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Bengladesh acquired two subs from china?I look forward to the day when our navy has this capability. Insha-Allah one day soon...
Bengladesh acquired two subs from china?
Makes no economic sense to build submarines for a country like Bangladesh which cannot afford dozens of submarines just yet. It would be an idiotic exercise to stroke nationalistic egos.Bangladesh has two Mings (much older than this). I hope we can build Agosta 90Bs (or equivalents) someday...
Submarine building is not your run of the mill shipbuilding- it is one of the most complex endeavours of ship building, more complex than building aircraft as you have to account for both marine and air independent propulsion modes of operation. From integrating depth tanks to electrolytic oxygen generators, it is a very, very expensive and specialised field of work.Not a question of nationalistic pride or ego. Just simple technical items and structures built by heavy industry which we should have started building a long time ago (hundred years) and which our large neighbor is always discouraging. Guess why?
They are lazy and mismanaged themselves and don't want any neighbors to exceed (or even get to half-capable of) what they have defence-wise. Ordering smaller countries around is their only hope of surviving as an economy. We Bangladeshis really have to drill that fact into our heads. Those who don't get this are either blind or clueless.
Always bribing our people up to minister level (most of these are Indian agents sitting in our ministries) so we keep importing from their large country. Only way to keep their economy alive, as no one else will buy their exported third rate products.
They are even dragging their feet in setting up machinery for Syedpur Rail Coach factory, for which we gave them a contract for five years ago. These people are our friends. Just imagine.
Plenty of their tambedars (sycophants) in Bangladesh too, backstabber fifth columnists, we slowly have to identify and neutralize.
And there is no economies of scale involved in one-off projects like this. Every sub built is built with imported specialized steel plates. Building subs should be possible by a nation of 160 Million, a people half the size of the US. Our labor costs are reasonable, we have built LPC's already and soon, frigates too. Nothing really far out as far as technology, just more specialized techniques of construction. Pakistan did this some twenty years ago, why can't we do the same now? Just need funding and experts (even if foreign) arranged to start this project. Need political will. Why should there be Bismillah-tey Galad?
We may not have funding for subs now, but having plans for it doesn't hurt. Why have a defeatist attitude all the time? I have worked with plenty of East Asians. None of them have the negative attitudes some of us Bangladeshis have.
And I will not listen to or argue with anyone about our need for new subs. This is beyond any argument. And they have to be built locally (period), just like Pakistan built them. You can't have people pulling your strings as far as arms go. Self-sufficiency is vital for defence - where practical and possible. No nation became a defence power by importing all of its arms.
We need modern attack subs - period, not just Mings as training subs. And importing them will never help our heavy engg. sector, only line the pockets more for our ministers. Bangladeshis are clueless people when it comes to following the interests of their own country.
Like I say, A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.
Subs (especially those built locally) are our only guarantee of breaking through a naval blockade by any of our neighbors. Bangladeshis who oppose this do not understand strategic naval doctrine. I am sure our Navy does, and it is in their plans. Otherwise they wouldn't build a sub base (or more).
Submarine building is not your run of the mill shipbuilding- it is one of the most complex endeavours of ship building, more complex than building aircraft as you have to account for both marine and air independent propulsion modes of operation. From integrating depth tanks to electrolytic oxygen generators, it is a very, very expensive and specialised field of work.
For a country that can only afford a couple of dozen submarines over the next 30 years, it makes no sense to build submarines locally as the cost will blow up beyond imagination.
We need submarine in numbers to be able to break naval blockades, and this can only be achieved by getting them on discounts from large builders.
BN has no plan to BUILD submarines - the submarine base is not intended for that purpose. Whoever told you that has no clue about what he is talking about.
Simple question, how many Agosta-90Bs has Pakistan managed to build in the last 20 years despite ToT?
Exactly.
I would avoid American red tape. A combination of Sea Eagles (supersonic) and ATMACA (~250km range) would be good.Let's say some Type 23 Frigates do come from the RN.
The question is....What will be the ASM used by BN?
The Harpoons are old and the RN was looking for a replacement.
Also, I doubt BN would even get access, as I think some agreements need to be in place before any transfer of the Harpoon to Bangladesh.
So then which is it?
Exocet? In light of recent events.
Otomat? Since we already use it?
ATMACA?
Interesting topic IMO.
Have a look at below to get some background info:
Babcock to continue Harpoon in-service support for the Royal Navy - Naval News
Babcock International announced that it has been awarded a further year contract extension to continue in-service support to the Harpoon Missile System for the Royal Navy.www.navalnews.com
Bangladesh has two Mings (much older than this). I hope we can build Agosta 90Bs (or equivalents) someday...
@Bilal9 ভাই, পুরা মেসেজে তো দ্বিমত করার কোন সুযোগই পেলাম না।I don't think you have the right information and I have this on very good sources.
Can we converse in Bengali?
