Defense Update Bangladesh

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.

Bangladesh Navy started the anti-ship missile assembling program. Recently the Directorate General Defence Purchase of Bangladesh Armed Forces issued a tender for the support facilities for the weapons systems plant. Initially C-704 & C-802A Anti-Ship Missiles of Chinese origin will be assembled here. After the successful launch BD Navy will go for the production of the, short-range naval surface-to-air missile systems, FL-3000N. In 2017 Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed announced about the Naval Missile Program in a ceremony. After that some evaluation process has done. It is worth to say that Chinese C-704 & C-802A surface-to-surface missile variants are combat proven weapons systems has been used in some naval conflicts. Yemeni Resistance Force’s used these missiles to hit Saudi & Arab Emirati naval ships and successfully destroyed the ships.  Producing such high-tech weaponry in home is a way forward to the self-reliance. This...

Bangladesh Navy plans to manufacture anti-ship cruise missiles in home.  Naval planners of Bangladesh considering to produce or assemble anti-ship missile domestically to meet the High Performance Frigate program of the navy. Under “Forces Goal – 2030” modernization program Bangladesh Navy (BN) poised to operate more than a dozens of advanced multirole stealth frigates, stealth corvettes and some other missile carrying small warships. Most of the naval ships will be built in home, mean in Bangladesh. Those guided missile frigates will feature a substantial amount of anti-ship cruise missiles.  To save resources and create defense industry opportunities Bangladesh Navy wants to manufacture those missiles in home. For this purpose BN is searching for a suitable option overseas with transfer-of-technology. This program currently is in preliminary planning phase. On the other side of the modernization process Noubahini already tasked Chittagong Dry Dock Ltd. to build firs...

Bangladesh Army going to buy Chinese C-802A land based anti-ship missile system to secure mainland. Senabahini sought to work together with Bangladesh Navy to protect the country and her interests. Bangladesh Army always keeping country’s security top of all concerns. Bangladesh Navy already deployed C-802 AShMs in various surface warships. Besides C-802 Bangladesh also has an inventory of C-704 and Otomat Mk.II anti-ship missiles. For anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare Bangladesh Navy will get two Leonardo AW159 Wildcat ASW/ASuW helicopters end of this year and hoping to order more 10 examples. Recent Bangladeshi airspace violations by burmese army provokes anger among the nation but government and higher military leadership restrained from retaliation regarding stability causes in the region. Bangladesh is a peace loving country and don’t want war, though, Army wants to be fully prepared for any future situation. Primary threats could be burmese navy’s surface ships f...