

Defence Adviser to Bangladesh High Commission Brigadier General Mirza Ezazur Rahman briefed the guests about the significance of the Day. The three forces were formed in 1971 during Bangladesh’s independence war against Pakistan.

High Commissioner Tarik Ahsan paid homage to the members of the armed forces who had sacrificed their lives in the war.

 

[monitor]

Bangladesh locally upgraded TYPE-59BD MBT
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Bangladesh Army's own BMTF(Bangladesh Machine & Tools Factories) under '902 heavy workshop completed it's project to upgrade old type-59 light tank into modern generation main battle tank as a type-59BD ; technology of type-59G, equivalent to chinise type-96.
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Specification:
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- Weight:40 tons
- Oparational range:450 km
- Engine:800 hp
- Torque:1400rpm
- Speed:60km/h
- Armour:RHA,ERA

- Main gun:120 mm smothbore
- Secondary gun:12.7 heavy anti aircraft machine gun & 7.62 coxial GPMG
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Other features:
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*120mm capable of fire all NATO round including APFSDS,HEAT-FS,HE-FS round:can penetrate 550m armour at 2km distance
*Can fire anti tank guided missile from main gun
*Advance data link and communication system
*Full computerised system
*ECM
*Smoke grenade&jammer
*Tharmal & night vision
*laser range finder
*Air condition system
*NBC suit
.
Photo © Jadu Mootu
#MBT #BangladeshArmy
Shared by: Bangladesh Defence


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[Michael Corleone]

Bangladesh locally upgraded TYPE-59BD MBT
.
Bangladesh Army's own BMTF(Bangladesh Machine & Tools Factories) under '902 heavy workshop completed it's project to upgrade old type-59 light tank into modern generation main battle tank as a type-59BD ; technology of type-59G, equivalent to chinise type-96.
.
Specification:
-----------------------
- Weight:40 tons
- Oparational range:450 km
- Engine:800 hp
- Torque:1400rpm
- Speed:60km/h
- Armour:RHA,ERA

- Main gun:120 mm smothbore
- Secondary gun:12.7 heavy anti aircraft machine gun & 7.62 coxial GPMG
.
Other features:
------------------------
*120mm capable of fire all NATO round including APFSDS,HEAT-FS,HE-FS round:can penetrate 550m armour at 2km distance
*Can fire anti tank guided missile from main gun
*Advance data link and communication system
*Full computerised system
*ECM
*Smoke grenade&jammer
*Tharmal & night vision
*laser range finder
*Air condition system
*NBC suit
.
Photo © Jadu Mootu
#MBT #BangladeshArmy
Shared by: Bangladesh Defence


11 Comments

Basically the old turret with era plates :/
Was expecting new turret. What happened about the deal with Pakistan to supply tank parts?
Correct me if I am wrong. Also can you post more pictures.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Bangladesh locally upgraded TYPE-59BD MBT
.
Bangladesh Army's own BMTF(Bangladesh Machine & Tools Factories) under '902 heavy workshop completed it's project to upgrade old type-59 light tank into modern generation main battle tank as a type-59BD ; technology of type-59G, equivalent to chinise type-96.
.
Specification:
-----------------------
- Weight:40 tons
- Oparational range:450 km
- Engine:800 hp
- Torque:1400rpm
- Speed:60km/h
- Armour:RHA,ERA

- Main gun:120 mm smothbore
- Secondary gun:12.7 heavy anti aircraft machine gun & 7.62 coxial GPMG
.
Other features:
------------------------
*120mm capable of fire all NATO round including APFSDS,HEAT-FS,HE-FS round:can penetrate 550m armour at 2km distance
*Can fire anti tank guided missile from main gun
*Advance data link and communication system
*Full computerised system
*ECM
*Smoke grenade&jammer
*Tharmal & night vision
*laser range finder
*Air condition system
*NBC suit
.
Photo © Jadu Mootu
#MBT #BangladeshArmy
Shared by: Bangladesh Defence


11 Comments

which 120mm "smoothbore" ?

 

[Arthur]

- Main gun:120 mm smothbore

125 mm actually.

 

[Michael Corleone]

which 120mm "smoothbore" ?

All Soviet/ Chinese derivatives... and most tanks in general uses smoothbore. Rifle gun is only used in challenger 2 and Arjun as far as I know.