List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army

The following is a list of equipment of the Bangladesh Army.

Bangladesh Army
Insignia of the Bangladesh Army

Soldier gear and equipment

Service uniform

Name	Pattern	Uniform	Type	Origin	Notes
Military uniform
Battle Dress Uniform (BDU)			Woodland	Bangladesh	[1]

Communication equipments

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Manpack radio
Codan 2110M		Manpack radio	200	Australia	[2]
VHF-90M		Manpack radio		Australia	[3]
Sta R-173		VHF radio		Russia	Used in BTR-80[4]
PRC-2080		Manpack radio		Australia	[5]
PRC-2090		Manpack radio		Australia	[5]
High frequency communication equipment
Radio relay system		Microwave radio relay			Used for secured communication during wartime.[6]
Motorola VXR-9000U		Reapeter Station		United States	[7]
Leonardo MH-313X		Microwave radio relay		Italy	[7]
CD-115E		Digital Switchboard		Portugal	[7]
R-149MA3		Command and signals vehicle	10	Russia	[6]

Infantry weapons

Firearms

Name	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi Power		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium  United States	[8]
CF98		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	China	[8]
Bersa Thunder 9		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Argentina	[9]
Submachine guns
KRISS Vector Gen II		9×19mm Parabellum	Submachine gun	United States	Used by Special Forces[10]
Heckler & Koch MP5		9×19mm Parabellum	Submachine gun	West Germany	Used by Special Forces[8]
Assault rifles
BD-08		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Bangladesh  China	Standard-issue rifle. Produced under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[8][11]
Type 56		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Bangladesh  China	Assembled locally at BOF[12][8]
Carbine
M4 Carbine		5.56×45mm NATO	Selective fire carbine	United States	Used by Special Forces[8]
Zastava M59/66		7.62×39mm	Semi-automatic carbine	Yugoslavia	Mainly used to fire the M60 rifle grenade.[12]
Machine guns
BD-15		7.62×39mm	Light machine gun	Bangladesh  China	LMG variant of BD-08 assault rifle.[13][14]
RPD		7.62×39mm	Light machine gun	Soviet Union	[8]
Arsenal MG-1MS		7.62×54mm	General-purpose machine gun	Bulgaria	Bulgarian modernised version of the PKM machine gun.
Type 80		7.62×54mm	General-purpose machine gun	China	Chinese modernised version of the PKM machine gun.
Zastava M87		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Yugoslavia Serbia	Serbian version of the NSV machine gun.
DShK		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union	[8][12]
Sniper rifle & DMR
AX308		7.62×51mm NATO	Sniper rifle	United Kingdom	[15]
SC-76 Thunderbolt		7.62×51mm NATO	Sniper rifle	United Kingdom	[15]
RPA Rangemaster		7.62×51mm NATO	Sniper rifle	United Kingdom	Rangemaster 7.62 variant.[15]
Dragunov sniper rifle		7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	Soviet Union China	Chinese Type 85 variant.[8][16]
Grenade-based weapons
Arges 84 BD[17]			Fragmentation hand grenade	Bangladesh Austria	Licensed version of Austrian ARGES HG-84, manufactured under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[18]
STK 40 AGL		40x53mm grenade	Automatic grenade launcher	Singapore	[19]
Milkor MGL		40×46mm grenade	Revolver grenade launcher	South Africa	Mk1[20]
M60 rifle grenade		22 mm grenade	Rifle Grenade	Yugoslavia	M60P1 variant.[21]

Armored fighting vehicles

Combat tanks

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Tanks
Type 59 Durjoy		Main battle tank	174	Bangladesh China	174 Type 59 tanks were upgraded to Type 59G(BD) Durjoy with kits from China in 2014–2019.[22][23]
Type 69-IIG		Main battle tank	58	People's Republic of China	58 Type 69-IIA tanks upgraded to Type 69-IIG version with kits from China in 2010–2013.[24][23]
MBT-2000		Main battle tank	44	China	[25][23]
VT-5		Light tank	44	People's Republic of China	[25][23]

Armored vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
BTR 80		Armoured personnel carrier	330–645 (sources vary)	Soviet Union	[25][23]
MaxxPro		Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP)	81-141 (sources vary)	United States	[25][23]
TATA MRAP		Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP)	11	India	[26][27]
Otokar Cobra II		Infantry mobility vehicle / MRAP	152-213 (sources vary)	Turkey	[25][23]
Otokar Cobra		Light armoured vehicle	36-44 (sources vary)	Turkey	[25][23]
BOV M11		Armoured reconnaissance vehicle	8	Serbia	[25][23]
Type 85 AFV		APC/Command vehicle	50	China	[25]

Radars and fire control systems

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Radar systems
SLC-2		Weapon locating radar	10	China	[28][29]
Oerlikon Skyguard-3		Fire control radar	4-8 (sources vary)	Switzerland	Part of Oerlikon GDF-009 guns.[25][23]
FM-90's radar		Fire control radar	6	China	Part of FM-90 air defense system.[25][23]
FW-2		Fire control radar	6	China	Part of CS/AA3 guns.

