Bangladesh Army

[Bilal9]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=711847289392976

Besides Lt. Jawad there’s another Bangladeshi graduate from Royal military academy Sandhurst. Although can’t find his identity

The making of future military leaders. Good going and congrats to these bright young men!

 

[BlackViking]

why on earth infantry division will buy sph ?

 

[Bilal9]

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This is a massive improvement over our Nora B-52's which are Tactical SPH's (max 40 km range).

Chinese PLZ 45 SPH uses Gerard Bull's Canadian design, so no less effective than similar South African Denel SPH (G5) India sort of inducted (Bharat Forge) and make themselves. And Chinese electronics for accuracy is not bad either.

As soon as we order some - Tatmadaw will get the same type and in similar numbers.

PLZ-05, also referred as the Type 05, is a recent Chinese development. It evolved from the PLZ-45 self-propelled howitzer - however not offered for export yet. Some reports suggest that the PLZ-05 auto-loader was much improved over the PLZ-45 in design (new autoloader is a copy of that from Russian MSTA-S). As seen (and expected) the hull and powertrain are based on newer design tank chassis. Certainly no worse than the US M109 or UK AS-90, though I did not see a whole lot of international orders for PLZ-45. PLZ-05 claims maximum range of 100 km and CEP accuracy of 40 m.

The Korean copy of M-109 - Samsung K-9 Thunder enjoyed much better export success. India ordered it, among others. Cost is $3.9 Million per unit, compared to 0.7 Million for our Noras. No idea about the cost of the ammunition carriers, probably a bit lower I'm sure.

For us the best choice is to maybe buy surplus/refurbished M-109's and ensure that we produce ammunition locally. There are new 155mm caliber laser designated missile rounds being developed which, though limited in range to say 20 KM, have a much better CEP within say 5 Meter range.

 

[Michael Corleone]

This is a massive improvement over our Nora B-52's which are Tactical SPH's (max 40 km range).

Chinese PLZ 45 SPH uses Gerard Bull's Canadian design, so no less effective than similar South African Denel SPH (G5) India sort of inducted (Bharat Forge) and make themselves. And Chinese electronics for accuracy is not bad either.

As soon as we order some - Tatmadaw will get the same type and in similar numbers.

PLZ-05, also referred as the Type 05, is a recent Chinese development. It evolved from the PLZ-45 self-propelled howitzer - however not offered for export yet. Some reports suggest that the PLZ-05 auto-loader was much improved over the PLZ-45 in design (new autoloader is a copy of that from Russian MSTA-S). As seen (and expected) the hull and powertrain are based on newer design tank chassis. Certainly no worse than the M109, though I

We used to have some Chinese artillery. Khaleda sent them back brand new and took the pennies

 

[Bilal9]

We used to have some Chinese artillery. Khaleda sent them back brand new and took the pennies

Figures. What is there to say...all thieves more or less.

 

[Destranator]

why on earth infantry division will buy sph ?

We need to understand how BA is organised.
All divisions in BA are infantry divisions. Each infantry division also serves as an area command.

All local units from all corps report to the local division/area command including artillery units.

 

[Bilal9]

Interesting development as a cheap recon platform....way cheaper than helis (even a Robinson R22).



U.S. Air Force leaders express interest in advanced air mobility vehicles

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ByDylan Malyasov

Aug 22, 2020

Modified date: 2 days ago
Photo by Staff. Sgt. Sean Kornegay

U.S. Air Force Top Leaders witnessed the first demo of a completely new type of aircraft – the electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Camp Mabry, Aug. 20.

On August 21, the Air Force announced that Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass came together to witness the advances in a fully autounomous people transport developed by the Lift Aircraft.

According to a recent service news release, top Air Force leaders gathered with their Texas National Guard hosts and AFWERX personnel to watch the first Agility Prime ORB flight demonstration.

The demonstration was presented by LIFT Aircraft, a Texas-based Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract recipient, as one of the first companies of its size to join the Agility Prime “Air Race to Certification.”

The aircraft resembles a large drone with 18 sets of propellers, motors and batteries. It has one seat for the pilot and weighs only 432 lbs – which qualifies it as a Powered Ultralight by the FAA so no pilot’s license is required to fly.

Electric multirotor aircraft fly using something called distributed electric propulsion (DEP), which allows an aircraft to be controlled simply by varying the speed of multiple electric motors – a task that is accomplished by flight control computers.

