Open Discussion: Myanmar and Bangladesh Armed Force
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I am not an expert of defense goods. But, I have heard this 3-layer air defense system. As far as I know the short and medium range anti-aircraft missiles have been procured, and long range ones have been ordered. Problem is our defense forces are very secretive and an inquisitive man can be punished for spying. However, Mr. @-Phoenix- certainly knows many things. Wish he would answer you on the subject.
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Myanmar is surrounded by BD, Indian NE, China, Laos and Thailand. It has many States. The Barmans have issues with all other Burmese nationalities, BD, China and Thailand. India is its true enemy in disguise of a friend. Laos is a small country looking at the east and south, and not Burma..
China wants its gas and a naval presence in one of its island. So, the border is peaceful. But, the Burmese cannot forget the Chinese aggression under a Muslim General to destory the Burmese Pagan kingdom.
Burma has real feud with Thailand. They had a few border conflicts. BD is a real well-wisher of Burma, but the Burmese citizens and govt. are not reciprocal to it because of that fanboy India.
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Ofcourse not. BD doesn't have a credible air force to counter. So back to my original point - modern warfare = superior air power. Myanmar air power >>>> BD air power. So this thread is largely academic.
You mean the one that happened 800 years ago? I don't think that affects our relations somehow.
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Waaaah it's all India's fault. No wonder your country is dominated in military by one less than 1/3rd by population.
You are such a butthurt little guy. I'm glad you probably go into convulsions each time you see our junior RAW agent SHW's picture.
No Burmese I have ever met has said India is a true enemy but in disguise.....only butthurt Bangladeshis say that.
India-Burmese cooperation is already 1000's of times larger than anything Bangladesh can dream of with Burma. And you have nothing but good wishes while pushing your guys into their land and then crying foul when they push them back.
Seriously India should do the same but we still hold out hope for your lot to change and mature one day. Looks like its a very slim hope.
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ok...bro
but i think My photos are already 100% clear.. tell me what u want to know about any photo.. i can point u out why it is from Myanmar... and most of them are also already shown in parade...
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I was just pointing out the double standards from our Bengali friends. hehe.
Post all the pictures you want (I got no problem with their authenticity etc)....but dont be afraid to keep the rumour mill going as well since these Bangladeshis seem to relish in that for their own military.
They only demand pictures for your rumours, never their own.I was just pointing out the double standards from our Bengali friends. hehe.
Post all the pictures you want (I got no problem with their authenticity etc)....but dont be afraid to keep the rumour mill going as well since these Bangladeshis seem to relish in that for their own military.
Read other threads where the BD members have contributed with hundreds of pictures. Check out before continue your ignorant vomiting.
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Existence of pictures does not mean a 1:1 mapping with every rumour you guys have put out.
But what can we expect from a puny weak country? Smoke and mirror philosophy has to be employed liberally.
As if our air space is large enough...
I have done extensive research about this image for the last few decades and this is what I found from my long and harrowing research...
DWell,we purchased it back in 2014..yet to be delivered though...
We have FN-16,QW-2,HN-5A and such bla bla that @BDforever would know
AD systems of Myanmar Armed Force....
Lets start with oldies....
like BD , Myanmar has no long range AD so far..
S-75M Volga MRAD of Myanmar Armed Force...
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Myanmar got its MRAD like S-75M Volga since 2000s..
Specification is :
Weight 2,300 kg (5,100 lb)
Length 10,600 mm (420 in)
Diameter 700 mm (28 in)
Warhead Frag-HE
Warhead weight 200 kg (440 lb)
Detonation
mechanism
Command
Propellant Solid-fuel booster and a storable liquid-fuel upper stage
Operational range 45 km (28 mi)
Flight altitude 25,000 m (82,000 ft)
Boost time 5 s boost, then 20 s sustain
Speed Mach 3.5
Guidance system Radio control command guidance
Accuracy 65 m
Launch platform Single rail, ground mounted (not mobile)
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Pechora 2M MRAD of Myanmar Armed Force...
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Weight
953 kg
Length 6.09 m
Diameter 375 mm
Warhead Frag-HE
Warhead weight 60 kg
Detonation
mechanism
Command
Wingspan 2.2 m
Propellant Solid propellant rocket motor
Operational range
35 kilometres (22 mi)
Flight altitude 18,000 metres (59,000 ft)
Guidance system
RF CLOS
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KS-1B MRAD of Myanmar Armed Force ....
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- Weight: 900 kg
- Warhead: > 100 kg
- Length: 5.6 m
- Diameter: 0.4 m
- Speed: 1,200 m/s
- Maneuverability: > 20 g
- Maximum target speed: 750 m/s
- Maximum target maneuverability: > 5 g
- Maximum range: > 50 km[5]
- Minimum range: 100 m
- Maximum altitude: > 25 km [5]
- Minimum altitude: < 500 m
Kvadrat-M of Myanmar Armed force...
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http://www.sgpinoy.com/myanmar-will-showcase-its-modern-kvadrat-m-air-missile-defence/
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more Kub M2...
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i dont even count Buk M1-2 and Tor M1.... coz i dont have photos of Those system... Myanmar used at least 3 or 4 of MRAD and SRAD...
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1st picture - beautiful small bridge with a giant ugly ( probably nuclear ) monster missile in the background...
2nd picture - are they children in the picture? Still use children..bruh...
3rd picture - Dat guy is wearing radioactive suit,probably the missile has a nuclear warhead... -.-
4th picture - The wheels look nice though...
5th picture - Looks like missiles are growing outta soldiers' faces!
6th picture - where are the bloody missiles?!
7th picture - Nice radar,but once again..Where are the bloody freakin' missiles?!
Man,Burma acting as if the whole world's air crafts are gonna swarm into burmese air space...concentrate on health and education...
I'm good at rapping,but I rap battle my friends only inside the abandoned building close to my school...You guys have to come to there for the rap battle...
It will be like this -
BD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MM
@~Phoenix~---------------------------------@Aung Zaya
@BDforever--------------------------------@alaungphaya
@Mohammed Khaled --------------( I don't know any more MM members )
@Nabil365
@bluesky
@Bilal9
@TopCat
and other BD members I forgot
DJ will be @Nilgiri and @madokafc
Well,that means you never looked at your own posts...
Oh,well...ISIS means Israeli Secret Intelligence Service and that is a part of mossad which means that ISIS is run by mossad,simple -.-
You Burmese freaks are just being over protective for Israel because they are terrorists like you...
Burmese logic...
Check our active AD system out.. impossible to penetrate with BD's 6 MiG-29..lol
Well,we have 8 MiG-29s and our upcoming 32-48 Su-30mk2 will have 200km Kh-31 anti-radiation missile so all your air defences wont stand a chance against it...
You don't need proof for trustable people's claims...and your post says it,bhai ^_^
Don't confuse a fuel tank with a bomb....
China is a our key ally,why would we attack them anyway?
Well,Burma Air Force's aircrafts came illegally entered our airspace..for a few minutes then left..especially during the 2008-2009 border conflicts...
And these Burmese brain-washed monks honour him,calling him a brave hero....if a child pilot is a brave hero to Burma,then you can understand the quality of their pilots...It does not matter if you have shiny equipment,what matters is how you make proper use of it...
