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Equipment of the Bangladesh Army is a list of the equipment currently in use in the Bangladesh Army. It includes small arms, vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.

Emblem of Bangladesh Army

Contents

• 1 Small arms
• 2 Anti-tank weapons
• 3 Mortars
• 4 Tanks
• 5 Armored vehicles
• 6 Engineering Vehicles
• 7 Artillery
• 8 Air defence systems
• 9 Radars
• 10 Watercraft
• 11 Aircraft
• 12 Utility Vehicle
• 13 Field Kitchen Units
• 14 Attire
• 15 See also
• 16 References
• 17 External links

Small arms

Name	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Handgun
Browning Hi-Power		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium	[1][2]
Heckler & Koch P7		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Germany	P7M8 Variant.[citation needed]
Type 92		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	China	[3]
Walther PPK		.32 ACP	Semi-automatic pistol	Germany	[citation needed]
SIG Sauer P229		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Switzerland Germany	[citation needed]
Bersa TPR9		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Argentina	[4]
Assault Rifle
BD-08		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Bangladesh	Licensed version of Type 81 assault rifle.[1][5] Standard Service Rifle of Bangladesh Army.[citation needed]
Type 56		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China	Manufactured locally at BOF.[3][2]
Steyr AUG		5.56×45mm NATO	Assault rifle	Austria	[6]
SS2-V5		5.56×45mm NATO	Assault rifle	Indonesia	[citation needed]
Carbine
M4 carbine		5.56×45mm NATO	Carbine	United States	[1][2]
Type-56		7.62×39mm	Semi-automatic Carbine	China	[1][2]
Zastava M59/66		7.62×39mm	Semi-automatic Carbine	Yugoslavia	[1][2][7]
Battle Rifle
Heckler & Koch G3		7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	Bangladesh  Germany	G3A3, G3A4 & G3/SG-1 variants are in service.[1][2]
Sniper Rifle
Type-85		7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	China	[citation needed]
PSL		7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	Romania	[citation needed]
Heckler & Koch MSG90		7.62×51mm NATO	Designated marksman rifle	Germany	[citation needed]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare		7.62×51mm NATO	Sniper Rifle	United Kingdom	[citation needed]
Accuracy International AWM		.338 Lapua Magnum	Sniper Rifle	United Kingdom	[citation needed]
Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5		9×19mm Parabellum	Submachine gun	Germany	[1][2]
Kriss Vector		9×19mm Parabellum	Submachine gun	USA	[8]
SIG MPX		9×19mm Parabellum	Submachine gun	USA	[citation needed]
Light Machine Gun
RPD		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon/Light machine gun	Soviet Union	[1][verification needed]
BD-08 LMG		7.62×39mm	Light machine gun	Bangladesh	Licensed version of Type 81 LMG[1][5][verification needed]
General-purpose machine gun
Rheinmetall MG 3		7.62×51mm NATO	General-purpose machine gun	Germany	[2]
Heckler & Koch HK21		7.62×51mm NATO	General-purpose machine gun	Germany	HK11A1 and HK21A1 variants[1]
Heavy machine gun
KPV		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union	[citation needed]
Type 54		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	China	[3]
STK 50MG		12.7×99mm NATO	Heavy machine gun	Singapore	[9]
Grenade
Arges HG-84		N/A	fragmentation hand grenade	Bangladesh	Licensed version of Austrian ARGES HG-84 manufactured under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[5]

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Type 69		Rocket-propelled grenade	China	200	[10]
PF-98		Anti-tank Rocket	China		Added in 2013.[11]
M40		Recoilless rifle	United States	238	M40A1 variant. According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[12]
Metis-M1		Anti-tank missile	Russia	1200	Added in 2013.[13]
Red Arrow-8		Anti-tank missile	China	344	Ordered in 2000, 114 deliverd in 2001, 230 more deliverd in 2004 according to the SIPRI.[13]