Engineering vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Armoured recovery vehicle
Type 84		Armoured recovery vehicle	5	China	[25][23]
Bomb disposal equipment
Bozena-5		Remote controlled mine clearing vehicle	1	Slovakia	[30]
Dumper
Thwaites Dumper 2722E		Dumper		United Kingdom	[31]
Forklift
TCM FD 50 T 8		Forklift		Japan	[31]
Bulldozer
Caterpillar D4		Bulldozer		United States	D4C, D4K, D4G, D4E variant.[32]
Caterpillar D6		Bulldozer		United States	D6R variant.[33]
Caterpillar D7		Bulldozer		United States	D7R variant.[33]
Caterpillar D8		Bulldozer		United States	D8R variant.[34]
Excavator
Doosan Solar 210 W-V		Excavator		Republic of Korea	[35]
Doosan Solar 200 W-V		Excavator		Republic of Korea	[35]
Doosan DX-210WA		Excavator		Republic of Korea	[35]
Road roller
HD 90		Tandem Roller		South Africa	[35]
HD 70		Tandem Roller		South Africa	[35]
Loader
Caterpillar 924HZ		Wheel Loader		United States	[31]
Ahlmann AS 200		Wheel Loader		Netherlands	[32]
Crane
GR-120NL		Crane		Japan	[31]
GR-300EX		Crane		Japan	[31]

Logistics and utility vehicles

Name	Image	Role	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Pickup truck
Land Rover Defender		Utility Vehicle		United Kingdom	Assembled by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[36]
KM 420		Utility Vehicle		Republic of Korea
Mitsubishi Delica		Utility Vehicle		Japan	P15 and L300 series[37]
Toyota Land Cruiser 70		Utility Vehicle		Bangladesh  Japan	Assembled by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[36]
Ford Ranger		Utility Vehicle		United States  Thailand	Currently produced in Thailand.
Toyota Hilux		Utility Vehicle		Japan	[37]
Mitsubishi L200		Utility Vehicle		Japan	[37]
Staff car
Nissan Patrol		Staff car		Japan	[37]
Tata Hexa		Staff car	300	India	[38][39]
Mitsubishi Pajero		Staff car		Japan	[37]
Kia Cerato		Staff car		Republic of Korea	Kia Cerato EX variant.[40]
4x4 truck
Isuzu TS/TW series		4x4 truck		Japan	HTS-11G and 11J variant.[37]
Renault TRM 180.11		4x4 truck		France	[41]
BMC-235-16		4x4 truck		Turkey	[31]
Arunima Bolyan		4x4 truck		Bangladesh	[37]
6x4 truck
Volvo FM		6x4 truck		Sweden	FM 400 variant.[31]
Iveco EuroTrakker		6x4 truck		Italy	[42]
Astra HD9		6x4 truck	38	Italy	[43]
Renault Kerax 380.34T		6x4 truck	10	France	[44]
Renault CBH		6x4 truck		France	CBH 320 variant.[31]
6x6 truck
Tiema XC2200		6x6 truck		China	[37]
Jiefang CA-30		6x6 truck		China	[31]
Western Star		6x6 truck		Canada	[31]
KamAZ-43118		6x6 truck		Russia	[45]

Air defence systems

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Surface-to-air missile systems
FM-90		Short range air defense	6 systems	China	6 SAM systems with 275 missiles.[25][23]
QW-2 MANPADS		Man-portable air-defense system	250	China	Bangladesh procured 250 QW-2 missiles between 2004 and 2007, "presumably with an undisclosed number of gripstocks as well".[25][23][46]
FN-16		Man-portable air-defense system		China	[25][23]
QW-18A		Man-portable air-defense system		China
Anti-aircraft guns
Type 65		37 mm autocannon	132	China	[23]
Type 74		37 mm autocannon		China	[23]
Type 59		57 mm autocannon	34	China	[23]
Oerlikon GDF		35 mm autocannon	4–8 (sources vary)	Switzerland	GDF-009 variant.[25][23][47]
CS/AA3		35 mm autocannon		China	Chinese variant of the Oerlikon GDF.[48]
Type 56		14.5 mm autocannon		China	[49]