Oh,well..you are acting like I'm the president ( I wish I was though ) and calling me as Mr ( even though I'm half as old as you if you are in your mid 20s ) but REMEMBER - No formalities are allowed here because we all here are one big family except @Nilgiri ( just kidding,hes an important member of the fam )
Anyways,mid-range radars ( LY-80e and Pechora/Neva 2M and other undisclosed ones ) have been ordered but not delivered yet ( or maybe partially delivered but awaiting full delivery )...and we are looking for long range radars starting with the purchase of Gamma DE and Kasta 2E radars...we might go for long range air defences once these mid-range air defences have arrived...
And yeah,if you take photos of undisclosed military stuff without authorization,you will be severly punished and maybe jailed...Government likes to keep shiny things top secret...
Wait,how many 4th generation aircrafts does Burma have? huh?
Thailand can crush them in minutes...They even have an aircraft carrier...
Oh,well,why don't you start broadcasting Indian soaps/serials and F up the Burmese house-wives and ruin their families?
Same goes with the brain-washed Burmese monks....
Well,we expect nothing to come from Burma...only trouble....
@Nilgiri zada interfere mat karna hamara affair mein,no wonder you get banned every now and then....
back to navy...
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy mission is to safeguard the sovereignty over the internal waters & territorial sea, and sovereign rights over the Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf of Bangladesh while supporting riverine and maritime economic activities including free flow of riverine & sea borne trade. Since its inception BN has carried out many operations. It included both operations of liberation war and peace time operations.
During the Pakistan era (1947-71), the navy was accorded a low priority. Pakistani leaders were preoccupied with maintaining the West Wing's land defenses against India. The Mukti Bahini did not have a naval force, other than a few frogmen who sabotaged Pakistani merchant ships. Wartime naval operations, including an amphibious landing near Chittagong, were left entirely to the Indian Navy. As a result, at independence, Bangladesh inherited virtually nothing in the way of naval equipment or personnel.
Founded as a separate military service on April 7, 1972, the Bangladesh Navy started with a nucleus of twelve officers and 1,000 seamen, most of whom had served in the Pakistan Navy. Their equipment included six captured speedboats and some miscellaneous small arms. From these humble beginnings, the Bangladesh Navy grew into a coastal and riverine defense force estimated in 1988 to include 600 officers and 6,900 enlisted personnel. By 2010 the Navy's Service Personnel numbered about 15,000 (Including Officers), while the Civilian Personnel numbered about 4,000 (Including Civilian Officers).
The navy's center of operations and training was at the country's major port, Chittagong, where, in 1988, the new Bangladesh Naval Academy began its first academic year. Navy headquarter was in Dhaka. Smaller naval facilities were located at Kaptai and Khulna. In the late 1980s, the Bangladesh Navy had no air wing, marine corps, or reserves. The 2007 edition of Combat Fleets of the World reported that the Navy had plans to establish a battalion of Marines, but as of 2012 nothing seems to have come of this idea.
Roles and Missions of the Bangladesh Navy include:
- Safeguard/defend the territorial waters of Bangladesh.
- Keep the Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) open during war & at peace.
- Keep the sea ports of Bangladesh open for shipping during a war.
- Protection of the Bangladesh fishing fleet.
- Patrolling in riverine waters of Bangladesh.
- Search and Rescue at sea.
- Cyclone warning for Naval Ships and craft.
- Protection of Bangladesh merchant ships in the high seas.
- Assist the civil administration in maintaining internal security and peace, whenever called for such duties.
- Assist the civil administration in the event of natural calamities like flood, cyclone, tidal waves, earthquake etc whenever called for such duties.
- Naval Control of Shipping (Internal and External, Inland or Foreign) Organization.
- Oceanographic survey.
- Any other task for which the government may deem it necessary to deploy the Navy.
The country's 600-kilometer coastline was patrolled by the tiny Bangladesh Navy, whose missions were to protect Bangladeshi fishermen, ward off foreign poachers, and assert sovereignty over the nation's territorial waters. As part of its policy of nonalignment, Bangladesh allowed foreign naval vessels to conduct routine port visits at Chittagong. Bangladesh has not granted naval base rights to any foreign power.
Since its inception BN has carried out many operations. It included both operations of liberation war and peace time operations. The war time operation involved conventional as well as unconventional operation. The peace time operation was mainly related to anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fishery protection and many others involved in aid to civil power. However the remarkable operations are: Operation JACKPOT in liberation war; Operation NIRMUL, and Operation PROTIRODH.
Generally low lying, much of Bangladesh is occupied by the Ganges Delta, the confluence of the Padma (or Ganges), Jamuna (or Brahmaputra), and Meghna rivers. The floodplain sediments are locally known as chars. A potential challenge to the Bangladesh Navy occurred in 1983, when a char -- a speck of land formed by alluvial deposits -- emerged in the Bay of Bengal along the maritime boundary with India. Both India and Bangladesh dispatched patrol boats to stake their claims to the island and to the expanded 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone that went with it. The two sides avoided a military confrontation, and the matter was remanded to diplomatic negotiations. It was clear, however, that Bangladesh's coastal defense force was not in a position to challenge the Indian Navy.
Bangladesh Navy - History
Bangladesh Navy (BN) came into being during the liberation War of the country in 1971. In the beginning of BN history, Freedom Fighters whose undaunted bravery and sacrifice paved the way for our independence. Shaheed Ruhul Amin, Engine Room Artificer-I (Birshrestha), Shaheed Mohammad Farid Uddin Ahmed-Radio Electrician-I (Bir Bikram), Shaheed Mohammad Daulat Hossain Mollah-Able Seaman (Bir Bikram), Shaheed Mohammad Akter Uddin- Able Seaman and many others sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Shaheed Lt Commander Moazzam Hossain who sacrificed himself in the beginning of the Liberation War.
BN started its brave stride with only 02 gunboats named PADMA and PALASH and a small number of Naval Commandoes during the War of Liberation. Contribution of this small force is a milestone in the history of BN. They carried out as good as 45 gallant operations causing irreparable damages to the enemy. The undaunted bravery of the Naval Commandoes and sailors will always remain as a golden history of BN and will be a source of inspiration for BN personnel.
Bangladesh Navy had a glorious contribution in he liberation war of Bangladesh. Many members of Bangladesh Navy actively took part in the liberation war of 1971. The participation included all the operations from traditional naval operation to unconventional commando operation including guerilla warfare.
At the first leg of war, defected Bengali sailors joined the guerrilla forces. It was the 8 valiant sailors who defected Pakistan Navy sub-marine PNS MANGRO, under construction in France, pioneered the formation of naval element of Liberation War. Later many other naval freedom fighters joined and actively participated till the last date of liberation war. So far the information could be known, there are 334 naval freedom fighters; out of which 22 are martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives for the greatest cause of liberation war.
Due to the essence, naval operation prevailed in sea, air and land. In order to avoid misunderstanding and to get necessary assistance naval planners used to coordinate in the planning phase with other sector commanders to carry out operation in their respective sectors. During the Liberation War East Pakistan was divided into 11 sectors. Each sector had a Commander and demarcated area of responsibility except sector 10. It is said that the area of responsibility of sector 10 was the coastal belt but in reality its operation was spread all over the country.
