Bangladesh Navy

[Penguin]

Have you people seen Anirban today? They said - two Ex royal patrol vessels are being converted into Corvette, 2 FAC built in china will be added soon, 2 frigate deal signed and a deal of two more corvette was signed! A model was shown and they were quite modern and stealthy!!

Indeed:
2 ex-RN Castle class opv are being uparmed and rerated corvettes.
2 500-600 ton FACs are indeed building
2 enlarge Type 056 corvettes ordered from China
2 used Jiangwei I light frigates purchased from China.

See earlier on in this BN thread.

 

[kobiraaz]

@Avisheik bhai

its Type 56 Corvette, thanks @Penguin...

I was talking about this one..... 2 on order

 

[Penguin]

@Avisheik bhai

its Type 56 Corvette, thanks @Penguin...

I was talking about this one..... 2 on order

The last graphic is of a Sigma class corvette, a modular design and built in different versions for several countries (eg Morocco, Indonesia). This depicts a KRI ship. See Sigma class corvette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[animelive]

Indeed:
2 ex-RN Castle class opv are being uparmed and rerated corvettes.
2 500-600 ton FACs are indeed building
2 enlarge Type 056 corvettes ordered from China
2 used Jiangwei I light frigates purchased from China.

See earlier on in this BN thread.

All these are confirmed? the rumours are so confusing, what are we really getting?

 

[TopCat]

Indeed:
2 ex-RN Castle class opv are being uparmed and rerated corvettes.
2 500-600 ton FACs are indeed building
2 enlarge Type 056 corvettes ordered from China
2 used Jiangwei I light frigates purchased from China.

See earlier on in this BN thread.

They suppose to get Jiangwei III (053H2) light frigates. NO??

 

[Penguin]

They suppose to get Jiangwei III (053H2) light frigates. NO??

There is no Jiangwei III (unless referring to F22B)

Type 053H2 (Jianghu-III)
Type 053H2G (Jiangwei I)
Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II)

Type 053 frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Type 053H2G frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Type 053H3 frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As of April,2010 the rapid modernization program of BN involves order of:
2x F-22B guided missile frigate (China),
2x Jianghu-III guided missile frigate (China),
2x 600 ton large patrol craft/missile corvette (China),
1x Hydrographic Survey ship (Indigenous),
1x Fleet Replenishment Oil Tanker (Indigenous),
2x LCU (Indigenous),
1x Salvage ship (Indigenous),
12x Patrol boats -Indigenous,
3x Harbin Z-9C Anti-Submarine helicopter (China),
C-802 ASM missiles for 3 frigate and 4 missile boats (China),
FM-90N SAM for 3 frigates (China) - already fitted on board BNS Bangabandhu.
2x guided missile corvette (Tender won by China)
On discussion:
3x guided missile frigates in addition to the couple ordered from (China / South Korea),
New generation of light and heavy Torpedoes (EU + China),
4x guided missile corvette (Turkey - Milgem),
3x Submarine (Turkey / Germany / South Korea).

Bangladesh Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Asian Defense: Bangladesh Getting two used Chinese Type 053H2 Frigate

 

[UKBengali]

^^^ If BD gets all that it will be even more powerful than Pakistan Navy!

Looks like BD is serious about defending it's interests in the Bay of Bengal.

 

[eastwatch]

^^^ If BD gets all that it will be even more powerful than Pakistan Navy!

Looks like BD is serious about defending it's interests in the Bay of Bengal.

I think, after all these new inductions BN needs two or three submarines to be inducted after which BN will be 2nd largest in the region after India.

 

[Penguin]

Well, don´t count yourself rich just yet...

Some older ex/RN ships will be retired. Chinese ships like Jianghu I en III have limited combat capability, even with C802 mounted (old gun and SSM armed design lacking SAM). The new all/round Type 056 corvettes have better capability. The Castle OPV cum corvette too will get SSM but lack any SAM short of MANPADS. They also do not have ASW equipment. So, while fleet numbers will go up and average ship age will go down, technology/capability is only slightly improved, with the main deficiencies being air self defence and ASW.

^^^ If BD gets all that it will be even more powerful than Pakistan Navy!

Looks like BD is serious about defending it's interests in the Bay of Bengal.

Only in terms of numbers, not in terms of capability.

 

[UKBengali]

Well, don´t count yourself rich just yet...

Some older ex/RN ships will be retired. Chinese ships like Jianghu I en III have limited combat capability, even with C802 mounted (old gun and SSM armed design lacking SAM). The new all/round Type 056 corvettes have better capability. The Castle OPV cum corvette too will get SSM but lack any SAM short of MANPADS. They also do not have ASW equipment. So, while fleet numbers will go up and average ship age will go down, technology/capability is only slightly improved, with the main deficiencies being air self defence and ASW.



Only in terms of numbers, not in terms of capability.

The second-hand ships that BD have purchased will be upgraded with systems such as the FL-3000N SAMs and newer sonar so the ships will be just as capable as any in the Pakistan Navy.

 

[animelive]

The second-hand ships that BD have purchased will be upgraded with systems such as the FL-3000N SAMs and newer sonar so the ships will be just as capable as any in the Pakistan Navy.

sorry i'm ignorant about SAMs, is 3000 better than fm90?

 

[UKBengali]

sorry i'm ignorant about SAMs, is 3000 better than fm90?

I think they are pretty much very similar in terms of technology and range.

 

[Penguin]

sorry i'm ignorant about SAMs, is 3000 better than fm90?

fm90 is bigger, heavier. Longer ranged too.

he missiles are capable of cruising at speeds of up to 750m/s and have an operating range of 15,000m to all targets at an altitude of 15-6,000m, along with a 70-80% single-shot hit probability.

Operating altitude: 30~5,000m (HQ-7/FM-80); 15~6,000m (FM-90)
Minimum operating range: 500m (HQ-7/FM-80); 700m (FM-90)
Max operating range: 8,600m (400m/s target); 10,000m (300m/s target); 12,000m (helicopter); FM-90: 15,000m to all targets

The second-hand ships that BD have purchased will be upgraded with systems such as the FL-3000N SAMs and newer sonar so the ships will be just as capable as any in the Pakistan Navy.

Well, if only it were that simple... Castle class won't likely get ASW/sonar or FL3000N. Jianghus may get it but these are really old designs.

 

[animelive]

fm90 is bigger, heavier. Longer ranged too.





Well, if only it were that simple... Castle class won't likely get ASW/sonar or FL3000N. Jianghus may get it but these are really old designs.

then why not implement fm-90?

 

[Gyp 111]

HMS Bulwark with Bangladeshi Navy vessels during exercise Shomudro Torongo in the Bay of Bengal