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Bangladesh Navy

2015 deliveries for Navy:

  • Shadhinota class FSG (2)
  • Jiangwei II class FFG (2)
  • Hamilton class FFG (1)
  • Durjoy class ASW LPC (2)
2015 deliveries for Coast Guard:

  • Minerva class FSG (4)
Also quoting fol report:

The Bangladesh Navy would spend Tk 14,000 crore for a three-dimensional force to ensure security of its 1,18,813 square kilometre of sea territory.
The Navy chief submitted the plan to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently, and sought funds within eight years, sources in the naval headquarters said.

If the government allocates the funds, the Navy will purchase submarines, war ships and helicopters, and set up naval bases. It would help boost the ‘blue economy’ of the country.
Not only the Navy, but also some ministries, especially the ministries of fisheries and livestock, environment, shipping, energy, defence, agriculture and foreign affairs, have prepared individual plans for exploiting marine resources to develop the country’s "blue economy" over the 1,18,813 sq km of sea territory.
The Navy, in its master plan, advised the government to prepare a maritime policy and form a maritime commission for conducting, monitoring and maintaining the use of marine resources, sea and port infrastructures.
Of the 1,18,813 sq km of its sea territory, Bangladesh got 70,000 sq km from Myanmar and 19,000 sq km from India that comprises the territorial sea and an exclusive economic zone extending out to 200 nautical miles (NM).
According to the Navy's master plan, it will need to build a well decorated naval force to ensure security in the sea and coastal areas and uphold the country’s sovereignty.
The plan envisages purchase of naval war ships, vessels, helicopters and equipment within six to eight years. It will need Tk. 1,000 crore to purchase two old frigates, Tk. 4,000 crore for two new frigates, Tk. 800 crore for two large patrol crafts (LPCs), Tk. 1,600 crore for corvettes, Tk. 500 crore for five patrol crafts, Tk. 200 crore for a training ship, Tk. 200 crore for a logistic ship, Tk. 100 crore for a fleet tanker, Tk. 400 crore for four mine counter measure vessels (MCMVs), Tk. 240 crore for a floating dockyard, Tk. 250 crore for two maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), Tk. 160 crore for two helicopters, Tk. 1,000 crore for an oceanographic research vessel and Tk. 400 crore for procuring a rescue and salvage ship.
According to the plan, the Navy sought Tk. 1,500 crore to build a submarine base in six years and Tk. 1,500 crore to build a naval base and other infrastructures for naval aviation. The Navy has proposed formation of a maritime commission like that of the Armed Forces Division (AFD), a division under the Prime Minister’s Office.
The government has signed an agreement with China under a state-to-state deal to purchase two Ming-class submarines by 2016 to make the Navy a part of a three-dimensional force to protect the country’s maritime resources and territorial waters. Altogether 17 naval officers have been trained to operate submarines. The Navy has acquired land on Kutubdia Island in southwest Cox’s Bazar to set up a submarine base. Sources in the Coast Guard and Navy said the government has decided to purchase helicopters, offshore patrol vessels and other equipment for the Coast Guard to carry out surveillance on the maritime boundary and counter unconventional threats, such as human trafficking and smuggling of illegal arms, drugs and narcotics.
Senior officers of the Coast Guard and the Navy have been attending seminars and courses abroad to gather experience and learn more about tactics to protect the maritime boundary.
The Director of Navy Intelligence (DNI), Commodore M Rashed Ali, told The Independent that the authorities should implement the plan of action to strengthen the Navy so that it can ensure maritime security and boost the blue economy.
“Bangladesh is likely to become a middle-income country if the blue economy is boosted and so the government should strengthen the force’s capacity,” he said.
On 18 February, following completion of Exercise Sea Thunder 2014 in the Bay of Bengal, Maj. Gen. Tarique Ahmed Siddique, security adviser to the Prime Minister, had said that the naval force has been strengthened to defend the country’s maritime boundaries. Naval chief Vice-Admiral Farid Habib had said they firmly believed that the Navy would emerge as a force to reckon with within 10 years.
The Navy has already purchased two Dornier 228NG (new generation) patrol aircraft for surveillance at sea and carried out search operations in the deep sea using aircraft to find debris of the missing Malaysian jet that disappeared with 239 people on board on March 8 this year.
Coast Guard Director General, Rear Admiral, M Makbul Hossain, told The Independent that they were capable of facing unconventional threats at sea and protect the country’s maritime resources and territorial waters. “At present, we are protecting the 710-km sea boundary with our personnel of only 2,000. We need manpower, offshore patrol vessels and modern equipment to strengthen the force’s capacity,” he said.
He added the authorities have assured them of recruiting the necessary manpower, procuring helicopters, new equipment and vessels for the force. “We are preparing proposals for the purchase of two helicopters, two big vessels and other important equipment to strengthen our capacity and to smoothly conduct operations,” he explained.
Are you sure about these numbers ? And what u right now have and what you will have by end of 2015 tell me that number
 
Are you sure about these numbers ? And what u right now have and what you will have by end of 2015 tell me that number
yes, asad bhai absolutely right in his post.