Artillery systems and rocket launchers

Name	Image	Caliber	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Multiple rocket launchers
WS-22		122 mm	49	China	According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Bangladesh received 18 units in 2016 and 31 in 2019.[25][23]
TRG-300 Tiger		300 mm	18–36 (sources vary)	Turkey	[25][23][50]
TRG-230		230 mm	18	Turkey	[51][50]
Self-propelled artillery
Nora B-52		155 mm self-propelled howitzers	18-36 (sources vary)	Serbia	Serbia reported that the 6 Nora B-52 exported in 2013 were the K1 variant.[52][25][23]
Towed artillery
Mod 56		105 mm pack howitzer	85-170 (sources vary)	Italy	[25][23]
Type 59-1		130 mm field gun	62	China	Chinese version of Soviet M-46 gun.[23]
Type 54		122 mm howitzer	57	China	[25][23]
Type 96		122 mm howitzer	54	China	Chinese version of Soviet D-30 howitzer.[25][23]
MKE Boran howitzer		105 mm Air transportable howitzer	18	Turkey	Turkish modernized version of L118 light gun.[25][53][54][55][56]
M101		105 mm howitzer	50	United States	M101A1 variant. 50 delivered in 1982. Status uncertain.[25]
Type 83		122 mm howitzer	20	China	Developed from Chinese Type 54 howitzer.[25][23]

Aircraft of aviation group

Aircraft	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
Cessna 152 Aerobat		Light aircraft	5	United States	A152 Aerobat variant.[23][57]
DA40NG		Basic trainer	4	Austria	Two more on order.[25][57]
Airbus C-295W		Transport aircraft	2	Spain	[25][58][59]
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan		Utility aircraft	1	United States	[23][58]
Helicopters
Mi-171Sh		Transport helicopter with armed assault capabilities	5-6 (sources vary)	Russia	[23][58]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin		Utility helicopter	2	France	AS365 N3+ variant[25][23][58]
Bell 407 GXi		Utility helicopter	2	United States	[23][58]
Bell 206		Utility helicopter	1	United States	[23][58]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Bramor C4EYE		Reconnaissance drone	36	Slovenia	Procured in 2017.[60]
Bayraktar TB2		Unmanned combat aerial vehicle	6	Turkey	[23][25]
RQ-21 Blackjack		Unmanned aerial vehicle		United States	On order[61]

Mortars

Name	Image	Caliber	Quantity	Origin	Notes
M50		120 mm	95	France	The UBM-52 is the Hotchkiss-Brandt MO-120-AM50 built under license in Yugoslavia.[23][62]
UBM 52		120 mm		Yugoslavia
Type 53		120 mm	50	People's Republic of China	[25]
OFB E1		120 mm	18	India	[63]
Type-87		82 mm	366	People's Republic of China	[23]
M29A1		81 mm	11	United States	[23]
BOF type-BD-20		60 mm		Bangladesh	60 mm Infantry mortar.[64][65]
Type-93		60 mm	26	China	[16]
Type-63		60 mm		People's Republic of China	[66]

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Anti-tank guided missile systems
Metis-M1		Anti-tank missile	1200	Russia	[67][25]
HJ-8/Baktar-Shikan		Anti-tank missile	283	People's Republic of China Pakistan	114 delivered by China in 2001, 169 more delivered by Pakistan in 2004 according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.[25]
M40		Recoilless rifle	238	United States	M40A1 variant.[23] Replaced by PF-98 from active duty.
Type-69		Rocket-propelled grenade	200	People's Republic of China	[68]
PF-98		Unguided anti-tank rocket launcher		People's Republic of China	[67][69]
Alcotán-100		PLOS based unguided anti-tank rocket launcher system		Spain	[70]

Watercrafts of Riverine Brigade

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Amphibious warfare ship
Type C (2012) class		LCVP	2	Bangladesh	Built by Khulna Shipyard. Specifications:- length: 19.85 m, breadth: 7 m, maximum speed: 15 knots.[71][72]
Shakti Sanchar		LCT	1	Bangladesh	Designed by GB Marine. Specifications:- length: 65.70, breadth: 7 m, deadweight: 440 MT. The LCT is capable of carrying 1 helicopter, 9 tanks and 150 troops.[73][74]
BS Jahangir		LCT	1	China Bangladesh	One Type 074 built by the People's Republic of China exists in the Bangladesh Army fleet.[75]
High speed boat
Kingfisher-29		High speed patrol boat	60	Canada	[76]
Metal Shark Boat		High speed interceptor boat	3[77]	United States	5 more on order.[77]
Sea Horse-13		High speed interceptor boat	2	Bangladesh	Made by METACENTRE ltd.[78][79]

See also

• Bangladesh Army Aviation Group
• Bangladesh Naval Aviation