“The pilot is not flying the aircraft in the sense of traditional helicopters and fixed wing airplanes” says Colin Guinn, a drone industry pioneer who has held leadership roles at DJI, 3D Robotics and Hangar Technologies. “With DEP aircraft, like with drones, the flight computer is keeping the aircraft stabilized and the pilot merely provides control inputs using a joystick”

Agility Prime is a program with a vision of world impact,” Barrett said during the program’s launch in April 2020. “The thought of an electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle — a flying car — might seem straight out of a Hollywood movie, but by partnering today with stakeholders across industries and agencies, we can set up the United States for this aerospace phenomenon.”

In the heat of the afternoon, Matthew Chasen, LIFT chief executive officer, piloted the Hexa over the Camp Mabry parade ground, just a few miles from downtown Austin.

We now have over fifteen of the leading aircraft manufacturers in the world applying to partner with Agility Prime, with many of them already on contract,” said Col. Nathan Diller, AFWERX director and Agility Prime lead. “This flight today marks the first of many demonstrations and near term flight tests designed to reduce the technical risk and prepare for Agility Prime fielding in 2023.”

Photo by Staff. Sgt. Sean Kornegay

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

MRSAM

 

[Bilal9]

MRSAM

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My Money is on the HQ-22 (export version FK-3) which uses a planar passive phased array (PPAR) radar, designated the H-200, which can simultaneously track multiple targets 100+ km away, it can guide six missiles to three targets at the same time (two missiles at each target). Range of up to 170km and an effective altitude from 50 m to 27 km.

Myanmarese assemble an older version of this MRSAM but that missile reportedly has only half the range.

Myanmar Defence Forum

They are estending the runway. Can be seen clearly in Google Map. My guess is Fighter aircrafts from Ygn Int Airport will be relocated to Hmawby and Su 30 will also be located there. The Migs have been landing and taking off at Hmawbi with the new runway. I guess they will eventually separate...

defence.pk

 

[The Ronin]

Bangladesh Army has received the delivery of Honda Fourtrax ATVs.

PC- Mohammed Zahid Hassan

 

[Michael Corleone]

My Money is on the HQ-22 (export version FK-3) which uses a planar passive phased array (PPAR) radar, designated the H-200, which can simultaneously track multiple targets 100+ km away, it can guide six missiles to three targets at the same time (two missiles at each target). Range of up to 170km and an effective altitude from 50 m to 27 km.

Myanmarese assemble an older version of this MRSAM but that missile reportedly has only half the range.

Myanmar Defence Forum

They are estending the runway. Can be seen clearly in Google Map. My guess is Fighter aircrafts from Ygn Int Airport will be relocated to Hmawby and Su 30 will also be located there. The Migs have been landing and taking off at Hmawbi with the new runway. I guess they will eventually separate...

defence.pk

Skeptical since 2017 tender had no bids.
no one wants to sell kuchra

 

[Bilal9]

Skeptical since 2017 tender had no bids.
no one wants to sell kuchra

You may be right. How Khuchra are we talking about? A half dozen??

 

[Bilal9]

Bangladesh Army has received the delivery of Honda Fourtrax ATVs.

PC- Mohammed Zahid Hassan

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Hai Rey Bangladesh... You need cranes to dismount ATV's from railcars? Amazing...

@Ronin not deriding your posts but sometimes the incompetence of local folks amazes me...

 

[Michael Corleone]

You may be right. How Khuchra are we talking about? A half dozen??

For HQ 22 for example 1 regiment consist of 8 launchers in two trucks and one truck with radar equipments... pretty sure we would have to order atleast 2 regiments to make it worthwhile for bidders

 

[siegecrossbow]

My Money is on the HQ-22 (export version FK-3) which uses a planar passive phased array (PPAR) radar, designated the H-200, which can simultaneously track multiple targets 100+ km away, it can guide six missiles to three targets at the same time (two missiles at each target). Range of up to 170km and an effective altitude from 50 m to 27 km.

Myanmarese assemble an older version of this MRSAM but that missile reportedly has only half the range.

Myanmar Defence Forum

They are estending the runway. Can be seen clearly in Google Map. My guess is Fighter aircrafts from Ygn Int Airport will be relocated to Hmawby and Su 30 will also be located there. The Migs have been landing and taking off at Hmawbi with the new runway. I guess they will eventually separate...

defence.pk

Out of curiosity what are the other contenders to the tender?