1) BNS Shadinota class are already launch, they will go through sea trail after finishing weapons system installation. both ship will be commission before victory day 2015

2) USCGC Rush will be decommissioned 3 February 2015 from USCGC active service. after refurbishment it will be sail fo bd in mid 2015. http://www.cgretirenw.org/cgretire1_016.htm

3) Durjoy class LPC ASW is underconstruction in KSY. 1st one will induct may be in late 2015 or first part of 2016.

4) little information known to me about Jiangwei II class FFG. other forum & senior member of this forum confirmed about it in many threads.

5) in 2016 - 2 x Cassiopea class (No Minerva class) will be delivered to Coastguard and rest of 2 will be in 2017. plus more defender & Shark patrol boats. Source: Govt to buy four more ships for Coast Guard

6) last but no the least 2 x Ming class submarine will join BN in early 2016 according to our president Mr. Hamid during Exercise sea thunder. he also mention that 1st team from navy is under training by PLAN. source: ২০১৬ সালে নৌবাহিনীতে সাবমেরিন

Sorry correction for above post: there will be no Minerva Class for BDCG instead BD will buy 4 Cassopea Class patrol boat with Helicopter deck.
Govt to buy four more ships for Coast Guard
 
yes, asad bhai absolutely right in his post.

1) BNS Shadinota class are already launch, they will go through sea trail after finishing weapons system installation. both ship will be commission before victory day 2015

2) USCGC Rush will be decommissioned 3 February 2015 from USCGC active service. after refurbishment it will be sail fo bd in mid 2015. http://www.cgretirenw.org/cgretire1_016.htm

3) Durjoy class LPC ASW is underconstruction in KSY. 1st one will induct may be in late 2015 or first part of 2016.

4) little information known to me about Jiangwei II class FFG. other forum & senior member of this forum confirmed about it in many threads.

5) in 2016 - 2 x Cassiopea class (No Minerva class) will be delivered to Coastguard and rest of 2 will be in 2017. plus more defender & Shark patrol boats. Source: Govt to buy four more ships for Coast Guard

6) last but no the least 2 x Ming class submarine will join BN in early 2016 according to our president Mr. Hamid during Exercise sea thunder. he also mention that 1st team from navy is under training by PLAN. source: ২০১৬ সালে নৌবাহিনীতে সাবমেরিন

Sorry correction for above post: there will be no Minerva Class for BDCG instead BD will buy 4 Cassopea Class patrol boat with Helicopter deck.
Govt to buy four more ships for Coast Guard

asad bhai is not absolutely right though....
as you said, Jiangwei isn't confirmed by any official sources.... only rumours...
I don't think any of the the LPCs would be completed within one year.... the deal was signed in mid 2014, so I don't think we can expect any of these within 2015....

Are you sure about these numbers ? And what u right now have and what you will have by end of 2015 tell me that number
take a look at my post in the earlier page.... those are more-or-less firm numbers, only based on official sources.... though there would be more things coming by 2016-17....
 
Talking of a goal they should build a submarine building yard at Rabnabad or kutubdiya. Look at Iran!their home built midget and 500 ton subs are a growing headache even for USN!! :D :coffee:
well, more important than building a yard is tech transfer.... and that always bring geopolitics into the scene....
 
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Bangladesh is being refurbished These two Ming class submarines belongs to South Sea Fleet
The hull number of these two submarine may be from 305 to 308.
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Bangladesh is being refurbished These two Ming class submarines belongs to South Sea Fleet
The hull number of these two submarine may be from 305 to 308.
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will BD navy go for 039b sub in the future?
 
will BD navy go for 039b sub in the future?
well we would be more than happy to have submarines better than Type 035G..... but a submarine is a strategic platform, which puts it among the items discussed on a special table named "geopolitics"..... difficult to say where our govt's stance would be tomorrow regarding subs.....
 
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BNS Durjoy firing C-705 missile during 2015 exercise

Sorry correction for above post: there will be no Minerva Class for BDCG instead BD will buy 4 Cassopea Class patrol boat with Helicopter deck.

Minerava class could serve both Navy and coastguard though Cassopea class is relatively new with decent endurance .
 
Shipmates ceremonially leaving the USCGC RUSH after conclusion of decommissioning. She looks to be in pretty good shape.

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It's only 5 years from now!!:haha: :devil:

If the govt. had some political backbone - they'd go ahead and start the frigate program right now, not in five more years. By my estimation and experience, there are at least five large govt. yards (two owned by the Navy itself including KSY) and seven or eight private yards easily capable of building F22/23P or Jiangwei II or 054 class designs (up to 2000 tonnes displacement). Weapons fitment experience needs to be part of ToT which we sorely need. For Karachi Shipyard - the F22P program was a large forward step. In Bangladesh that step needs to be taken now - instead of tippy-toeing around neighbor's feelings and appeasing neighbors with buying 45 year old training ships.
 
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