In 1971, it was imperative for the occupation force to keep ports, harbours operative and the sea lines of communication open. To block the sea lines of communication as well as to make the sea and river ports inoperative, members of Bangladesh Navy did fight valiantly. They attacked all the seaports including many river ports. Operation Jackpot is one of the most known successful operations. They carried out mining in Passur River Channel by Patrol Craft. Side by side along with other freedom fighters they also carried out attack against Pakistan Army to make the country free form all hostilities. As a result Bangladesh could become an independent state within shortest possible time.
Naval participation was extended to a great extent. The contribution of BN members towards liberation war is remarkable and cited in many articles of renowned writers. Few articles are also attached here.
After the independence specially in 1970s, the wide vision of our national leaders expedited the formation of necessary naval infrastructure. Two Ex Royal Navy Frigates joined BN as BNS UMAR FAROOQ and BNS ALI HAIDER in 1976 and 1978 respectively. Later, in 1982 the 3rd Ex Royal Navy Frigate joined BN as BNS ABU BAKR. Inclusion of these 03 Frigate is considered as the principal foundation of BN. This has introduced the new born nation as a ''Limited Blue Water Navy'' to the world. Since then BN has undergone dramatic changes over the last couple of decades. It has not only changed in size and shape but also in its role, mission and vision.
On April 29 and 30, 1991, a huge tropical cyclone roared up the Bay of Bengal and slammed into theexposed coastline of Bangladesh. In a land regularlyvisited by natural devastation, this storm dwarfed any previous calamity of the last several decades. Sustained winds of 145 miles per hour drove 20 foot tidal waves over the coastal islands and littoral Bangladesh. Ships from Bangladesh's Navy were unable to leave the port of Chittagong because the giant storm sunk many vessels which blocked the port.
Bangladesh Navy - Modernization
The most formidable ships in the navy were three vintage frigates purchased from Britain in the late 1970s. These included two Leopard-class Type 41 frigates, renamed Abu Bakr and Ali Haider, and one Salisbury-class Type 61 frigate, renamed Umar Farooq. The most modern craft in the inventory were twenty-four patrol boats purchased from the Chinese between 1982 and 1984. These included four Hegu-class fast attack craft, armed with missiles; four P4-class fast-attack craft, armed with torpedoes; and eight Hainan-class and eight Shanghai II-class fast attack patrol craft. These vessels patrolled coastal waters and rivers to interdict foreign fishing vessels and assert Bangladeshi sovereignty over its territorial waters.
Other vessels in the Bangladeshi inventory included vintage patrol craft purchased from China, Yugoslavia, India, Japan, and Singapore; a recommissioned Pakistani patrol boat; a similar craft converted from a Thai fishing boat; and five indigenously built Pabna-class riverine patrol craft. Bangladesh also maintained a merchant fleet comprising 274 vessels. Since all were government owned, merchant vessels could be pressed into service during hostilities.
During the 1996-2001, the then Awami League government implemented many steps to build the Navy as a modern force. Commissioning of Naval ships Titas, Kushiara and Barkat, incorporation of modern LPC Madhumati, diversion of BNS Shoibal into modern survey ship, establishment of Bangladesh Navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Center and inclusion of School of Maritime Warfare and Tactics are among the development works done by the Awami League government.
In 2002 the Prime Minister announced that Bangaldesh would buy a pair of Lupo-class frigates from the Italian Navy, but the ships were sold to Peru instead. Victory day is celebrated on December 16 in Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. Bangladesh gained independence after 9 months of a long and bloody struggle. One interesting feature of the 2003 Victory Day celebration was the military armament exhibition, organised by the three armed forces between 16 and 20 December 2003. The Bangladesh Navy displayed some future projects like submarine and helicopter carriers.
With limited resources, materialisation remained a difficult proposition.'The Draft Forces Goal 2020 for BN' in 2005/06 envisaged the Bangladesh Navy (BN) with submarines, helicopters, maritime patrol aircrafts and so forth. As of 2005 Bangladesh was thinking about purchasing Lupo class frigates from Italy. Bangladesh was interested in Type-23 Duke class friagtes but could not confront the cost. as of 2007 Bangladesh was said to be interested in a "Sapsan 2100" Ukranian frigate, but nothing came of this, and the "Sapsan 2100" is un-attested outside of Combat Fleets of the World.
In early 2009 the navy sent the Armed Forces Division (AFD) an ambitious ten-year plan to upgrade it into a three-dimensional force, in line with the proposed Forces Goal-2020. The report placed before the parliamentary standing committee on the defence ministry on 08 June 2009. Bangladesh Navy sought new frigates, a submarine, maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters and other equipment with an estimated cost of Tk 6,000 crore. The plan was prepared after considering the recent maritime situation, budgetary allocation, market prices of required equipment and other matters.
“Bangladesh Navy will obtain capability of a three-dimensional force if its aviation wing and a submarine are added to its fleet,” believes the navy, tasked with protecting the nation’s territorial waters, safeguard Bangladesh’s economic interest and exercise maritime control within the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf. Citing the need for a three dimensional modern force, the navy said aircraft and submarines along with surface fleets are considered essential parts to increase a navy’s combat capability. “It was not possible in the past to introduce aircraft and submarines in the fleet due to various adversities despite having the plan and desire,” the navy observes.
Apart from purchasing equipment, it also proposed formation of Special Warfare and Diving Salvage (SWADS) Command for carrying out a special warfare to control militancy and smuggling in sea and rivers. “If the special force is formed, it will be able to play active role along with the two other forces in sea and rivers,” the navy said.
The navy also proposed increasing its personnel, setting up naval bases and training institutes. The proposals now await the government’s consideration. On manpower, the navy proposed increasing 4,000 personnel of various ranks in the next 10 years. The existing approved manpower of the navy as of 2009 was 17,000.
The proposals include setting up bases for naval commandos, divers, rescuers and naval aviation, and development of a naval base in Mongla. Other proposals are installation of a junior staff training institute, navy hydrographic unit, oceanographic centre and operational sea training guide, and approval of the organogram of Khulna and Narayanganj shipyards.
The navy was also preparing more proposals to this end for sending to the government for consideration. Those include setting up of a naval base at St Martine’s Island, submarine base, setting up a separate naval base in Dhaka, and restructuring the organogram of the naval headquarters and area commanders’ headquarters.
2009 Plan for 2020
2-3 F-22B guided missile frigates China
2-4 large patrol craft/missile corvette China
1 Hydrographic Survey ship Indigenous
1 Fleet Replenishment Oil Tanker Indigenous
2 LCU Indigenous
1 Salvage ship Indigenous
12 Patrol boats Indigenous
3 Harbin Z-9C ASW helo China
Under consideration in 2009
3 guided missile frigates
4 guided missile corvettes Turkey – Milgem
3 Submarines TU / DE / ROK
Accounts vary as to the details of the navy plan, but one source reported it included purchase of three frigates, three large patrol aircraft, 12 patrol craft, two landing craft utility (LCU), one hydrographic unit, one salvage vessel, four missile boats and installation of new missiles in some ships to strengthen its surface fleet. It proposed introducing its own aviation fleet to consolidate combat capability of the surface fleet by purchasing three maritime patrol aircraft and four helicopters in the coming 10 years.
