Equipment of the Bangladesh Army

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

Small arms
Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Handgun
Browning Hi-Power 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium [1][2][3]
Heckler & Koch P7 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany P7M8 Variant.[3]
Type 92 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  China [4]
Walther PPK .32 ACP Semi-automatic pistol  Germany [3]
SIG Sauer P229 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   Switzerland Germany [3]
Bersa TPR9 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Argentina [5]
Assault Rifle
BD-08 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Bangladesh Licensed version of Type 81 assault rifle.[1][6] Standard Service Rifle of Bangladesh Army.
Type 56 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Bangladesh Manufactured locally at BOF.[4][2]
Steyr AUG 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle  Austria [7]
SS2-V55.56×45mm NATOAssault rifle Indonesia
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][8]
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 [9]
PSL 7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle  Romania [9]
Heckler & Koch MSG907.62×51mm NATODesignated marksman rifle Germany[9]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare7.62×51mm NATOSniper Rifle United Kingdom[9]
Accuracy International AWM.338 Lapua MagnumSniper Rifle United Kingdom
Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5
9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun  Germany [1][2]
Kriss Vector
9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun  USA [10]
SIG MPX
9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun  USA
Light Machine Gun
RPD 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon/Light machine gun Soviet Union [1]
BD-08 LMG 7.62×39mm Light machine gun  Bangladesh Licensed version of Type 81 LMG[1][6]
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
Type 54 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  China [4]
Grenade
Arges HG-84 N/A fragmentation hand grenade  Bangladesh Licensed version of Austrian ARGES HG-84 manufactured under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[6]

Anti-tank weapons
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Type 69 Rocket-propelled grenade  China 200 [11]
PF-98 Anti-tank Rocket  China Added in 2013.[12]
M40 Recoilless rifle  United States 238 M40A1 variant. According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[13]
Metis-M1 Anti-tank missile  Russia 1200 Added in 2013.[14]
Red Arrow-8 Anti-tank missile  China 344 Ordered in 2000, 114 deliverd in 2001, 230 more deliverd in 2004 according to the SIPRI.[14]

Mortars
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Type 53 120mm Mortar China 50 [14]
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.[15]
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.[15]
Type 87 82mm Mortar China 300+ [15]
M29 81mm Mortar  United States 11 M29A1 variant.[15]
Type 63-1 60mm Mortar China
Type 93 60mm Mortar China

Tanks
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
MBT-2000/VT-1A Main battle tank  China 44 [14] Unknown number of units bought in the last 3 fiscal year.
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.[14]
Type 59G(BD) Durjoy Main battle tank  Bangladesh 178 [14][16]More 300 DurjoyMBT will be included to the inventory[17]
VT5 Light tank  China 44 On Order.[18][19]

Armored vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BTR-80 Armoured personnel carrier Soviet Union

 Russia

 645 [14]
Otokar Cobra Armoured personnel carrier  Turkey 47 [14]
Otokar Cobra II Infantry mobility vehicle  Turkey 67 [14]
BOV M11 Armored reconnaissance vehicle  Serbia 8 [14]
DongFeng EQ2050 Light Utility vehicle  China [20]
RN-94 Armored ambulance  Romania 9 Delivered in 2005.[14]
Type 85 Armored Command Vehicle Armoured personnel carrier  China 50 [14]

Engineering Vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Type 653Armoured recovery vehicle China55 Type 653 ARV received in 1993 and 3 Type 654 in 2012.[14]
BREM-KArmoured recovery vehicle China10+In 2011 Bangladesh received 80 BTR-80s including unknown numbers of ARV.In 2016-17 Bangladesh received 340 BTR-80s Including 10 ARV version.[14]
Type 79APontoon bridge China
Grove TM 750ECrane United States

Artillery
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Self-Propelled Artillery
Nora B-52 155 mm self-propelled gun Serbia 36 [14]
WS-22 122 mm Multiple Launch Rocket System China 49 [14][12]
T-300 Kasırga 300 mm Multiple Launch Rocket System Turkey 1 Regiment on order[21]
Towed Artillery
Type 59-1 130 mm Field gun China 62 [15][14]
Type 96 122 mm Howitzer China 54 [15]
Type 54/Type 54-1 122mm Field Howitzer China 57 [15]
Type 83 122 mm Howitzer China 20 [15]
M56A1 105 mm Howitzer Yugoslavia, Serbia 56 [15]
L10A1 105 mm pack Howitzer Italy 170 According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[13]

Air defence systems
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Missile
FN-16 MANPADS China

Bangladesh

 100[18] As of 2015, Bangladesh Ordnance Factory had undertaken a plan for manufacturing "which would get real shape very soon".[14]
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.[22]
FM-90 SHORAD China 2 regiments [23]
Anti-aircraft guns
Type 65/74 37mm Autocannon China 132 [24]
Type-59 57mm Autocannon China 34 According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[13]
Oerlikon GDF 35mm Autocannon   Switzerland 4[18] GDF-009 variant.[25] 2 system more on order with skyguard radar.

Radars
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
SLC-2Counter-battery radar China
SkyguardFire-control radar  Switzerland For Oerlikon GDF[25]

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.[26]
Yuhai-class landing ship LCT BS Jahangir  China 800
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.[27]

Aircraft
Aircraft Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Utility aircraft United States 1 [28]
IISS 2011 also list one Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (IISS 2011, 226)
Cessna 152 Aerobat Light aircraft  United States 5 A152 Aerobat Variant.[29] According to The Military Balance 2017 by IISS[13]
DA40NG Light aircraft Austria 4 Two more on order.[14]
Airbus C-295W Transport aircraft Spain 1 [28][30]
Helicopters
Mi-171Sh Combat helicopter Russia 6 [14][28]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin Utility helicopter France 2 AS365 N3+ variant.[28][14]
Bell 206 Utility helicopter United States 2-3
(sources vary)		 [28][31][32]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Bramor C4EYE Reconnaissance UAV Slovenia 36 [33]

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
Bedford MJ Utility 4x4 truck United Kingdom
Isuzu TSD-45 Utility 4x4 truck Japan
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-2,5Mobile 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.[34]

See also

References
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