Mortars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Type 53		120mm Mortar	China	50	[13]
Brandt F1		120mm Mortar	France	less than 95	According to the Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report, there are total 95 120mm mortars including Brandt F1,UB M52.[14]
UB M52		120mm Mortar	Yugoslavia	less than 95	According to the Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report, there are total 95 120mm mortars including Brandt F1,UB M52.[14]
Type 87		82mm Mortar	China	300+	[14]
M29		81mm Mortar	United States	11	M29A1 variant.[14]
Type 63-1		60mm Mortar	China		[citation needed]
Type 93		60mm Mortar	China		[citation needed]

Tanks

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
MBT-2000/VT-1A		Main battle tank	China	44+	[13] Unknown number of units bought in the last 3 fiscal year.[citation needed]
Type 69-IIG		Main battle tank	China	58	58 Type 69-IIA tanks upgraded to Type 69-IIG version with kits from China in 2010-2013.[13]
Type 59G(BD) Durjoy		Main battle tank	Bangladesh	174	[13][15]More 300 DurjoyMBT will be included to the inventory[16]
VT5		Light tank	China	44	On order[13].According to Chinese sources, at least 150 more VT5 tanks are being touted for purchase.[17]

Armored vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
BTR-80		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union Russia	645	[13]
Otokar Cobra		Infantry mobility vehicle	Turkey	47	[13]
Otokar Cobra II		Infantry mobility vehicle	Turkey	67	[13]
BOV M11		Armored reconnaissance vehicle	Serbia	8	[13]
DongFeng EQ2050		Light Utility vehicle	China		[18]
RN-94		Armored ambulance	Romania	9	Delivered in 2005.[13]
Type 85 Armored Command Vehicle		Armoured personnel carrier	China	50	[13]

Engineering Vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Type 653		Armoured recovery vehicle	China	5	5 Type 653 ARV received in 1993 and 3 Type 654 in 2012.[13]
BREM-K		Armoured recovery vehicle	China	10+	In 2011 Bangladesh received 80 BTR-80s including unknown numbers of ARV.In 2016-17 Bangladesh received 340 BTR-80s Including 10 ARV version.[13]
Type 79A		Pontoon bridge	China
Grove TM 750E		Crane	United States

Artillery

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Self-Propelled Artillery
Nora B-52		155 mm self-propelled gun	Serbia	36	[13]
WS-22		122 mm Multiple Launch Rocket System	China	49	[13][11]
T-300 Kasırga		300 mm Multiple Launch Rocket System	Turkey	1 Regiment	on order[19]
Towed Artillery
Type 59-1		130 mm Field gun	China	62	[14][13]
Type 96		122 mm Howitzer	China	54	[14]
Type 54/Type 54-1		122mm Field Howitzer	China	57	[14]
Type 83		122 mm Howitzer	China	20	[14]
M56A1		105 mm Howitzer	Yugoslavia, Serbia	56	[14]
L10A1		105 mm pack Howitzer	Italy	170	According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[12]

Air defence systems

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Missile
FN-16		MANPADS	China Bangladesh	100[20]	As of 2015, Bangladesh Ordnance Factory had undertaken a plan for manufacturing "which would get real shape very soon".[13]
QW-2 Vanguard 2		MANPADS	China	250	Between 2004 and 2007, the Bangladesh Army procured a shipment of 250 QW-2 missiles,presumably with an undisclosed number of gripstocks as well.[21]
FM-90		SHORAD	China	2 regiments	[22]
Anti-aircraft guns
Type 65/74		37mm Autocannon	China	132	[23]
Type-59		57mm Autocannon	China	34	According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[12]
Oerlikon GDF		35mm Autocannon	Switzerland	4[20]	GDF-009 variant.[24] 2 system more on order with skyguard radar.[citation needed]

Radars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
SLC-2		Counter-battery radar	China		[citation needed]
Skyguard		Fire-control radar	Switzerland		For Oerlikon GDF[24]