The navy also discloses a plan for purchasing a submarine by 2019 for the flotilla. It said the government has approved in principle this proposed purchase. “Before purchasing the submarine, steps have already been taken to build infrastructure and train up personnel. When the preparatory work is completed, it will be possible to initiate steps to purchase a submarine by 2019,” the navy report added.
The navy said based on the possible allocation of funds every year, the process of purchasing and building surface and aviation platforms to achieve three-dimensional ability will continue. Off-the-shelf purchase process will also continue simultaneously that would cost less and save time, it adds. “Additional allocation of Tk 1,200 crore will be required for purchasing submarine, the hydrographic unit and the salvage ship,” the navy said, adding, “An estimated allocation of Tk 5,000 will be required for principal purchase and development in the next 10 years.”
The principal purchase excludes the submarine, hydrographic unit and the salvage ship. As per the plan, three large patrol craft and 12 patrol craft will be built at the navy’s own shipyards. Purchase of two helicopters and two maritime patrol aircraft were under process as of 2009.
In defence for replacing three frigates — Abu Bakar, Omar Faruk and Ali Haider — the navy said the ships were built in 1953, 1953 and 1957 and Tk 300 crore will be required to upgrade those. Upgrading the old vessels was not viable, the navy claimed. The navy also proposes replacing four out of the eight missile boats — Durbar, Duranto, Uttal and Durdanto. Those were commissioned in 1983, 1983, 1992 and 1988. It said Tk 200 crore would be required to upgrade the missile boats.
The report says as many as 82 ships, small and large, were in the navy’s fleet. Most of the ships were older that 25 years. Only 15 ships/craft are aged under 25 years. Combat capability of the old ships has decreased and their maintenance and operation cost is high as well as risky, the navy adds. “With the old ships and present infrastructures, it is becoming difficult to discharge [the navy's] crucial duties.”
During the three years 2009-2011, a total of 2 OPV, 1 survey ship, 8 high-speedboats, helicopter handling system, early warning radar system and 2 marine helicopters were added to the Bangladesh Navy. Process for purchasing C-704 missile system, QW-2 SAM, OTOMAT MK-II missiles, 2 large patrol craft, 5 patrol craft and 1 oil tanker had been completed. The survey ship newly purchased for Bangladesh Navy has been commissioned.
The Navy attained double capability through addition of 2 newly purchased marine helicopters. In February 2010 AgustaWestland announced the award of a contract by the Bangladesh Navy for two AW109 Power maritime helicopters. The helicopters will be used for a wide range of naval missions including search and rescue, economic zone protection, surface surveillance and maritime security. The two Agusta AW 109E helicopters on 14 June 2011 were delivered in 2011 and were capable of being operated from the frigate BNS Bangabandhu.
In 2010 BN signed a contract with China Shipbuilding and Offshore Company (CSOC) to built two Large Patrol Craft in Wuchang Shipyard in China. The ships will be of 600 tons and will be armed with 4 x C-704 SSM, 1 x 76.2 mm gun with FCS and RDC. In another contract with CSOC, BN will construct 5 units of 350-ton patrol craft at Khulna Shipyard under Chinese technical assistance.( Probably the Durjoy class. )
On 12 April 2010 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said soon two more frigates will be included to BangladeshNavy fleet. Sheikh Hasina said during her recent China visit, she had requested the Chinese government to provide Bangladesh Naval Force with two newly-constructed frigates including helicopters, and the Chinese government gave consent in this regard. Besides, naval ship Bangabandhu, decommissioned during the last BNP-Jamaat government on political ground, will be made fully operational again.
On 21 June 2010 it was reported that the Bangladesh Navy planned to expand cooperation with China's national defense industry in the framework of the activities of two frigates, making the Navy to a total number of frigates to seven. The relevant supply agreement was reached in March 2010. At that time it was reported that, in addition to procurement of two frigates from China, the Bangladesh Navy will receive three British warships. The UK Disposal Services Authority (DSA) successfully negotiated the sale and handover of HM Ships LEEDS CASTLE and DUMBARTON CASTLE (Castle Class Offshore Patrol Vessels) for £2.45m and HMS ROEBUCK offshore hydrographic launch for £4.4m, to the Bangladesh Navy. All 3 vessels have since sailed to Bangladesh and were delivered in June 2010. Maintenance and improvement work had been started in the UK on two patrol boats of the Bangladesh Navy.
On 29 December 2010 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government had plans to include submarine with base facility in Bangladesh Navy by 2019 to build it as an effective 'deterrent force'. As of 2005 the plan was to acquire 4 subs within 2012, although by 2012 Bangladesh appeared no closer to acquiring submarines than it had seven years previously. It is said that Bangladesh is prepared to spend Tk.1,200 crore [ie, Tk.12,000,000,000, or about US$150,000,000] on 4 submarines. The amount of money Bangladesh might spend on submarines would probably not be enough to buy new ones. The Scorpene submarine comes in at US$300-$400,000,000, and the Agosta-90B Submarine (from DCN) is also US$300-$400,000,000 apiece. So possibly Bangaldesh would buy used U-209s for Italy or some other European country which is replacing them with the new U-212 from Germany. Even an "old" Upholder cost around $200 million a piece.
In June 2011 Army Chief General Mohammad Abdul Mubeen inaugurated the building of a LCVP Type C landing craft vessel personnel (LCVP) at Khulna Shipyard. The 19.75-meter long and 7-meter wide craft was built for Bangladesh Army. The army will use the LCVP for transportation of soldiers and equipment when needed. The vessel was expected to be handed over to the Army within a year. Khulna Shipyard already built modern firefighting boats for the Fire Service, ferries for the BIWTC and a speedy patrol boat for Bangladesh Coast Guard. LCVP-012 was delivered on 2010-04-17.
A contract was signed on 23 June 2011 with Ruag Germany for the supply of two Dornier 228 NG MPA within 24 months. Following customers in Japan, Norway and Germany, in July 2011 the Bangladesh Navy purchased two modern Do 228NG (New Generation) turboprop aircraft. The aircraft will be used for maritime air patrol and rescue mission along the countries’ coastline. Delivery of both aircraft was scheduled for early summer 2013.
In October 2011 Bangladesh’s state-owned Khulna Shipyard signed a contract with China’s Shanghai-based Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard and the China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Ltd (CSOC) for licence-building five inshore patrol vessels (IPV) and seven guided-missile corvettes. While the IPVs are based on the 80-ton Huang Pu-class vessel, the guided-missile corvettes, to be built to a brand-new design, will each have a displacement of 260 tons, length of 46 meters, beamwidth of 7.4 meters, and have a top speed of 30 Knots. While the CSOC would supply the first two guided-missile corvettes off-the-shelf, the remaining five will be licence-built by Khulna Shipyard. Each such vessel will be armed with up to four CPMIEC-built C-802A anti-ship cruise missiles.
As of 2012 it was reported that the Navy was planning to purchase two corvettes and two frigates. According to unofficial information, Bangladesh Navy was seeking two "Jiang Wei II" class (Type 053H3) frigates from China. The Turkish Navy will be retiring four early MEKO 200 class frigates, which reportedly have been offered to Bangladesh. Those warship's combat systems would be upgraded to BN requirement before delivery.
