Defense Update Bangladesh

In the 1980s Bangladesh Army did not run any main battle tank manufacturing project in home. Some YouTube channel saying that India stopped Bangladesh’s tank project during Lt. Gen. Ershad’s regime. But that’s not true at all. In this video I described and explained the real matter with evidential facts & findings.

Military officers of Myanmar has a lower salary scales. Myanmar Army officers starting salary is about 120,000 kyat. Most of the profitable businesses and wealth are in the hands of the generals. Due to long-term junta rule in Burma military officers established unabated control over country’s natural resources, businesses and other facilities.  But such phenomena normal for the generals. Mid-level and junior officers do odd things, like drug smuggling, capture of civilian businesses and so many. And this is a normal trend in Burma. While neighboring countries has implemented more modern structure within their militaries. And created the world class professionalism.

Bangladesh Navy going to assemble land-based anti-ship missile system too. It will be first such project in the country.  Bangladesh Army also expressed strong interest to acquire the weapons system to bolster the deterrence of Bangladesh’s maritime security. BD Navy will build 6 heavy frigates which will accommodate dozens of Anti-Ship Missiles. And other smaller vessels in Navy like corvettes, LPCs are also equipped with AShMs. So, in the near future Bangladesh will deploy a significant number of such missile weapons systems. Accordingly, Bangladesh Navy decided to reduce foreign dependence for the weapon.  Assembling missiles in Bangladesh will help country’s economy, create more jobs and establish a base for the high-tech military industries.

Bangabandhu-1 satellite of Bangladesh is purely a commercial communication satellite manufactured by the Thales-Alenia Space. It was launched into the orbit by a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket. But some ruling party leaders-workers and online observers in Bangladesh says that it can be used for the military purposes. Here in this video I explained why it can’t be applied for military purposes!

Bangladesh Navy officials inspected Leonardo AW101 helicopter for SWADS operations. AW101 is one of the most efficient and widely used helicopter. There are dozens of variants but Bangladesh Navy will order the latest version. Initially order will be placed for two, and then additional two. This chopper can be armed for the ASW missions too.

Bangladesh Air Force once operated a squadron of the legendary Mig-21 fighter jets, were gifted by the Soviet Union and india. In 1990s all of them were grounded as their lifespan ended. Here I am going to show you where those retired aircrafts are now! Enjoy the video and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE my channel after watch!

Bangladesh Armed Forces has several military agreements with different countries. This video shows a glimpse of those defense pacts Bangladesh has done with her allies.