যখন আমাদের সাবমেরিন নির্মাতাদের কাছে ছাড়া ক্রয়ের বিকল্প নেই এবং তাদের কাছে আপনি একজন বন্দী ক্রেতা হিসাবে রয়েছেন তখন আমি নির্মাতাদের কাছ থেকে ছাড় পাওয়ার যুক্তি দেখতে ব্যর্থ হচ্ছি ।
পাকিস্তান কেন ToT-তে তার নিজস্ব Agosta সাব বিশ বছর আগে তৈরি করেছে (এবং ToT-তে চাইনিজ সাব ও তৈরি করার পরিকল্পনা করছে) ? এই পেজ এ প্রথম ইমেজ টা দেখুন। এটা করাচী শিপইয়ার্ড এ তোলা পাকিস্তানী আগস্টা ৯০বি।
আমরা ToT প্রদানের জন্য কিছু অতিরিক্ত ডলার হারাতে পারি, তবে আমরা দীর্ঘমেয়াদে জয়ী হব যদি এটি আমাদের জাহাজ/সাবমেরিন নির্মাণের সক্ষমতা বাড়াতে সাহায্য করে।
বিশ্বের সপ্তম বৃহত্তম জনসংখ্যার কোনও দেশকে কোনো কারণেই কেবল "হাল ছেড়ে দেওয়া" উচিত নয়।
সম্পূর্ণ সাবমেরিন একবারে আমদানি করা এবং এর জন্য সর্বোচ্চ মূল্য পরিশোধ করা বোকামি।
যখন আমরা স্থানীয়ভাবে অন্তত আংশিকভাবেও শ্রম যোগ করতে পারি - তখন ইউরোপীয়দের শ্রম যোগ করার জন্য অর্থ প্রদান করে কী লাভ ? আজকাল কোনো বড় অ্যাসেট কিনতে গেলে তা ToT না নিয়ে কেনাটা সবচেয়ে বড় আহাম্মুকী।
দেখুন আমাকে মাপ করবেন কিন্তু খুব সহজেই হাল ছেড়ে দেওয়ার এই মনোভাবটি অদ্ভুত যখন আমরা জানি যে আমাদের পাশের উপমহাদেশের দুটি বড় দেশই এটি সফলভাবে করেছে। ভারতের শিপইয়ার্ডের মান আমাদের থেকে বেশি নয়, যা ইতিমধ্যেই জানা আছে। পাকিস্তান শিপইয়ার্ডের মান ভালো হতে পারে, আমি জানি না।
ওরা যদি বিশ বছর আগে পেরে থাকে, আমাদের না পারার সম্ভাবনা আমি দেখিনা।
আমাদের বাজেট কি পাকিস্তান এর চাইতে এখন কম হলেও অতটা কম ? আমরা চাইলে লোকাল বিল্ড অবশ্যই প্ল্যান এবং ইমপ্লেমেন্ট করতে পারি।
যদি বিশেষায়িত সিস্টেমগুলি তৈরি করা কঠিন হয়, তবে সেগুলি সম্পূর্ণ সিস্টেম (AIP, সেন্সর) হিসাবে সম্পূর্ণ অর্ডার করা যেতে পারে এবং তারপরে স্থানীয়ভাবে সংযোজন করা যেতে পারে। তবে আমরা অবশ্যই স্থানীয়ভাবে সাবমেরিন Hull তৈরি করতে পারি, এতে আমার কোনো সন্দেহ নেই। পাকিস্তান ও তাই করেছে। ইন্টিগ্রেশন ও এক ধরণের প্রাথমিক ভ্যালু এডিশন।
বিদেশ থেকে পুরো সাবমেরিন একেবারে কিনলে শুধু সরকারী আমলাদের সুইস ব্যাঙ্ক একাউন্ট ই সমৃদ্ধ হবে। দেশের কোনো লাভ এতে হবেনা। দেশে সাবমেরিন বিল্ড হলে আমলারা ও পয়সা পেতো আর দেশের লোকজনেরও কিছু খাওয়া পরার সুযোগ হতো। এটা সিম্পল একটা চয়েস এর ব্যাপার।
@Atlas bhai আপনি কি বলেন ?
TOT is not only to build more subs but it also reduces maintenance costs significantly.Imagine if we had not got TOT,had France allowed us to put Nuclear cruise missiles on it? we got TOT so now we have know how about its systems.we also started project to build mini submarines.We acquired Hangor subs with tot and according to previous cheif of naval staffhow many Agosta-90Bs has Pakistan managed to build in the last 20 years despite ToT?
Exactly.
There is nothing wrong with ToT itself. MRO should happen locally.TOT is not only to build more subs but it also reduces maintenance costs significantly.Imagine if we had not got TOT,had France allowed us to put Nuclear cruise missiles on it? we got TOT so now we have know how about its systems.we also started project to build mini submarines.We acquired Hangor subs with tot and according to previous cheif of naval staff
Pakistan will become submarines manufacturer country after this tot.
Turks got TOT from Germany now they are building their own submarines.
Edit: so I want to say that you operate a submarine for so many years,tot helps to cut down the maintenance costs significantly and gives your men some know how about the systems.