The second-hand submarine that Bangladesh was seeking in order to further safeguard its offshore assets is likely to be sourced from China. Despite an interest in contributing more fully to international peace-keeping missions, the protection of offshore energy resources in the face of competition from India and Burma is Bangladesh’s prime motivation.
The first-ever warship, BNS PADMA built in Bangladesh by Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSY) was commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 24 January 2013 by Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It may be mentioned that the 2nd Patrol Craft has also been launched on 23 January 2013 which is expected to deliver 2 (two) months ahead of the schedule. The rest 3 (Three) will be delivered within December 2013.
On December 20, 2013 Bangladesh finalized a deal to purchase two Ming-class submarines from China. The deal for the two submarines, which was waiting for final approval from the Finance Ministry, was worth $203.3 million. The type 035G diesel-electric run submarines are scheduled to be delivered in 2019. Government officials hinted that there was a plan to purchase at least three submarines in the next few years. In late 2014 it was reported that these subs are arriving in 2015, not in 2019. And the 2 subs are likely to be first batch of a bigger submarine arm, to be determined by the economic growth of the country.
Besides submarines, Dhaka was also negotiating with Beijing to buy two frigates under a state-to-state purchase deal. Beijing offered two of its old 053H2 frigates at a very low rate on the condition that Dhaka would bear the refurbishment and defence equipment costs for the off-the-shelf ships. An estimated Tk 6.55 billion will be needed to add two frigates to the country's existing frigate fleet of six.
Do not worry. We have kept our two neighbours at bay. In the meantime we are building our economy. But, have you forgotten the the GoB ordered Tk30,000 Crore (US$4.0 billion) worth of hard wares in 2013 from several countries. Do you think. these will come in a day? Many of the items have certainly arrived and many will be supplied in the coming years.
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Thats how you define success in military realm? That you have kept your two neighbours "at bay". Thats not because of your military at all, no one is interested in anything within your borders....it will just be a burden.
Keep to your side, have whatever dreams you want...no one cares about it.
But just stop pushing people into our land...the smaller of the two will push back first (already started) since they feel the effects much more severely...but eventually large dada will too.
No one cares what figure of hardware imports and production you claim. Bangladesh ORBAT is insignificant to India and will always be so....you do not even figure in our military plans especially since we have SHW installed running your little comedy theatre. So stop clamouring for our attention. Have your little fist fights with Myanmar while you chest thump and soil your undies at the same time......no one that matters cares about it.
All we ask is that you not treat your right to have rumours/gossip as absolute and not applicable to other countries.
Smaller powers all have the right to engage in it...sometimes it turns out to be true, sometimes not. But its silly to use double standards and say only you can do it while pooh poohing others like Myanmar when they do so. If you want to start being taken seriously, dont use double standards (one for you and one for opponents).....thats what banana republics and basket cases do.
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Rap battle? No man I am here for roasting people.As if our air space is large enough...
I have done extensive research about this image for the last few decades and this is what I found from my long and harrowing research...
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Well,we purchased it back in 2014..yet to be delivered though...
We have FN-16,QW-2,HN-5A and such bla bla that @BDforever would know
1st picture - beautiful small bridge with a giant ugly ( probably nuclear ) monster missile in the background...
2nd picture - are they children in the picture? Still use children..bruh...
3rd picture - Dat guy is wearing radioactive suit,probably the missile has a nuclear warhead... -.-
4th picture - The wheels look nice though...
5th picture - Looks like missiles are growing outta soldiers' faces!
6th picture - where are the bloody missiles?!
7th picture - Nice radar,but once again..Where are the bloody freakin' missiles?!
Man,Burma acting as if the whole world's air crafts are gonna swarm into burmese air space...concentrate on health and education...
I'm good at rapping,but I rap battle my friends only inside the abandoned building close to my school...You guys have to come to there for the rap battle...
It will be like this -
BD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MM
@~Phoenix~---------------------------------@Aung Zaya
@BDforever--------------------------------@alaungphaya
@Mohammed Khaled --------------( I don't know any more MM members )
@Nabil365
@bluesky
@Bilal9
@TopCat
and other BD members I forgot
DJ will be @Nilgiri and @madokafc
Well,that means you never looked at your own posts...
Oh,well...ISIS means Israeli Secret Intelligence Service and that is a part of mossad which means that ISIS is run by mossad,simple -.-
You Burmese freaks are just being over protective for Israel because they are terrorists like you...
Burmese logic...
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Well,we have 8 MiG-29s and our upcoming 32-48 Su-30mk2 will have 200km Kh-31 anti-radiation missile so all your air defences wont stand a chance against it...
You don't need proof for trustable people's claims...and your post says it,bhai ^_^
Don't confuse a fuel tank with a bomb....
China is a our key ally,why would we attack them anyway?
Well,Burma Air Force's aircrafts came illegally entered our airspace..for a few minutes then left..especially during the 2008-2009 border conflicts...
And these Burmese brain-washed monks honour him,calling him a brave hero....if a child pilot is a brave hero to Burma,then you can understand the quality of their pilots...It does not matter if you have shiny equipment,what matters is how you make proper use of it...
Oh,well..you are acting like I'm the president ( I wish I was though ) and calling me as Mr ( even though I'm half as old as you if you are in your mid 20s ) but REMEMBER - No formalities are allowed here because we all here are one big family except @Nilgiri ( just kidding,hes an important member of the fam )
Anyways,mid-range radars ( LY-80e and Pechora/Neva 2M and other undisclosed ones ) have been ordered but not delivered yet ( or maybe partially delivered but awaiting full delivery )...and we are looking for long range radars starting with the purchase of Gamma DE and Kasta 2E radars...we might go for long range air defences once these mid-range air defences have arrived...
And yeah,if you take photos of undisclosed military stuff without authorization,you will be severly punished and maybe jailed...Government likes to keep shiny things top secret...
Wait,how many 4th generation aircrafts does Burma have? huh?
Thailand can crush them in minutes...They even have an aircraft carrier...
Oh,well,why don't you start broadcasting Indian soaps/serials and F up the Burmese house-wives and ruin their families?
Same goes with the brain-washed Burmese monks....
Well,we expect nothing to come from Burma...only trouble....
@Nilgiri zada interfere mat karna hamara affair mein,no wonder you get banned every now and then....
back to navy...
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy mission is to safeguard the sovereignty over the internal waters & territorial sea, and sovereign rights over the Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf of Bangladesh while supporting riverine and maritime economic activities including free flow of riverine & sea borne trade. Since its inception BN has carried out many operations. It included both operations of liberation war and peace time operations.
During the Pakistan era (1947-71), the navy was accorded a low priority. Pakistani leaders were preoccupied with maintaining the West Wing's land defenses against India. The Mukti Bahini did not have a naval force, other than a few frogmen who sabotaged Pakistani merchant ships. Wartime naval operations, including an amphibious landing near Chittagong, were left entirely to the Indian Navy. As a result, at independence, Bangladesh inherited virtually nothing in the way of naval equipment or personnel.
