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a strategic strike capability has now become an urgent deterrent..... its quite evident now that if you don't have any strategic strike capability, you're a nobody and others will play with you..... our last several months' experience tells us that we simply don't have any other alternative.....
Russia has opened the lid of naval strategic strike capabilities when they fired land-attack cruise missiles from 1,500km away from a platform in the Caspian Sea that barely passed the size to be called a corvette....
this tech is the future.... small, but deadly strategic deterrent.... Russia knew that they would get orders for these after their Syria stunt....
My brother the Pakistani ships u see.... Is a monster..... It carries European and Pak sensors and weapons... the newest ships are carrying Pak ASHMs and possibly Anti Surface Missiles..In my humble opinion - you can't really call a naval craft a FAC unless the speed is at least 40 knots or so (fast interception and asset insertion/extrication needs, using waterjet powering at least a third of the shaft power transmitted to the props), and they are properly armed (at least C704/C803 missile-equipped). I believe BN 037 class (Houjian class) and OSA classes which had this capability have almost all been de-commissioned. Some of our FAC craft also had sub-chaser capability if I am correct.
But Bangladesh has at least half a dozen yards now who are entirely capable of building these small FACs and integrating weapons systems on them. Heck- even our private yards build them for overseas customers. We should definitely ask for ToT and build these locally at either Navy yards at Narayanganj, Khulna, Chittagong or even Meghnaghat if need be. Plenty of (more than twenty plus) private yards fully capable of building these things.
Here is a thread from brother @Penguin sometime ago about definition of FACs,
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/bang...two-large-warships.396290/page-6#post-7669861
Well let's take a look at some newer Fast Attack Craft worldwide, shall we? Add some yourself if you want to discuss, or if you want, let's move the discussion off this thread to a new one.
Houbei 022 class (China) - (224 tons full load)
Azmat Class (Pakistan) - 560 tons
Ezzat Class (Egypt) or Ambassador class made by VT Halter Marine and Lockheed Martin (US) - 600 tons (probably the most advanced technology Missile FAC in use today)
Kılıç I and II class (Turkey) - a bit older, aging fast and large at 550 tons but potent nonetheless...
Hayabusa class (Japan) -240 tonnes
Gumdoksuri Class (Korea) - 200 tonnes
Damen-designed Indonesian-made KCR-60 Class (460 tons)
Defence Technology of Bangladesh-DTB খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ড লিমিটেড (KSY has started building) আজ বাংলাদেশ কোস্টগার্ড ( for BCG) এর জন্য আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে ৬ টি 6 X High Speed Patrol Boat বানানো শুরু করছে।
খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ডে আজ কোস্টগার্ডের প্রধান রিয়ার এডমিরাল আওরঙ্গজেব চৌধুরী এই প্রোজেক্টের উদ্বোধন করেছেন।
(ছবিটি প্রতীকী)
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As stated earlier,I really don't know about the nitty gritties of Naval vessels and Aircrafts,you are the expert in these technical issues.That picture included with the news report may not be representative at all because the six high speed patrol boats that Khulna Shipyard is building for BCG, are based on Damen designs, specifically Damen Stan Patrol 2600 series from Damen Holland.
There are slight variations on superstructures, based on operational location, mission requirements etc. however they are all thoroughly modern, functional, sleek designs. They displace roughly 25 tons.
This is the standard 'base' configuration from Damen.
This is the Damen 2606 for Saudi Coast Guard ('Al Dhahran' class).
Metal Shark Enterprises in Louisiana (our prolific ongoing supplier of smaller Metal Shark patrol boats) also builds Damen 2606 designs for their local use and export (notice the RHIB launch ramp in the back, which is a handy feature),
The Cuban Coast Guard also have these boats, their examples were built at their friendly neighbor Venezuela's shipyard UCOCAR. These are called the PAGALO class.
As stated earlier,I really don't know about the nitty gritties of Naval vessels and Aircrafts,you are the expert in these technical issues.
Aye Aye, Sir.
Russia cant export any missile exceeding range of 300km. So neither cruise nor anti ship missile we are getting along with the corvette.
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Not petrol!!!View attachment 436997 Bangladesh Navy's new dornier 228 MPA ready in Germany. So we are having a full squadron of 4 MPA.
Next Bangladesh will buy 4 C295mpa by 2 batches.
So gradually we are having 8 MPA to petrol our territory.
Not petrol!!!
It is patrol!