Watercraft

Class	Image	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Notes
Shakti Sanchar class LCT		LCT Shakti Sanchar	Bangladesh	440	The 65 meters LCT can carry 9 tanks and 150 troops. It also has a helicopter deck. Designed by GB marine and built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited.[25]
Yuhai-class landing ship		LCT BS Jahangir	China	800	[citation needed]
Sea Horse Interceptor Boat		Sea Horse-1 Sea Horse-2	Bangladesh		The 14.50 meters Boat can carry 20 troops.Two Seahorses were successfully delivered to Bangladesh Army on 13 November 2017. The handover ceremony was held in Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd.[26]

Aircraft

Aircraft	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan		Utility aircraft	United States	1	[27] IISS 2011 also list one Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (IISS 2011, 226)
Cessna 152 Aerobat		Light aircraft	United States	5	A152 Aerobat Variant.[28] According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[12]
DA40NG		Light aircraft	Austria	4	Two more on order.[13]
Airbus C-295W		Transport aircraft	Spain	1	[27][29]
Helicopters
Mi-171Sh		Combat helicopter	Russia	6	[13][27]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin		Utility helicopter	France	2	AS365 N3+ variant.[27][13]
Bell 206		Utility helicopter	United States	2-3 (sources vary)	[27][30][31]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Bramor C4EYE		Reconnaissance UAV	Slovenia	36	[32]

Utility Vehicle

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Toyota Land Cruiser		Utility Vehicle	Japan
Toyota Land Cruiser		Utility Pickup Truck	Japan
Land Rover Defender		Utility Vehicle	United Kingdom
KM 420		Utility Vehicle	South Korea
Mitsubishi L200		Utility Vehicle	Japan
Toyota Hilux		Utility Vehicle	Japan
Ford Ranger		Utility Vehicle	United States Thailand		Currently manufactured in Thailand
Mercedes Benz C280		Staff Car	Germany
Mitsubishi Pajero		Staff Car	Japan		4th gen.
Toyota Camry XV40		Staff Car	Japan
KIA Cerato		Staff Car	South Korea
Mitsubishi Lancer EX		Staff Car	Japan
Mitsubishi Lancer GLX		Staff Car	Japan
Nissan Sunny N16		Staff Car	Japan
Toyota Corolla E150		Staff Car	Japan
Toyota Corolla E100		Staff Car	Japan
Mitsubishi L300		Ambulance	Japan
Toyota Land Cruiser		Ambulance	Japan
Toyota HiAce		Ambulance	Japan
Volkswagen Crafter		Ambulance	Germany
Arunima Bolyan		Utility 4x4 truck	Bangladesh		[citation needed]
Bedford MJ		Utility 4x4 truck	United Kingdom
Isuzu TSD-45		Utility 4x4 truck	Japan		[citation needed]
ZIL-131		6x6 truck	Ukraine
Western Star M4866S		6x6 truck	United States
Tiema XC2200		6x6 truck	China
Mercedes-Benz 1117 A		Utility 4x4 truck	Germany
BeiBen 1928		Utility 4x4 truck	China
Renault TRM 180.11		Utility 4x4 truck	France
Sovamag TC 24		Utility 4x4 truck	France
Renault Midlum 240		Utility 4x4 truck	France
Renault Kerax 380.34T		6x4 truck	France
Iveco 380 Prime Mover		6x4 truck	Italy
Mitsubishi Fuso Prime mover		6x4 truck	Japan

Field Kitchen Units

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
AHB-2,5		Mobile Field Bakery System	Ukraine

Attire

Name	Pattern name(s)	Pattern	Images	Notes
Battle Dress Uniform	Woodland			Emerging in the 1990s, a very brightly-colored woodland-style pattern came into use with Bangladeshi forces. Although similar to the US design, the shapes appear to be based on different drawings. This design is still in use today, although the colors have been changed a little from older versions.[33]

See also

• Bangladesh Army
• East Bengal Regiment
• Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
• Bangladesh Army Aviation Group
• List of active Bangladesh military aircraft

References

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• International Institute for Strategic Studies (2016). The Military Balance 2016. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 978-1-85743-835-2.
• International Institute for Strategic Studies (2017). The Military Balance 2017. 117. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-900-7.

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