Founded as a separate military service on April 7, 1972, the Bangladesh Navy started with a nucleus of twelve officers and 1,000 seamen, most of whom had served in the Pakistan Navy. Their equipment included six captured speedboats and some miscellaneous small arms. From these humble beginnings, the Bangladesh Navy grew into a coastal and riverine defense force estimated in 1988 to include 600 officers and 6,900 enlisted personnel. By 2010 the Navy's Service Personnel numbered about 15,000 (Including Officers), while the Civilian Personnel numbered about 4,000 (Including Civilian Officers).
The navy's center of operations and training was at the country's major port, Chittagong, where, in 1988, the new Bangladesh Naval Academy began its first academic year. Navy headquarter was in Dhaka. Smaller naval facilities were located at Kaptai and Khulna. In the late 1980s, the Bangladesh Navy had no air wing, marine corps, or reserves. The 2007 edition of Combat Fleets of the World reported that the Navy had plans to establish a battalion of Marines, but as of 2012 nothing seems to have come of this idea.
Roles and Missions of the Bangladesh Navy include:
- Safeguard/defend the territorial waters of Bangladesh.
- Keep the Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) open during war & at peace.
- Keep the sea ports of Bangladesh open for shipping during a war.
- Protection of the Bangladesh fishing fleet.
- Patrolling in riverine waters of Bangladesh.
- Search and Rescue at sea.
- Cyclone warning for Naval Ships and craft.
- Protection of Bangladesh merchant ships in the high seas.
- Assist the civil administration in maintaining internal security and peace, whenever called for such duties.
- Assist the civil administration in the event of natural calamities like flood, cyclone, tidal waves, earthquake etc whenever called for such duties.
- Naval Control of Shipping (Internal and External, Inland or Foreign) Organization.
- Oceanographic survey.
- Any other task for which the government may deem it necessary to deploy the Navy.
The country's 600-kilometer coastline was patrolled by the tiny Bangladesh Navy, whose missions were to protect Bangladeshi fishermen, ward off foreign poachers, and assert sovereignty over the nation's territorial waters. As part of its policy of nonalignment, Bangladesh allowed foreign naval vessels to conduct routine port visits at Chittagong. Bangladesh has not granted naval base rights to any foreign power.
Since its inception BN has carried out many operations. It included both operations of liberation war and peace time operations. The war time operation involved conventional as well as unconventional operation. The peace time operation was mainly related to anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fishery protection and many others involved in aid to civil power. However the remarkable operations are: Operation JACKPOT in liberation war; Operation NIRMUL, and Operation PROTIRODH.
Generally low lying, much of Bangladesh is occupied by the Ganges Delta, the confluence of the Padma (or Ganges), Jamuna (or Brahmaputra), and Meghna rivers. The floodplain sediments are locally known as chars. A potential challenge to the Bangladesh Navy occurred in 1983, when a char -- a speck of land formed by alluvial deposits -- emerged in the Bay of Bengal along the maritime boundary with India. Both India and Bangladesh dispatched patrol boats to stake their claims to the island and to the expanded 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone that went with it. The two sides avoided a military confrontation, and the matter was remanded to diplomatic negotiations. It was clear, however, that Bangladesh's coastal defense force was not in a position to challenge the Indian Navy.
Bangladesh Navy - History
Bangladesh Navy (BN) came into being during the liberation War of the country in 1971. In the beginning of BN history, Freedom Fighters whose undaunted bravery and sacrifice paved the way for our independence. Shaheed Ruhul Amin, Engine Room Artificer-I (Birshrestha), Shaheed Mohammad Farid Uddin Ahmed-Radio Electrician-I (Bir Bikram), Shaheed Mohammad Daulat Hossain Mollah-Able Seaman (Bir Bikram), Shaheed Mohammad Akter Uddin- Able Seaman and many others sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Shaheed Lt Commander Moazzam Hossain who sacrificed himself in the beginning of the Liberation War.
BN started its brave stride with only 02 gunboats named PADMA and PALASH and a small number of Naval Commandoes during the War of Liberation. Contribution of this small force is a milestone in the history of BN. They carried out as good as 45 gallant operations causing irreparable damages to the enemy. The undaunted bravery of the Naval Commandoes and sailors will always remain as a golden history of BN and will be a source of inspiration for BN personnel.
Bangladesh Navy had a glorious contribution in he liberation war of Bangladesh. Many members of Bangladesh Navy actively took part in the liberation war of 1971. The participation included all the operations from traditional naval operation to unconventional commando operation including guerilla warfare.
At the first leg of war, defected Bengali sailors joined the guerrilla forces. It was the 8 valiant sailors who defected Pakistan Navy sub-marine PNS MANGRO, under construction in France, pioneered the formation of naval element of Liberation War. Later many other naval freedom fighters joined and actively participated till the last date of liberation war. So far the information could be known, there are 334 naval freedom fighters; out of which 22 are martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives for the greatest cause of liberation war.
Due to the essence, naval operation prevailed in sea, air and land. In order to avoid misunderstanding and to get necessary assistance naval planners used to coordinate in the planning phase with other sector commanders to carry out operation in their respective sectors. During the Liberation War East Pakistan was divided into 11 sectors. Each sector had a Commander and demarcated area of responsibility except sector 10. It is said that the area of responsibility of sector 10 was the coastal belt but in reality its operation was spread all over the country.
In 1971, it was imperative for the occupation force to keep ports, harbours operative and the sea lines of communication open. To block the sea lines of communication as well as to make the sea and river ports inoperative, members of Bangladesh Navy did fight valiantly. They attacked all the seaports including many river ports. Operation Jackpot is one of the most known successful operations. They carried out mining in Passur River Channel by Patrol Craft. Side by side along with other freedom fighters they also carried out attack against Pakistan Army to make the country free form all hostilities. As a result Bangladesh could become an independent state within shortest possible time.
Naval participation was extended to a great extent. The contribution of BN members towards liberation war is remarkable and cited in many articles of renowned writers. Few articles are also attached here.
After the independence specially in 1970s, the wide vision of our national leaders expedited the formation of necessary naval infrastructure. Two Ex Royal Navy Frigates joined BN as BNS UMAR FAROOQ and BNS ALI HAIDER in 1976 and 1978 respectively. Later, in 1982 the 3rd Ex Royal Navy Frigate joined BN as BNS ABU BAKR. Inclusion of these 03 Frigate is considered as the principal foundation of BN. This has introduced the new born nation as a ''Limited Blue Water Navy'' to the world. Since then BN has undergone dramatic changes over the last couple of decades. It has not only changed in size and shape but also in its role, mission and vision.
On April 29 and 30, 1991, a huge tropical cyclone roared up the Bay of Bengal and slammed into theexposed coastline of Bangladesh. In a land regularlyvisited by natural devastation, this storm dwarfed any previous calamity of the last several decades. Sustained winds of 145 miles per hour drove 20 foot tidal waves over the coastal islands and littoral Bangladesh. Ships from Bangladesh's Navy were unable to leave the port of Chittagong because the giant storm sunk many vessels which blocked the port.
Bangladesh Navy - Modernization
The most formidable ships in the navy were three vintage frigates purchased from Britain in the late 1970s. These included two Leopard-class Type 41 frigates, renamed Abu Bakr and Ali Haider, and one Salisbury-class Type 61 frigate, renamed Umar Farooq. The most modern craft in the inventory were twenty-four patrol boats purchased from the Chinese between 1982 and 1984. These included four Hegu-class fast attack craft, armed with missiles; four P4-class fast-attack craft, armed with torpedoes; and eight Hainan-class and eight Shanghai II-class fast attack patrol craft. These vessels patrolled coastal waters and rivers to interdict foreign fishing vessels and assert Bangladeshi sovereignty over its territorial waters.
