Bangladesh Navy indigenous Frigate development program.

[Brainsucker]

Type 54A , its a good Ship but maybe BN is looking for something different ..

I'm a Chinese Military Fan. I know what 054A is.

It's not 054A. Bangladesh has rejected the 054A earlier. This new frigate has a quack pack of universal VLS. 054A doesn't has a universal VLS. The 054A also doesn't has FL-3000N, which this frigate has. Also the picture show that it's indeed the 054B. The flat radars at the tower are APAR. Which is not included in 054A. And the radar at the rear look similar to what 055 has at her main tower.

If the picture is real, then it's 054B that China offer to Bangladesh. A ship that even PLAN haven't procure, yet.

 

[The Ronin]

The 054A also doesn't has FL-3000N,

The export variant do have FL-30000N

 

[Brainsucker]

The export variant do have FL-30000N

But the Export Variant also doesn't has 730B CIWS and 130 mm main gun. Instead it has AK630 CIWS and 76 mm gun. Plus, it doesn't possess universal VLS. It has 32x VLS Anti Aircraft Missiles.

 

[KapitaanAli]

They offer you the 054B Frigate? A frigate that even Chinese PLAN themselves haven't procure yet?

These are speculative threads.
BD plans to acquire frigates, so they're just making threads on each frigate in their wishlist.

Type 054B is near impossible.
Maybe 054A+.

 

[The Ronin]

their wishlist

Nope, you can call these possible offer.

 

[idune]

Bangladesh navy had been looking for suitor for its one of a kind "warship" program. Since then ruling regime cheer leading team from bdmilitary.com propaganda site scouring the world to find "possible" warship and inventing offer out of thin air. Seeing all the wild imagination floating around, traditional boat maker also got interested in the hype. Their latest offer is custom wooden boat retrofitted with one of a kind gun that can leave enemy senseless just seeing it. Using firepower may not be even necessary.

For further information, contact bdmiliatry.com

 

[Species]

These are just speculations of the Bdmilitary admin. There is no need to create new threads on mere speculations. These could be posted in the existing threads.

@waz @The Eagle I think it's time to have a sticky thread on the frigate program where all these discussions could be posted. We are getting new threads every other day on the same topic.

 

[Bilal9]

But the Export Variant also doesn't has 730B CIWS and 130 mm main gun. Instead it has AK630 CIWS and 76 mm gun. Plus, it doesn't possess universal VLS. It has 32x VLS Anti Aircraft Missiles.

I can understand the skepticism but let's look at this logically.

You have a batch of six frigates being built (over time) at roughly $350 Million a copy. which makes the package well north of $2 Billion. For any nation (especially China) this is a lucrative export order.

Navantia, Fincantieri, DCNS, Damen, all will be interested and will offer their best designs. There is no 'security issue' on sharing stealth designs for frigates. China at best would keep their proprietary tactical data link system a secret. Radar sensors and electronics made in China are all 'inspired by' Western makes like RACAL, Ericsson, Hughes etc., nothing 'proprietary' there.

What big secret will the Chinese keep by not offering their best designs and hardware?

What will they hold back ensuring that they win by offering the most modern design and price-bidding for this contract?

I'd say not much.

The integrated mast, 130mm gun and universal VLS is a fairly common commodity these days. So is the type 730 CIWS (again, an 'inspiration' from Russia). If the Italian and French builders offer a FREMM type design with all the goodies, will the Chinese be foolish and not offer the same level of armament?

Look at the crow's nest mast of the 054A and see if in today's stealth-centric world, it cuts it anymore...

Now let's look at the clean integrated mast of 054B with APAR as you mentioned,

Pretty standard stuff....

 

[The Ronin]

These are just speculations of the Bdmilitary admin. There is no need to create new threads on mere speculations. These could be posted in the existing threads.

@waz @The Eagle I think it's time to have a sticky thread on the frigate program where all these discussions could be posted. We are getting new threads every other day on the same topic.

Well the dutch offer might be real as they only have Sigma class with different variants. Anyway i don't know how to make a sticky thread. Can you start it and merge all these thread into one?

 

[Bilal9]

Type 054B is near impossible.
Maybe 054A+.

I'd be interested to know how you arrived at this opinion...

 

[Species]

Well the dutch offer might be real as they only have Sigma class with different variants. Anyway i don't know how to make a sticky thread. Can you start it and merge all these thread into one?

Sticky threads could be created by the admins/mods only.

 

[Bilal9]

Well the dutch offer might be real as they only have Sigma class with different variants. Anyway i don't know how to make a sticky thread. Can you start it and merge all these thread into one?

I believe only the admin of this subforum (@The Eagle bhai) can make a thread sticky. Thanks in advance to him for that and also gathering all the other frigate threads and merging them.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Hahahaha .. loved the sense of humor.

Don't worry my friend, better days will come .. nothing is perpetual but the name of God almighty.

 

[Sh@msu]

would appreciate

 

[The Eagle]

Similar threads merged in one place and name edited as feasible.

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