Other vessels in the Bangladeshi inventory included vintage patrol craft purchased from China, Yugoslavia, India, Japan, and Singapore; a recommissioned Pakistani patrol boat; a similar craft converted from a Thai fishing boat; and five indigenously built Pabna-class riverine patrol craft. Bangladesh also maintained a merchant fleet comprising 274 vessels. Since all were government owned, merchant vessels could be pressed into service during hostilities.
During the 1996-2001, the then Awami League government implemented many steps to build the Navy as a modern force. Commissioning of Naval ships Titas, Kushiara and Barkat, incorporation of modern LPC Madhumati, diversion of BNS Shoibal into modern survey ship, establishment of Bangladesh Navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Center and inclusion of School of Maritime Warfare and Tactics are among the development works done by the Awami League government.
In 2002 the Prime Minister announced that Bangaldesh would buy a pair of Lupo-class frigates from the Italian Navy, but the ships were sold to Peru instead. Victory day is celebrated on December 16 in Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. Bangladesh gained independence after 9 months of a long and bloody struggle. One interesting feature of the 2003 Victory Day celebration was the military armament exhibition, organised by the three armed forces between 16 and 20 December 2003. The Bangladesh Navy displayed some future projects like submarine and helicopter carriers.
With limited resources, materialisation remained a difficult proposition.'The Draft Forces Goal 2020 for BN' in 2005/06 envisaged the Bangladesh Navy (BN) with submarines, helicopters, maritime patrol aircrafts and so forth. As of 2005 Bangladesh was thinking about purchasing Lupo class frigates from Italy. Bangladesh was interested in Type-23 Duke class friagtes but could not confront the cost. as of 2007 Bangladesh was said to be interested in a "Sapsan 2100" Ukranian frigate, but nothing came of this, and the "Sapsan 2100" is un-attested outside of Combat Fleets of the World.
In early 2009 the navy sent the Armed Forces Division (AFD) an ambitious ten-year plan to upgrade it into a three-dimensional force, in line with the proposed Forces Goal-2020. The report placed before the parliamentary standing committee on the defence ministry on 08 June 2009. Bangladesh Navy sought new frigates, a submarine, maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters and other equipment with an estimated cost of Tk 6,000 crore. The plan was prepared after considering the recent maritime situation, budgetary allocation, market prices of required equipment and other matters.
“Bangladesh Navy will obtain capability of a three-dimensional force if its aviation wing and a submarine are added to its fleet,” believes the navy, tasked with protecting the nation’s territorial waters, safeguard Bangladesh’s economic interest and exercise maritime control within the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf. Citing the need for a three dimensional modern force, the navy said aircraft and submarines along with surface fleets are considered essential parts to increase a navy’s combat capability. “It was not possible in the past to introduce aircraft and submarines in the fleet due to various adversities despite having the plan and desire,” the navy observes.
Apart from purchasing equipment, it also proposed formation of Special Warfare and Diving Salvage (SWADS) Command for carrying out a special warfare to control militancy and smuggling in sea and rivers. “If the special force is formed, it will be able to play active role along with the two other forces in sea and rivers,” the navy said.
The navy also proposed increasing its personnel, setting up naval bases and training institutes. The proposals now await the government’s consideration. On manpower, the navy proposed increasing 4,000 personnel of various ranks in the next 10 years. The existing approved manpower of the navy as of 2009 was 17,000.
The proposals include setting up bases for naval commandos, divers, rescuers and naval aviation, and development of a naval base in Mongla. Other proposals are installation of a junior staff training institute, navy hydrographic unit, oceanographic centre and operational sea training guide, and approval of the organogram of Khulna and Narayanganj shipyards.
The navy was also preparing more proposals to this end for sending to the government for consideration. Those include setting up of a naval base at St Martine’s Island, submarine base, setting up a separate naval base in Dhaka, and restructuring the organogram of the naval headquarters and area commanders’ headquarters.
2009 Plan for 2020
2-3 F-22B guided missile frigates China
2-4 large patrol craft/missile corvette China
1 Hydrographic Survey ship Indigenous
1 Fleet Replenishment Oil Tanker Indigenous
2 LCU Indigenous
1 Salvage ship Indigenous
12 Patrol boats Indigenous
3 Harbin Z-9C ASW helo China
Under consideration in 2009
3 guided missile frigates
4 guided missile corvettes Turkey – Milgem
3 Submarines TU / DE / ROK
Accounts vary as to the details of the navy plan, but one source reported it included purchase of three frigates, three large patrol aircraft, 12 patrol craft, two landing craft utility (LCU), one hydrographic unit, one salvage vessel, four missile boats and installation of new missiles in some ships to strengthen its surface fleet. It proposed introducing its own aviation fleet to consolidate combat capability of the surface fleet by purchasing three maritime patrol aircraft and four helicopters in the coming 10 years.
The navy also discloses a plan for purchasing a submarine by 2019 for the flotilla. It said the government has approved in principle this proposed purchase. “Before purchasing the submarine, steps have already been taken to build infrastructure and train up personnel. When the preparatory work is completed, it will be possible to initiate steps to purchase a submarine by 2019,” the navy report added.
The navy said based on the possible allocation of funds every year, the process of purchasing and building surface and aviation platforms to achieve three-dimensional ability will continue. Off-the-shelf purchase process will also continue simultaneously that would cost less and save time, it adds. “Additional allocation of Tk 1,200 crore will be required for purchasing submarine, the hydrographic unit and the salvage ship,” the navy said, adding, “An estimated allocation of Tk 5,000 will be required for principal purchase and development in the next 10 years.”
The principal purchase excludes the submarine, hydrographic unit and the salvage ship. As per the plan, three large patrol craft and 12 patrol craft will be built at the navy’s own shipyards. Purchase of two helicopters and two maritime patrol aircraft were under process as of 2009.
In defence for replacing three frigates — Abu Bakar, Omar Faruk and Ali Haider — the navy said the ships were built in 1953, 1953 and 1957 and Tk 300 crore will be required to upgrade those. Upgrading the old vessels was not viable, the navy claimed. The navy also proposes replacing four out of the eight missile boats — Durbar, Duranto, Uttal and Durdanto. Those were commissioned in 1983, 1983, 1992 and 1988. It said Tk 200 crore would be required to upgrade the missile boats.
The report says as many as 82 ships, small and large, were in the navy’s fleet. Most of the ships were older that 25 years. Only 15 ships/craft are aged under 25 years. Combat capability of the old ships has decreased and their maintenance and operation cost is high as well as risky, the navy adds. “With the old ships and present infrastructures, it is becoming difficult to discharge [the navy's] crucial duties.”
During the three years 2009-2011, a total of 2 OPV, 1 survey ship, 8 high-speedboats, helicopter handling system, early warning radar system and 2 marine helicopters were added to the Bangladesh Navy. Process for purchasing C-704 missile system, QW-2 SAM, OTOMAT MK-II missiles, 2 large patrol craft, 5 patrol craft and 1 oil tanker had been completed. The survey ship newly purchased for Bangladesh Navy has been commissioned.
The Navy attained double capability through addition of 2 newly purchased marine helicopters. In February 2010 AgustaWestland announced the award of a contract by the Bangladesh Navy for two AW109 Power maritime helicopters. The helicopters will be used for a wide range of naval missions including search and rescue, economic zone protection, surface surveillance and maritime security. The two Agusta AW 109E helicopters on 14 June 2011 were delivered in 2011 and were capable of being operated from the frigate BNS Bangabandhu.
In 2010 BN signed a contract with China Shipbuilding and Offshore Company (CSOC) to built two Large Patrol Craft in Wuchang Shipyard in China. The ships will be of 600 tons and will be armed with 4 x C-704 SSM, 1 x 76.2 mm gun with FCS and RDC. In another contract with CSOC, BN will construct 5 units of 350-ton patrol craft at Khulna Shipyard under Chinese technical assistance.( Probably the Durjoy class. )
On 12 April 2010 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said soon two more frigates will be included to BangladeshNavy fleet. Sheikh Hasina said during her recent China visit, she had requested the Chinese government to provide Bangladesh Naval Force with two newly-constructed frigates including helicopters, and the Chinese government gave consent in this regard. Besides, naval ship Bangabandhu, decommissioned during the last BNP-Jamaat government on political ground, will be made fully operational again.
On 21 June 2010 it was reported that the Bangladesh Navy planned to expand cooperation with China's national defense industry in the framework of the activities of two frigates, making the Navy to a total number of frigates to seven. The relevant supply agreement was reached in March 2010. At that time it was reported that, in addition to procurement of two frigates from China, the Bangladesh Navy will receive three British warships. The UK Disposal Services Authority (DSA) successfully negotiated the sale and handover of HM Ships LEEDS CASTLE and DUMBARTON CASTLE (Castle Class Offshore Patrol Vessels) for £2.45m and HMS ROEBUCK offshore hydrographic launch for £4.4m, to the Bangladesh Navy. All 3 vessels have since sailed to Bangladesh and were delivered in June 2010. Maintenance and improvement work had been started in the UK on two patrol boats of the Bangladesh Navy.
On 29 December 2010 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government had plans to include submarine with base facility in Bangladesh Navy by 2019 to build it as an effective 'deterrent force'. As of 2005 the plan was to acquire 4 subs within 2012, although by 2012 Bangladesh appeared no closer to acquiring submarines than it had seven years previously. It is said that Bangladesh is prepared to spend Tk.1,200 crore [ie, Tk.12,000,000,000, or about US$150,000,000] on 4 submarines. The amount of money Bangladesh might spend on submarines would probably not be enough to buy new ones. The Scorpene submarine comes in at US$300-$400,000,000, and the Agosta-90B Submarine (from DCN) is also US$300-$400,000,000 apiece. So possibly Bangaldesh would buy used U-209s for Italy or some other European country which is replacing them with the new U-212 from Germany. Even an "old" Upholder cost around $200 million a piece.
In June 2011 Army Chief General Mohammad Abdul Mubeen inaugurated the building of a LCVP Type C landing craft vessel personnel (LCVP) at Khulna Shipyard. The 19.75-meter long and 7-meter wide craft was built for Bangladesh Army. The army will use the LCVP for transportation of soldiers and equipment when needed. The vessel was expected to be handed over to the Army within a year. Khulna Shipyard already built modern firefighting boats for the Fire Service, ferries for the BIWTC and a speedy patrol boat for Bangladesh Coast Guard. LCVP-012 was delivered on 2010-04-17.
A contract was signed on 23 June 2011 with Ruag Germany for the supply of two Dornier 228 NG MPA within 24 months. Following customers in Japan, Norway and Germany, in July 2011 the Bangladesh Navy purchased two modern Do 228NG (New Generation) turboprop aircraft. The aircraft will be used for maritime air patrol and rescue mission along the countries’ coastline. Delivery of both aircraft was scheduled for early summer 2013.
In October 2011 Bangladesh’s state-owned Khulna Shipyard signed a contract with China’s Shanghai-based Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard and the China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Ltd (CSOC) for licence-building five inshore patrol vessels (IPV) and seven guided-missile corvettes. While the IPVs are based on the 80-ton Huang Pu-class vessel, the guided-missile corvettes, to be built to a brand-new design, will each have a displacement of 260 tons, length of 46 meters, beamwidth of 7.4 meters, and have a top speed of 30 Knots. While the CSOC would supply the first two guided-missile corvettes off-the-shelf, the remaining five will be licence-built by Khulna Shipyard. Each such vessel will be armed with up to four CPMIEC-built C-802A anti-ship cruise missiles.
As of 2012 it was reported that the Navy was planning to purchase two corvettes and two frigates. According to unofficial information, Bangladesh Navy was seeking two "Jiang Wei II" class (Type 053H3) frigates from China. The Turkish Navy will be retiring four early MEKO 200 class frigates, which reportedly have been offered to Bangladesh. Those warship's combat systems would be upgraded to BN requirement before delivery.
The second-hand submarine that Bangladesh was seeking in order to further safeguard its offshore assets is likely to be sourced from China. Despite an interest in contributing more fully to international peace-keeping missions, the protection of offshore energy resources in the face of competition from India and Burma is Bangladesh’s prime motivation.
The first-ever warship, BNS PADMA built in Bangladesh by Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSY) was commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 24 January 2013 by Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It may be mentioned that the 2nd Patrol Craft has also been launched on 23 January 2013 which is expected to deliver 2 (two) months ahead of the schedule. The rest 3 (Three) will be delivered within December 2013.
On December 20, 2013 Bangladesh finalized a deal to purchase two Ming-class submarines from China. The deal for the two submarines, which was waiting for final approval from the Finance Ministry, was worth $203.3 million. The type 035G diesel-electric run submarines are scheduled to be delivered in 2019. Government officials hinted that there was a plan to purchase at least three submarines in the next few years. In late 2014 it was reported that these subs are arriving in 2015, not in 2019. And the 2 subs are likely to be first batch of a bigger submarine arm, to be determined by the economic growth of the country.
Besides submarines, Dhaka was also negotiating with Beijing to buy two frigates under a state-to-state purchase deal. Beijing offered two of its old 053H2 frigates at a very low rate on the condition that Dhaka would bear the refurbishment and defence equipment costs for the off-the-shelf ships. An estimated Tk 6.55 billion will be needed to add two frigates to the country's existing frigate fleet of six.
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I didn't participate in this thread because I think it's silly. Dissing around each other without sticking to the topic. @Nilgiri bruh. Let these kids fight. I would suggest to not get involved in this horseshit just like me.
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ok.. i see.!! i means do u use any fire control rader for this..? or just stand alone..?
for example we used smart hunter for our Igla-S
lol do u ever heard SAM with nuclear warhead..!! ?
u got 6 MiG-29 with 2 trainer version..the rest is ur wish lists.. -_- well.. now understanding why people dont take serious for every thread in BD section.. we need current active things.. not wish lists.. if not it will never lead to healthly discussion.. -_-
well.. 31 MiG-29..
2013..? our local built frigate was commissioned at 2010.. without R&D , u will need more money to buy a every newly items..
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